The average old blog of a teenager. However, this time, for a grade.
Thursday, May 30, 2013
So it's airing tomorrow...
Anyone else nervous? There were some mistakes made but you know how it is: learn from them! The morning announcements will be interesting tomorrow and I'm quite excited for next year. Senior year: the year of great expectations. We'll push ourselves next year. I know we will.
Friday, May 24, 2013
More Duct Tape?
Well... the set fell down during the show... A set that we spent a good hour or two on. It's frustrating because we tried on this project and it just seemed like it was futile. It doesn't help that everyone feels bummed out afterwards for it seems like the group morale just went down the drain.
Honestly, I think we did a pretty decent job. It wasn't excellent or ideal, but it should be something we're satisfied with. Although a lot of things went wrong, you have to look at the brightside. What did we learn? That we definitely need a run through with our talent first. Not because they messed up necessarily but because I need to make sure we both know that we can communicate with each other well. When I was telling them to wrap it up and say bye, they thought I was saying cut. As you can see, that causes a problem. So our first decent take was ruined by that. The last take, we went over by five seconds. That doesn't seem like a lot, but it is. In business, going over your time limit isn't good.
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Thursday, May 16, 2013
Let's keep it short and simple Floor Manager.
So practice makes perfect, or close to it... Or half to it at least.
Friday, May 10, 2013
Thursday, May 2, 2013
Tomorrow's the Final Day
Tomorrow's the day, I feel extremely anxious. As many may know, I don't feel like I did well on this particular project. The idea was great, it was just that the execution... Not so great. So as a sort of closure (for the painstaking film) and put it all behind me, I'm going to make a list of things I've learned on this project.
1. Be assertive as a director (or co-director). Get it your way; there are time for suggestions but you should have a final say and not just be fine with it because others feel like it's too much of a hassle.
2. Make sure your group is on the same page, constantly. If you got your shit together, it won't work out if your whole group doesn't have their shit together.
3. Actors!!!! Don't settle for actors! I mean there's no time for a casting call, but try the best you can to get the best.
4. This is sort of a part of 3: Don't simplify your script for actors! Some of the story line gets lost. It may be hard, but trust me on this! Frustration with actors is no bueno but your script shouldn't change so much.
1. Be assertive as a director (or co-director). Get it your way; there are time for suggestions but you should have a final say and not just be fine with it because others feel like it's too much of a hassle.
2. Make sure your group is on the same page, constantly. If you got your shit together, it won't work out if your whole group doesn't have their shit together.
3. Actors!!!! Don't settle for actors! I mean there's no time for a casting call, but try the best you can to get the best.
4. This is sort of a part of 3: Don't simplify your script for actors! Some of the story line gets lost. It may be hard, but trust me on this! Frustration with actors is no bueno but your script shouldn't change so much.
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