2014年6月26日星期四

Death by scrabble -- shooting plan.

Death
1 full shot   emply shot.   outside the house
2 mid shot  Aris and Tina are playing scrabble.
3 from top to bot (Aris wants to go out, so he do foot tapping) close up  Aris's feet.
4 mid shot   Aris speaks to a milkman.(past)
5 close shot.  Aris holds a lot of letters.
6 close shot  Aris plays first with BEGIN. With N on the little pink star. and got 21 points
7 Aris's pov  Close shot  Tina smug's face.
8 pov Aris     Close shot  Tina rearranges her letters.
9 close up   Aris's thinking. His head turns up and smiles.
10  close shot  from Aris' s shoulder   Tina plays JINXED with the J on a double-letter score. 30 point.
11 close shot  Aris's reaction. His feats clenched.
12 close shot  Aris's thinking, he plays MURDER.
13 close shot  Aris chews U letter and plays WARMER for 22 points. and keep chewing.
14 close shot  (T)Aris's thinking. letters KILL and STAB  TINA.
15 mid shot  (T)Aris stands and beats Tina.
16 pov of Aris  a bee flying into Tina's throat.
17 close shot   Tina plays SWEATIER and get 24 points plus a 50 points bonus.
18 Close up   Aris gets sweatier. He wipes his forehead.
19 Close shot   Aris plays HUMID. U from his mouth. He gets 22 points.
20 close up   Tina says lousy letters.
21 close up   Aris hates her more.
22 Mid shot  Tina plays FAN, with F on a double-letter.
23 mid shot  Tina gets up to fill the kettle and turn on the air conditioning.
24 Close shot  Aris plays ZAPS, with the Z doubled.
25 close shot  Tina gets a static shock off the air conditioning unit.
26 close shot  Aris satisfies.
27 mid shot  Tina sits back
28 close shot  Tina sits back and plays her letters.
29 Close up  Aris's thoats.
30 mid shot. (T) Aris jump out of his chair, spilling the scrabbles over the floor and hitting Tina.
31 close up  Aris clenched fist release.
32 close up  Aris heart beating.
33 close up  The kettle starts whistling.
34 Close shot Tina plays READY on a double-word for 18 points.
35 mid shot  Tina gets up and pour a cup of tea.
36 close up  Aris steals a blank tile from the letter bag. and throw back a V from my rack.
37 close up  Tina a suspicious look.
38 close shot  Aris plays CHEATING using the A of READY 64 point. including 50-points bonus. Aris smiles.
39 close up  Tina : are u cheated?
40 close shot Tina plays IGNORE on the triple-word for 21 points.
41 close up   The score is 153 for Tina  155 for Aris.
42 close up  The steam rising from the cup of tea.
43 close shot  Aris plays letters then plays SLEEP.
44 close shot  Aris plays all his letters. EXPLODES, using X of JINXED. 72 points.
45 close up   After Aris puts the last letter down, the air conditioning unit bangs.
46 close shot  Aris could not believe what happened.
47 close shot  Tina plays SIGN, with the N on a triple-letter for 10 points.
48 close shot  Aris see his rack. ABQYFWE. He picks B to chew.
49 close shot  Aris plays FLY, using L of EXPLODES and close his eyes.
50 pov of Aris. Aris opens his eyes, there is a fly buzzing.
51 close shot  Tina plays CAUTION, using a blank tile for the N. 18 points.
52 close up   Aris sees his rack again, and thinking again.
53 close shot  Aris is hit by an idea. He plays QUAKE for 19 points.
54 close up   Aris's arm shaking.
55 close shot  Tina plays DEATH for 34 points, the room starts to shake.
56 close shot  Aris is surprised by the shake. His B gets lodged in his throat.
57 close up   Aris tries to cough.
58 close up   Aris face goes red.
59 close up   Aris clawing at his neck.
60 pov of Aris  He falls to the floor. Tina sits there and watching.
(T) means  thinking shot.


2014年6月20日星期五

a footage of shooting


Here is a shot of the tram coming. I am not sure this is convincing. Maybe I will use some editing skills to fix it.

At first I think the lights around the street may not work for the camera. But it looks nice. I just adjust the iso and iris of the camera.

I will continuing the shooting of my film. There are some changes because of the actor's time is changed, so I need more days to shoot.

Anyway, it is a good try of shooting at night.

2014年6月13日星期五

Editing test- color grading


Here is the test of using color grading. I am not sure this color I adjust it is appropriate. I use fast color correction to adjust the color.

I pick up a part from my short film 'two thieves'. I use blue color to enhance the atmosphere. It is a good test I think, but I still have a lot work to deal with, like what kind of color is fit for the film.

2014年6月8日星期日

Birth- second draft



EXT.STREET.night


Nick is drunk, he hangs around in the street. There is a car coming, Ren helps Nick avoid it.


Ren


Are you alright?


Nick


H mm..... Where am I?


Ren


What a drunker. Let me send you home.


Nick


OK.

EXT.STREET.DAY


There is a phone call ringing, Nick picks up, gets a smoke and talks.


Nick


I promise no one knows, after this we are done.(smoke)

INT.CORRIDOR.DAY


Susie runs out from her room with Terry. Nick meets them on his way home,he hears a loud music from Susie's room.


SUSIE


Hi, Nick. Are you all right?


NICK


I am fine. What are you doing?


TERRY


Susie has a party inside her room, why not joining us?


NICK


OK, I'd love to.


INT.Susie's room.day


Susie is serving Nick solicitous. Terry is not satisfied with it. Terry boozes and nags.


Susie lets her friends to leave because she wants sleep.


Terry is drunk. Nick helps him to walk.


SUSIE


I am sorry I need to sleep. You guys can come tomorrow for my birthday.

Nick


OK, I will.


SUSIE


Nick, can you help Terry, he is drunk.


Nick


I will send him home. Don't worry.

INT.CORRIDOR.DAY


Nick helps Terry walk. Terry runs out from Nick, Nick catches up with Terry and use his hand grabbing Terry's neck.


INT.CORRIDOR.DAY


Nick pull a big bag to his room door, he wipes sweat, and looks inside his room, there is a box in his room.


INT.NICKS ROOM.DAY


Susie comes to knock Nick's room.Nick sees her from the door eye and he puts the bag and box in his bathroom.Then he opens the door.

Susie


Hi, Nick. Have you seen Terry these days? I lose in touch with him.

Nick


No, I haven't seen him but I will find him.


Susie


OK. Will you come tonight for dinner?

Nick smiles.


INT.SUSIE'S ROOM.Night


Susie is telling jokes and making others laugh. Nick plans to go bathroom, Susie tells him its occupied. Nick tells her he is back to his room.


INT.NICK'S ROOM.night


Nick opens his door, and use the stick to keep the door open.


INT.SUSIE'S ROOM.NIGHT


Susie is going to send her friends out. Nick is grabbing Susie's purse without noticing, changing his door key with Susie's and putting it back. Then he goes out with others.


SUSIE


You must come tomorrow! It's my birthday.

Nick


You have my word. Just nighty-night.

INT.CORRIDOR.DAY


The clock rings, Nick gets up, use stick to keep the door open, then goes to the stair hiding and waiting Susie. Susie goes down stairs with her phone.


SUSIE


What? If you don't come, I will cancel the birthday!


After Nick sees Susie leaveing, Nick goes back room, takes out the black bag, but he forgets the stick so the door locks.He waves his head. Then he takes the bag to Susie's room.


EXT.STREET.DAY


Susie meets Terry in the street, she finds Terry bruising.

SUSIE


What's wrong with you?


TERRY


Nothing, I just fall down.(hum and haw) Happy birthday.

Terry gives his gift, then he turns around to go.


Susie


Thank you. Where are you going? Come with me to put the gift, and go shopping.

Terry is flattered by her words, and goes with Susie.


INT.SUSIE'S ROOM.DAY


Nick is doing his work in the dark room. When he is thinking he hears some sound outside the door. He becomes careful and walk towards the doorway lightly.


Susie and Terry are at the doorway. Susie use her key to open the door, but it doesn't work.


Nick listens through the door.


Susie tries again but no response.


SUSIE


Let's call Nick, maybe he has solution.


Nick hears it, and go inside to set his phone in silence mode, put it in the bed, then goes back to the doorway.


Terry makes a suggestion for Susie to find the reception, but Susie tells him it closes on weekends.


Susie becomes impatient, walks around to think of the solution.


TERRY


Could we call the company for paying them to open the door? I will pay it because it's your birthday.


Nick is surprised.


Susie


Never mind, let's go shopping.


INT.SUSIE'S ROOM.DAY


Nick makes a call, then continues his work.


EXT.STREET.DAY


Ren comes out from the station, gets a cab in a hurry


INT.CAFE.DAY


Susie and Terry enter a cafe. Susie receives a call, it's Nick.


Nick


Sorry, I was asleep, so missed your call. What's up?


Susie


All right. My key can't open my door, so Terry and me are waiting in the cafe.


NIck


I got it. Wait for me, I have some solutions.


Susie


OK.

Nick finds them at cafe, Terry is angry but he holds back. Nick notices and ignore him, begins to ask Susie.


NICK


What if is the magnetic stripe does not work? I met the problem before, we can try again later.


Susie


OK. Let's go.


Nick


Wait a while. I want have breakfast here.


Terry


It is not your birthday, you are not worry.(angry)


Nick


I know a friend he works at the unlocking company, if I can't open I can call him with low cost.


Terry sits back and has no words. Susie is relax.


Nick finishes his food, and talk with Susie and Terry. Nick orders another coffee, glances his phone.


SUsie


Is your friend reliable?


Nick


Yes, he is.


Nick gets the coffee, his phone rings.


Nick


OK, let's go.


Terry


What about the coffee?


Nick


You can drink it.


Terry confuses.


INT.SUSIE'S ROOM.DAY


They stop at the doorway, Nick ask Susie to give her key, Terry is impatient. Nick squats down to tie his shoes. Then Nick use the key open the door, and ask Susie in. The room is dark with the curtains closed.

Susie open the light, Ren comes out with flowers. Susie is surprised then smile with tears.


Nick nods to Ren, closes the door and leaves with Terry.


Terry is stunned.


INT.NICK'S ROOM.DAY


(Flashback) Nick receives a bag with decorations, flowers and a letter. Nick puts the key under the door when he finishes the decorating.


INT.SUSIE'S ROOM.DAY


Susie hugs Ren.