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Before taking the camera

1. Getting started 2. Script (Guin literario) 3. Shot list (Guin tcnico) 4. Storyboard 5. Some useful and technical stuff

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1. Getting startedIn this order:

I. Idea II. Sinopsis

III. Characters study IV. Locations

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1. Getting started. IDEA

Its the first step in the project.

Just one or two lines summarizing the film.

Some examples

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1. Getting started. IDEA

A man discovers that life isnot real and the world isruled by machines. Hedecides to fight against themachines.

Two cowboys fall in lovewith each other in themiddle of a veryconservative society.

A young Scottish doctorarrives to Uganda andbecome a friend of the

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1. Getting started. IDEA The idea could come from:

- A tv news.- A character from a book.- A personal experience.- A joke.- A family story.

- An anecdote.- A film.- A dream.- Etcetera.

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1. Getting started. IDEA What if my students dont come up with an idea? Suggest them the following:- Take a newspaper and choose some curious news.- Use the yellowpages: there are plenty of

interesting things to write about.

- Open a random page of any novel. Choose anysentence and start your film from it.

- Tell them to write a story about the character theylike the less/most in the latest film theyve seen.

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1. Getting started

Idea Sinopsis Characters

Locations

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1. Getting started. SINOPSIS

It is a summary of the entire project. It must include:- the characters: who is in the film?- the action: what happens? When? How? Why?- the end: how does it end? It is not the brief summary of the film in the back

of the DVD, nor the blurb in a book.

Extension: half a page or one page.

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1. Getting started

Idea Sinopsis Characters

Locations

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1. Getting started.

CHARACTERS Write a description as much detailed as

possible for each character, including:

- What are their names?

- How are they dressed?

- How do they look like?

- How do they talk?

- How do they get along with each other?- Do they have a catch-phrase or somethingcharacteristic?

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1. Getting started.

CHARACTERS

Do they have something characteristic?What are theirnames?

How do theylook like?

How are they dressed?

AnyCatch-phrase?

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1. Getting started

Idea Sinopsis Characters

Locations

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1. Getting started.

LOCATIONS Where are we going to film? Is important to

know:

- Do we have permission to film there?- If outside, can the weather be a problem?- If inside, is there room for everyone?

Always remember to check the locationsbefore going there to shoot.

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2. Script (guin literario) It contains the DIALOGS and ACTIONS that will

happen in the film.

It contains DESCRIPTIONS in order tounderstand what will be seen in the screen.

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EXT. MANHATTAN STREET-DAYA pretty Manhattan street with sidewalk trees,brownstones, a school; people mill about, some strollingand carrying bundles, others buried. The screen shows

the whole length of the sidewalk, a street, and part ofthe sidewalk beyond. As the following scene ensues,two pedestrians, indistinguishable in the distance, comecloser and closer toward the camera, recognizable,finally, as Alvy and his best friend, Rob, deep inconversation. They eventually move past the cameraand off screen. Traffic noise is heard in the background.

ALVYI distinctly heard it. He muttered under

his breath, "Jew."ROB

You're crazy!

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It must be written in present tense.

The language must be simple and straight. ONLY

descriptions and dialogues. It does not include technical explanations like

types of shots, camera movements or lighting.

It is divided in scenes and secuences.

Usually 1 page = 1 minute.

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Before taking the camera

1. Getting started 2. Script (Guin literario) 3. Shot list (Guin tcnico) 4. Storyboard 5. Some useful and technical stuff

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3. Shot list (guin tcnico)

It must be made after the script(guin literario).

It is the translation of the scriptinto images.

It uses technical terms.There are different models of Shot

lists.

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3. Shot list (guin tcnico)

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3. Shot list (guin tcnico)

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Before taking the camera

1. Getting started 2. Script (Guin literario) 3. Shot list (Guin tcnico) 4. Storyboard 5. Some useful and technical stuff

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4. Storyboard

It is not compulsory to draw a storyboard.

It must contains just the drawings of the

key shots. It is helpful to explain complex shots.

It is very useful for the cameraman.

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4. Storyboard

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4. Storyboard

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Before taking the camera

1. Getting started 2. Script (Guin literario) 3. Shot list (Guin tcnico) 4. Storyboard 5. Some useful and technical stuff

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5. Some useful and technicalstuff

Types of shots

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5. Some useful and technicalstuff

Camera movements

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5. Some useful and technicalstuff

Finally:

- Always use tripod.- Try to shoot in cloudy days.

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5. Some useful and technicalstuff

How to shoot a conversation?

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Creative process in video-making

Thank you very much!

I hope youve found itinteresting :D

Moiss Garca RubioUniversity of Nebraska LincolnFebruary 27th 2010

moisesgarciarubio@gmail com