Chapter 9-12

 Chapter 9


    The outline is an important step in the planning stage of a film.  It helps the filmmaker decide each of the sequences and gets the ideas on paper.  The main characters and scenes of the story can be carefully plotted in an outline.  "...the key difference between an outline and either a pitch or simply a research report is that an outline breaks your film into sequences.  This helps you clarify, in story terms, why your filming one event and not another, one individual and not another"  (Bernard 141).  Each sequence is similar to a book chapter.  There is a beginning and end to each sequence.  For my documentary, each sequence is set in a specific location in Japan.  Each city or province is discussed in terms of dining, transportation, and tourist spots.  The narrator will be heard as a voice-over describing the sequences of the film.


Chapter 10

    

    "A treatment is essentially a prose version of your film, playing out on paper as it will play out on screen" (Bernard 155).  The main characters and events in a film should be planned out in order.  Any archival interviews and material should be clearly presented.  While archived clips will appear in my film, it will be driven by the narration.  


Chapter 11


    For the shooting of the film, most of the images and video clips are archived.  New introduction footage and at the conclusion of the film will be shot at Japan town.  If there are restrictions that don't permit shooting, footage will be shot in my parents farm/yard.  This will take place during the daytime.  The film will mostly be a narration voice-over.


Chapter 12


    "The basic editing process is that you screen everything and make a long assembly of your footage, which is then honed into a rough cut, a fine cut, a picture lock, and, finally, a script lock" (Bernard 189).  The assembly combines the archival shots and the new footage.  The rough cut is where changes can be made and fix any issues that occur in the shoot.  Length must be kept in mind from the beginning.  My film will be an estimated run time of 8 minutes including credits.   


Works Cited


 Bernard, Sheila Curran.  2016.  Documentary Storytelling, Creative Nonfiction on Screen.  Fourth Edition.  



Comments

  1. PatMarch 11, 2021 at 4:38 PM

    Chapter 9 - So we get the idea of an outline and the importance as we build out the concept for the film, how about the importance of transitioning from sequence to sequence/topic to topic?

    Chapter 10 - Do you think that the clips and that narration should carry each other?

    Chapter 11 - You discuss where the open and close will be shot, what about the overall narration?

    Chapter 12 - So does the outline along with a storyboard and EDL help in this process? Don't forget adding audio narration, music, graphics and color grading. Rough cut doesn't necessarily mean you are fixing issues that occur in shoot. Int eh industry we strive for shooting right the first time, the idea of fixing it in post is a "Bad idea" and frowned upon. Rough cuts should include building the audio narrative, then placing the best video/images to complement the audio. Once complete you go back and figure how to improve , with stills, graphics, effects, etc.

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