Let the planning begin

The more I think about it, the more I realize that my advisor was right. I should’ve thought more about my group selection when I selected my group. Now I know that my advisor is thinking, “Yup kid, you should’ve listened to me when I told you this,” as she reads this. Where I am getting to is that I will probably have to start the planning phase myself. I previously worked with the same group for another project and we ended up completing it pretty well, but the majority of it got put off until the last weekend. The lesson learned is to make wiser choices when it comes to working with others. My advisor is likely thinking, “Kid, hmmm, I’ve been doing this for a while, listen to me next time,” and you bet I will listen.

My entire group is not here today so I need to start myself. I plan on starting my planning stage through storyboarding. With storyboarding, I can visualize each scene in my film opening, also allowing the production phase to be smooth and quick. If you have no idea what is a storyboard, it is a sequence of drawings, typically with some directions and dialogue, representing the shots planned for a movie or television production.

For a two minute production, our group will require an extensive storyboard to cover the various shots, angles, movement, and composition. As of now, we intend to not include dialogue in order to make our opening have a suspenseful mood, keep the viewer on the edge of their seat, and convey a misgiving tone of calmness. Not including dialogue will make our planning phase a lot quicker as we do not need to plan or think about what the main character will say. I will first start storyboarding the shots up to the point where my group agrees upon in the plot.

You may have gotten lost in this post, but I intend on completing the storyboard within the next week. This obviously isn’t something that should be taken lightly, because it is, one of the, if not the most important stage of the production. Oh! I forgot to mention, we still haven’t come up with a title, but will probably have one by the end of the planning and right before we shoot. If we don’t come up with a title by then, it will likely come during post-production.