hi everyone.
i don't know where to place this question. i've been thinking about shooting a short at some point in the future, say, the next year or so.
i am totally ignorant, i admit it. i have recently gained some insights on film production from the MasterClasses i've taken: Jodi Foster, Ron Howard, Spike Lee, Scorsese, Finch...
my first bit of business would be a camera, i think. can anyone offer some idea of what i might need? like a handheld camera? i guess i could play around with my iphone, but i'd like the quality to be as good as possible.
i have written a short (one recently), but it's a period piece. it's the 8 page i wrote for Story Writer's contest here on DDP recently.
but...
i posted the opening page of Wasteland: The Sixth State pilot on twitter and a cinematographer responded with, "I love this! Seriously love the visuals, the storytelling. This sequence alone, I'd love to film."
so it got me thinking. maybe i should try to shoot something that i've written. here is the one page... can anyone give me some idea of what it would take to do this? and if i wanted to collaborate with this DP how do i approach that. i'd like to have a well thought out plan. something executable.
would it be cost prohibited to shoot 1 1/4 pages as opposed to an eight page short that's a 1920s throwback thriller? the latter would cost more. what's important to me is the film quality. i might be able to find investors, i'm not sure.
i suspect money would be involved.
so ,can someone give me some advice on how to approach filming one scene? consider i'm like Jon Snow - i know nothing. any insights would be helpful. as you read the page you'll see it has a very specific esthetic. it's black and white, color enhancing where applicable would have to be done in post, right? i'm not looking for notes on the scene as i am happy with it as written.
i live near Dallas and there is a women's film industry here. could that be a resource of support?
i know this might seem ambitious, but i follow a lot of working writers on Twitter and one of the "big" advices they give is to produce a short.
here is the one page.
i appreciate any advice you can offer.
best,
FA4
i don't know where to place this question. i've been thinking about shooting a short at some point in the future, say, the next year or so.
i am totally ignorant, i admit it. i have recently gained some insights on film production from the MasterClasses i've taken: Jodi Foster, Ron Howard, Spike Lee, Scorsese, Finch...
my first bit of business would be a camera, i think. can anyone offer some idea of what i might need? like a handheld camera? i guess i could play around with my iphone, but i'd like the quality to be as good as possible.
i have written a short (one recently), but it's a period piece. it's the 8 page i wrote for Story Writer's contest here on DDP recently.
but...
i posted the opening page of Wasteland: The Sixth State pilot on twitter and a cinematographer responded with, "I love this! Seriously love the visuals, the storytelling. This sequence alone, I'd love to film."
so it got me thinking. maybe i should try to shoot something that i've written. here is the one page... can anyone give me some idea of what it would take to do this? and if i wanted to collaborate with this DP how do i approach that. i'd like to have a well thought out plan. something executable.
would it be cost prohibited to shoot 1 1/4 pages as opposed to an eight page short that's a 1920s throwback thriller? the latter would cost more. what's important to me is the film quality. i might be able to find investors, i'm not sure.
i suspect money would be involved.
so ,can someone give me some advice on how to approach filming one scene? consider i'm like Jon Snow - i know nothing. any insights would be helpful. as you read the page you'll see it has a very specific esthetic. it's black and white, color enhancing where applicable would have to be done in post, right? i'm not looking for notes on the scene as i am happy with it as written.
i live near Dallas and there is a women's film industry here. could that be a resource of support?
i know this might seem ambitious, but i follow a lot of working writers on Twitter and one of the "big" advices they give is to produce a short.
here is the one page.
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[FONT="Courier New"][B][U] TEASER[/U][/B] [B]EXT. CITY STREET, LONDON - GRAINY BLACK & WHITE - DAY [/B] A DESERTED STREET overflowing with GARBAGE. WIND BATTERS plastic bags, tossing contents down the road. INFECTED DEAD and DECAYING BODIES as far as the eye can see. BLACK STREAKS of blood from every orifice. Scabbed over BOILS BLISTER their faces. A painful death to be certain. BOARDED UP homes with a BLACK "P" sprayed on their doors. A QUIET THRUM RESONATES through us. Barely audible beneath the wind, but it's there-- Something bad is coming... Then, the SLAP of TINY DIRTY FEET. Glimpses of RUFFLED LINEN and LACE. SHE passes us. We TILT UP, and PULL BACK, as: [B]TIME SLOWS TO A CRAWL:[/B] ROSALIE, 4, runs away from us. Blonde locks whipping in the wind. Her NIGHTGOWN BILLOWING behind her. A RED RIBBON slips from her hair, the wind catches it, carries it away-- It is the only speck of color in this grim, monotone world. She holds the hand of her BABY DOLL. She slows, turning in every direction, desperately searching for someone-- The DISTANT THRUM RISES-- Rosalie faces us. BLOODSHOT EYES brimming with tears. Irises so light they almost seem silver. Her chin quivers in fear-- ROSALIE Mama? Mama, where are you? (trying to be strong) Mama? I can't find you. (forlorn) Mama? The THRUMMING IS ON TOP OF US NOW, we can't hide from it, and neither can she. A DARK SHADOW passes over her. She glances up, can't keep her fear at bay any longer as-- Tears slip from her eyes, except when they fall they turn RED, filled with blood as we realize-- She is one of the infected. A BOMBER SOARS overhead, its PAYLOAD FALLING... Rosalie brings Baby Doll to her lips, WHISPERING URGENTLY-- ROSALIE It's okay, Baby. It's okay. Mama's here. Mama won't let anything happen to you. Close your eyes, Baby. She's so scared and so alone-- she just wants her mama. Then, a BLINDING FLASH OF LIGHT-- [/FONT]
best,
FA4
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