Two Line Script
https://drive.google.com/file/d/108fdeOPPBgfOSrBWTsm0m6oXK2Dnosce/view?usp=sharing
I totally forgot that we could only write no more that 2 lines and two actions for each character so it turned out to be really long haha but I had fun writing it. Scriptwriting was never the part of filmmaking that I’d usually enjoy. Because I think sometimes when you put the visuals in your head onto paper, they’re suddenly less interesting and less romantic (I don’t know why I used the word “romantic” but it seemed to have encapsulated my idea very well. Or maybe it’s just that I have a very special dictionary of English in my head). To me it felt like all the actions had been frozen and then locked dead in between the lines. Surprisingly, I had a completely different experience this time. When I was writing the script, I got thrills as I put words onto paper and when I re-read every sentence, I could visualize everything that I had on my mind again, clear and fluid. Now I can officially say that I don’t hate scriptwriting because I know it’s just as fun as other steps of making a film. I don’t know why I changed the overall attitude towards it, since I don’t remember practicing writing at any point in the past year. (Fun fact #1: last time I checked I had the vocabulary of a 12 year old. I got it tested on a vocab website so it should be legit. Fun fact #2: I just turned 21 last week. ) I mean maybe I’ve gotten bolder and more confident at telling a story and expressing an idea or a feeling since I’ve had two years of media education already.
Two Line Film
There’s definitely a problem with exposure. Though we tried our best to adjust white balance with each scene we filmed and used zebra pattern as a mean to decided how much light we’d let into the camera, it’s still quite hard to maintain the continuity in exposure as the sun was in and out so frequently.
The framing could definitely be improved. In the third shot, it was obvious that the camera was not front on from the lines of the building in the background. And the last shot is lightly tilted as well. It’s not that you have to follow the rules of framing in order to make it look good but in these shots, framing properly would really make them look more satisfying to the eye.
For syncing the sounds, it was much easier than Lenny’s because I could mark the clapping sound. We forgot to record the sounds for “walking” and “sitting down” but because there’s the atmos going so it’s not weird. I think it’s really interesting how the audience would think anything that happens in the movieland is logical and make excuses and explanation for it, if you manipulate the elements well enough.
I like the last shot best because it reminds me of the forest scene in which Edward and Bella lying side by side on the lawn. Not a Twilight fan but the person who did the color grading of the films deserves an Oscar. I remember watching Twilight for the first time and was completely amazed by the color schemes in the film and the overall filter because it looked so different from reality and thought wow so that’s how the world where there’s cool vampires looks like.
And here are some on set pictures that documented our hard work:
