- SHOOTING THIS WEEK -

So... Filming equipment is booked in to collect for Friday this week, enabling me to begin the shooting process over this weekend. Before then, I have a few issues in need of addressing:

• A shooting schedule needs to be completed ___________________________________________________________________
• Considering which shots I'll use at which point will be a necessity, but much of this will be down to post-production editing. ___________________________________________________________________
• I need to finalise my 'Aims and Intentions' Treatment Sheet before I begin producing so that I have a final, clear idea in mind. ____________________________________________________________________
• I have a feeling that my storyboard narrative needs revising - the three minute time limit is worrying me, and I'm starting to think my original idea needs a little bit of cropping. ____________________________________________________________________
• Also, since I'm using pyrotechnics, a risk assessment has become even more vital. ____________________________________________________________________
• I've heard that the lead in my cast may not be available as planned, so I may be in need of some last-minute compromise...  -__-

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Print Text Piece

In addition to the filming, we're also tasked with creating a two-page magazine piece to promote our new show. This includes a front cover with visuals from our filming, edited in accordance to the magazine type. I'm beginning to consider what format I'd like to use to create this. A review, analysis or in particular, a Q+A with the 'director' are my ideas so far. This allows me to take to a more approachable stance, using less formal register and more 'chatty' language to engage readers with the content. As a large-scale production in concept, it may be a good idea to step away from the industrial feel to the product, explaining the show and providing context without overwhelming the consumer.



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Magazine Piece - inspiration

https://www.rollingstone.com/tv/tv-news/breaking-bad-at-10-how-the-gamechanging-show-redefined-tvs-golden-age-201212/


^ 'Breaking Bad'


https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/05/22/a-cunning-adaptation-of-the-handmaids-tale


^ 'The Handmaid's Tale'


https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/11/28/the-speculative-dread-of-black-mirror


^ 'Black Mirror'
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Storyboard (working plot)

(EDIT: This was an original draft of my narrative. Since then, I've reworked this enormously. The vague premise is still there, but I wouldn't have had time to include all of this detail in the three-minute limit) 

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'Pitch Document' - Aims and Intentions

Title:


'Renegade 7'
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Logline:


'Our haunted protagonist unites with notorious rebel group, fighting to expose and free their world from the tight grasp of their totalitarian government, avenging the disappearance of his younger brother'
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Genre:


- Dystopian Fiction
- Paranoid Fiction
- Speculative Fiction
- Sci-Fi
- Elements of the Cyberpunk style
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Audience:


- Millennials (18-35 years)
- Equal appeal to both sexes, though a greater emphasis on the male protagonist.
(strong female presence in form of (rival?) protagonist to balance appeal)
- Caters to those in search of an escapist, dystopian fiction with plot elements that reflect our own reality's current issues and controversies of particular importance to my target demographic.
- Fans of Orwell
- Fans of cinema productions such as 'The Matrix' - (large influence)
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USP (Unique Selling Prospect) :


- Unusual genre for televised productions.
- Current issues in society, relevant to millennial interests in particular.
- Mental health awareness - personal identity with troubled protagonist.
- Potential for LGBTQ+ awareness to be raised (....though neither this nor the mental health concept will be featured in my three-minute piece since its unnecessary at that point in the series, and will overcrowd my already ambiguous screen time) 
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^ (USP) HIGH PRODUCTION VALUE: -
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- Cinematic
- Dystopian Aesthetic
- High quality visuals
- Highly stylized to suit dystopia and sci-fi/mystery genres
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~ TASKS FOR THIS WEEK ~

I need to complete a Treatment Sheet, as a proposal of what it is that I plan to create. Then, I plan to set out a shooting schedule, whilst beginning to consider the print media texts in addition to the episode sequence.


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Summer Progress...

     Over the last six weeks or so, I feel I've made decent progress in driving the project further. After continuing contextual analysis and assessing the practicalities of filming, I've found myself in the position of being considerably closer to the actual filming component of the dystopian drama episode.
  
     Storyboards are finalised after what feels like hundreds of drafts, and the script is basically finished as it is - honestly, I don't want the acting to have that unnatural feel, so I'd rather have the cast to use it as more of a prompt, allowing more natural conversation to flow on camera. Casting is complete, and locations that I'm using don't necessarily need assessing since they're fairly easy to come across being my parent's work office followed by a woodland setting.
    
     Now, I need to figure out my camera script and exactly how I'm going to find my way around the cinematography equipment. The project itself could use a little more contextual analysis, and I'd like to post my main inspiration here to reflect back on. Also, the order of scenes is going to need to be clarified. Which scenes I record first, and elements such as during which hours I'll need to film after considering what natural lighting is needed create my desired aesthetic. In terms of costuming and props, I think that the clothing is easy enough to come by in a collective wardrobe of mine and my casting's pre-existing garments, and props wise, I'm not implementing anything particularly unusual in my piece. I'm not using weaponry style props on screen, so only a computer with 'official' feeling documents and photographs that I'll take time to create and edit will be onscreen. I also want some special effects for a cinematic feel to my filming but, having also chosen to create something of the film medium in my Art and Design Course, I'll be able to utilise lighting for example in both that and my Media Studies programme.


...I'll also get around to uploading images of my storyboard, etc. here soon.


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