Last night, I played Balderdash. The rules of the game are quite complicated so I won't attempt to explain them here, but I will say that one category of the board game requires each player to come up with a believable synopsis for a film title. Whomever comes up with the most believable synopsis, wins the round. I won! Hurrah! Film-TV 1 is rubbing off on me! After last weeks tute on how to operate the sound equipment, I am feeling more confident with the actual production of the work. Our tute last week also saw us review our short plot summary. Mine needs to be narrowed down to one or two moments, based around the theory of action/re-action/action-re-action etc. For a short film, it's important to remember that props can assist in informing the viewer of a character's history etc, in a few short seconds, rather than explaining with dialogue or unnecessary shots of a character's past.
After last weeks tute, I have decided to scrap my original idea of Archibald the portly professor. I am going with an idea that I hope will provide a better springboard for what I think works best in short film - making it visually interesting, fleeting, almost sensuous for those short 5 minutes. I am imagining soft, over-exposed lighting, gauzy, diaphanous materials, and pale colours. Now, to come up with the synopsis!
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It was great to see another poster for Black Swan, not sure where you found this one - do you find it more or less effective than the N Portman picture? I think less. We connect so strongly to character, some producers suggest that characters & the actor playing them are the reasons we go to films, not for the stories they might contain. Looking forward to reading your synopsis, and I am pleased to hear you won the Balderdash comp - and would love to read the synopsis you made up for it.
ReplyDeleteI think you are right regarding character and actor being the strongest draw card for the audience. This Black Swan poster is beautiful in design, however the connection the audience feels with a human face, moreover, a recognisable face such as Natalie Portman, is very strong.
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