Writing the short Film and the Lenny Project.

Writing short films is challenging. The script of 'VINCENT' by Cooper and Dancyger contains ideas and details of the entire film. There are camera movements inserted and there's a lot of dialogue descriptions of what's going on. But the most important aspect of this film is what we talked about in week three about making the ordinary extra ordinary and neighborhood boys mocking around about a blue cap resulting into the visual appearance of the only earn, and more, the woman's labour, is quite digesting and leading for me as a reader.

'SOB STORY' involving death is being creatively made with different characters and items involved with descriptions. 'PIGEON' use of internal settings and movement descriptions makes it unavoidable to loose track of the script and the use of time and destination makes it exciting. All these together, reminds me as a scriptwriter that by following up features I found interesting here and develop them as I write will clarify the script for those involved in the project.

After going trough the script of the Lenny Project, I made two attempts of rough cutting it. The first one with just Sharon and the second one with both Sharon and Lenny. In order to select the shots, I had to follow up the script's details before chossing and cutting the part selected.

See link: http://vimeo.com/10197127

The best short film to ever be made must be 'LOVEFIELD' by Mathieu Ratthe. Soundeffects and the filming is so simple and relaxing and one the whole film needs to be watch in order to understand what is going on.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4meeZifCVro

Camera movements used are pannings juxtaposing from long, medium to close shots. Another cool effect the farmers legs being filmed from the knees only, the close shot to the bird and the camera lying inside the car giving the viewer every segment. The second last shot is a 'frog' shot from the angle of the woman, giving the movie scary impact before everything becomes normality when the camera is on the side of the farmer and we understand that it is all about those inconvenient situations and places for a woman giving birth.

Lastly, the short film 'Timeout' after editing 'Lenny' and this gave me ideas for shot construction; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDVu3TRM_wk

'Timeout' uses fast and slow sequenses disturbing the sense of time in which works for me as I have to imagine what is going on when. TO also starts with still shots, marking the setting for the film. Transport vehicles are used (boat, car, bus and trams) and shots as; close shots, profile shots, medium shots, long shots, panning (boat scene), over the shoulder shots, 'the fly on the wall shot' and fade outs. The camera being used is hand held an appears shaky on the screen. The film is cut in the most excitingly shots (leading the viewer to not stop watching) leaving a tiny hint. The ending however remains diffuse but gets explained with an uneccesary endnote.