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Operation Prep Is A Go!

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  Schedule   Locations Parking Garage Elevator Corridor   Seawall Playground The Bridge & The Dock Las Olas Blvd. Participants Actors: Siena Zimmerman Lindsay White  Filming: Britanique Simpson Editing: Ashleigh Miller Health and Safety We will have a first aid kit nearby in case anything should happen. In addition, we will have a person on standby who is not involved in acting or filming in charge of the safety kit to act efficiently at their job. So if something is to go wrong, they will be focused and able to take the best course of action. Near the water, we will take extreme caution on the dock to ensure no actor should fall. The location has rails, and we will have phones on standby should an emergency happen.  On Las Olas Blvd, we will be farther away from the street. When we are walking to get to the location, we will check for cars and use the crosswalk.  When traveling to each scene, we will have a licensed driver taking us to the scen...

Adventures in Script Writing

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FADE IN: EXT. PARKING GARAGE - DAY SAM exits the car and walks toward the elevator. She is talking to her mom on the phone. And she runs to catch the elevator before the door closes.  SAM V.O Yes, mom, I just parked the car. I'm heading down to the beach now. I just need a relaxing day by myself. Yes, I’ll be safe. There’s the elevator; got to go bye. FADE OUT. FADE TO: INT. ELEVATOR - DAY SAM enters the elevators and greets RYLIE, who is leaning against the wall. They gesture to the buttons, see the poster above them, and express interest. SAM Nearly missed it RILEY What floor? SAM Oh, the same. Are you going down to the beach too? RILEY yep (SAM looks up and sees the poster on the wall. Riley removes her headphones.) SAM Oh, that looks interesting. I’ve always wanted to go on a treasure hunt. RILEY (Looks up at the poster) Yeah saw that when I got on...big prize awaits. (Says the big prize part with sarcasm) It does look interesting, though. SAM Are you doing anything right now? ...

Short Film Research: (The Life and Death of Tommy Chaos and Stacey Danger)

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  CAMS The close up allows the audience to see the closeness between the two characters The pan allows for the audience to see the movement that the two characters are doing together Two shots show just how close the characters are and how important each is to the other The wide shot shows how small of a space that the movie is in Mis-en-scene The setting used looks complex and advanced allowing for the audience to see the time period it is set in The lighting reflects the craziness of the whole situation The constantly changing costumes allows the audience to see the constantly changing conversations Editing The zoom shows just how much the two characters are bonded and the connection they have The fade out allows for a simple transition between scenes The shot/reverse shot allows for time to pass more quickly in the film Example Films Slumberland National Treasure Journey to the Center of the Earth Elements we like If used properly, fade outs show clean and precision which looks ...