2.16.10 - Creating shot lists

Warm Up (10 min)

P.O.T.D.
QOTD: In terms of making a film, what is a beat? Read the following link (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beat_(filmmaking). Give your definition of a beat in your own words.

Part 1 - The hierarchy of film (5 min)
Download the following:
HierarchyofFilm.pages


Part 2 - Reading TttT (30 min)
TttT David Mamet On Directing pg. 1-7 and answer the following questions on your blog:

1. Mr. Mamet Describes two ways to make a movie. What are they?
2. Uninflected is defined as something NOT changed by tone or pitch? What does that mean in film?
3. Mamet says we, as storytellers, should “let the cut tell the story.” What does that mean? 4. What is a shot list most similar to?
5. Mamet gives this as an example of something you can not film without narration:”Nick, a young fellow in his thirties with a flair for the unusual.” Why would this be impossible to film without narration?
6. Why, according to Mamet, has steadycam hurt film?
7. How is a film like a dream?

Part 3 - Whole Class Shot List (20 min)
Together as a class, develop a shot list of uninflected images.

Part 4 - Create Your Own Shot List (35 min)
In your small groups, create beats and a shot list for the provided super-objectives. We will storyboard and film these shot lists next week.