Final Review

Finished story board or animatic that is clearly a scene from the 1500 word story.

From 1 minute to 3 minutes

sequential order

The big 3:

interactive locations

compelling actions

interesting characters

previz:  make your film before you shoot it

scceenplay-->shotlist--> drawing

text image dagram

camera moves

shot types

crane

CU

WS

Dolly (zolly)

American shot=knees up

steadicam=stabilizing device that keeps the movement fluid

boom: up on a boom

POV: subjective shot

reaction shot

pan

tracking

zoom

rackfocus

low angle

high angle

establishing shot

MS

ECU

cutaway

dutch angle

over the shoulder

2 shot

cross dissolve

Overhead views (diagram) and interpretting them to shots (image)

Aspect Ratios:

SD4:3

HD=16:9

16mm 1.66 or European projection

super 16 

35mm 1.85:1

'scope

Perspective: try to decide what kinds of perspectives would be applied 

1pt

2pt

3pt.

Figure drawing with puppet:  relative proportions

Fleshing out a stick figure using ellipses

Eyes at center of face

rest divided into 1/3s nose/mouth/chin

ears equilateral to eyes