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Since I decided that I was going to film a short Drama I knew that first I needed to understand what a Drama is and what are the convention to it so that I'll be able to apply to my idea. Since I haven't had much experience with this type of genre I know that I lot of research has to be done in this area  in order for me to really grasp the concept.

I fount out that drama Is a presentation  of stories with a setting or real life sit-ins that portray realistic characters in situations, also these dramas can have various dramatic plots or just be a message to audience without being based on real life situations. I also looked into sub-genre to familiarise my self with the different categories out there, Sub-genre is specific sub-classes of larger category's of main film genre's, for example the subgenres for Drama can be crime, comedy, romance and more. So in that particular genre it can include a series of true life events for instance Titanic, it's good example  of sub-genre because it fits into both historical drama and romance drama category, it shows the journey of titanic but focuses on the romance between the characters Jack and Rose.

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Part of my research I decided to look into narrative form because I wanted to get a better understanding on how to tell a story in a film and also how I can use narrative form to help me build up tension in my story. I found out that narrative form is the structure through which the film tells the story a couple examples of where narrative form is used is in, novels, plays, films and much more.

Narrative form usually consist of an account of stringed events that unfold during the films but not randomly, but rather as an ordered series of events connected by the logic of cause and effect. The narrative structure that they follow starts with exposition meaning meeting characters and establishing the setting, second is rising action which is the central conflict that is introduced, third is the climax this is when the dramatic question is answered, fourth is the falling action this is aftermath of the climax and finally the denouement this is the ending part of the film.

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Narrative Structure in Film How Films Tell Stories

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I know that scripts I really important because thats where your idea is being laid laidout and it allows you to carry on with the rest of the film making processes for the example the shot list, its also is where all your thoughts to how the scene is set to how the characters need to act. The scripts is where so much detail is put in so that the characters and camera crew can visualise how they need to perform there role, for example the actors, the script is what helps them get into character for the film, without the scripts nothing can be filmed.
Also I found out that you need structure so that my story will connect and make sense, the reader needs structure so that they can also understand the story that is being told and feel some type of emotion.

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For my final major project I want to produce a short Drama on bullying that targets on the issues of false beauty standards, depression and more. In orderer for me to do this I need to deepen my understating on the topic itself and film making also to get inspiration to come up with a final concept for my film, on this Padlet is where ill be writing  about my research and journey throughout the whole process .

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Its going to be about a young teenage girl who is not happy with her appearance and is bullied on social media, she then falls out with her friend and has a melt down and  tries to commit suicide. Again in the short drama it will target on how bullying affects peoples appearance and how social media plays a role
in too.

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Filmsite's major analysis of Greatest Courtroom Dramas . (See also AFI's 10 Top 10 - The Top 10 Courtroom Drama Films ).

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main film genres, with their own distinctive subject matter, style, formulas, and iconography. Some of them are prominent sub-genres, such as: biopics, 'chick' flicks, courtroom dramas, detective/mystery films, disaster films, fantasy films, film noir, 'guy' films, melodramas (or 'weepers'), road films, romances, superhero films, sports films, supernatural films, thrillers/suspense, and zombie-horror films. See also film sub-genres types (and hybrids) - films that combine many different film elements (i.e., action-comedies, zombie-disaster-thriller, martial arts/kung-fu or video-game action, musical drama, etc.).

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Conventions are generally accepted ways of doing something for example, in a drama film it can be a protagonist going through some kind of emotional journey or has a lot in common with the target audience. However when researching about conventions I happened to come across codes as well but I was not sure what that was and how it linked with conevtions but after looking into it more I found out that they are systems of sighns, which create meaning. Codes can be split into two categories, technical and symbolic, techniqal codes are the way equipment is used to tell a story for example the camerawork and for symbolic its what we see as an audience for example a characters action shows as how they are feeling.

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In this table taught me that the location being a code has meaning for example an abandon house can forshadow danger which is a typical convention on horror films. Another example is that sound can show meaning for example if something good was happening in a certain scene you'll have happy music or if something bad was going to happen you can have sharp sound or song to show the tension or the vibe in the scene

In this part of my research I was  able to learn what a Drama is, just by learning that I already know what is expected when I start developing my ideas further more. I know that my idea is going along the right lines because my story is based on true life events that some teenages go through, but now I have to add conventions and codes in order to make it clear that its a Drama and give meaning to it through codes, for example my main character is someone that is going through a hard moment in there life but also the audience can somewhat relate to the character.  For codes, since there's technical and symbolic codes I'll be using both of these types to give my story meaning for example when it comes to camerawork I already know that I want to shoot some scene's handheld because it gives the impression that where experiencing these moments with her but I also feel as if it gives this unsettling feeling when watching it beacuse were restricted on what we see, we can only see her and what she's doing.

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For this short film it wasn't related to any bullying or Drama but i really liked the way they introduced the daily routine of this charter because showed§ how the character starts his day off, for my film I want to introduce my character in the opening with a routine but I wanted some inspiration on what to shoot for example them sleeping or washing their teeth because these small details that they do in the morning give us information about the character in the beginning  and that's what I want. The first example is that they have a panning shot where they show the setting of the room, i really like this shot because it shows us his  room and for my character I want her room to be messy, clothes laid on the floor and makeup everywhere, if i have a panning shot i can show every detail of the room and it's also an interesting shot because it's like we're walking through the character’s room. The second shot I really liked was the mirror scenes I already knew that I wanted to film some mirror scenes but I was not sure how to film them but in this shot I really like it from the nagle it was shot because we could see everything the characters was doing and the other shot I like was when we could just see the characters eyes because it like were watching every move he does but very up close.

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The short film “I'm here too” was a really good example of how I want my film to start and develop throughout the end, for example I really like how in the beginning you see a young teeange who seems happy and who has a loving family, as an audience we don't suspect nothing wrong at the start we think she's happy but then later on we see that's not the case. During the second part of the film we see that she's not ok and feels alone, she tries to open up with one each of her family members but they don't have time or ignore her, we then see her give up and breakdown because she can't hold on to her emotions and chooses to end her life. I feel as if this short film developed really well because it showed each stage from her being fine to her then trying to reach out for help and lastly her making her final decision, I also like the message it gives to everyone is that you should always have time for your love ones.

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After learning about narrative structure/ 3 act structure I feel more confident on how to structure  my story out based on the beginning. middle, end and including the narrative terms to guide me while plotting everything out in the 3 acts. So for my first act, the exposition is where I'm going to set out my setting so thats gonna be a messy room

For having these acts it has helped to plan out what I'm going to have in each scene and which act, weather that is my props, characters and important scenes. After learning about narrative structure/ 3 act structure I feel more confident on how to structure  my story out based on the beginning. middle, end and including the narrative terms to guide me while plotting everything out in the 3 acts. So for my first act, the exposition is where I'm going to set out my setting so thats gonna be a messy room with typical female things for example clothes, makeup and more, also ill be introducing my main character in this part, so I'll making sure to get across that she's a typcial teenage girl that is up to date with social media. The reason for including the social media part in the begging is to tell the audience that is what she's focused on at that time and nothing else, this will create meaning so that my audience can understand she doesn't care about anything else in that time and momennt. Second act is where the rising action happens, the inciting incident, this is where her friend confront her about the bullying and they have argument so her friend storm off, this is where everything kicks of and Jessica the main character goes through a huge breakdown which then leads into climax with the dramatic question, does she commit suicide or not. The third act is the resoltuion which is where I'll be wrapping things up and ending things off

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This example helped me to refresh and go over some things again so that I could understand the key features of scripts and the key elements where they are supposed to be used in time and moment . The first thing I found out was that the writing was all centred throughout the whole script, I also found out that actions come before or after depending the scene and that its written in present tense. I know now that I need to make sure that my  action is on point because that where I describe how I want my actors to act in the scene, so everything has to be detailed.

Its no my first time writing scripts but I feel more confident writing scripts now after refreshing my memory, because before I didn't have much practise writing them. I learned so much when I had to do independent projects on the cousre such as filming my own short films, because I had to relay on research in order to guide me, also trail and error when writing my own scripts.

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The Importance Of Scripting: Harry Donnelly & Hassan Abdalla

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For my research I looked into camera shots and angle's to learn some new shots and angle's that I could incorporate in my short film.

The first shot I would like to use is a full shot, full shot is when you let the subject fill the frame while emphasising the scenery, I really like this because I'm able to capture a closer shot of my character without it being a long shot and still being able to get the scenery too.

The second shot is medium long shot and medium wide shot, these shots are really good because I am able to get closer to to the character but still being able to show there body langue as well, this is good because in some scene's I'm going to have my character's express emotion with there body a lot so I want to be able to really capture there emotions without getting too close or far form my character I feel as if its a really simple but effective shot.

The third shot I is a medium-over-the-shoulders shot, this shot is really good to create distance between two character's, or an object I want to use this when two of my character's are having a conversion because it looks as if where with them while talking its gives an experience to the audience, also I plan on using it when my main character is looking at her mirror especially because it creates some type of mood watching her not be happy with the she looks, it gives us a little moment with the character to really connect and feel the emotions of how she's feeling in that scene.

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It's easy to mix up the different types of camera shots and types of angles. To make a shot list, a filmmaker or video creative must know the classic types of shots based on attributes like shot size, shot framing, camera movement, camera mechanisms, and depth of field.

We'll break down all the camera shots and angles you need to know for your next film. We also include camera shot examples from famous movies to help solidify the discussed concepts.

The Ultimate Guide to Shot Sizes

Types of Camera Shots - The Shot Size

Camera Shot Size Summary

How you choose to frame your subject will have a specific impact. How close or far your subject is to your camera - your shot size - will underscore how the audience should feel about it (or them).

Your subject will appear smallest in a long shot (or wide shot). They will be larger in a medium shot and largest in a close-up shot.

Here is a shot list with every shot size organized from wide to near:

You can create a PDF of this shot list to print or store digitally.

Think about familiarity when you consider your subject's size in your camera shots. It's like meeting someone for the first time. You might shake hands or talk about the weather, but odds are you'll stay at a relative distance. That's because you haven't built any familiarity yet.

Shot size is the building block for choosing camera shots, but you'll also need to consider how framing, focus and movement can add deeper meaning to your shots. Read on to explore creative shot combinations.

Specific camera movements matter too. Are you going to rack focus while completing a dolly move? Or maybe it's just a traditional two shot on sticks? You want to capture all these details when shot listing.

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A complete guide to types shots and angles in film. Covers types of camera shots by shot size, camera angle, framing, focal length and camera movement.

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When I finally knew when I was going to film I decided to download these production paperwork in order to  carry on with the filming process , the first one being  shot list, this is too help so that I know in what order my shots are going in my edit and to know how that type of shot needs to filmed in terms of handheld camera work or camera angles. The shot list was an  easy way to organize my shots so that it  becomes more easier to film on the day, the shot list didn't take that long because my research already helped me prepare what types of shots to include.

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The second production paper work I filled out was shooting schedule, shooting schedule is basically a project plan of each day's shooting, its to help you know how long you'll be taking to set up and film the shots for that certain scene, when production resources are used. However in my shooting schedule list I put the order of shots differently rather than the way I should be filming it on will be filming it, the reason I put it in chronological order was so that I didn't miss anything because it was clearer to me laid out like that. On the actual day of shooting I filmed all the scene’s that didn’t include my characters separately so that it didn't take up much time of my actors and to speed the process up.

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The last two sheet's two sheet's I filled out was risk assessment and call sheet. A risk assessment is an examination. A risk assessment is an examination an examination of what could cause harm on a particular shoot or at a specific location, so that I can decide whether adequate control measures in the locations to prevent harm, I filled this out couple day before filming so that If there was any hazards I could take action.

The second sheet was the call sheet, the call sheet is basically where everyone’s detail is so that if I need to contact them if anything was to happen I can contact them via email, text or a phone call and so that my actors know where they need to be and what time.

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I decided to create a group chat with my actors so that I could inform them of any updates or to contact them if there weren’t at the location. You can see here that I gave updates about shooting days or they could contact me if there was any problems for example like availability, one them was also doing there FMP and they had shoot as well but they contacted me and we managed to film in on another day.

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On the actual day’s of shooting there was some good things that happened but also some difficulties that I came across that i had to solve independently. During the first session of filming I faced some problems the first one being background noise, there was some background sound when filming in the afternoon, for example when I was filming the scenes when she was getting ready and doing her makeup but you could hear the children in the background and some cars entering in the drive through and it was getting picked up on the sound mic so I decided to film ahead anyways but I knew that I had some scenes where there was no background noise so I knew that I could replace that sound with that when editing.

The next session of filming went a lot smoother and I even filmed different shots from differant angles that weren't part of the shot list because I had spare time, also I added filmed new scenes. For example I thought of an idea on the spot was that I wanted my character to throw a mirror which was a sign that she was tired of everything and couldn't take it no more so by her throwing it and staring into a broken mirror it represent her because she's broke inside and is hurting. Once everything was shot I was happy with the results and went back to college wit my friends and I uploaded my footage onto the computer to start editing.

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On the day of editing I managed to upload all my footage and start to edit, while I was editing I did face some difficulties but I managed to work around it and fix the problem. The first example was that when I was putting some scenes together there were some shot that didn't match the same action in both of the shots in different angles, this was when she was getting up she put her hand up while getting up and the other shot she had her arm down while getting up, after this I was not sure how to fix it so I used the first shot when she got up and I changed the second shot to her being on her phone and that looked more smoothly in edit.

The second example is that when she was going through the breakdown in her room the lighting in the room was lit up so it didn't give the vibe that something was wrong so I had to change the opacity in the footage throughout the end so that its looked a bit more gloomy. When I was editing in footage for the flash back I decided to come out of my comfort zone and made the footage black and white with a bit of texture in it, I blended it  in with a dissolve transition in the beginning and end, I really liked the outcome of it because you could hear the conversation between both characters in the background which added some tension because us as an audience know she's not ok.

I had my teacher and classmates to look over my final edit and give me some feedback for the soundtrack for my edit,  they really liked the song I chose for both scenes when she’s getting ready and breaking down in her because the song was sad but made them feel very sympathetic towards the character which was my aim because I want my audience to really feel what the character feels and I felt as if I achieved it with the song choice.