Film TV 1 Reflection 1

Q1:

In 200 words or less please outline your goals, desires – what you want to get out of this semester. You will review this later in the course. Many will rethink this dramatically – this is a good thing.

A1:
At the end of this course I would like to have a strong understanding of all roles involved in the film and Tv production process. For the technical crew side I would like to be familiar with all the equipment involved and be able to use it with confidence in a professional environment. I would also like to further my technical knowledge of the equipment to a point where I also feel confident explaining its purpose and use to others. I would also like to be able to be familiar with the roles of the production crew (is this the right name for director, writer, producer etc?) and their duties. to top this off I would also like to develop a solid understanding of the theoretical side of production.
For the final film production I would like to develop a network of class mates whom which I feel I could feel comfortable with working on other separate media projects with. Finally I would like to be content with the final with we create.
Q2:

Consider  Jasmine’s lecture on Screenwriting and briefly describe one point that you have taken from it.

A point that excites you, something that was completely new to you, perplexes you or even one you take issue with.

A2:
The point in the lecture that I take issue with was the point “You are god”. I think I sense some of the reasoning behind it, that you should start writing without limitations. However I disagree or maybe a better way to put it is personally struggle with this idea. I feel that there are always limitations when writing budget, location, equipment etc and that when writing we should take in these considerations as they can drastically change the story. Although you can always rewrite to suit the situation or just use specific parts of the story instead of the whole thing I find it annoying when I finally come up with an idea to only realise that It won’t be possible with the limitations emplaced.
Q3:

Select from one of the readings from week 1 or 2 and briefly describe two points that you have taken from that reading. Points that excite you, something that was completely new to you.

A3:

From the week 2 reading ‘Writing for the Screen: Beyond the Gospel of Story’ by Kathryn Millard

The first point I found intriguing was the point on central conflict theory by Raul Ruiz. One of the key points is that the current central conflict theory that dominates screenwriting is a US perspective and one which excludes other story formats from other cultures. I also found the points outlined by Jean-Pierre Geuens about the over-emphasis of scripts in contemporary american cinema to be of great interest. The notion that script writers only care about giving a good pitch because after they sell the story they lose a lot of creative control and input. This last point changed my mind of script writing from a creative writing process into a more sales and advertising oriented process.

The last point of interest for me was made by Wong Kar Wai and others about the role of a script. The way these directors use scripts could be called unorthodox as they use them more like outlines or post production docs and they devote more time working and fleshing out the story through the production process. I found this to be an unusual an alternate view on the role and use of the script.

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