“Late”:
Story was about someone being late and the stairs are a long process. I used battleship Potemkin’s famous carriage falling down the stairs technique. By using precise editing, repeating and even prolonging an action. I wondered if this was appropriate as it seemed like an editing exercise more than anything else. But hey, I still needed to think of the coverage to go FOR the editing. Plus editing is half of film making nowadays. (Big Claim? watch Fast and Furious Seven then continue reading blog post). I believe this exercise was successful and productive. To be honest, it is the first time I wrote, filmed, edited and directed ANYTHING. Its not like I made fire for the first time, but Its a big stepping stone necessary for me.

“Foreign shop Keeper”

This was something I had prepared earlier prior to class. After being warned the previous week that People who have ideas for their investigation are free to use class time to experiment. So I took the liberty of doing it last minute, so its refined and processed in my head and rushed. Like all my work.

This was a totally different experience than doing things alone. I have worked with classmates around a camera before, of course. But to direct only and be the scriptwriter was fun. I felt like a boss. I knew what I wanted to see, so I just had someone else do the work for me. Although, I didn’t abuse my power like some tyrant, I made sure that all those that participated in Team Azim was aware and clear of what is happening. I would tell Chris (boom/sound) to rest because I’m explaining to Jason (Camera) an alternative shot. And communication with actors are very important. I suppose I am aware of the struggles in all positions in a production crew; I’ve been on boom countless times, Camera assist, acting for someone else’s scenes. I would have to thank the agonising process of getting to familiarise these obstacles. Because of how ‘the scene’ studio works, you have to be quick with what you have to do; we’re making a whole scene without any clue what the script is and how the director wants it to be like, what the camera person is capable of covering. So in the first few weeks I was actually scared of getting into groups and getting it done before 5:30. It seemed like so much work that I probably cannot do. but with time, I outgrew that irrational fear.

As of the Third scene. (I was gonna say “AND FOR MY NEXT TRICK”)

I will be basing this scene off one shot that tingled my inner cinephile. Blue velvet, the scene where the protagonist peeks through the closet and sees a girl he fancies being abused by some weird character with an oedipal complex. It reminds me of the times I would hide behind clothes or cabinets because I’m playing hide and seek. And I would watch my cousins look around and scan the room, once the area is clear they run out the room. While I Sigh with relief. The concept of childhood voyeurism for me is very innocent and normal. I was watching animal planet with the sound off, and I played Chopin’s Greatest nocturnes and piano pieces. Elegant. Whilst my eyes feast on mother nature’s glorious battles; Lions fighting and chasing cheetahs to the ground. That hopeless gazelle that will serve no purpose apart from that Cheetah’s dinner. It reminded me of Stanley Kubrick’s Juxtaposition.

What if I did a scene of a child uncovering his deeper memories and this experience only triggered by watching animal planet. It sounds silly if I word it like that. But i’ve been binge watching Hitchcock. It started with psycho, then birds, and I just finished vertigo. And he really makes me wonder of why the characters are the way they are. Context is required. But it is implied.

I’m going to ‘imply’ that the kid was made to watch Animal Planet whilst his parents fought like the lions did. and classical music was always playing to soften the blows of thunder that his parents would throw at each other.

I feel like I should establish it as the first shot. Maybe dialogue?

Scene opens with black then tittle, then audio
“Here son, let me put on some good ol’ chopin to calm you down. And ooh! your favourite! animal planet!! Let me talk to daddy’s friend.
*music plays*
*clip comes in, animals fighting*
* shot of father leaving *no face. only limbs and actions.
*back to animal planet.
*go to voyeuristic shot of peeking into the people argue
*back to animal planet
*close up of father reaching for weapon* (maybe? still under consideration)
or
*photos being burned.
*animal planet

Ending? To be Announced