Assignment 1 - DepicT!: Feedback 20 Dec

Lewis,

some good work completed here and it is clear that your pre-production work has been adhered to for the filming and editing process.  There were some changes made during the process but these were documented albeit in a basic form.
Whilst all of your pre-production paperwork is in place, there isn't enough detail in some aspects (primarily the storyboards) to achieve more than a pass grade here.

After all this good work, you have failed to submit your written work on the pre-production process.
This is important and without it you will fail this assignment. This becomes a referral at this point and I am setting you a new deadline which is the 11th January 2016. It is vital that you meet this deadline otherwise you will fail this unit.

Get this work completed.

Carl.

Consequences of Drugs - DepicT! Video

In our Depict short film we decided that the narrative would be an average guy trying to cope with the consequences of drugs, the idea started from another Depict short film which had made a serious topic comical. There were very few different types of camera shots used in the short film; long shots, close ups and low angle shots. There is no dialogue used in this short film due to an upbeat soundtrack in the background which on its own sets the mood and tone of the short film. The lighting used in the short film was low key as it set the atmosphere of hopelessness and loss which is the main theme of the short film. The mise-en-scene used was a simple table with miscellaneous items on it such as mugs, glasses and scattered pieces of paper which is up to the audience to determine what’s written on them. Improvements that could be made to this short film is that we could have used the camera better to get a better quality video with the dark lighting and the settings on the camera.

Initial idea

The intention of this production was to convey a serious message in a humorous way. The reason we chose the set is because it adequately represents the 'average joe's' living space, we also thought the placement of the table next to the door allowed for most of the film to be shot from the same spot. This production was inspired by 'How to Tell When a Relationship is Over' by Tony Roche as we used the same shot angle for most of the film and it all takes place at a table, overall, the general structure was inspired by  'How to Tell When a Relationship is Over' by Tony Roche.

Location Recce

Location release

Risk assessment

Talent releases

Shot list Depict

Props and Costume