So... what's plan B?

PLAN B.

Filming today. 

I got some shots yesterday but I plan on getting the rest today and the baby shots tomorrow... this blog post is going to cover everything! Update on script, shot list, music, genre, because there's not much time to do it all. 

Ideas

I went on short verse and found this really cool yearbook video that I thought might give me some inspiration...

H.A.G.S short

Script

My issue with the last script was that there was so much dialogue, and as I begun the process of editing with that last storyline,  it was lacking in emotion and honestly, it felt kind of corny. Since this film opening can only be at max 2 minutes, I didn't want it to start off that way, I thought about taking the direction of show don't tell. 

"Her" as in Natalie 😅 That one line with the parent I'm thinking of changing it to "what are you now so afraid of nat?" 

SHOT LIST

My issue last time was... there was no shot list! I mean yes there was a storyboard, but I think that having the shot list helps to organize the ideas quite a bit as well, I want to do a storyboard for the shots I'm filming tomorrow, but it's difficult since it's gonna be at another house, and it's hard to visualize just how competent the baby will be... but we're gonna try LOL!

INT. HOUSE-- (consists of cutaways and inserts)

The main purpose of the shots in the old house are to create nostalgia, and show that the baby has always been happy creating.

1) Wide (WS): Baby walking against the window smiling (SINGLE, EYE-LEVEL) -5 secs

2) Medium (MS): Baby drawing, focused; adult hand guiding her in the corner (TWO-PERSON, SHOULDER) 

3) Close Up (CU): Baby hand, taking new colored pencils and drawing (OVERHEAD)

4) Medium (MS): Playing with dog, hugging and comforting each other

5) Medium: (MS): Baby in the closet finding clothes to wear, fashionable (HIGH LEVEL)

6) Long Shot (LS): Baby dancing in the mirror, posing with purse in hand (HIGH LEVEL)

7) Medium Close Up (MCU): Polaroid camera snapping a picture (GROUND/SHOULDER LEVEL)

EXT-- NEW HOUSE (consists of cutaways and inserts)

8) Flip book of shots of Natalie growing up 

9) Establishing (ES): Pulling luggage into the new house

10) Snapshot of Natalie with boxes moving in to room

Tied to Strings Title Graphic Appears on screen

INT. THE ROOM (still 12 year old Natalie)

11) Wide (WS): Grabs light blanket flowing in air 

12) Worm's eye view: Natalie pulling blanket over to make the bed

13)  Close Up (CU): Natalie putting up lights to film

14) Medium (MS): Natalie setting up go pro, recording video

15) Go pro image shown (Natalie singing with microphone)

16) Medium Close Up (MCU) Natalie snapshots with polaroid and friend

EXT. BACKYARD (16 year old Nat)

17) Long Shot (LS): Natalie jumping in the pool (Back view) -- go pro

18) Long Shot (LS): Shot of Natalie from inside the pool, swimming in (go pro)

18) Wide Shot (WS): Natalie swimming inside pool (go pro)

19) Wide Shot (WS): Natalie swimming inside pool (Sony)

Music

Okay so I use a site called envato elements and that's usually where I find the music I'm going to use, it's not free... but I know there are some assets there that you can download without a subscription. I made a folder with some of the sounds I plan on using. 

I found the right music!!!! I wanted to find something nostalgic, I ended up not going with any of the ones in my collection and choosing a sound that I found just now on envato! It's upbeat, nostalgic, and doesn't sound so corporate, it holds some mystery but it's still playful just enough.