Joe Gerard talked about the importance of the audio department. You can get quality audio recording by aiming the microphone just below the mouth. But you have to be able to anticipate if the actor is going to turn their head or worse, walk around. Holding the boom high and out of the frame of the shot is a must as well. All too often does ones arm get tired and stop aiming at the 'sound spot' or worse, get great audio, but lower the mic into scene thus the shot is unusable. Or at least it should, movies like School of Rock, The Patriot, and The Village show the microphone. Now if we can do amazing and fantastical things with special FX like in Captain America or Iron Man or Thor or The Avengers or basically anything else Marvel has done like Spider-Man. The uh, good one, not those lame ones with Seabiscuit. MY POINT IS WHY CAN THEY NOT ERASE THE MICROPHONE!
Varlow Davenport
Varlow talked about the procedures of casting. The different precautions and measurements taken to make the actors and actresses as comfortable as possible, while moving them through the chopping block. He said the first day, or the first time, the actors themselves provide a monologue that they would dictate. Based on that short rhetorical conversation you would call back the people that you thought were the hottest. Leaving behind all the talent so you could make money with money makers. Or you could just call back the ones that seemed like it was a passion for them, and that they really took seriously the agonizing pain and disappointment that comes with 1,000 auditions just to finally be given a shot as a waitress or bus boy, that of which is probably what they do to pay their bills. The callbacks then are given a script ahead of time in order to prepare for the role and then upon showing up, work with the director in order to get the character somewhere close to where the actors threshold is compared to where the character should be. Our experience in class of casting, although we were noobs and it was most of our first time doing anything like that. was complete shit.
Brian Strasmann
Brian is a boss, he mainly talked about the 3 act structure and the 4 page treatment from Syd Field's screenwriting workbook. He talked about the different styles of screenwriting. Some people like Michael Arndt take a long time, figuring out the right script and only write one. While the other is simply writing the first draft of an entire script as fast as possible and revising and revising and revising. and then once it's finished, start a new one, get it done, start a new one, and get that one done. Why a treatment? To plan. Treatments are used predominantly for your own work planning. Writing a treatment forces you to put your story to paper. Four pages create a narrative synopsis of your storyline, it describes what your story is about and who your story is about. The purpose is to define and condense. This is based on double spaced typed pages. This is based on double spaced typed pages.
½ page defines the opening scene of your movie. specific and focused. ½ page narrative synopsis of the action summarizing what happens during the rest of act one. Loose and free flowing, non-specific. ½ page to write a dramatic recreation of the plot point at the end of act one specific and focused separate sheet of paper, write four obstacles either internal or external that a character confronts in act two.One page narrative synopsis summarizing the action in act two, loose and free flowing, use the four obstacles listed. ½ page to write a dramatic recreation of the plot point at the end of act two, specific and focused. ½ page to write a narrative synopsis of action of act three, loose and free flowing. ½ page dramatic recreation of the ending scene or sequence of the screenplay, specific and focused.
Dan Levine
He was a script advisor and worked in the television field for quite sometime.
He was a script advisor and worked in the television field for quite sometime.
Brit Poulton
She talked about how she went to law school and after she graduated, she decided it wasn't what she wanted to do so she applied to USC and got in. Now she is about to film her first ever feature length film. But before that she is going to direct a short film based on herself and her brother called The Lizard King. She also talked about the importance of networking in the industry because just for the fact that she went to USC she met with a bunch of people who wanted to make a movie, and she ended up getting a job because they liked her. so i guess you have to be attractive AND talented.
Marshal Moore
Mr. Moore talked about the importance of pre production and told a story about his first job delivering the script to Katherine Hepburn. He flew into New York and was told by the production manager to deliver the script to Ms. Hepburn, he left the building, with only an address. as he began to follow the road signs in what he thought was the right direction. He had actually been going the wrong way, and on top of all this, it started raining. he had no money for bad fare, so in a plastic bag and under his shirt he kept the script as dry as possible. when he returned to the production manager ready to be fired, his boss actually felt bad and gave him money, told him he would do it tomorrow, and completely understood. the next day he delivered the script to Hepburn and had tea with her. He also shared with us what a HERO location is. A hero location has everything you need. in 3 or four directions, you could shoot different scenes in one spot. He told us what a location book is, which is a book with hundreds of photos put together to make a panoramic view. And he told us how to actually take photos of a location for the book. you stand in one spot so you dont mess up the point of view. take shot, turn a little bit, take another shot, simple.
Mr. Moore talked about the importance of pre production and told a story about his first job delivering the script to Katherine Hepburn. He flew into New York and was told by the production manager to deliver the script to Ms. Hepburn, he left the building, with only an address. as he began to follow the road signs in what he thought was the right direction. He had actually been going the wrong way, and on top of all this, it started raining. he had no money for bad fare, so in a plastic bag and under his shirt he kept the script as dry as possible. when he returned to the production manager ready to be fired, his boss actually felt bad and gave him money, told him he would do it tomorrow, and completely understood. the next day he delivered the script to Hepburn and had tea with her. He also shared with us what a HERO location is. A hero location has everything you need. in 3 or four directions, you could shoot different scenes in one spot. He told us what a location book is, which is a book with hundreds of photos put together to make a panoramic view. And he told us how to actually take photos of a location for the book. you stand in one spot so you dont mess up the point of view. take shot, turn a little bit, take another shot, simple.
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