We have the meat of our script. Also a smattering of vegetables, but our creative appetite requires potatoes and gravy to be satisfied. Wow, what a lame analogy!
Well, what i'm trying to say is, we have the pizza base of the story,... no wait
We have the main part of the story down and now we just need to do alot of drawing and post production and it'll fall into place along with all the other stuff and it'll also seem alot more natural since it'll develop gradually. We'll also be able to see what works and what doesnt without ripping our assorted hairs out!
Oh yeah! Party!
Monday, March 24, 2008
Monday, March 17, 2008
Some info while i'm still workshopping scripts.
Whales sounds are produced by moving air back and forth through body passages. These haunting sounds may travel kilometres under water and can be heard above the surface. The intricate vocalisations produced range from high squeaks to low guttural growls, with many being at a frequency so low that they can not be heard by humans.
Often, the sounds produced are organised into long sequences and are called songs. Humpback whales are thought to produce the longest and most varied songs in the animal world, especially during the breeding season. Only male humpbacks sing. Each sequence normally lasts 10 - 15 minutes and can be repeated without pause, for hours. A blue whale song may last ten hours. Analysis has shown that sequences are always arranged into cycles characteristic of each population, so that all humpbacks in one area sing only the local song. These songs evolve with time and each year the song is a little different.
Often, the sounds produced are organised into long sequences and are called songs. Humpback whales are thought to produce the longest and most varied songs in the animal world, especially during the breeding season. Only male humpbacks sing. Each sequence normally lasts 10 - 15 minutes and can be repeated without pause, for hours. A blue whale song may last ten hours. Analysis has shown that sequences are always arranged into cycles characteristic of each population, so that all humpbacks in one area sing only the local song. These songs evolve with time and each year the song is a little different.
Saturday, March 15, 2008
Beluga whales on the verge of extinction and we don't know why!
http://www.greendiary.com/entry/extinction-of-belugas-in-alaska/
One of the problems is that scientists still do not know why numbers are declining. The report is disheartening in light of efforts made in recent years to save the belugas.
Monday, March 10, 2008
hoo diddly
We're trying to get it down to the raw essentials.
The story is a simple escalation. A catalyst, leading to search, leading to a confrontation. We plan to use a diary as a narrative tool. It's handy! It's also part of the story, so it's not just extraneous to the film and there as a device.
Yeah. The main problem we're having is tying it all together as a cohesive thingy. The theme is quite strong and prevalant throughout our scripts... We just need to build it up and try to keep it understandable for people who are not familiar with the 300,0000 scripts we've written already.
Anyway here's some pre-prod work.
The story is a simple escalation. A catalyst, leading to search, leading to a confrontation. We plan to use a diary as a narrative tool. It's handy! It's also part of the story, so it's not just extraneous to the film and there as a device.
Yeah. The main problem we're having is tying it all together as a cohesive thingy. The theme is quite strong and prevalant throughout our scripts... We just need to build it up and try to keep it understandable for people who are not familiar with the 300,0000 scripts we've written already.
Anyway here's some pre-prod work.
Friday, March 7, 2008
Week 1
Well, now. Back to uni. Our idea has come quite some distance. We've written a few scripts, rough as isaacs beard. I'll be working on this script, and the entire movie, with Liam. We both share a love of suspense, surrealism, bizarre types of stories (think twin peaks and stuff). We originally had no intent of going an atmospheric, suspenseful route of storytelling, but that's just the way that things grew. We originally wanted to do something a little light hearted, whimsical, but yeah.
We intend on building a mysterious, suspenseful, tense and atmospheric film. It's like an exercise in creating moods through sound, imagery, events. Blah!
The film is quite simple. It has a climactic progression. The way it differs is in the method of storytelling, through the main characters diary. This method is also useful in cutting the story down a tad, as we can be more selective of what is shown. It also has other uses.
I imagine the story to be kind of similar to HP Lovecraft type stories (think re-animator, call of cthulhu etc) in the buildup of tension and atmosphere, about a man out of his depth, in a situation out of his control. This is a great scenario to build atmos.
We intend on building a mysterious, suspenseful, tense and atmospheric film. It's like an exercise in creating moods through sound, imagery, events. Blah!
The film is quite simple. It has a climactic progression. The way it differs is in the method of storytelling, through the main characters diary. This method is also useful in cutting the story down a tad, as we can be more selective of what is shown. It also has other uses.
I imagine the story to be kind of similar to HP Lovecraft type stories (think re-animator, call of cthulhu etc) in the buildup of tension and atmosphere, about a man out of his depth, in a situation out of his control. This is a great scenario to build atmos.
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