| Guys this is my script at the moment.
Video Himself |
10 |
| Walks over to Granddad | 2 |
| Granddad Conversation | 8 |
| Walks over to Dad | 2 |
| Dad Conversation | 4 |
| Himself over to Conversation/Walkover to mum | 5 |
| Mum Conversation | 8 |
| Puts camera down on table/End of video-log | 10 |
| Walk over to Granddad | 3 |
| Granddad Conversation | 3 |
| Background Changes to Padded Room | 4 |
| Carries on Conversation with Granddad | 3 |
| Stops and looks depressed | 6 |
| TOTAL: | 68 |
Videos himself as a video-log
Simon: “Hey guys, you alright? Just doing my weekly log! 3
Simon: “I’m here with my family today… so let’s go say hello! 2
Walking over to Granddad (added 2 seconds)
Simon: “Hey Granddad!” 1
Granddad: “Hey Simon, doing your weekly log again I see? 2.5
Simon: “Yes I am, Ha-ha! How ya doing?” 2.5
Granddad: “Just watching a bit of Antique’s Roadshow, don’t you just love daytime TV?!” 3
Simon: “Yeah, quality stuff gramps” 1.5
Simon: “Right, let’s go and see Dad now” 2
Walking over to Dad (added 1 second)
Simon: “Hey dad, how you been?” 1.5
Dad: “Meh…so, so, and yourself?” 2.5
Simon: “Yeah doing well” 1
Videos himself on walk to Mum
Simon: “Sorry about Dad, he’s just lost the TV remote…” 2.5
Simon: “Ooo, Mum’s in the kitchen…let’s go see what she’s cooking!” 3
Walking over to Mum
Mum: “Oh hello Simon, how have you been dear?” 2.5
Simon: “Im doing alright mum, whatcha cooking?” 1.5
Mum: “Oohoo, your favourite Simon, Spagetti Bolognese” 3
Simon: “Ahhh nice…” 2
Walking over to table (added 4 seconds)
Simon: “Right, I think that’ll be enough for today guys, see you later! 3
Places the camera on the table, and walks over to Granddad (added 2 seconds)
Simon: “Gramps can you see the TV from there? I can move you? 2.5
Granddad: “Oh would you boy…That’d be great son. 2.5
Moves Granddad (Armchair) (added 3 seconds)
Granddad: “Aren’t you seeing your girlfriend today?” 1.5
Simon: “Naa, she’s got some family thing” 2
Granddad: “Ahhh well…anyway when am I going to meet this young lady of yours? 3.5
Simon: “You will Granddad…You will…” 2
TOTAL: 65
Possible sounds:
TV buzz
Cooking (Frying)
Granddad chair when it’s being moved (squeaky and thud when landed)
Record beep at the start
Camera/hand noises
Very quiet music of Antiques Roadshow
Research:
Joker video in Dark Knight
Final Destination 2
Shutter Island
Space Jam – Ed Jones
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Videos himself as a video-log CU
Simon: “Hey guys, you alright? Just doing my weekly log!
Simon: “I’m here with my family today… so let’s go say hello!
Walking over to Granddad (added 2 seconds) Pan/Zoom LS
Simon: “Hey Granddad!”
Granddad: “Hey Simon, doing your weekly log again I see?
Simon: “Yes I am, Ha-ha! How ya doing?”
Granddad: “Just watching a bit of Antique’s Roadshow, don’t you just love daytime TV?!”
Simon: “Yeah, quality stuff gramps”
Simon: “Right, let’s go and see Dad now”
Walking over to Dad (added 1 second) Pan MS
Simon: “Hey dad, how you been?”
Dad: “Meh…so, so, and yourself?”
Simon: “Yeah doing well”
Videos himself on walk to Mum CU
Simon: “Sorry about Dad, he’s just lost the TV remote…”
Simon: “Ooo, Mum’s in the kitchen…let’s go see what she’s cooking!”
Walking over to Mum Pan/Zoom MS
Mum: “Oh hello Simon, how have you been dear?”
Simon: “Im doing alright mum, whatcha cooking?”
Mum: “Oohoo, your favourite Simon, Spagetti Bolognese”
Simon: “Ahhh nice…”
Walking over to table (added 4 seconds) Pan/Zoom CU
Simon: “Right, I think that’ll be enough for today guys, see you later!
Places the camera on the table, and walks over to Granddad (added 1 second) Static/ExLS
Simon: “Gramps can you see the TV from there? I can move you?
Granddad: “Oh would you boy…That’d be great son.
Moves Granddad (Armchair) (added 3 seconds) Static/ExLS
Granddad: “Aren’t you seeing your girlfriend today?”
Simon: “Naa, she’s got some family thing”
Granddad: “Ahhh well…anyway when am I going to meet this young lady of yours?
Simon: “You will Granddad…You will…”
Hand-Held Shots
The hand-held movie camera first saw widespread use during World War II, when news reporters took their windup Arriflexes and Eyemos into the heat of battle, producing some of the most arresting footage of the twentieth century. After the war, it took a while for commercially produced movies to catch up, and documentary makers led the way, demanding the production of smaller, lighter cameras that could be moved in and out of a scene with speed, producing a "fly-on-the-wall" effect.This aesthetic took a while to catch on with mainstream Hollywood, as it gives a jerky, ragged effect, totally at odds with the organised smoothness of a dolly shot. The Steadicam (a heavy contraption which is attached a camera to an operator by a harness. The camera is stabilized so it moves independently) was debuted in Marathon Man (1976), bringing a new smoothness to hand held camera movement and has been used to great effect in movies and TV shows ever since. No "walk and talk" sequence would be complete without one. Hand held cameras denote a certain kind of gritty realism, and they can make the audience feel as though they are part of a scene, rather than viewing it from a detached, frozen position.
Used Shots
Himself 6
Walking to Granddad 2
Granddad 13
Walking to Dad 3
Dad 5-6
Walking to Mum 9
Mum 10
Walking to Table 12
Walking to Granddad 2
Granddad 12-15
File 1 (47)
Himself 6 6
Walking to Granddad 2 8
Granddad 13 21
Walking to Dad 3 24
Dad 7 31 1 SEC LONG
Walking to Mum 9 40
Mum 12 52 2 SEC LONG
Walking to Table 13 65
Walking to Granddad
Granddad 31 91
File 2 (48)
Himself 7 7
Walking to Granddad 3 10
Granddad 11 21 2 SEC SHORT
Walking to Dad 4 25
Dad 6 31
Walking to Mum 9 40
Mum 11 51 1 SEC LONG
Walking to Table 11 62
Walking to Granddad
Granddad 34 96
File 3 (50)
Himself 7 7
Walking to Granddad 3 10
Granddad 13 23
Walking to Dad 3 26
Dad 8 34 2 SEC LONG
Walking to Mum 8 42
Mum 13 55 3 SEC LONG
Walking to Table 11 66
Walking to Granddad
Granddad 30 96
Not going to go with File 3 (50), as it has the two biggest cuts from what we originally wanted, plus it is the longest clip.
I’m also ditching File 2 (48) for File 1 (47), as the 2 Seconds off the Granddad dialogue I feel will be harder to cut down than it would be to add dialogue.
Chosen clip: File 1 (47)
Forgot to tape character at the end
Options:
Talk but just not show character
Have character in camera but occasionally looking behind him to watch for tripping.
File 1 (47)
Himself 6 6
Walking to Granddad 2 8
Granddad 13 21
Walking to Dad 3 24
Dad 7 31 1 SEC LONG
Walking to Mum 9 40
Mum 12 52 2 SEC LONG
Walking to Table 13 65
Walking to Granddad
Granddad 31 91
Videos himself as a video-log
Simon: “Hey guys, you alright? Just doing my weekly log! 6
Simon: “I’m here with my family today… so let’s go say hello!
Walking over to Granddad 2
Simon: “Hey Granddad!” 13
Granddad: “Hey Simon, doing your weekly log again I see?
Simon: “Yes I am, Ha-ha! How ya doing?”
Granddad: “Just watching a bit of Antique’s Roadshow, don’t you just love daytime TV?!”
Simon: “Yeah, quality stuff gramps”
Simon: “Right, let’s go and see Dad now”
Walking over to Dad 3
Simon: “Hey dad, how you been?” 7
Dad: “Meh…so, so, and yourself?”
Simon: “Yeah doing well”
Videos himself on walk to Mum 9
Simon: “Sorry about Dad, he’s just lost the TV remote…”
Simon: “Ooo, Mum’s in the kitchen…let’s go see what she’s cooking!”
Walking over to Mum
Mum: “Oh hello Simon, how have you been dear?” 12
Simon: “Im doing alright mum, whatcha cooking?”
Mum: “Oohoo, your favourite Simon, Spaghetti Bolognese”
Simon: “Ahhh nice…Haven’t had a good Spag-Bol in aaaaaages”
Walking over to table 13
Simon: “Right, I think that’ll be enough for today guys, see you later!
Places the camera on the table, and walks over to Granddad 20
Simon: “Gramps can you see the TV from there? I can move you?
Granddad: “Oh would you boy…That’d be great son.
Moves Granddad (Armchair) (added 3 seconds)
Granddad: “Aren’t you seeing your girlfriend today?”
Simon: “Naa, she’s got some family thing”
Granddad: “Ahhh well…anyway when am I going to meet this young lady of yours?
Simon: “You will Granddad…You will…”
Voice Roles:
Simon – Glenn
Granddad – Ben
Dad – Matt
Mum – Yasmin
