3rd Meeting (2/15/2020)

On February 15th, 2020, my group met at the local McDonald’s however I wasn’t able to be there in person because I had my wisdom teeth excavated (although we did FaceTime so I was able to give my ideas whilst recovering from ten shots and a power drill in mouth). But, we answered the questions for stage 3 on our group Google doc so; here they are.

In what locations will your film be shot? Why?

Jiffy @ san ann – its very gritty and run down place, where they would catch a hacker trying to be incognito

Circle K gas station – investigation location 

Kafe Kokopelli – maybe start, the detective talking to himself, interrupted by hacker. 

Downtown dade city – mostly where this will be shot 

Dade City Transmission – my dad owns this place so this will most likely be are backup

Who will act in your film, if anyone? Why? What considerations do you need to make for scheduling and preparing your actors for production?

Me and Fares will act in our movie. This is because we “are funny dudes who know how to have a comedic dynamic Considerations: I just had his wisdom teeth removed and kinda swollen but I should be fine by the time we start filming. Fares arrive late all the time. 

What will your film look, feel, and sound like? Why? How will you achieve it? Consider all the aspects of mise-en-scene.

We want to make a film that shows the opposing sides of the two main characters. Since we may be filming in a restaurant, we will need to focus more on the mise-en-scene surrounding the characters than in the setting. We will have the detective wear more muddled colors and the hacker wear brighter, more saturated colors. The colors will show this difference in their tone and how they perceive things.

It’s going to look like a noir with the detective in costume and hacker normal clothing working alongside him. It will have science fiction features with the use of technology.  Chiaroscuro will be emphasized. Likely to be shot at night or in the afternoon in an urban location.

Will you record any sounds during production (dialogue, ambient sound, etc.)? If so, how? Will you record sounds in-camera or using a separate audio recording system?

We will definitely record sounds using a separate audio recording system. We will obviously record the monologue using a microphone. Since we are most likely shooting at nighttime, ambient sounds like cars passing by, car horns or a sign flickering off and on. We may have to have non diegetic soundtrack in the background. 

What do your preliminary storyboards look like for the film? You should include at least a few storyboarded shots.

“Guess I still have to make those” – Nick