CU are key - repeat action at varying zooms and beware continuity
Sequences should be creatively interesting and relevant.
No excuses for poor lighting and sound!
Animate subject = Handheld
Inanimate subject = Tripod
Wherever tripod all sequences.
Good for introducing characters
Research helps highlight sequence potential
Watched: StoryGuide - The Key to Sequences
Sequences help speed long stories
Highlight key moments
Shoot a variety of shots
Adjacent wides = jump cuts
3 CU for each LS
don't zoom - hold for 6-10 secs
repeat action @ different sizes
Write a list of what you need. Give yourself options but don't overshoot.
Think creatively - framing/continuity
Ensure shots match!!
Actuality
Conveys a feeling of 'real life'
REALISM - Not directed
generally handheld
control is key and planning is vital
let subject enter and exit frame
plenty of reactions
plan sound - radio mics
- atmos
brief cam and sound beforehand
helps to illustrate and edit sync clips
reflexive - exposes filmmaking process
self - reflexive - exposes author's own journey
Nick Broomfield (i like)
- Studied law, political science and finally attended the National Film School
- First film shot in 1971 whilst at film school called ‘Who Cares’ about slum clearance in Liverpool
- He originally made observational documentaries and stumbled across his now signature style of placing himself within the film itself to make sense of his film
- Driving Me Crazy Recently adopted what he describes as ‘direct cinema’ style in which real people play themselves in docu-drama style – eg 2006 film ‘Ghosts’ for Channel 4.
- Most well known film – Kurt and Courtney
- He has won numerous awards for his work including a British Academy Lifetime Achievement Award for his contribution to documentary film making
Watched: 'Aileen - Life and Death of a Serial Killer.'
- In 1991 Nick Broomfield made a film (Aileen Wuornos: The selling of a serial Killer) about the family of America’s first female serial killer, Aileen Wuornos, who were trying to sell her story to the highest bidder – curiously it was Aileen herself who emerged as the most principled member of the family.
- He subsequently remained in contact with her, writing to her until he was sent a subpoena to appear in the final state appeal before her execution.
- Broomfield decided to make this, the second film, looking at her tortured childhood and life as a prostitute.
- Charlize Theron used Broomfield’s documentaries about Aileen as the basis of her Oscar winning portayal of the serial killer in the motion picture ‘Monster’.
Opens with int. w/ Broomfield, explaining reason for film, immediately giving personal thoughts and feelings - self-reflexive
hypothesis - is the death penalty okay? (youre film should always have an overall message, theme or higher topic you're actually exploring)
characters - opinion of Aileen shifts and changes [How is each character received by the audience and how do they each represent the hypothesis and themes?]
format: self-reflexive - shows us his less flattering moments, adds to authenticity [How much do you expose? Does it add?]
Actuality: lead up to execution leads narrative and provides structure
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