Darian Hill TCF 312

Midterm Scene Assignment - Smash

Season 2, Episode 12

In this Scene Ivy, who is playing Marilyn Monroe on Broadway is singing her finale song on Opening Night. Its a triumphant scene because Ivy has gone through two seasons of drama in trying to attain and keep her role. This song shows Ivy making it from a chorus girl to the star of a broadway musical. This song applies to the overall musical (Marilyn's Biography) but also Ivy's struggle to the top

Very Long Shot - to establish the scene. Ivy signing Opening Night as Marilyn Monroe

Medium Shot - To Show who is singing she sings about the beginning of her journey.

Long Shot - To show she has a full audience watching.

Very Long Shot - to show the theater the orchestra the audience and Ivy.

Long Shot - Ivy With the cast entering the stage. They are all the men Marilyn dated including John F. Kennedy.

Medium Shot - Ivy and a sailor. to show ivy acknowledging their presence.

Mediem Close Up - Two Shot to show Marilyn and Kennedy as she signs a line about singing happy birthday.

Medium Long Shot to show other men on stage.

Extreme Long Shot - to show again the audience, the orchestra, the audience, Ivy and the cast to show the magnitude of the stage she is on.

Medium Two Shot Ivy and the Sailor interacting.

Medium Close Up of the old Director who is also Ivy's ex-boyfriend in his reaction shot. He is wishing he had treated ivy better because now the song lyrics are about her men trying to control her.

Medium Long Shot - to show again what is happening on stage.

Medium Close- Up Two shot of two more old cast member enjoying the show, happy for Ivy's success.

Medium Long Shot - to show the point of view from on stage

Medium Long Shot - Back to watching Ivy

Medium Shot - The song Building so the shot tightens to raise tension in the scene.

Medium Close Up - Ivy finishing the second verse.

Now The scene gets really interesting. This is a spinning dolly shot where the people who gave Ivy a hard time throughout the last two seasons appear on stage with her as an alternate reality shot. It was probably done with a spider dolly

Medium Close up Two Shot and Over the Shoulder - To show the people Ivy ha to overcome to get where she is.

My favorite shot

Close Up - Ivy singing a huge note, and we are back to her performance on stage.

Long Shot - from a high angle to show Ivy is now the only one on stage.

Medium Two Shot - reaction shot form the Director and the Writer of the musical.

Medium Long Shot - Ivy onstage point f view if you are watching from back stage

Long Shot - Ivy singing the beginning of chorus for the last time.

Medium Long Shot - More of the chorus.

Medium Close Up - the reaction shot

Long Shot - Ivy getting to the last line of the chorus.

Very Long Shot - The last word of the song!

Extreme Long Shot - Ivy is done singing.

Medium Close Up - Ivy waiting for a response from the audience. Afraid of not getting their approval.

Very Long Shot - A standing ovation for Ivy.

Long Shot - Ivy Takes a Bow

I learned from this scene how many shots it really takes to create a 30 second scene. This assignment was so intense trying to get all the screen shots. The shots however it made the scene really come together and end the season.

Blog Post # 10 -

Final Remarks

I learned countless lessons from this semester. I learned lessons big and small and i really feel like I got my feel wet. I'm just so excited to continue and i really feel like i picked a great major. The greatest lesson learned was that you need a team to make a movie and you need to be very organized.

My strengths i feel are begin in being organized. Making my binder for our final project was so fun to me. I felt like it was a puzzle i had to solve. I also like casting my actors and the laughs we had on set. I also think i have a pretty clear creative vision. I'm a good story teller. It probably comes from being in the theater. I believe in a strong and clear beginning middle and end.

My weaknesses come from me being a beginner film maker. I just need to shoot more. I learned from all of my projects this semester. The first project i learned to plan ahead and to white balance. The second project i learned I NEED a crew. Its hard to do more than one a job. Also that darkness is lit.

My career goals surround being a Producer, Writer, and Director. I think I'm really good at all three. This summer I'm going to write a series, If only for myself to enjoy. I dot really know where the future is going to take me but I'm excited about the ride

Finally I loved this class. I have a long way to go but i'm willing to do the work.

Blog Post # 9 - Rell and Artsit Statement

My First Videography Reel

I really enjoyed putting together my first reel. I loved being able o chose my favorite shots to compose a story about myself. I'm showing a piece of my creative vision.

Artist Statement:

I am a lover. I am passionate. I am dramatic. Somehow those three sentences mean I love movies. Movies are a way to be with someone like a fly on the wall. My image is to connect to my audience hand in hand with our souls. It might sound weird, but that is what my would is about. As an artist I am a dancer, an actress, a singer, a painter, and a videographer. With all of these mediums I paint my soul and the souls of others. I believe everyone has a purpose and a story. Weather the story is positive or negative it should be about love, passion, and drama,

Blog # 8 - Scene Assignment & Visual Reference

Scene Assignment & Visual References -Embed your scene assignment video. Also include a few images that inspired the visual style of your scene and, if possible, also embed 3 stills from your filmed scene. Talk about what you achieved, and how, as well as what wasn't achievable and why (if you know & why you don't know, if you don't understand how/why your vision wasn't fully realized on screen).

The Visual references I used were scenes from the movie. I like the saturated colors however I added more contrast to my shots.

Blog Post # 7 - The Best Camera

The Best Camera for My Scene Assignment

For my scene assignment I was really interested in working with a DSLR camera. I used a JVC in the past and was very familiar with it, so I wanted to expand my knowledge. Brandon and I chose The Cannon T2i, at first because FS100 was unavailable so we got the next best (available) thing.

It took both Brandon and I a little time to get use to it but we survived. The hardest thing to me was white balancing. We had to take a picture then white balance (WB). It was so much harder than just holding up a white card and pressing the WB button. White Balancing scares me from my last project (it was blue because i didn't WB) therefore I prefer to WB the way i know best. Another problem was that we didn't have an external monitor and we had to rely on the screen on the back of the camera. We then misjudged lighting in my final scene and it was just way too dark. Made me really dad but we did a little color correcting to make it better. Lesson learned.

Overall I liked using the camera. I would definitely use it again. The first three scenes were beautiful. Further when I got the hang of it t was really easy to use. I also like the weight of it when i was doing handheld shots.