From the course: Creating a Short Film: 05 Directing
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Understanding the scene
From the course: Creating a Short Film: 05 Directing
Understanding the scene
- In this chapter, we're going to start looking at how to actually approach and shoot a script. In this story, we're going to start with the basics. How do you look at the words on the page and make shots out of it? Well, I thought it might be helpful at the start of this chapter to walk you through how to do that with a simple scene, so we're going to look at the script of the night scene and make a plan to shoot it. For this scene, let's say that we've already scouted the location, so we know what the general area looks like. Now, if you didn't know the location, which is, you know, very common in pre-production, you probably just want to make sure you have at least a basic idea of essentials that need to happen for that setting, then I like to just back up and make sure I understand all the big picture stuff. What's the whole point of the scene from a story perspective? What role does it play in the story? Where is the conflict? To me, the point of the night scene was for Teoni to…
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