Difficulty:
Not having the whole script made it difficult to describe things such as the buildings as we don’t know whether it is in a nice or bad part of the town.
It difficult to work in pairs due to individual differences.
What can I do to improve:
Have an example script to make sure that formatting is easier to present.
Do research on time and context to make sure that the script is accurate to the story.
Partner: Poppy
A screenplay is a written text that provides the storyline of the film, introduces characters and provides basis for a film production.
It usually is 1 minute per page.
Shot lists are not included in this.
It is not just dialogue which helps move the storyline.
Summarise what Astruc meant by the term "Auteur" and give some examples of the films cited by the movement as being created by Auteur directors.
Alexandre Astruc, wanted to find directors that shared their own perspective through use of lighting, camerawork, staging, editing, and the story. He called this concept of individualism “auteurism,” deriving largely from Astruc’s explanation of the concept of caméra-stylo (“camera-pen”), where the director, is more to be considered the “author” of the movie.
Taxi Driver – 1976
Travis, an ex-marine and Vietnam veteran, works as a taxi driver in New York City. One day, he decides to save an underage prostitute from her pimp in an effort to clean the city of its corruption.
Breaking the Waves – 1996
In a small and religious coastal town, a simple, devoutly religious Scottish woman, Bess McNeill (Emily Watson), finds a partner in an oil rig worker from Norway, Jan Nyman (Stellan Skarsgard). However, the relationship grows strained when Nyman breaks his neck in a horrific work accident on the rig and becomes paralyzed. Unable to perform sexually and suffering mentally from the accident as well, Jan convinces Bess to have sex with other men, which she comes to believe is God’s work.
Submarine – 2010
Oliver (Craig Roberts) is a Welsh teen who has some things on his mind. First is losing his virginity before his 16th birthday. He sets out to woo his feisty classmate Jordana (Yasmin Paige). Then Oliver focuses on holding his family together. His father (Noah Taylor), a depressed marine biologist, seems unequal to the task of preventing Oliver’s mother (Sally Hawkins) from succumbing to the dubious charms of a spiritual guru (Paddy Considine) from down the road.
Identify at least two other classic French New Wave films
Hiroshima, mon Amour – 1959
The deep conversation between a Japanese architect (Eiji Okada) and a French actress (Emmanuelle Riva) forms the basis of this celebrated French film, considered one of the vanguard productions of the French New Wave. Set in Hiroshima after the end of World War II, the couple — lovers turned friends — recount, over many hours, previous romances and life experiences. The two intertwine their stories about the past with pondering the devastation wrought by the atomic bomb dropped on the city.
The 400 Blows – 1959
For young Parisian boy Antoine Doinel (Jean-Pierre Léaud), life is one difficult situation after another. Surrounded by inconsiderate adults, including his neglectful parents (Claire Maurier, Albert Remy), Antoine spends his days with his best friend, Rene (Patrick Auffray), trying to plan for a better life. When one of their schemes goes awry, Antoine ends up in trouble with the law, leading to even more conflicts with unsympathetic authority figures.
Jaws – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1fu_sA7XhE
Star Wars – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1g3_CFmnU7k
