Today we had the opportunity to watch a bit of "Lost in La Macha," which focuses on the failed production of "The Man Who Killed Don Quixote." This is a film which was directed by the A-list director Terry Gilliam.
I think the reason we watched this film was to illustrate what could go wrong in the pre-production of a movie. From my speculation... everything that could have went wrong went wrong in the production of this film. They had actors bail on them, they didn't effectively scout locations, and even some of the props were falling apart before production even began.
On the first day of shooting, they were out shooting a desert scene and the actors had never rehearsed. On top of that, they were right next to a military testing base with planes flying over frequently. So their entire day was basically ruined because of poor planning.
During class, Phil also pulled me in to talk about my capstone. He recommended that I put together a treatment for my short film, so that'll be what I work on this semester. But I wouldn't just like to stop there, I want to see if I can get the first draft of a script written up. So that's something I'll be working on.
My idea revolves around a nerdy no-friend dweller that orders a package via UPS so the UPS guy will drop it off at his house... then the nerdy dweller kidnaps him and forces him to hang out and be friends. I think It has some potential. :)
Thursday, February 12, 2015
Tuesday, February 3, 2015
Larry Groupe Lecture
I get kind of excited whenever we have someone really reputable come speak at DSU, particularly when that person has been nominated for a major award, like a Primetime Emmy.
Larry Groupe came and spoke to our pre-production class, and it was really cool listening to him talk about the process of film scoring. He primarily works on features, but he's done a lot of work on short films and documentaries as well. He conducts and mixes the music himself, along with the visual cues from an edit of a film, then hands it over to the director. Sometimes the director while ask for some things to be added or taken away here and there, and after those are all taken care of, the music will be put into the movie along with the dialogue and sound effects to be mixed.
What stuck out to me the most was that Larry was focused on the emotion of the song. That's what it's all about. The music for a scene should set the foundation of the purest emotions of what the subject feels, or what the director wants the audience to feel. He illustrated it by showing some clips on projects he's worked on, including the ridiculous comedy, "The Cable Guy."
Larry looks to composers such as Bernard Herrmann for really capturing the essence of emotion when it comes to film scoring. He mentioned a scene in "Psycho" where the entire scene is a 4-minute shot of a woman driving in the rain. Totally boring. But through the right score, Herrmann illustrated the mood and the character's thought process. Through music!
Kind of incredible, don't you think?
Larry Groupe came and spoke to our pre-production class, and it was really cool listening to him talk about the process of film scoring. He primarily works on features, but he's done a lot of work on short films and documentaries as well. He conducts and mixes the music himself, along with the visual cues from an edit of a film, then hands it over to the director. Sometimes the director while ask for some things to be added or taken away here and there, and after those are all taken care of, the music will be put into the movie along with the dialogue and sound effects to be mixed.
What stuck out to me the most was that Larry was focused on the emotion of the song. That's what it's all about. The music for a scene should set the foundation of the purest emotions of what the subject feels, or what the director wants the audience to feel. He illustrated it by showing some clips on projects he's worked on, including the ridiculous comedy, "The Cable Guy."
Larry looks to composers such as Bernard Herrmann for really capturing the essence of emotion when it comes to film scoring. He mentioned a scene in "Psycho" where the entire scene is a 4-minute shot of a woman driving in the rain. Totally boring. But through the right score, Herrmann illustrated the mood and the character's thought process. Through music!
Kind of incredible, don't you think?
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