What will be completed after Spring Break

*All filming will be done

*Final Edit of entire piece

*Color Correction

*Video will be Exported

Goals for 3/9/10

* Make a list of remaining shots needed for the final edit, and prepare for shoot next weekend.

* Continue to revise edits of Demo reel and senior video

* Revise cover letter

* Begin obtaining audio for the senior project

Paid Internship ($7.25/hour) Lion Television New York, New York
http://www.productionhub.com/jobs/view.aspx?item=26763
Cover Letter and Resume are all thats needed (by email) there is also an online recruitment formhttp://www.liontv.com/Usa/About/Recruitment


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Corporate video production refers to audio-visual corporate communications material (such as DVD, High-definition video, streaming video or other media) commissioned primarily for a use by a company, corporation or organisation. A corporate video is often intended for a specific purpose in a corporate environment and viewed only by a limited or targeted audience. This may include product, service or company promotional videos, training videos and information videos. Corporate video production is frequently the responsibility of a company marketing or corporate communications manager. Examples of corporate video include staff training and safety videos, promotional/brand films, and financial results videos.

Demo Reel Outline

I plan on trying to incorporate parts from all my videos into my demo reel. I plan on getting the most compelling shots from each video and creating a rough edit. From that edit, I will begin to cut the time down to under 2 minutes and weed out the shots that dont seem to fit or are the least compelling out of that group. I am not sure if I should include any of my AE animations.

Jobs

A job in Jonesboro Arkansas for half a day. For Chicago based corporate safety company. Not very interesting subject matter but maybe some money and experience, and its close by.
http://www.productionhub.com/jobs/view.aspx?item=26907
More Job Search Sites
*http://allvideojobs.com/s/find-video-editor-jobs-in-usa

*http://www.getvideofilmeditingjobs.com/job-seekers/job-search2.php?kw=&city=&state=&country=219&submitForm=Find+My+Job%21

Video Editor Job in Orlando Florida http://allvideojobs.com/jobsearch/display/39506180?xp=opk4vAyGizwZcdX8nb!8JCk7Q8pzz*tyebWHPoGBXREllVqet4BQ3ckc*BitBtX8R64FGzMQ8Tyz963Te7x3Rt1RxZL1awAREVkfYGjcVbJVvg9KzxUWvFDsDsyk!uxJjJf3mx!djEST1P4ecsZE49*UomgKvFXD!r7NXHtotSGWjOnHW5HE*8RCjThsbNt2cL5hiPSmuH4=

Video Editor job in Tampa Florida http://allvideojobs.com/jobsearch/display/39540234?xp=opk4vAyGizwZcdX8nb!8JCk7Q8pzz*tyebWHPoGBXREllVqet4BQ3ckc*BitBtX8R64FGzMQ8Tyz963Te7x3Rt1RxZL1awAREVkfYGjcVbJVvg9KzxUWvFDsDsyk!uxJjJf3mx!djEST1P4ecsZE49*UomgKvFXD!r7NXHtotSGWjOnHW5HE*8RCjThsbNt2cL5hiPSmuH4=

Videographer/Editor Job at Shawnee Mission Medical Center in Orlando Florida
http://jobs.climber.com/jobs/Hospital-Healthcare/Orlando-FL-USA/Videographer-Editor-Marketing-Days/4462978/?source=simplyjobs&bid=4462978&cid=Videographer-Editor-Marketing-Days

demo research cont.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAJNEL3HKjc

some good advice but mostly for actors

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kz0mz8ffWUQ

a good example for how NOT to make your demo reel

http://exposureroom.com/library/articles/view.aspx/10/

An article with some good advice 

Job

http://www.productionhub.com/jobs/view.aspx?item=26775

I feel I could fill this position pretty well, although I have no desire to move to St. Louis Missouri.

more demo reel research

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=viK5-ubJ1zk
Videographer/Editor
This seemed like a bad demo reel to me. It had no structure, it was too long, and none of the shots were very interesting.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Geidlg6TBbs
Videographer
This is reel has more of a structure to and a definite end with the time lapsed sundown. It was short and sweet, with a lot of clean, aesthetically interesting shots and images.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0unVxfDqZLs
Editor
This has a good structure to it, that starts out slow and speeds up. All the shots are interesting and the cuts are very clean. This reel was a little long but it remained interesting for the majority of the time.

Demo Reel Research

Editor Demo Reel

http://www.vimeo.com/5045461

shows very technical edit with many cuts on action.  Combines many different scenes from different movies and videos into one fast paced edit showing a lot of work in a short amount of time.  

Videographer/Editor Demo Reel

 http://www.vimeo.com/6184089

A lot of nice shots juxtaposed by fast paced cuts on action.  The edit has a nice pace to it that does not seem to repetitive or too slow, but it does seem a little long.

Camera Operator Demo Reel

 http://www.vimeo.com/5103137

Showcases the camera work.  Has good contrasting camera movements but the edit could be better.

General Cinema Demo Reel

 http://www.vimeo.com/8475940

Has a strong way of showing behind the scenes of special effects, and I also like the way the programs used are shown at the end with the email and contact info

More Job Research

Tennessee Film Commision Bulletin Board
http://tn.gov/film/bboard.htm
updated list of film related jobs in Tennessee

Tennessee Film Directory
https://www.tnecdit.net/FilmDirectory/
to be registered in the Directory, must be a resident of tennessee and must fill out this registration form
http://www.state.tn.us/film/directoryforms.htm

Memphis & Shelby County Directory Listing
must pay to be listed http://69.33.187.222/oz_online/oz_tn_signup/default.lasso

Productionhub.com Directory
can get a free profile and show up in 2 categories or can pay to get more
http://www.productionhub.com/ecard/prohub_matrix.aspx

Filmstaff.com Directory
must pay monthly
http://www.filmstaff.com/NewMember.asp

Videomaker.com
lots of stuff dealing with video
http://www.videomaker.com

Work since 2/9/10

Tennessee Film, Entertainment, & Music Commission
http://www.state.tn.us/film/film.htm

Memphis and Shelby County Film and Television Commission
http://www.memphisfilmcomm.org/

Louisianna Film Commission
http://www.louisianaentertainment.gov/film/default.cfm

List of Film Commsions
http://www.writerdirector.com/film_commissions.htm

http://www.masterguide.com/globalmedia/commissions.html

Running Pony Productions
http://www.runningpony.com/index.html

Gadsby also recommended that I make a demo reel of my work to accompany my resume.

I am still working on creating more close ups and medium shots with the footage I have for my senior project.

Gadsby Meeting

She told me to contact the Memphis Music Foundation to ask questions about videographer jobs in Memphis, and she also said that a lot of churches need full time videographers. She recommended I contact Running Pony Productions, Casinos, and Carl Moore at Channel 3, and Medtronic for informational interviews. Finally, she told me that I need to make a demo reel of my videos to accompany my resume, which she helped me edit. Overall, her main advice was meeting new people and making connections to get information and help finding jobs. Ideally, I will try to have at least one informational interview a week with different people.

More Test Photos

CATLETT SHOOTING SCHEDULE (revised)

* Tues. Feb 2-Have all costumes, props, and schedule locked down. Also have test photos.
* Thurs. Feb 4-
*Saturday February 6- Begin filming scenes involving all characters. Film as much as possible from Noon till dark.
* Tues. Feb 9-
* Thurs. Feb 11-
* Tues. Feb 16-
* Thurs. Feb 18-
*Saturday February 20-Film the rest of the movie including the scene with all the dead bodies Noon till dark
* Tues. Feb 23-
* Thurs. Feb 25-
*Saturday February 27-Film any remaining scenes if filming isn
* Tues. March 2-Have ALL shooting DONE
* Thurs. March 4- Begin Working on Rough Edit of video
* Tues. March 9-
* Thurs. March 11- Begin Working on Final Edit of video
* Tues. March 16-
* Thurs. March 18-Begin Working on rough edit of Sound
* Tues. March 23- Begin Final edit of sound
* Thurs. March 25-Begin working on Title Sequences
* Tues. March 30-
* Thurs. April 1-Begin working on DVD
* Tues. April 6-
* Thurs. April 8-Have Final Edit with sound, title sequence and closing credits done and on DVD
* Tues. April 13-BE DONE WITH ALL!

Job Search Sources

http://www.filmstaff.com/

http://www.productionhub.com/jobs/

http://www.simplyhired.com/a/jobs/list/q-videographer

Stuff

CATLETT SHOOTING SCHEDULE

* Thurs. Jan 21-Have Proposal and Schedule Done ready for Pitch
* Tues. Jan 26- Have All Costumes and Props
* Thurs. Jan 28-
* Tues. Feb 2-
* Thurs. Feb 4-
* Tues. Feb 9-
* Thurs. Feb 11-
* Tues. Feb 16-
* Thurs. Feb 18- Try to do dead body scene during this weekend
* Tues. Feb 23-
* Thurs. Feb 25-
* Tues. March 2-Have ALL shooting DONE
* Thurs. March 4- Begin Working on Rough Edit of video
* Tues. March 9-
* Thurs. March 11- Begin Working on Final Edit of video
* Tues. March 16-
* Thurs. March 18-Begin Working on rough edit of Sound
* Tues. March 23- Begin Final edit of sound
* Thurs. March 25-Begin working on Title Sequences
* Tues. March 30-
* Thurs. April 1-Begin working on DVD
* Tues. April 6-
* Thurs. April 8-Have Final Edit with sound, title sequence and closing credits done and on DVD
* Tues. April 13-BE DONE WITH ALL!

Three Act Structure

Act One Setup Becoming Machines
Thomas Kelty is given food and water by Boss and joins the work crew. They work over a long period of time and occasionally the Boss checks on their work and gives them food and water.

Inciting Incident The Realization
Justin Houston falls out dead from exhaustion and dehydration

Plot Point #1 The Enclosure
The fence is done, the Boss puts shock collars on the workers and Thomas Smith sees the pile of dead bodies realizing their fate

Act Two Confrontation
The workers begin their new job, busting rocks. Thomas Smith tries to hide his mental transformation from the boss

Midpoint Changing Mindsets
Thomas Smith attempts to reveal their fate to Derrick Spencer. Knocks him out and drags him to the pile of dead bodies, where he has the same realization as Thomas Smith

Plot Point #2 Conspiring Revolt
All the workers have been awakened from the daze, and they gather to plan a revolt

Act Three Resolution Revolution
The workers have their plan schemed, they will keep working like nothing is wrong until the right time to strike and overpower the boss.

Climax Changing Roles
The workers attack the Boss while he is off guard, flipping the power roles, making the boss work for food. They enjoy the power high and it gets to their head as they cruelly taunt the former boss.

Denouement No Power With No One To Control
Thomas Kelty remembers the Boss helping him and gets all but one worker (Derrick Spencer) to stop acting superior and help the boss. All but the last worker leave the work site as Derrick Spencer still tries to play the Master Role but has no one to control. The last scene shows empty work site.

Shot Outline

1.     1) person (Thomas Kelty) isolated in a barren landscape, crawls helplessly on the verge of death.

a.     Start with first person shot sliding across the ground, then a long shot of person crawling weakly, wearing ragged clothes, and next a close up of the person crawling toward the camera revealing the exhausted face.

2.     2)He runs into the feet of the boss man (Mike Allensworth) who offers him a block of ramen noodles and water.

a.     The camera jolts on impact of the feet and pans up revealing the boss man in a white suit and hat holding out the dry noodles and water.

3.     3)Fade from black to extreme close up of a hammer hitting a wooden steak

4.     4)Close shot of Thomas Kelty hammering a wooden steak in the ground

5.     5)Show long shot of all 5 workers hammering the steaks into the ground.

a.     Workers all wear dark blue worker suits and move very machine like

6.     6)Show a close shot of each worker hammering in steaks, not interacting with any of the other workers

a.     Reveals other workers (Justin Houston, Eddie Laplante, Derrick Spencer, Thomas Smith)

7.    7)Show a series of shots with the workers hammering the steaks

a.     Shoot this shot at different times in different weather situations and seasons to imply the long period of working.  Will get as many different camera angles as possible, also combining stills with the stop motion.  Several shots will show the boss checking up on them and a few of him giving them the ramen noodles and water less and less as time goes on.  Sound collage of repetitive hammering sounds.

8.     8)We see inside one worker’s mind (Justin Houston) of him stuck in a box struggling to get out, implying his feelings of imprisonment.

9.     9)Show long shot of all workers as Justin falls out dead, and none of the workers react at all they just continue working

a.     Go through the shots inside the rest of the worker’s minds

10. 10)Show the boss man checking up on the workers to make sure they are doing the work.

a.     He slides (pixilation) across the ground and stops to examine each worker.  Show long shot of all five workers including the one on the ground dead and the boss as he slides by. Show close ups of each exhausted worker and the boss man’s calm reaction to their exhaustion and death

11. 11)Boss man points at Thomas Smith and points at the dead body telling him to dispose of it.  While he is gone the boss puts shock collars on the remaining workers

a.     Thomas Smith drags the dead body off the screen

12. 12)Boss slides around the perimeter of the fence wrapping an electrical wire around the steaks, and puts up a sign with a lightning bolt on it.

13. 13)While disposing of his dead peer, Thomas Smith sees the pile of dead bodies of previous workers.  Cut shots back and forth from bodies to Thomas to hammers hitting steaks.  He has a realization of his fate and also the other workers.  His realization makes him begin to move normal instead of like a machine.  He returns to the worksite, trying not to act different, noticing the electric fence.

14. 14)The fence is done, the workers are exhausted and dehydrated so the boss gives them ramen noodles and water and puts the collar on Thomas Smith when he gets back from disposing of the body.

a.     Boss holds out hand and the noodles and water pop into his hand magically.  The boss will always be on the outside of the fence and the workers will be inside the fence.

15. 15)Jump to workers finishing the cheap meal and the boss pointing at a pile of rocks implying that is time to get back to work and start to bust the rocks.

16. 16)The boss man leaves and the 4 workers get back to work.  Thomas Smith is trying to move like a machine but it is apparent he is faking it.  He keeps looking around nervously at the other workers.  Show close ups of his eyes and long shots of them all.

17. 17)Eventually the changed worker drops his hammer and walks over to another worker (Derrick Spencer) and tries to get his attention but he gets no reaction.  Finally Thomas Smith hits Derrick Spencer in the head knocking him out.

a.     Tighter shot only showing them two so I can split the screen making one side stop motion and one side video

18. 18)He drags the unconscious worker across the fence toward the dead bodies.  He expects the fence to shock them but it does not because the boss forgot to turn it on.

a.     Show a first person view of him dragging the body, cut to longer shot showing Thomas tense up as he crosses the fence but is surprised when he isn’t shocked.  Go back to first person shot of Thomas dragging Derrick, then flash back to the shot of him dragging the dead body.  Show the camera angle from the Derrick looking up at Thomas Smith’s reaction as he continues to drag him to the pile of dead bodies determined to change him. 

19. 19)They get to the pile of dead bodies and Thomas Smith wakes Derrick Spencer, showing him their fate.

2020). The worker sees the bodies and is shocked. (Wide eyed and shaking head)  We see in his mind as he sees his own face on one of the dead bodies

21. 21)He also begins to move normal, after seemingly shaking himself out of the daze, and the two go back to get the other workers.

a.     Show long shot of them both knocking out Thomas Kelty and Eddie Laplante, then show them all walking back from the bodies normally and huddling together in the fence.

22. 22)After all the workers come to their senses they scheme up a way to overthrow the boss.  They will continue to bust the rocks and act like machines until the right moment to attack him.

23. 23)Boss brings a rich person (Jeremy Smith) to the fence and shows the workers at task like a spectacle or tourist attraction.  The rich person gives the boss money.

a.     Show boss and Jeremy close by the camera with the workers in the background in the fence.  Jump to shots of the four workers looking at each other implying its time for action.

24. 24)As the boss gives the rich person a bag of sand as a souvenir the workers storm through the fence and attack the boss as the rich person runs away

a.     Shot of boss and Jeremy close by the camera and the workers storming out of the fence toward the camera.  Jeremy runs toward the camera, leaving through the right of the screen.  The Boss holds his hands up trying to get the workers to stop but they swarm him and tackle him to the ground.

25.  25)After almost beating him to death the workers starve the boss until he will work for food.  The former boss no longer slides but crawls around struggling to even move.

a.     Shot from boss’s perspective looking up at the workers as they laugh and point hysterically.  Shot looking down at boss crawling on the ground.

26. 26)Show the workers in a fancy house eating good food and drinking enjoying the power.

27.27) Workers return to jobsite to laugh at the boss as he struggles to work, they slide around (pixilation) as a symbol that they are now in power.

28.28) The worker from the first scene (Thomas Kelty) stops sliding and has flashbacks of the boss staring at them in their exhausted state then a flashback of the boss helping him in the beginning, and realizes that now, they are even worse than the boss was to them. 

a.     Thomas Kelty stands still and watches the other workers taunt the boss with a sympathetic look on his face

29. 29)He walks over to the boss and helps him, trying to get the others to stop and do the same.  They are reluctant but eventually all but one worker (Derrick Spencer) stop sliding and group around the boss to help him.

30. 30)The three workers help the Boss walk off the screen while the last worker keeps sliding around the fence as if he has workers working in the fence.

31. Last shot is the work site with no one in it.

Thoughts/Symbols in the Workers Minds

$**Stuck in a box struggling to get out

**Running as hard as possible but not going anywhere

**Sitting at a stop light with no one around

**Two people connected by a rope moving in different directions

$**Receipts or bills or some kind of papers sucking toward the person (using reverse)

$**Wrapping a person in rope or something

**Person buried in the ground with only head sticking out

**Hanging upside down

**Going up stairs but getting further away

**Stuck in a mask

$**Person underwater

$**Person on a leash or on a chain tied to a machine

CATLETT SHOOTING SCHEDULE

(One work shot for scene 7 on the shot outline will be filmed each time we shoot)

 

* Thurs. Jan 21-Have Proposal and Schedule Done ready for Pitch

* Tues. Jan 26- Have All Costumes and Props

* Thurs. Jan 28-

* Tues. Feb 2-Have opening shots filmed, first working scene with all workers and the reveal of each worker  (1-6 in shot outline)

* Thurs. Feb 4-Have Justin Houston’s “In the Mind/Metaphor for being trapped” shot filmed

* Tues. Feb 9-Have shots 9-12 on shot outline filmed

* Thurs. Feb 11- Have another worker’s “In the Mind/Metaphor for being trapped” shot filmed

* Tues. Feb 16-Have shots 14-18 filmed

* Thurs. Feb 18-This Weekend Do the Scenes with the Pile of Dead Bodies have birthday party to draw a large group of people to be dead bodies

* Tues. Feb 23-Have shots, 13, and 19-21 filmed

* Thurs. Feb 25- Have another worker’s “In the Mind/Metaphor for being trapped” shot filmed

* Tues. March 2-Have shots 22-25 filmed

* Thurs. March 4- Have another worker’s “In the Mind/Metaphor for being trapped” shot filmed

* Tues. March 9-Have shot 26 filmed

* Thurs. March 11-

* Tues. March 16-

* Thurs. March 18-

* Tues. March 23- Have shots 27-31 shot

* Thurs. March 25-Begin rough edit

* Tues. March 30-Have final edit done

* Thurs. April 1-Begin Working on Sound

* Tues. April 6-Have title sequence done

* Thurs. April 8-Have Final Edit with sound, title sequence and closing credits done and on DVD

* Tues. April 13-BE DONE WITH ALL!

 

Senior Project Summary

This film is a narrative about 5 workers and the roles they are forced into by the power of the boss man.  The boss manipulates and entraps his workers by controlling their much needed food and water.  They are forced to do monotonous work, for reasons, which they do not know.  Although they are laboring in a vast, desolate landscape, their dependence on the boss for nourishment confines them within the location.  The repetitive labor puts the workers in a trance-like state as if hypnotized or transformed into mere machines.  The boss pushes the workers’ limits to the point of exhaustion and dehydration and even death.  This constant, unbearable abuse causes one of the workers to realize their situation and fate, which he struggles to reveal to the other workers.  Eventually they all come to their senses and plan a revolt to overthrow the boss in power.  They are successful with their attack on the boss and they flip the roles, making the boss work for food and water, while taunting him, as they become consumed by the power high themselves.  Eventually one of the workers realizes that they have become just as oppressive as the boss was to them.  He attempts to stop the taunting workers and get them to help the boss.  After consideration all but one worker decide to join together and help the boss.  After the group leaves the jobsite with the former boss, the remaining worker, still consumed by power, continues to play the role of the boss although there are no workers for him to control.  The last scene shows the jobsite with no one there.  There is no power if there is no one to control.

My crew size will only require the characters in the movie for the largest portion of the movie.  There will be 5 workers, 1 boss, 1 Person that comes to watch the workers like a spectacle, and for one scene I will need as many people as possible for the pile of dead bodies.  After the first worker dies in the movie, he will be able to help if I need assistance.

I will only need a tripod as far as equipment goes, I decided to use my own digital camera for stop motion and video because the images are a little bigger and I think it will make it easier to mix the two.

My budget consists of the funds to buy beer to keep my crew happy, costumes, wooden stakes, wire, dog collars, and ramen noodles, and whatever ingredients I need to make the bodies look dead.  I will not have to buy hammers because we managed to round up five of them.

Senior Project

Time to get on it!