Fiction Project

For this project, I am working with Lori, Chelena, Mark and Avery. We have chosen to use Chelena's script to make our fiction project. The title of the script is "Ripples of Hope." The story is about a guy named Aaron who throughout the first part of the story, is made out to be a jerk. He doesn't help when someone falls on ice, when someone gets their car stuck in snow and he eats his roommate's cereal. Throughout the story, there is a voice over for Aaron describing how he feels alone and the scenes become very dark. As the story progresses, we find out that all of this behavior from Aaron has been made up; none of it was real. Instead, Aaron has been a very positive character, lending a helping hand everywhere we previously see him avoiding it.

I personally really like this story and am excited that we get to develop it because it's touching. It really hits home and delivers a good message that is going to leave our viewers thinking. I like how we're keeping the people on their feet about Aaron's character. Until the final pages of the script, Aaron is really someone who viewers will dislike. It's going to be interesting to watch their perspectives of him change as they see the whole picture and understand the plot. If done correctly and well, this story is going to be top notch.

For this project, we have all chosen a role to make this film. The choices were producer, director, editor, cinematographer, and production designer. While everyone has picked one, my specific role is going to be the cinematographer. My specific duties are all about lighting and camera, so in retrospect, I have a pretty essential role (not to say the others don't). I constantly have to be on my feet. My specific job has me coordinating with pretty much everyone in my group to make everything flow well.

I am all about the lights, camera, action. I work with the sound designer in renting out equipment, I'm always ready with the lighting from wherever we're filming (inside, outside, cloudy or sunny days), with the camera ready to shoot. I work hand in hand with the director as well, because the director gives their insight to what lighting he/she wants to use and different camera angles he/she thinks will work and look the best. During scene, I'm going to be responsible for moving the camera around (if need be) to really capture the best shot I can. I'll also be working with the editor to make sure we have all the scenes we want, and all the bad lighting or bad camera shots can be edited out. I'm excited to get started!