Partners in Crime

It appears that this project has led to many surprises. Unlike other projects, this film noir event has a lot of planning associated with it which is actually very good. The treatments are constantly analyzed and rewritten while the ideas are changed again and again. Even though this process is a bit tedious, I have to admit that I enjoy it because it decreased the amount of sloppy errors that will be present in the final product. All this careful planning is only making our films better because we will not attack the project blindly, but rather have a strong guide.

 

I also liked doing beat sheets because it was something new that was introduced to us. The fact that we are always learning more about pre-production is rewarding because usually its all about filming and editing with no clear emphasis on the planning. However, with beat sheets, everyone learned something new and used such skill to their advantage.

 

The beat sheets were also helpful because it was a simple method to organize our stories. To me, storyboards are a bit more confusing because sometimes the pictures are not accurate and so it causes more problems. However, with the beat sheet, everything is clear and concrete so that anyone can simply follow the story without much hassle. I also enjoyed making it because it establishes the story better; it covers all the holes present in the treatment by attacking the main ideas, centering the story better.

 

The next step now is the script, a task that I predict will both hard and easy. I believe it will be easy because the story is solid and so no confusion will be present during the writing process. However, it might be challenging because the language used in film noir is often tricky. I am afraid that the language might be overused so that our film turns out to be cliché and generic rather than different and exciting. At the same time, I do not want to make the dialogue too simple because that is an extremely important component in all film noir movies.

 

Our story also has a lot of dialogue and so I believe that it should be cut down to only contain the main points. The narration is also key so the dialogue does not need to be dramatically changed because the narration fills in everything else that is missing.

 

Overall, I truly enjoy working with Jachelle (hi!) in improving our story.