Steve Bushman
John McPherson
Bala Suryan
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The first project for Animation was to make a live action film. The main purpose was to learn about the
production process of a film and to get some experience in editing. The following is, to the best of anyone's
knowledge, a true telling of the events leading up to the premier of The Journey;
February 10th, 2005, 1:25 pm.
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At our first meeting, we decided on the idea of a man who is seemingly going on a long trip, but in reality goes no more
than 100 feet. We accomplish telling this story by showing the man packing many items that would be needed for a long
trip, including fresh clothes, flashlight, and food. He then takes a bike and, after driving some distance, sets off on
his arduous trip. Shortly we see him stop for a break and find that he has in fact only gone 50 feet from his car, where
he leaves the bike and heads inside.
Our
script was easily written, and the
storyboards followed from
it. Thats when it stopped being easy. After deciding on a location to shoot the end scene, we found it to be too busy
on the day of the shoot. A hasty relocation left us without the final revealing shot we were looking for, as did our
lack of experience with the camera. It also changed some of the final shot angles from the storyboards. The rest of
the shoot went as planned, except that the backpack chosen did not allow water bottles to be put in pockets on the
outside.
When it came time to edit though, we had many, many difficulties. After logging all of the clips in the 'proper manner,'
we found that use of the VCR mode on the camera caused the timecodes to be reset, making batch capture of clips impossible.
Consequently we had to capture all of our footage to the computer and make subclips out of it, which had to be done twice
due to a Final Cut Pro crash. After all this, we finally were ready to begin editing, which went fairly smoothly, but
took a long time.
The end result was something that we were very happy with, even if it wasn't everything we had originally planned.
| Time Breakdown |
| Brainstorming |
1.5 hrs |
| Script |
1 hr |
| Storyboards |
2 hrs |
| Filming |
4 hrs |
| Pre-editing |
6 hrs |
| Editing |
4 hrs |
| Total |
18.5 hrs |
The Journey
INT. APARTMENT KITCHEN WITH BATHROOM DOOR IN VIEW, EARLY MORNING
A backpack and camping items can be seen on the counter. The shower is running, and the bathroom door is slightly cracked; shortly the shower cuts off.
Man enters kitchen from bedroom with clothes in hand. Man puts clothes and a flashlight into the backpack. Man fills a camelbak with water. Man puts food into the backpack. Man reaches down, picking up a sleeping bag and attaches it to the outside of the backpack. Man gets several water bottles out of the refrigerator and puts them in pockets on the outside of the backpack. Man walks towards the door with the pack over his shoulder and as he grabs the knob, he realizes he has forgotten his map and compass and jogs back to the counter to get them. Man walks out the door.
EXT. PARKING LOT OUTSIDE APARTMENT, MORNING
Man throws his backpack in the passenger side. Man rolls his bike towards his car and loads it onto the rack, and gets in. Man backs the car out and drives away.
EXT. WOODED BACKROAD, MORNING
Man drives through a heavily wooded area to reach his destination, around a curve and down a long straight section.
EXT. PARKING LOT NEAR TREES, MIDDAY
Man pulls into the parking lot and gets out of the car. Man comes around and gets his camelbak and backpack out, putting them on. Man unloads the bike and gets ready to set off. With a sigh he sets off on the bike. Man rides through the woods. Man comes to a stop for a quick rest and wipes his brow, taking a large gulp of water from a bottle. Pull back to reveal car less than 30 feet away. Man gets off bike and enters building through nearby door. Fade out.
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