Movie of the Week

Movie of the Week

Movie of the Week

Movie of the Week

Science Fair Proposal

Hypothesis: If a screenplay is bought for a lot of money then the film produced from it will earn a big profit.

Dependent variable: Profit earned from film
Independent variable: Price at which screenplay is bought for
Control variables: Prices at which screenplays are bought for will vary? (I think that is a control?)

My EQ is centered around what makes a good screenplay and if there is a relationship between the price of a screenplay and the profit of the final product then I could pinpoint these screenplays and examine the qualities they have have in common to better answer my question. This sounds pretty straight forward, but my problem with it is that my definition of 'good' screenplay is not neccessarily 'what sells best'; i feel this brings my projet closer to that though.

I was going to do a lot of research and crunch numbers, makes graphs etc. in order to find some relationship between the two.

I really have no idea what category it falls under... behavioral and social science maybe? I say that only because people are buying screenplays for what they think they're worth.

Movie of the Week

What I've Learned So Far

1) I have learned - since starting my senior project - how to create a short film, efficiently. I learned how to create films in previous classes, like film creation sophmore year. The difference now is the efficient part. In ROP we learned how to be accountable for every single shot, word, step, detail, everything. And even though being so anal about all the details takes up time and effort, in the end it really pays off to be organized. Everything just runs smoother and its less stressful. The first week of ROP we did a door scene with no pre-production stage. We had to make up a story, which shots we were going to use, location...etc. all on the spot. And though it was fast, the quailty of the scene is horrible compared to the quality of the short film in which we had to meticulously plan out every detail in the pre-production stage. I see now that the pre-production stage is so important to everything that follows.
2) This is my groups door scene (without preparation or pre-production organization).

We don't have the other one (with pre-production) uploaded to youtube yet. But when we do i will post it. For now, these are the camera reports. Basically, someone takes note while on set and writes which shots are good according to the director and which ones aren't. This saves loads of time later in the editing room because you just have to refer to the notes, or this report, to know which shots the director wants to be used.

3) My main source for the knowledge I've thus gained has been my ROP instructor Mr. Miller. He's stressed the importance of each stage that goes into film-making. And we've been able to see his point hands on now.