Machinima

http://youtu.be/w3XD7KmeLBE
Looking through all of the Machinima in the resources they were all outstanding and it was very difficult to choose just one. The one I was most impressed with was the machinima trailer by Rob Wright called He Still Watches. As he starts the trailer what was particularly intriguing was the starting from black and slowly fading into the picture and out to see the whole environment of the scene. What I will try to do what Mr. Wright did so effectively is to use many close up as possible. When he used the close ups on the candle being lit or the character writing a letter if those shots were not in existence it would not capture the main points of the story. Also what he uses so effectively are the various "dolly shots" that are in various locations in the scene and as the paper flows out the window as it falls to the ground outside. Mr. Wright used really great voice over of the character and it was very clear to hear and I could follow along in the story plot. Along with the voice overs what was also was clear and very appropriate for the scene was the music which came in at the right time.

When I looked at 101 of the best screen plays I looked at Slumdog Millionaire which was one of the best movies of 2010 and I wanted to see how the script actually read out. After reading part of the script I now have some idea of how devastating it really lives to live in the Slums of India as a little boy and a young man. The script felt as if it had a very fast paced tempo in the beginning which immediately made me interested and wanting to read in more detail. As I read more in depth I could visualizes scenes from the actual movie which was very helpful picturing the actual characters physical features. When reading the script I found it very easy to read then from other scripts which is very helpful in giving a pitch to a classroom. When looking at all 101 of these screen plays there is a reason why all of these scripts are in this category and it is because you as the reader can easily follow the scenes and image how this script can be produced into a movie.

For the Michinima that I was interesting to pitch to the class was to rework the scene where Darryl is held captive by the DHS and what happens inside the prison that is not explained in the book. It seems that this would provide an interesting scene in the prison where we could explore the ideas that are being thought by Darryl. When making the avatars for this scene I would make many different Avatars of all races which would make the scene more interesting. As for the camera angles I would provide many close up shots on Darryl and dolly shots above Darryl looking down on him. Providing the right music will be very important because it will help transition into the next scene.