Production meeting minutes 31 January 2012

Ideas discussed in the meeting:
 

• use of flashbacks (Nuria) examples 'beautiful' '21 grams'  
• what we see in the attic? is there anything that resembles the male character? Belongings, maybe his clothes. Look at scene from "the Artist": a hand appearing in a suit sleeve, maybe she could wrap herself in the sheets/cloths hanging in the attic 
• 'Tale of Three Brothers'

Script:

• how to describe a dance or a fight in the script, possibly use a phrase "dance scene in which...after certain amount of time ...." etc 
• use of shot description in the script yes, it is allowed, especially if you have something particular in mind, Wayne has 80% stuff pre visualised before writing a script 
• 3 possible scripts:  

• Freedom - dance/dying is a spiritual escape, Nina leaves physical body behind her. It is rather positive experience, gives us strong sense of freedom. look at different cultures and their attitude towards death 
• Fight - struggle, conflict, the male character/death brings the tension 
• Both (possible use of flashbacks in this version) 

 

Music: 

• tango seems to be too structured, do we want to leave more space for interpretation? 
• something slightly more abstract with 'moments that suggest' 
• instruments like: piano, violin, viola, cello, accordion 
• what about flamenco. maybe modern flamenco (Nuria: Bebo Valdes) 
• look at fado 
• look at Antonio Forcione - possibility 
• Tricia brought Miguel Poveda record (track 5 and 12) 
• use of specific/assigned instrument when character appears, different instrument - different personality,  look at 'Peter and the Wolf' 
• prepare rough animatic and then pass it on to the composer 

To do: 

• Jo write 3 versions of the script  
• organise a small production meeting,  team discuss the scripts, decide 
• 1st and 2nd February filming at the Space - generating reference material/ working on choreography 
• write down what we need from the dancers 
• book equipment (tripod, Sony z7e + something small for hand-held shots, sound recorder, go and ask technicians about mics) 
• record sound/film 
• organise transport 
• prepare release forms 
• Nuria bring/visualize the flashback idea

Things done for meeting: 

• The Space arrangements (Slava)
• further research