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

Production meeting minutes 24 January 2012

During last term I was responsible for production management of The Date Night - short animated film. I used to write down and post the production meeting minutes quite regularly. It helped me a lot with organising things and making sure that all members of the team can track ideas floating around and the decision-making process. Since English is not my first language I tend to write minutes in the form of catchwords and bullet-points. I have a huge request: if something is not clear enough, please let me know....

Below you can find minutes from 24 January, our first production meeting:

Slava's ideas:

- use/experiment with screen print to develop the textures

- use of a chair in choreography, Nina stands on a chair, makes a step but there is noone to catch her

-sense of security in choreography

Ideas discussed in the meeting:

- no music in the beginning

- use of tango

- mixing the music: strong and delicate

- poem pace, use of voice over and sounds like heart beat, incidental music

- use of blue as a colour of grief/sadness - (Picasso)

- Nina behaviour before the dance : she is focused, methodical, tidies everything up, puts shoes together etc

 ("The Odd Couple" - Wayne's association)

- what makes her dance, maybe they are in conflict

- the act of falling - revealing shot

- use of Poswiatowska biography as an example for a Nina's back story

To do:

- back story

- script

- concepts

Research to do:

- look at animation with use of 'multiply frames' /delay  effect (e.g. Piotr Dumala)

Things done for the meeting:

- blog

- production schedule

- synopsis

- basic character log

- emails (Finn, Tricia, dancers from the Space)

- poem recording