Journal

31^th of Dec, Uncle didn’t go on the sea until the last few days before I go back to UK.They spent 3days for some pile works in the good weather. He told me that it is not good to farming in winter due to the temperature and wind and let me come back in summer and make my film with sunshine and nice weather. They will have many different fishes and jellyfishes.

Although I didn’t go on sea this time, I learn a lot about fishing and problems that I need to overcome. I will try to figure out the way to overcome these problems. How to make the video stable and sound-recording is two major problems I need to solve. I need more researches and videos to enrich my knowledge.

The Shooter

In my opinion, documentary is the hardest kind of film as life is unrepeatable and the first reaction is the most natural movement which could only be caught once. The director is the brain and the shooter is hands. I think they are a whole as the same recognition to what or who being framed. The accuracy and sensitivity of the director should be completed by the shooter immediately.  When making a film in the real life, verbal communication is not enough to communicate after the shooter press the button. The tacit understanding between the director and the shooter is the key to catch the most valuable moment. An outstanding film shooter is also a director who completes story boarding in their head immediately. So, in this project, I want to be the shooter and make my own documentary.

Stability

It is undoubted that documentary is valuable because of its reality. It is also a vehicle for the creator to express themselves. However, the creator should respect and preserve the truth but not making the truth that they believe. As a documentary maker, I should show the story by only using the natural lighting and camera positions and angles. Framing on the sea is hard to preserve the stability the film which should be considered carefully. First of all, I need to keep myself stable then adjust the camera with my sense and decision. When facing accidence, I should adjust the camera with the most stable way. That requires a lot of practices.

Journal

25^th of Dec，After a week waiting, the day is still rainy. It seems not going to rain today, but not a sunny day, so I phone my uncle and ask if he is going to the sea. He said no, but he can bring me to the sea side to see how inshore fishing is like also take some shots as practice. We set out after lunch to a bay which is for small boat that only fishing inshore parking. They always set out in the morning and return at noon. At first I want to step on the boat and try to take some shots, but uncle said that it is impossible. Then when I really get on it I can’t move naturally, not to mention framing.

I wait for them coming back and take some shots of the surrounding. The small boat didn’t catch a lot, some of them only got one. They show me how the small sea eel looks like. It is my first time to see sea eel. I can’t imagine it is that crystal clear while they are black when they grow up. On the road near the bay, there are a small market that sells seafood that made by themselves. They show me the good that them made and let me take photos with make me feel happy.

Sound-Recording

Sound-recording is what I worry the most of my film. It’s hard for me to achieve what I want to achieve through the technique I have now. Usually I use the in-built microphone for sound-recording which is low quality. I also need to consider of sound-recording while I am taking the shot. For example, when taking a shot I need to listen carefully to what is the fisherman saying and adjust the camera to match the sound; when I hear some special sound I need to find out where it comes from with my camera. In other word, I need to shoot something that match the sound I heard. Therefore, a separate sound-recording device will be good which can overcome the bad sound-recording condition on the sea. However, recording sound separately is not convenience for me as I can not complete framing and sound-recording at the same time. While learning about sound-recording, I may need to find a crew to complete this task.

Journal

17^th of Dec，Before fishing on the sea, one thing a fisherman needs to do is to know well about the weather. To avoid going on the sea in bad conditions, they need to pay great attention to the weather report and the sky. In the day of waiting, I went to the fish market to see how fish selling is like. May be is not the busy day, there are not many people in the market. Fish sellers think I am a reporter because I am bringing my camera with me. They show me all kinds of fishes they sell and let me take photos. At the entrance of the market, I saw people killing fish. They are very skillful and killing fish like what was shown in the video. It take less than 20 seconds for them to kill a fish which is their unique technique and could not be done by normal person.

Journal

14^th of Dec，3 days later, my uncle comes back from the sea. I run to his home and told him I want to make a documentary about fishermen. But his answer broke my dream. He said fishing on the sea is extremely dangerous; it is not as simple as I imagine. Waves on the sea are big and the boat is no stable, lots of people lost their sea leg. He said his work is busy and have no time to take care of me. At that moment, lots of image that could be taken come up with my head, but how can I make the video stable when the condition is not stable? He also mentioned about the condition on the ship, a small cabin for 4 men which is cloudy and smelly is not suitable me. He told me that in the past, female is not allow to get on board because people in the past think it will bring bad luck. But I think what he trying to say is that is possible for female on board now. I need to find a way to get on the boat. Finally, we had a solution, which is go fishing with them offshore. That will be complete in one day so that there are no accommodation problems.

Journal

11^th of Dec，I went to my uncle’s home in the early morning. There is a sophisticated village in my memory. I used to go there and play with my cousin but seldom to meet my uncle. Every time I saw him he will bring us to the sea side and swim there. Unfortunately he is not home today too, but in the village. People keep asking who am I on the way my aunt bringing me home. It is a strong feeling to me that everyone in the village is treating each other as their family; the whole village is like a big family. There is no stranger in the village. When I get into the house, my granny is sewing fishing net. She shout my name and let me sit next to her. She was sewing fishing net skillfully and talking with me, sometimes she told with her neighbor. After I told her I want to make a documentary about fishermen, she bring me to her neighbor and show me another kind of fishing net with small mesh which is made by machine and used for catching small fishes in winter.

Journal

7^th of Dec, December seaside in China is cold and wet. People were wearing winter clothes and I could easily recognize who is the fisherman because my uncle told me that they will not been checked by customs and their dark skin. In the countryside, every man in the family is a fisherman. They use different nets for different kind of fish and different seasons. In winter, the net was made by cloth and nearly no mesh because the fishes are small at that time. When catching sea eel, the fishermen need to do some piling works in the chosen area. Then put the net into the eel cabin where connected with the pile by the net. The net was floating in the sea and moving with the current. The sea eel will follow the current and get into the net. Griping the net when the tide fall and release the sea eel. And wait for the next pile and fish again.

Long Lens

Usually, documentary film is using long lens. Everything is happening in front of you and you will not know when it ends, that’s why we need long lens and keep shooting. However, using long lens effectively does not mean following everything like a fly. A dedicated shooter should know how to choose the right thing to shoot and adjusting position, composition and view depends on motion, emotion and how thing change. Knowing the person’s feeling helps the shooter to get a better shot. The long shots in documentary always shock the audience through the actual time it toke which could not be achieved by final cutting. Sometimes it is necessary to abandon shooting technique to make a complete long shot. For example how to use auto-focusing instead of manual-focusing to avoid defocus. For my project, shots usually taken on the sea, many shots will be unstable and I need to practice more about that.

Board Way

I took part in the interview studying and framing activity in Board Way. It is meanly about how to choose the right angle, height, background, sound-recording and view when we making a video. For me, I chose mid-shot which I think it easier to catch the motions and emotions of the interviewer and interviewee. For the angle, I chose 3/4 face and camera facing the interviewee to avoid them glance right and left. For the height, I chose eye level. For the back ground I prefer somewhere about the theme. It is the first time I engaged sound-recording which I am looking forward to learn. A clear sound-recording helps the documentary to preserve the reality. So, it is the most important thing that I need to learn.

Except for gaining knowledge, team-work is another thing I feel thankful and important. I don’t have many opportunities to work with others, but I think in the future I need team-work to finish my project.

'why and how as a director do'

In the past, the film I made is story film with specific environment, light and persons. While making a documentary film, the maker should be sensitive to catch the specific moment that sends the right message. As it is framing the real life, everything will happen only once, I need to be sharp of everything; have the sense of life to find out what will be easily ignored by other people and catch it with me camera. A documentary maker also needs to feel life with their heart and to find out the truth of life. That what I need to do as well, taking part in my life and feeling the environment and people with my heart. Then all my emotion will be expressed through my camera. Many shots will be taken by my sense. I think a video shooter should think about 'why and how as a director do'.

John Grierson

1.Do not summarize your topic. You can write an essay about postal service, but you must make a film about a letter.

2.Do not obey 3 basic principles: sociological, poetical, technical.

3.Do not ignore the script. Do not make a film with your luck. Once the script is done, your film is done. So, if you are making your film now you can start preparing the next one.

4. Do not think story can be told by only narrating, it should be told by vision and sound. Unnecessary narrating makes people uncomfortable.

5. Bear in mind that every single shot you toke is a part of your film. A shot in a wrong place can be bad, even the most beautiful shot

6. Do not create unnecessary 
shooting angle. An unsuitable angle will only ruin the atmosphere.

7. Do not use too many fast-paced cutting skills. The faster they are the more likely to be the most beautiful adagio.

8. Do not over use music. If you do so, the audience will refuse to listen to it.

9. Do not over use live sound. It is better to use it suggestively or complementally.

10. Do not use too many light effects, or make it too complicated. Dissolve, fate in and fate out is the punctuation of you film, they are your comma and period.

11. Do not use too many close-up shots. Save it until the climax. In a balance-structured film, close-up shots appear naturally. If they are too many, it will smothery and lost its importance.

12. When dealing with people, don’t hesitate. Human and animal are all beautiful.

13. You should tell the story clearly. A real subject must be told simply and clearly, but it doesn’t means to theatricalize it. 


14. Do not abandon the chance of experiment, the name of documentary all come from experiment. Without experiment, documentary has no value even not exist.

These 14 tenets from John Grierson are the tenets for me to look at documentary, and also help me to develop my own works.

storybook

THE BIG BLUE

Storybook

Thursday - (22/11/12)

Lecturer:Panton Hall

Documentary

After some case studies about documentary, I found that almost every documentary I watched have narrating. That let me think about how important a narrating is to documentary. It based on the image and written as the story goes. Narrating complete, or even improve, the image, but not repeating it. Generally speaking, I think narrating should be designed as the story goes rather than only simply talking about the image. Although it plays an important role in documentary, it is only a vehicle to make it easier for the audience to understand the idea. Meanwhile, I found that possible to make a good documentary without narrating through framing skills, sound-recording skills and final editing. Sometimes it narrows the gap between the creator and audience. I prefer to make a documentary without narrating.

Traverlling Birds

This video had spent Jacues Perrin and his crew 4 years, 460 kilo-meters of film and over 40 million dollars across over 50 countries and regions. 600 people involved, including 17 greatest pilots in the world and 2 scientific expeditions. A large amount of shots taken in different places, such as south pole, deserts, valleys and sky, make the nature admirable. During the first year of the project, they didn’t frame a lot, instead, they followed the migrant birds and off their guard. They didn’t start framing until the second year, they use special tools such as small planes, dynamical umbrellas and flying objects in the similar size as birds with a special hidden camera to frame the birds. Meanwhile, they fed some wild birds as actors to frame with the aircraft carrier and factories. All this serious preparations they have done made the video admirable and great.

The video was framing in many amazing angles which make the audience feel like they are really there, flying with the birds, so do I. There are a few words in the video, instead of it they use lots of live recorded sound and songs singed by choir. The whole video is the explanation of the first sentence of the video ‘The migration of birds is all about a promise’ which stay in the audience mind for a very long time. You will find that the earth have been changed a lot by human being by following the birds fly all over the world in 30 minutes. In that 30 minutes, the birds are the king of the world whole their living environment is now seriously damaged. The music playing when the bird was hit and the parrot successfully escaped really shocked me. The music mixed with sounds of birds flying and chirping in New Age way created the whole atmosphere of the whole video.

Sierra Leone--The Toughest Place To Be A Fisherman Part 2/2

Documentary of how catching a fish in Sierra Leone by local fishing is a matter of life and death. PART 2/2



This documentary is framing an area the fish for living. In the film, we can see the traditional fishing techniques, live style, food sources, cooking and boat building in Sierra Leone. It meanly shows the experience as a reporter communicating and interacting with the local people and talk about his feeling afterward. Surely, It is not a documentary that only framing on the sea, but the in whole live environment of the fishermen between sea and land including their habits and activities. The whole documentary looks natural which means the creator have researched deeply into both the local people and their life. Because of the friendship between the local people and the creator, they are acting naturally in front of the camera which allow the creator to catch the reality and touching moment. Obviously, this film requires lots of research before taking a shot.

work shop

WORK SHOP

 

I see:

One day, he saw a blind man walk on the road, almost everyone get out of the way. Five minutes later, when he walked to a station, there are a lot of people are waiting for the bus, people quickly stepped aside. But there are a pair of men and women were talking, and did not see him, when he went to the front to the men and women, just hit the were talking of man, and then he ruthlessly push away the man, then loudly shout: "I am blind". The open man surprised, because he did not see him, and then he is very angry, and the blind quarreled. At this time, in the station people persuade them. After a blind man went away.

The story:

A man often don't sleep, he felt that sleep is a waste of life. The day he will go to work,when he back to home he started to play a game, then at midnight, he will go to the bar, in a bar to find the beautiful girl chat up. His mouth is sweet, so many girls playing with he and he also take them to go home. Day after day, he began to have a headache and the eyes acid. When one day he especially tired, so he lay down to sleep in bed, that sleep special long time. He don't know how long time he was slept, when he wake up, he find the room was dark, so he quickly touch the switch in bedside. He want to opened the light. But let him how to open and turn off the lights, he still could not see anything. The doctor told him, he because with the eye excessive, make retina off. Now he is a blind man. Leave the hospital, he back to home, he was lying on the bed and the mind is blank. In the family persuasion, he began to be familiar with the surrounding environment, practice basic life skills, eating, use common tools and electrical appliances, etc. When he can walk out on himself, he came to his former go the bar. The girls see him, found he is become a blind man, they were ignore him. Then he went to several times, but the result is that he was very disappointed. When he got home and lay in bed. He was very angry and he did not sleep until morning. So he got up and went out. On the road, he walked very fast. When he went to the station, a man was run into him. Then he was very strong push him away and loudly of say he is a blind man. So they were quarreled. In fact, he walked fast is to hit the person and quarreled whit the person. He is in others want to abreact oneself mood.

Thursday - (23/11/12)

Lecturer:Jools Ayodeji

 

MALac

MALac

The plot is about: 

He is chained to the chair. he rubs his wrist and his hard is sweating. She stands impassive behind he.

Suddenly, she breezy said: "Are you sure you wouldn't like a drink? Never too late to change you mind."

He is afraid of the answer: "I swear, I swear. Please. Stop. Please?"

She placing a briefcase in front of the chair. She side to him: "Shush. Be quiet. It will no longer be necessary to lie."

"I swear..."He weak replied.

"Shush, shush."she kept side. Then she side:"I have here a malac." and she popping open the case side:"God it's beautiful."

She tell a man:"Could you hold him please?"

The man steps out of the shadows and forces he's hand horizontal.

"Don't. Don't. I swear." He shouted at her.

The script is about: 

He afraid drink, but she don't belief. Then she force him to drink.

The deep script is about:
As long as you have the courage, many things are not terrible.

Thursday - (08/11/12)

Lecturer:Deborah Tuck

Mere Samandar Mere Kinary - Documentary

Rehri Goth is a centuries old fishing village along the Sindh coastline. Industrial discharge, oil spill and solid waste from neighboring cattle colonies is destroying the aquatic life. The documentary explores the economic plight of the fishermen, the safety and health concerns, and possible solutions.

This video is more likely to be a comprehensive documentary. It is meanly talking about a village that fish for living and suffered from the oil spill. Lots of people get sick, but they did not aware how important their health is. The shot of a fisherman sewing the fishing net is my favor shot as it looks real and simple. Also the shot of the sick child which arise my sympathy and willing to help them. This is a very good documentary and, at the same time, a very good advertisement to seek help from the government and the rest of the world.

Wild Caught (swordfish documentary 2012)

Cognitive Dissonant Studios takes you on a journey aboard sword fishing vessel Jaxon T where Captain Hoang Gia Anh demonstrates how some of the largest commercially caught fish in the world are boarded and then brought to auction for top dollar. This is a rare glimpse into the lives and perspectives of the fisherman who make the Honolulu Fish Auction possible.

At the very beginning of the video, it shown the image of the fish market and shots of fish transferring and selling. Then comes the lead and frames he chat with the director before they start taking shots on the sea. Light is wonderful when taking a shot outdoor, but that in the cabin was that good. Personally, I do not think this documentary could complete their filming in one simple day. That is why some of the frames have a large difference in light. There are also lots of frames taken under water in this documentary. It shown the way how a fisherman dress, eat and work; also shown different kinds of fishes and place they store fishes in different ways. Fish-eye lens and wide-angle lens is widely used in this video, which made the film good. I think I need support from the University of Lens.

Amazing Cutting Fish in Japan - CANON EOS 5D Mark II Short Film

Cutting Yellow fin Tuna Fish in Japan. His technique is wonderful. Fast, clean and beautiful. Speed produces a good taste of "Sashimi", "Sushi".

This video is showing the process of how japanese killing fish with lots of close-up shots. It is a good combination of clearness and colour which makes the audience feel comfortable. There are no dialogues in the whole video, instead, the creator use rhythm of the background music and the live recording sound to control the speed. It use a traditional Japanese music as the background music which I like the feeling and inspire me to use Chinese traditional music as the background music in my film to create a better atmosphere.

Sound has a great ability of creating atmosphere; different kind sounds create different moods and imaginations. When combining vision and sound, vision gives sound a image and sound give vision a feeling and imagination. As Thomas Skinner said, the relationship between vision and sound should be ‘1+1=3’, in another word, when combining vision and sound, it create a new sense which brings the audience psychological imagination. （http://wenku.baidu.com/view/79def2087cd184254b3535ca.html）

BBC News Cornwall RNLI crew spots fisherman in rough seas mp4

What I learned from this video is that taking a shot on the sea very unstable. Sea wave and wind have reduced the stability of the film. The instability of light on the sea is another problem, which make frames grey, fuzzy and hard to focus. Also, sound recording is big challenge for me. How to mix sound and frames is the key to improve the reality of documentary. For me, I do not have much experience of sound recording. So it is necessary to put it into my learning plan.

Salty Dogs - A Day in the Life of Lobster Fisherman

From morning till night some weathered salty sea men fish to classic rock. A day in the life of Winthrop lobster fisherman. Beautifully photographed, without dialogue.

‘Documentary is telling the story through visual language but not narrating. Documentary is a method that editing frames and original sounds with filming sense to show the mean idea without words.’（http://www.starlunwen.net/jiaoyujiaoxue/129217.html）

This video is my favor one as its angle of framing is different from other documentary. It is framing in from a unique angle with clearness and wonderful colour. Usually, documentary about fishermen has a few shots at night, but this one is different. It used night framing skill and lighting skill to show lots of shots at night. Shots that taken in daytime are also great as it used different framing skill. This video is a non-narrating documentary, but is not unreal and boring as it has sounds from the ship engine and radio. I am eager to learn this kind of framing skill and music editing technique. It a very good example for me to learn.

The Practice of close-up shot

Personally, close-up shot has a special power. Usually, documentary will keep a distance from the people or object politely. People’s eye will not be limited by that distance. They can see through the darkness and distance by their soul. So, camera should also be sharp enough to see through the life through close-up shot. Shots taken by standard lens and long lens will create a different feeling for the audience. Shots taken by standard lens give the audience pressures as they are looking closely which make the film first-person perspective. If the audience does not agree with what being framed, then they may feel uncomfortable.

For close-up shots taken by long lens, it gives a feeling of you are watch in a distance which makes you feel uninvolved and outside of the issue. The audience feels like exploring life with zooming of long lens. Using long lens for close-up shots not only improving the accuracy and concentration of the film but also show the shooter is paying attention from a distance.

Scallop Fishing Documentary

Part 1 of follow Brian in Mevagissey Cornwall as he sets out to catch Scallops, learn how the equipment on the boat works. (Turn volume + vid quality to 480p as sound had to be edited quieter due to engine noise and having no external microphone)

Part 2 of the documentary featuring Brian the Cornish Scallop Fisherman - See what the dredges bring up and landing the catch.

It is a documentary of how a fresher fisherman learned to use the equipment on the ship. Lots of unstable shots which should be avoided according to my experience. However, the fidelity of sound recording is quite good. There are shots of fishermen singing with a happy mood, which also brings a happy mood to the audience. So I think I can record laugh of fishermen and edit it into the film to make it more enjoyable. This video also could be my learning resource, if I take my tutor’s idea. It is a good opportunity of learning. 

Bob Gaffner Fishermen's Helper - 1950's Frith Films Educational Documentary

A young boy learns about the fishing industry at a large port.

This is a documentary with story that a little boy who wants to be a fisherman. The story was told by narrating. My tutor also gave me a similar idea which is to find a boy in the city and let him try to be a fisherman and make it a documentary.

This is a documentary with story that a little boy who wants to be a fisherman. The story was told by narrating. My tutor also gave me a similar idea which is to find a boy in the city and let him try to be a fisherman and make it a documentary.

In the reality, documentary that is totally objective is no existing, as the reality is full of accident and aimlessness. It is impossible for it to happen exactly like what we expected. Even if it does exist, it only shows the ostensible fact. That’s not what a documentary should be. An aesthetic documentary should be made with emotion, discoveries, choices and comments of its creator. （http://www.docin.com/p-484199901.html）

A fisherman's shark tale - Sharks: Great Whites in Britain? - BBC

A lobster fisherman, Brian Bate, shares his terrifying personal story of an unwelcome encounter with an aggressive shark in British waters. Fascinating video from BBC wildlife show 'Sharks: Great Whites in Britain?'

The story was told by Brain Bate while showing the image on the sea. The story made the documentary more attractive. But documentary is not only story-telling, it should be a tool of preserving the truth. Story-telling is only a vehicle to make it easier for the audience to understand the mean idea of the documentary. Using the story in a reasonably is the key to make the documentary better and meaningful.

Seafish - Responsible Fishing Scheme Promo 2012

A short film commissioned by Sea fish to explain and promote their Responsible Fishing Scheme. Fishermen from across the UK explain how the scheme works and the benefits of being a member.

Before this project, I know nothing about this topic. However, I learned the basic process of how British fishermen fishing in this video. Having the general idea of it, I can carry on my further research.

Fishing with birds! - Wild China - BBC

 




Fishing with birds! - Wild China - BBC



In the Guangxi province of China, fisherman use trained cormorants to help them catch fish from the Li River. A noose tied around the birds' necks to stop them swallowing any fish they may catch.

Picture very clean, the shooting is very smooth in the river, shooting the characters is very natural. Underwater shooting technology need to learn.

The Coach, The Family

My work is a 5-minute documentary.


This documentary records the story of me and my four friends to join a tour of the UK. 33Chinese visitors from the different provinces and one Malaysian travelers to participate in the tours.


The 14-day trip to Europe is from March 31 to April 13. In the days of 14 days, we went to10 countries of Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, Vatican, Monaco and France. The film is about the stroy of 34 visitors on a coach who never knew each other before finally became the story of a warm and harmonious family.Interactive games between the passenger and the stories happened in the coach make a subtle change on their feelings every day.


In the coach we play together, laugh together, sleep together, look at the scenery together,eat together, sing together, share the joy. The last day of the April 13, we are reluctant to part with, and embraced each other farewell.


Titles and the end of the film I use animation in the form of expression. Its titles one by the sea surrounded by land map is used as background. Landmark building of each country are on land. Our coach depart from the first country and finally returned to England.


The font of the film subject is generated in the form of exhaust from the the this coach of eruption. One this trip the whole map of Europe was the same as the background of the credits, and the animation is our coach depart form UK surrounded the Europe and back.


The titles and the end of the film is produced by Photoshop and Flash. The main content is made by 269 video edited.


I hope this work can be recorded the happy memories of the "big family" during the 14 days journey. 

FILM: FANTASY SLEEPING SOUL

Scene one
There is a bottle of flower and a crystal ball on the windowsill（Medium close up (MCU)）. Well
on the other side of it, a girl stands there watching outside the window. The crystal by her side is
snowing inside. And the beautiful snowflakes keep flying down. The sunshine comes into the
crystal（Close up (CU), Low-angle shot）.


Scene two
On a grass, the girl’s flying foot and dancing skirt（Wide shot (WS) to Medium close up (MCU),
pan shot）. Then she quietly lies under the tree（Wide shot (WS) to Medium shot (MS), pan shot）.
While the soft wind blowing her long hair, she suddenly opens her eyes watching the far-away
grass（Close up (CU)）. She turns around and smiles（Close up (CU)）. She begins to run. While
keeps on running, she often turns back to smile, it seems that she want to tell someone that how
happy she is（Medium close up (MCU)）. And the girl keeps running（Full shot (FS)）.

Scene three
The girl sits at the table. And she lies the spoon down after having a scoop of porridge quietly
（Medium close up (MCU)）. The spoon lies in the small bow（l Close up (CU)）. She cups her chin
with her hands, and stares blankly toward the sky outside the window （Over shoulder (OS) Pen
shot）.

Scene four
The girl rushes into the scene（Medium shot (MS)）, then suddenly gets back. And the people on
the street also begin to get back（Medium shot (MS)）. The girl watches the beautiful clothes in a
shop, and begins to pick some and try them on, seems to be very happy（Medium shot (MS) and
Close up (CU)）.

Scene five
A cartoon story book quietly lies on a table, and then a pair of glasses is suddenly put on the book
（Close up (CU)）. The girl is concentrating on writing a note. Then she sticks it on the wall, and
quietly stares the whole-wall notes after that（Full shot (FS)）.

Scene six
The girl goes to the street with her friends, they walk through the crowd and the street. They walk
together on the street, watch the street-shows, eat something nice and have some drink. And even
watch the walking people on the pedestrian bridge, take photos of them and enjoy the beautiful
night in the Ferris wheel（ Wide shot (WS) Full shot (FS) Medium shot (MS) Medium close up
(MCU) Close up (CU), pan shot）.

Scene seven
The girl is brushing her teeth, and she looks herself in the mirror quietly （ Medium close up
(MCU)）. She bows her head and opens the tap, then cups the water with her hands. And the water
is moving. The water in her hands is glinting under the light（Close up (CU)）.

Scene eight
The girl takes a sip of tea in her hands, and watches her busy-cooking boyfriend (Full shot (FS),
pan shot）. Then they carry the dishes to the table, and have dinner together, it ’s quite warm（Full
shot (FS)） . Well after dinner, they sit on the sofa watching TV together. And they eat yogurt
together and have lots of fun（Full shot (FS)）. They have a warming kiss and slowly fade away in
the scene（Wide shot (WS)）.




STORY BOOK

BRAIN STORM

SCENE SETUP

FILM: MEMOIRS

The main research content is about a long courtship. It is ten years love, which from high school to college to work. This story is from my own love.


Concise story
XieQile and Xiaoxiao live in same city. They began to fall in love dating from high school. In high school, they are in the same grade but in different classes, in high school, they are very happy, learning together, playing together, eating together, and so on. After high school, they joint to the same college, but choose different professional, but two personal feelings are getting better, but is usually have small noisy. After graduation from the university, XieQiLe entered the insurance company, and Xiaoxiao enter the bank. Both of them are involved in work and negligence each other, but in a colleague's wedding ceremony, instant touched two feelings, finally they also enter the married halls.





POSTER

Material Collection And Analysis


Three stories, one movie

First Narrative

Second Narrative

Third Narrative

The Interview

Character modelling of the change

First Narrative

Second Narrative

Third Narrative

Hold hands together

First Narrative

Second Narrative

Third Narrative

The use of light

Two scenes side by side

Brainstorm

Analyze And Improve Creativity

STORY BOOK

Create summary

I realized this film to be shot this goal. Will be a decade of love were expressed in three different styles, but also a clearexpression of the love of these three different times.

My greatest achievement is in the post-editing
the training of the ability to grasp the rhythm of the film .




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