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A Little Test

Goh Ansen

Saturday, Oct 01, 2016 - 03:21:22 am

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So, today I took the interface of Omegle and made it into “The Strangers Network”.

Thereafter, I tested on screen recording as well as photobooth recording. The little test can be view here- https://vimeo.com/185019035/6a57678f3e

Photobooth recording was the top video, and the screen recording was the bottom video. Photobooth recording allows for audio recording as well, as such we’ll be using photobooth Read more →

Categories: Final Project | Research
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Cheng Nuo's CREW CALL SHEET

JACKSOAT

Friday, Sep 30, 2016 - 10:27:02 pm

@ JACK;s-OAT

In brief:

CALL TIME – 1530hrs for ALL crew FIRST SHOT – 1615hrs

Attached is the full PDF for all crew.

cheng-nuo-call-sheet-as-of-30092016

Thanks!

Categories: Final Project
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Set Design / Cast Required + Updates

Goh Ansen

Tuesday, Sep 27, 2016 - 08:52:23 pm

@ Track

A table with all things needed for the shoot day has been detailed here –

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PZXwEF7jOABXpivAM2eDqcQO_Y6CGcbaTgteYkMhMFI/edit?usp=sharing

Updates //

Engaging Dylon for AfterEffects skills for screengrab recording + discussing the workflow with him. Cast audition with Benjamin on Thurs @ 1pm. Venue tbc.
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Post Acting Workshop // Reflection + Updates

Goh Ansen

Friday, Sep 23, 2016 - 09:09:47 pm

@ Track

REFLECTION //

Through yesterday’s acting rehearsal, I’ve come to realised the importance of how an actor can make or break a character. If successful, the actor is able to play out the traits and qualities of a character, and this becomes believable for the audience. The opposite of this is true too, if a character overplays, it destroys the illusion and Read more →

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Cheng Nuo's Character Biographies & Final Script Draft

JACKSOAT

Thursday, Sep 22, 2016 - 10:40:10 am

@ JACK;s-OAT

Enclosed in this link is the Character Biography of all the characters involved in the short film. However, not all is necessary for me to show them on screen. But I created them to establish the relationship between them and to grant the actors more information about this relationship, and of course, their own characters.

character-biography-jack-cheng-nuo

In addition, this link is Read more →

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Disconnected.

Goh Ansen

Friday, Aug 26, 2016 - 05:13:07 pm

@ Track

Inspiration / After watching “unfriended” and “Noah”, in which both films are depicted entirely on a computer screen, I’ve been fascinated with this new form of storytelling.

My film would be done in similar fashion. It takes place in both the character’s reality and whatever that is taking place on the computer screen. Logline /

An encounter on an online web streaming site leaves Read more →

Ansen, This is a good storyline. But to me I think the Stranger Joe is speaking to 'gave in' to tell her issues too easily. What could be improved could possibly Joe 'earning' her trust.   May I suggest that this Stranger isn't much of a stranger but his own mother where the audience finds out at the end of the film. In the beginning, you could establish a very strained and estranged r/s between him and his mother. Then his mother, just feels like the world is crashing down on her after like a divorce or something and somehow no one in the world can save/support/understand her. Eventually when she meets her son on the anonymous chat, neither knows their respective identities. Then when Joe finally earns the Stranger's trust, she reveals her picture to him. He gets shocked and then she immediately close the chat. Joe rushes to his room only to find that the room is locked and he desperately tries to open the door but to no avail. And then he realises how he could have been a better son to his mother and tries to get his mother to not commit suicide. I'm not sure if this helps but yea, just a thought. Because for me, stranger to stranger is like, "oh let the police handle this case". Let me know what you think!  
I think this is a rather interesting concept, however kinda hard to vary in terms of shots and look, making it highly demanding in the acting field to push the dynamics of the film. Jack's idea is quite interesting and much stronger, though the idea of coincidence seems somewhat like a 0.01% hit rate. It also takes the concept further from the online chat medium. I like the idea of total strangers though, the idea of awkwardly getting close to each other through the sudden trial placed between them. There seem to be more possibilities of a nice gradual buildup till shit hits the fan. The current movie "NERVE" has some possible "behind the screen" point of view shots that could work. Though perhaps might be a little over the top.