Directing Workshop
In this workshop, we were asked to go away for an hour and write a script and storyboard for the first few pages of 'The Big Sleep'.
I found this very challenging, but a really fun task as it was good to see how different people had interpreted the scene in their own ways. For example, one change I made which was different from the novel was that Carmen Sternwood slowly and dramatically was revealed coming down the stairs, which was different to the book where she walks through a door, as I felt this was more dramatic and built up the tension of revealing her character, due to her presumed importance in the story (we had only been given the first couple of pages).
It was very interesting to see many of the main roles a director undertakes (such as storyboarding and scriptwriting) and try them out under the pressure of a deadline, as I, liek many of my course-mates had had a more dramatized and glamourised idea of what a director does, and it was good to find out about what they really do, and how much work they have to undertake.
The task for this week was to recreate a 1-2 minute sequence from any film, shot by shot.
We have already got into a group and will meet to discuss ideas as soon as possible
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