Narrative Location Photos

 

 

 

Location Scout Survey

Project Name: Little Guy

Completed by: Melanie Troyer

Scout Date & Time: Saturday, November 15^th, 4 pm

 Location address:

·         Cambridge Street, Cobus Green Trailer Park Elkhart, IN 46514

 

Day and time of shoot:

·         TBA

 

Location description (interior/ exterior):  

·         We are shooting inside of the main characters, Cameron, trailer in Cobus Green Park in Elkhart. The main scenes will take place in Cameron’s room, in his mom’s room, the kitchen and bathroom.  Outside we will get a shot of Cameron fake driving his mom’s car.

 

Describe the scene and action. How many people are on camera?

·         Cameron and his mom will be the two main focuses on camera for the whole narrative.

How much space is needed?

·         Just the space of the trailer and outside.

Will the action be shot from one or multiple locations?

·         Right now we discussed just one location, being the trailer park. As we have Cameron fake driving the car, we may have him end up at a gas station down the road.

Is there off-screen space available?

·         Yes

What are the light levels and sources of light? How does this impact your scene?

·         Our sources of light will just be the lights inside the rooms indoors and the light shining in from outside. This impacts our scene because since we are using outdoor lighting as well, we will have to pick times that work best for shooting.

Are you recording sound? Are there any issues to be aware of?

·         We will just be using sounds from the internet.

Is there any special equipment needed?

·         I will need to rent out the tri-pod from the library.

Are there any concerns that need to be addressed about shooting at this location?

·         No

 

Other notes: n/a

 

Phrases and Script

5 Phrases:

• Low key I had a good time this weekend
• You're so basic for buying Starbucks
• He's so good looking. I can't even.
• What is life?
• I just aced that math exam. Forreal doe.

Script:

Setting: 2 girls who seem to be friends waiting in line at Starbuck's at the IUSB campus

Girl 1: I can't believe you need this much coffee to get through your day.

Girl 2: Hey you would too if you had to work a double last night and go to class.

Girl 1: You're so basic for getting Starbuck's.

Girl 2: Ew don't say basic. How is that basic? It's coffee.

Girl 1: Ha sorry it's true. Every white girl in America. Do you still wanna go to the mall after class?

Girl 2: Yeah, but I will text you later when I get done with my homework.

Starbucks worker: Grande white mocha?

Girl 2: That's me. Thank you.

The girl grabs her Starbucks and both girls proceed to the door.

Girl 1: I forgot to tell you what happened to me this weekend, you will flip out!

Girl 2: What happened?

Girl 1: Okay so we were at my dad's and....

Two girls leave the Starbuck's and walk away.

Documentary Pitch

Title: What’s New at the Morris?  

Tagline: The Hottest Tickets in Town

Concept:

          In our documentary, we will talk about the history of the Morris Performing Arts Center in South Bend, Indiana and all their new renovations. Some of the history is that it was originally called the Palace Theatre, The Morris was built in 1922. In this day, you could watch a show for twenty-two cents. It originally served as a vaudeville house (mixture of acts of song and dance) and new acts happened every ten minutes. In 1959 the Palace Theatre voted to demolish because of bad business. A local philanthropist, Ella Morris, purchased the Palace for an undisclosed sum and sold it to the city for one dollar. That is where it got its new name. Some groups and bands that have played at the Morris have been: Elvis Presley, Trace Adkins, Counting Crows, Robin Williams, John Mellencamp, Daniel Tosh and many more!

Along with the history, we want to talk to the people who help keep the Morris Performing Arts Center going. The Morris hosts bands, comedians, orchestras, etc. They keep an event schedule on their website to show you what is coming up so you can buy tickets. I would like to interview some of the workers who have been there a long time to talk about their experiences. The executive director, Dennis Andres, and the marketing manager, Anita Beachy, will be good to interview to see how they book shows and run things. If we could interview the Director of Financial Services and the Director of Marketing and Promotions that would be great too.

Interview Questions:

·         How did you become involved in this career field?

·         How long have you been working at The Morris?

·         What is your favorite part about this theater?

·         Tell us about some of the history that you know of

·         How are you able to book some of these great bands?

·         How many shows do you guys have in a year?

·         Were the renovations easy?

·         What is the focus at the Morris Performing Arts theater?

·         Are the prices of tickets the same for seats for each show?

We will be coming up with more detailed questions for each person by the time we start shooting, which will be November 2^nd-November 15^th. (See John for the schedule)

 

Loose script:

VIDEO	AUDIO
Shows the Morris Performing Arts Center	Instrumental background
Flashback pictures before the renovations were done	Voices of the workers on the history and how far the Morris has come
Interviews at the workers desks	Their own voice
(WILL FIGURE OUT THE REST WHEN WE HAVE MORE INFORMATION)

 

Documentary Subjects

 

Profile: IUSB Student Activities Center

 

The Student Activites Center (SAC) at IUSB is the facility with the gym, tracks, weight room, and social place on the campus at IUSB. In this documentary, the focus would be the history: when the SAC was built, when it got new floors, etc. With pictures I have seen, the SAC has come a long way. The school has invested a lot of money into the SAC and I would love to interview people on their favorite activities that the SAC holds.

 

Profile: Amanda Troyer and the Bethel Pilots VB Team

 

 

In this documentary, my focus would be on the Bethel College Volleyball team and my sister, Amanda Troyer. Bethel College is in Mishawaka, IN. I would focus on the journey of their season and the emotions of Amanda's senior year. I would like to interview the head coach, Kevin, the seniors, and some of the players and what they have to say about the team and the seniors.

 

Profile: Krystle Troyer

 

In this documentary, the focus would be my sister, Krystle. Krystle loves to be around kids all the time. She studies Elementary Education and cannot wait to be a teacher next Spring. The focus would be on her and how she handles school, extracurricular activities, and where she finds her classroom lessons for planning. I would like to interview her with some kids and ask the kids who are around her the most about Krystle to see what they would say.

 



Emotion Video- Excitement

excitement from Melanie on Vimeo.

Music Video: Always- Bon Jovi

This music video is described as a narrative because it is telling a story. At the beginning, a boy and girl fall for each other and are dating. Later on, the girl walks into the bedroom to find her boyfriend cheating on her. She leaves and while she is sad on the street, a guy finds her and decides to paint her. Later on, the guy who cheated on the girl comes into that room with the painting and sees the painting. He immediately gets mad because the painting is nude, thinking the girl cheated on him, even though he already cheated on her and lost her. The girl leaves and as he walks out, the guy sets the apartment on fire. At the end you can tell the guy regrets cheating because he lost the love of his life and he will "always" love her. The mise-in-scene that was used was apartment buildings and a bedroom. Extravagant costumes were not used, just normal clothes. The expressions the actors and actresses used were mainly sad, especially at the end. Some of the music video was spent fighting but at the beginning it started off with a couple madly in love. The concept this music video taught at the end was that your choices matter. The guy never thought he would get caught cheating, but his desire for one night made him lose the love of his life. The music video kept going back to the narrative story telling part and then back to the artist playing the guitar and singing.

Happiness

Brainstorm

1. Music video
Title: Happily ever after
Tagline: true love reveals itself in the end

In this music video, there will be a guy and a girl best friend. The girl likes the guy as more than a friend, but the guy is always chasing some other girl. In the video, the girl will be showing signs of jealousy but still continue to be there for the guy, whatever he needs. At the end of the video, the guy will see the girl has been there all along and he does have feelings for her. They could end by holding hands or kissing. This story would be linear because it would give the viewers information to understand what is happening and lay out the events in order.

 

2. Narrative
Title: Digg or Die
Tagline: volleyball, Bethel College

For my narrative, I could do a live coverage at a sporting event of some sort. I would most likely choose my older sister, Amanda's, volleyball game so I could record things myself. She plays for Bethel College and it would be a linear story, leading up to the winner.

3. Documentary
Title: Krystle Kares for Kids
Tagline: elementary, kids

In this documentary, I would follow my older sister around on her path towards teaching. In one year, she will have a career as an Elementary Education teacher. From asking her about her freshman year of college, and trying to find flashbacks, to how she is now in student teaching.

Introduction

Hi! My name is Melanie Troyer and I am a Mass Communications major with a concentration in Electronic Media. I am around media every day with music, TV, radio, computers, and having my phone. This picture portrays one of my hobbies which is volleyball. I play here for the school and have been playing since the 3rd grade.

One of my favorite movies is Remember the Titans and I am obsessed with the TV show "One Tree Hill" and other dramas such as "Friday Night Lights" and "The OC." I enjoy all types of genres of music from rock 'n roll, country, hip-hop, and oldies.

I am not too sure what I want to do when I graduate but I know I want to work with TV and radio. I am interested in making media because I enjoy videos and music and when I see certain things come together I get excited knowing in the future I will be able to make certain videos.