Pre-Production Tech Sheet

     This scene requires 5 roles to be filled; the father, the mother, the oldest daughter, the son, and the youngest daughter. The roles will be filled by the following (a description of their costumes will be included as well):

• Father- Daniel Cotler (Dark/plain pants, button-down shirt, ring)
• Mother- Leah Cotler (Dark/plain pants, gray sweater, ring)
• Oldest Daughter- Isabella Atehortua (Basic plain pants/shirt)
• Son- Rey Arellano (Basic plain pants/shirt)
• Youngest Daughter- Plascencia-DiCaprio (Bright colored shirt and pants, bracelets, hair pigtails/braids)

    To shoot this scene we will be using a gimbal, a Manfrotto tripod, a Sunpak tripod, and a Nikon D350 camera. The sound will be whatever the camera picks up on its microphone, but we will be adding Carol of the Bells in post-production. Additionally, the props for the scene are as follows:

• Chip bag
• Ketchup
• Unscented candle
• Plastic/kid knife
• Milk
• Cup
• Napkin
• Basic tableware/utensils
• Potatoes
• Salad

Shot Number	Shot Type
1	Medium OTS (Dad)
2	Medium
3	Medium OTS (Dad)
4	Medium
5	Medium
6	Medium OTS (Dad)
7	Medium (OTS Y Daughter/Mom)
8	Medium OTS (O Daughter)
9	Medium
10	Master HA (Quaddruple)
11	Medium (OTS Mom)
12	Master HA (Quaddruple)
13	Medium (OTS Mom)
14	Medium Triple (OTS O daughter)
15	Medium (OTS Mom)
16	Medium Double (OTS Y Daughter) - slightly left of shot 14
17	Medium (OTS O Daughter)
18	Medium
19	Medium (OTS O Daughter)
20	Medium (OTS Dad)
21	Medium Triple (OTS O daughter)
22	Medium (OTS Mom)
23	Master HA (Triple)
24	Medium Double - slightly right of shot 16
25	Medium HA (OTS Mom)
26	Medium (OTS O Daughter)
27	Medium HA (OTS Mom)
28	Medium (OTS O Daughter)
29	Medium slight LA Double
30	Medium HA (OTS Dad)
31	Medium slight LA Double
32	Master Double
34	Closeup
35	Medium
36	Medium
37	Closeup
38	Double HA
39	Long (foreground out of focus)
40	Double Medium
41	Medium (OTS)
42	Master HA
43	Closeup LA
44	Medium
45	Closeup LA
46	Medium (OTS Mom)
47	Medium
48	Closeup
49	Closeup
50	Closeup
51	High angle medium
52	Closeup
53	Medium
54	Medium
55	Closeup
56	Triple/Quadruple LA (Foreground Blur)
57	POV
58	Medium
59	Double LA
60	POV
61	Double LA
62	Medium into Closeup Dolly (Tilt up and get closer)
63	Triple/Quadruple LA (Foreground Blur)
64	Medium HA (OTS Mom/Dad)
65	Triple/Quadruple LA (Foreground Blur)
66	Medium
67	Medium HA (OTS Mom/Dad)
68	Medium
69	Medium double
70	Master HA
71	Quintuple LA - slight right of 65 (Foreground Blur)
72	Double LA (OTS Y Daughter)
73	Master HA
74	Medium (OTS Dad)
75	Medium (OTS Mom)
76	Medium Triple
77	Master HA

Establishing Group/Roles and Scene

     For our first project in the class, we will "swede" a scene from a movie. For this project, I will be working with Brianna, who will be the director while I will be the cinematographer - both roles which we want to maintain for our final project later in the school year.

    We went back and forth over which scene we wanted to "swede." She had suggested a scene from Whiplash, but it was too long and contained too much dialogue - in addition to inappropriate content. I had suggested a scene from Nortbit, but despite meeting time requirements, it was too much dialogue and inappropriate content too. Neither of these scenes could be adjusted in order to meet content requirements. 

    Brianna then suggested that we do the dinner table scene from the 2018 movie, Instant Family. It met time and content requirements and was not dialogue-heavy either, making it an easy choice. Additionally, what spoke to me about the scene was the repetitive and simple nature of the shots, thus making my life as a cinematographer much easier. Despite there being 77 individual shots, most are from only a handful of angles. Additionally, the scene itself is supposed to be chaotic which will allow our actors to exercise their artistic liberty.

Below is the scene we picked from Instant Family:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jy8mz4gu2oQ&list=LL&index=1

Welcome Back!

     Hello! My name is Brendan, and I am a Coral Springs High School senior. A little bit more about myself I play lacrosse year-round for my school, a travel team, and for the Israeli National Team (field and box). I own and operate a sports graphic design company - K5 Sports Designs - and look forward to leveraging my graphic design skills on my various projects. 

    Going into this school year AICE Media Studies A level is one of the classes I was most excited to take. I had a great experience with the AS-level class last year, and I look forward to building off the skills and information I learned last year. This year, I want to make sure that when it comes time for my production I improve upon the mistakes I made last year; not procrastinating blogs, clearly outlining each job's duties, and planning ahead.