14/09/06 - CHOP CHOP
A decision has been made to chop a scene altogether, but as this is a harsh decision I would like to explain some things to anyone who may have this issue: RUNNING TIME!!!!
We were quite sure up front on this project that this needed to run at 30 minutes or under, in order to fit the mould of a TV Sitcom. Even though this is actually a hybrid between film and TV. That is part of the uniqueness of it.
So I had scripted 5 scenes of 5 minutes or so each, allowing time for titles etc. But on rough, but tight edit of the 4 completed scenes, the running time was looking to rise to maybe 35 minutes if we included the scene still to shoot as written.
We looked at chopping the scene down, or making it a different kind of scene, but all options would still push the running time.
So after much consideration, we felt it would jepordise the whole show to simply shoe something in that would a mere shadow of the original intention.
So.....away it went. The gags involved were not story specific anyhow so always had options with this area.
I should point out that the scenes shot so far could not be cut down further without affecting them drastically. I could maybe shave 5 or 10 seconds here and there with some ultra tight, clever edits. But why bother! James Cameron had the best idea. Before Titanic, when studios were fearful of 3 hours or more running time, whenever he had to cut down his epics to smaller size, the advice he gave was not to try and cut little things here and there....go for a complete sub plot or element that can go entirely.
This is what we have done here.
However, we needed SOMETHING as there needs to be a time difference (pointed out by the ever keen Ruth!) so we need something to merely break the two scenes open a little.
A montage style segment with Gaylon in various different amusing locations will be in place, showing Gaylon's daily life (thus adding to the character) AND also some local newspaper spinning headlines and papers to build some time between scenes.
The first will follow on from the scene just watched...some grander linking ones in between...and finish on a headline that sets up the next scene.
So this will form a very visually exciting, very short, but VERY useful 2 minute or so segment that will serve far better in this form than the original intened scene.
We were quite sure up front on this project that this needed to run at 30 minutes or under, in order to fit the mould of a TV Sitcom. Even though this is actually a hybrid between film and TV. That is part of the uniqueness of it.
So I had scripted 5 scenes of 5 minutes or so each, allowing time for titles etc. But on rough, but tight edit of the 4 completed scenes, the running time was looking to rise to maybe 35 minutes if we included the scene still to shoot as written.
We looked at chopping the scene down, or making it a different kind of scene, but all options would still push the running time.
So after much consideration, we felt it would jepordise the whole show to simply shoe something in that would a mere shadow of the original intention.
So.....away it went. The gags involved were not story specific anyhow so always had options with this area.
I should point out that the scenes shot so far could not be cut down further without affecting them drastically. I could maybe shave 5 or 10 seconds here and there with some ultra tight, clever edits. But why bother! James Cameron had the best idea. Before Titanic, when studios were fearful of 3 hours or more running time, whenever he had to cut down his epics to smaller size, the advice he gave was not to try and cut little things here and there....go for a complete sub plot or element that can go entirely.
This is what we have done here.
However, we needed SOMETHING as there needs to be a time difference (pointed out by the ever keen Ruth!) so we need something to merely break the two scenes open a little.
A montage style segment with Gaylon in various different amusing locations will be in place, showing Gaylon's daily life (thus adding to the character) AND also some local newspaper spinning headlines and papers to build some time between scenes.
The first will follow on from the scene just watched...some grander linking ones in between...and finish on a headline that sets up the next scene.
So this will form a very visually exciting, very short, but VERY useful 2 minute or so segment that will serve far better in this form than the original intened scene.
posted by Ricardo Lacombe | 16:17
1 Comments:
I rekon that that Gaylon luks like he is r8t fit and proper gud luking. Can we have sum pics of him posing luking normal pleez.
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