Roles

Writers-Diane & Trevor
Script Supervisor-Katie
Director-Dan
Producer-Orlando (music director)
DP-Diane
Lighting-Ovi and Dan
Art Direction-Trevor
Craft Services-Everyone, Katie organizing
Sound-David
Post Production-David and Jamie
Camera-Jamie
AD-Katie
2nd AD-Ovi (working with talent)

Notes from June 24th

For David and Diane-
We had a lot of creative time so we spent a lot of time getting to know each other better since we are going to be spending a lot of time together. I am sure my notes of everyone are not toally on, so I'm sorry for that and my interpretation of each of you. It is impossible and actually pretty stupid to try to boil down one's life to just a little paragraph.

We also spend some time doing imaginuity and jotting our ideas on post it notes. Those are still posted for us to check out on Saturday.

So...here are the notes from the 24th.
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What can we really do with the amount of time we have and who we have?
1. Who is going to be the producer? What the set needs, what the group needs?
2. Director? Makes the calls as far as shots and how the talent works in front of the camera
3. Assistant Director-facilitate shootings schedule, keep track of continuity, make sure director stays on time and on task. AD
4. Camera Operator, could be director, but try not to. Make sure what director wants is on tape.
5. DP-Camera Operator on a small group, make sure look director wants and shots are communicated and on tape. Overall artistic coloring look and lighting, work with grapher.

Hang the lights
Lights focused
Shooting
Sound
Art Direction-everything in front of the camera, must fit the look-hair, make-up, clothing, accessories, mugs
Craft services-making sure you have food on set
Writing team-put together script
Post Production and Editing-separate sound and video-Doug, Matt Burnell, Erics

Storyboard ahead of time-make it detailed!

Do scouting early!

Production notebook-start one!

Brief Bios via Jamie

Daniel-Long career in radio news and weather, MN and Chicago, worked for Moody for 8 years, radio production, sound design, script writing, commercials, MAC lover, imovie got him started in it, home video, weddings, 3 years on final cut express-might want to work at a church doing worship arts video, considering internship now. Works at RBC doing radio, been there 10 years, daughters 19 and 22. Dan is 46. Done one 24 hour film festival.
Experienced in: Editing, Sound Design
Wants to learn camera, art direction, flare for fashion, likes to flip through women’s mags, trying to learn Spanish for last 5 years, meets with guy once a week from Argentina to learn more

Orlando-Mac TV in Holland, works with youth pastor in Holland, background in sales (wants to know their tricks to counter them), doesn’t want to work for a corporation. If God wants us to reach lost, then needs to be properly funded, planned,and people. Church does it badly because no planning or budget, and finger pointing. Studying marketing. Wants to learn how to communicate better through studying this, goal is to see how we can effectively communicate to audience. Wants proper funding, works at a bank learning how people get funding and criteria to qualify them. Done two 24-hour film festivals
Producer or director

Trevor-natural storyteller, wanted to be English major, and didn’t like journalism or English criteria. Compass and Cornerstone working together, so started taking classes with Dave. Overview of Mass Media and Film class, story and historical context. Goal to facilitate telling of story, cameras and technical drives him crazy. Doesn’t want to tell his own stories, but to help shape other stories. Done some acting. Creative mind
Storytelling!

Katie-Good with art, never had enemies, when got to college had no idea what she wanted to do because she loved everything, started taking general classes, prayed a lot and God has led her to English major, about a year later got involved in theater and fine arts. Roommate pushed her into trying out for a play and she didn’t make it, but audtionedfor another and got 2 roles. VP of theater society. Learned about film through Dave through chapels at Cornerstone, Dave’s enthusiasm caught her. Theater and film go hand in hand. Maybe be an AD someday. Dream to be director. Summer after this course she will be ADing on a film.

Ovi- From Romania. Acted in school theater, majored in Science, but gave up it because felt his life was picked out by someone else, and wanted freedom to do whatever he wanted, so he moved here. Knew no one and had nothing when he moved. Learned English in 2 months from TV shows. Met a friend who had done short films in the 24 festival and his dream has always been to be an actor so he can escape and be someone else. His friend has got him involved and cast him as an actor. His father was in Michigan, so that’s why he chose here. A new world here. Moved here when he was 17. Mom is a singer in radio and has a TV show, weddings, concerts, used to peeps knowing him in Romania and not here.
Dream: Actor, moved to LA in the fall

Jamie-Freelance graphic and web artist, got her first job big designer position at Dynamic Youth Ministries for GEMS Girls’ Clubs in GR. Worked for about a year and her girls ministry SURGE Girls started getting bigger and her dream is to make it huge. Real life stories, dvds and a magazine style curriculum. Wants to learn more about any of it and network with other older girls who share the passion to write and produce it


If fear were a color….
Yellow-Wal-mart, get attention and standing out
Orange-Katie doesn’t like it
Purple-black eye, bad Easter Sunday, black light
Grey-dirty water
Brown-earthy and gritty, buried alive, dirty water

The winner!!!

Convince those who are imprisoned by the fear of failure that if they choose to confront their fear, they can experience the freedom of knowing and becoming who they are meant to be.

Katie's Notes

Strategic Input Brief___________________________

Scope/Assignment
A 10 minute narrative video, which uses strong story structure to communicate a key persuasion.

Budget
Resources provided by the Compass Arts Film Academy, the creativity of the group, and the pity of those around us.

Objectives
To capture the hearts and minds of our target audience, to convince them that change is needed, and to provide them with the emotional motivation to fuel their quests.

Target
People of all ages who have allowed fear of failing to dominate their life decisions.

Mindset
Security – No good reason exists to change or confront fears because life is currently comfortable.
Self-Deception – Many assert no fear of failure but are just being savvy about life and the decisions that lie ahead.
Avoidance – Those who acknowledge their fear of failure find it easier to avoid that fear than to risk further failure, which would only increase the fear.
Hidden Desire for Change – Those who are not deep in self deception know that taking steps to conquer their fear is the better course of action.
Support System – A lack of encouragement form a strong support structure.
Archetypal Past Experience – Fear is usually birthed by a single horrible experience or repetition of an experience in the past (e.g.: a child is ridiculed for stuttering all through grade school, so he/she avoids public speaking and works a job that does not require much talking).
Pain – Avoiding fearful situations protects against painful blows to self-confidence.

Human Insights
Imagination – The fear of failure is almost always nourished by highly unrealistic exaggerations and worst case scenarios in the imagination of the fearful one.
Universal – Fear of failure is not limited to any one personality type but is merely handled differently depending on personality types.
Support – If the people encounter their fears and are conquered by them, what support is under them to “break the fall?”
Evaluation – People make decisions based on risk evaluation, whether the call to action is worth the risk involved.
Good and Bad – Fear of failure is only negative when it hinders positive advancement or potential. The difference between good and bad fears:
1. Good fear is when fear pushes the person into a good decision (e.g.: a fifteen-year-old falls in love and wants to get married but fears doing so because he/she is so inexperienced. Fear of failing in marriage in this case is good, for the time being).
2. Bad fear is when potential for good is destroyed because of fear (e.g.: one of the fastest runners in the world may choose not to tryout for the Olympics because he/she cannot bear the thought of losing in front of the whole world).

Biblical Insight
1. God’s original plan did not include fear in the negative sense. Only after the fall did fear become an oppressive force (e.g.: the ability to enjoy loving relationships was not destroyed but just became more difficult).
2. I John 4:18 – “There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not been made perfect in love.” In a setting of perfect love, pain is far from the mind and there is a large cushion to fall back on if something were to go wrong.
3. God routinely forced his heroes into situations in which they had to risk everything (e.g.: the children of Israel in the wilderness, Gideon and his men, Christ, etc.). Only when the heroes faced their fears and risked everything did they learn God could be trusted. Important here are the following: unconditional love is the ultimate support system (God), and fear as a hindrance of good is not part of God’s plan.
4. In the biblical narrative, overcoming fear is almost always accomplished for the sake of others; to overcome fear for oneself is not as powerful as overcoming fear for the sake of another.
5. James 1:2 – “Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance.” We are encouraged to persevere, even through fear.

Barriers
Proof – We must prove that it is better to move towards confrontation than to stay put
Risk – We must show that risk is legitimate, but that the possibility of pain cannot be the determining factor.
Problem – We must convince those who fear failure that their fear does exist.
Potential – We must show the potential for the good and the growth people are missing.
Driver – We must show people that fear is the driver in their lives, not them.

Strategy
Convince those who are imprisoned by the fear of failure that if they choose to confront their fear, they can experience the freedom of knowing and becoming who they are meant to be.

Key Persuasion
When people who fear failure watch this video, they will be encouraged to face that fear, and they will learn from the process even if the outcome is not a success.

Notes from Trevor

Strategic Input Brief:

Issue/Partner/Partnership Rallying Point: ???

Scope/Assignment: Develop a 5-10 short film for class that could potentially be used as a film festival entry

Budget: Whatever we can beg/borrow/steal

Objectives: To encourage people who are troubled by their fears to step out and confront those fears in an active and positive manner

Target: Fearful people between ages 9 and 90

Mindset:
· Denial­- The tendency is to downplay the significance of the fear and its effects on life
· Apathy- This has been a part of life for a long time, and probably can’t be changed
· Desire- At heart, there is longing to get beyond the boundary that looks insurmountable

Human Insight: Fear upsets us on multiple levels. While we are anxious about a specific thing, we are frustrated, even irritated by the fear itself and want to see it removed from our lives.

Biblical Insight: Matthew 28:20 “Behold, I am with you always, even until the end of the age.”

Barriers:
· Complacency- “My life isn’t really that bad”
· Fear Itself- “I can’t do it!”
· Frustration from Past Attempts- “Tried and failed before. Forget it.”

Strategy: Convince those who are driven by fear of failure that fear can only be conquered by facing it, because fighting in the battle to overcome (or, waging war against) fear is its own reward.

Key Persuasion: It’s worth confronting your fears, just to say you tried

Notes from June 20

Also, here are the notes I had from tonight. Alot of it is repetitive.

Possible KP's:

• Convince those who fear that they can overcome it by faith (in general).
• Here's the story (Dianne)
  Man and woman in love
  One day they are chatting about life and hope and fear
  They start to talk about their fears
  The guy won't fess up to any…but his primary fear is losing her (this may have been driven by a childhood fear)
  She's kidnapped and he's knocked out
  He wakes up and he's in the dark; "if you prove yourself worthy, you can get her back; but you can't turn on a light."
  He has to overcome an old fear (the dark), to overcome his primary fear (losing her)
  If you can leave the house w/o turning back, you can have her back
  He hears commotion and a gunshot - he walks out and light floods the area
  He turns around and she's holding the gun (maybe she had to overcome her own fears)
  
  Another (Orlando)
  Bully or person who has a high level of respect
  They go into training
  Who?
  Those who are driven by their fear of failure
  
  That?
  Fear can only be conquered by facing it
  
  Because?
  engaging the process is the reward
  The reward is found in engaging the process
  The activity of confrontation is the true reward
  Starting the process
  Moving through the process
  
  KP:
  It is the process of engaging one's fear that is the true reward.
  
  What will you get by overcoming:
  Completion
  Fulfillment
  Happiness
  Self respect
  Accomplishment
  The elixir
  You reach your potential
  You know what COULD be
  What is possible
  You experience release
  Freedom
  Facing your fear is the first step to real growth
  overcoming fear is the key to unlocking true potential
  Roger's Question: Why are you here?
  Why do you face fear?
  Hope of reward
  Stronger and smarter
  Erases the question
  You will always ask why
  Fears piss me off
  There's a rush; a good feeling
  Learning new things is exciting
  Until you face it, you will always wonder
  There's a thrill in risk
  More opportunities
  It feels wrong
  The process of learning is the reward itself
  The process is the reward
  Human insights for those who fear failure:
  What they have now is better than nothing
  They may have moved forward ahead, but have shrunk back
  They are probably comfortable
  They may have very poor/slim support systems
  The mindset :
  They see overcoming as a barrier, not an opportunity
  Even though desirable, its just not worth the effort
  How do you get them over the barrier? You give them a REALLY good "because"/"reason"
  They know they have a poor support system
  They have to have the "aha" moment that drives them forward
  Low self worth
  These are some of the barriers you are going to have to overcome in people. In designing your story, you have to move people emotionally to get them to accomplish the "what".
  
  
  completion
  Fulfillment
  Happiness
  Fulfill your nature
  Shows you the possibilities you actually have
  The only thing to fear is fear itself
  You are always going to be a loser if you let fear win out
  

To use or not to use?

Hey all, here is a blog if we choose to use it. I don't know if it will become helpful or not, you can let me know.