Script progress Episode 1 progress

Script 1 version 1

With this very first Draft we worked on the very basics so as to have a skeleton to build upon, we had a clear idea of the structure of the episode so we built upon that conceptual idea, with each read through we did, the scriptwriters would stay in their own time, look through their notes and see what was and wasn't working, taking the jokes that were said at the read through and slotting them into seemingly blank areas

Script 1 version 2

With the second version of the first script and after the first script read through with the crew; we went away and filled in the filler section and tried to devise some more dialogue for the characters to interact with each other with. It is bare I must admit but it is the frame work that we've built and continue building upon because we can use these as a basis for the next 2 scripts as well so we won't need to build frame work, we will just need to work on making it seem as real as poossible while still keeping our concept

Script 1 version 3

With the 3rd script we worked tirelessly to get it to at the very least 10 pages while still making the narrative structure seem to flow smoothly without any hiccups. With this copy we moved straight onto the official software to write scripts, Celtx. Which also gives us a rough estimate as to how long each page may run because each page on Celtx would usually equate to 1 minute in speaking time.

Script 1 version 4

Version 4 was the correction of a few jokes, adding more dialogue and making changes here and there until it was perfect. After this copy any changes that were made were solidified as ideas and dialogue as most of the group was happy with the 4th but it needed some tweaks.

Designated roles (done)

I have the roles of 

Camera man 4 for episode 1 under the direction of Dan Bolton as Director

Vision mixer for episode 2 under the direction of Abby Colclough 

Camera man 1 for the final episode under the direction of Chloe Lowe

Script writer for each episode and 2nd unit material

Sound and editor for half of 2nd unit material

I will need to look through directions and the use of the vision mixer since I have not had any experience with the equipment however I have practiced with the P2 cameras so I should have a good handle on that when it comes to using them. However if we get the scripts done quickly enough then we should be able to proceed with the rest of the production at a later date. The sound and editing however I have plenty of experience of in both roles and I am very confident in using the equipment required to make the 2nd unit material and editing it to the streaming standard.

hand signals to Learn (done)

Hand signals are important not only for the actors and floor manager to know but it is imperative that the cameramen and all other crew know each hand signal so that they can plan and move accordingly while also listening to the director through the mics, the floor manager will be able to speak to the crew via hand signals so as not to make any noise to disrupt the live audio recording.

Stages Fleshing out the Characters

Denial:

Male, 20, Chilled out, Never does anything too out there, Hoodies Jeans and Beanies, looks a little rough, always looks like he’s just woken up.

Anger:

Female, 21, sentimentally attached to her lamp, hot headed, tough, small, punky style, ripped jeans and red streak, can be nice but tends to be sassy.

Depression:

Male, ??, ??????????????,  intelligent, monotone voice.

Bargaining:

Male, 25, wears a cheap suit, has a Bluetooth earpiece, tall, skinny, slicked hair, answers the phone a lot, sniffs a lot, fidgety, bets and gambles.

Acceptance:

Female, 26, bright summer dresses and flowery clothing, is cheery about most things, upbeat voice.

Making each character a stereotype was an important idea that we all came up with but also to challenge them. So for Anger instead of making the character big and able to use their size to match their Anger, We decided not only would it be funnier but it would also make more sense if she was a short girl, so short jokes etc can ensue which in turn will make her more angry; side note, I wanted to match her up with a lamp because I was sick of seeing the stereotype of the big angry girl being a soft person who loves ponies and pink in secret. I thought if we gave her a real attachment to the lamp it would be a parody homage to that cliche. 

Stages, our first ideas as a group (done?)

The 5 stages of grief (Denial, Aggression, Bargaining, Depression and Acceptance), are all people and live together in one shared house. The 3 episodes are all set in the houses front room. Denial and Acceptance have an underlying romance and the running joke is that you never see depression, he hides and you only ever hear his voice. Anger is constantly mocked by period jokes.

The first episode consists of the group coming back from a funeral of someone they all knew. When they return they realise that depression isn’t with them and they spent the first episode trying to find out where depression is. They decide to go outside and find him by splitting into groups, as they begin to break up the groups they start arguing about who will go with Acceptance as they all like her. They all try to impress her and convince her, turning the argument into a competition, after anger tries and tries to get them back on track Anger storms out, finding Depression on the step outside, locked out the whole time.

The second episode is focusing more on Anger, she gets into a fight and ends up going to therapy for anger management and the other characters try to break her from her new calm state. As Anger keeps her cool everyone else starts to get more annoyed and the house starts to fall apart as their characters get angry. They finally realise what’s going on they and try to make Anger angry again. Bargaining decides to sell Angers favorite lamp, we see a flashback of Anger as a child with the lamp having fun times together, when they tell her she finally loses it.

The third episode is when the characters realise they cannot afford to pay their rent and they need to find a way to get money. While they all try and think of get money quick schemes, bargaining is off on the side selling most of their furniture on ebay, as the group talk, we see close ups of their faces as they talk and when we return to the wide shots we see the removal men carrying stuff out and the room get slowly emptier. The landlady turns up and tells them they have to leave because she has new tenants. Acceptance, Denial, Anger and bargaining all pack up and leave. The new tenants turn up with their stuff and sit down (One has Angers lamp) and we end on the new characters sitting there and depressions voice coming from the cupboard.

The interactive aspect of our live show is that the characters all have Twitter/ Facebook accounts which they actively use during the show, posting their thoughts on the situation. The posts are out of the show time as well as if the characters really exist. Bargaining also has an ebay page on whih we actually auction parts of the set.