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Introduction<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Zenith Project is the reason I applied to Freestyle Academy. I was on the fence originally, not sure if it was going to be too much work or too little – basically, I was scared. Scared of taking a different path from everyone else. Yet, still, the moment this project was described to me I overcame that fear. The freedom to do anything<\/em> blew my mind and that is exactly what this project is: Freedom.

Given immense freedom, I feel an overwhelming urge not to blow it. So I pledged that this project would have all of my attention, all of my effort, and be a product of my combined talent. This project would be my zenith.

You are now entering the Twilight Zone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My film will combine all of the elements that make a Twilight Zone episode memorable and mind-bending. It will be succinct, polished, and professional. I will build tension, develop a world, and blow your mind in just five minutes or less. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ready? Let’s dive in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Process<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Our synopsis. Green = first act, Yellow = second act, Red = third act. This was our first version and not all detail represent our final product.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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An early to-do list for set-design. Later this is flushed out to a far greater extent and we acquire the things on our list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Images of storyboard. The drawings are very much makeshift, but the detail of the shot design is in depth. Every single camera motion is annotated and it displays the attention to detail in our film. Not all details are represented in final product due to this being our first rendition.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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First day of scouting and checking out potential sets. This is a friends back house and although it a little too nice for the film, we think we can potentially use a bit of movie magic to make it appear less affluent.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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More photos of the house, here we see some closeups that maybe can show it in a different light, especially if we zoom in on certain aspects such as the wooden wall.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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On the left are two photos of the thrift store and we could potentially use this to show the chaos and also to explain why he would be shopping here in the first place, because it maybe isn’t for the wealthy. On the right there are more shots of the house and especially of the difficulties. We would have to remove all of this.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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More furniture that would have to be removed, a kitchen that would have to be mostly avoided, and a potential shot for the pretty environment.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Shots of the actual scenery after we had visited it. It is beautiful and will absolutely do the trick. We took some videos as well that can be used in our film, but also were a great job of practicing some of the different shots we will need.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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More of what is outlined above. A bunch more shots of behind the scenes scouting. Without a doubt scouting is the most surprising factor in this film at this point in pre-production.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

After, we then found a different house, and shot everything in only three days of filming. We were editing down to the last minute. Literally, we were exporting our film seconds before class started. But, we did it and below is our film!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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