Senior Narrative
Our Narrative unit started very early on in the year. We started working on it in October, focusing on pitching ideas to a group and learning to write loglines. My original idea was a mix of Legally Blonde and James Bond. Here’s my logline: High maintenance daughter of an undercover agent is forced to take over his highly risky mission to save him and her shopping funds.
After we had all pitched our stories, we teamed up in pairs and began writing our scripts. I got to work with the lovely Julia Kipnis! Read our finished script here:
Once our script was greenlit, we jumped into the next phase—learning how to film with a narrative focus. We acted in dialogue scenes and picked up new skills using boom mics, slates, and lighting setups to bring everything to life. At the same time, we were also busy breaking down our scripts—lining them, building shot lists, planning out shooting schedules, and organizing everything with stripboards. Here’s a look at that process:
Narrative Shotlist
Narrative Stripboard
After finishing the pre-production process, it was time for us to start filming. This process was super challenging but super fun. We met a lot of obstacles with equipment and scheduling, but we were eventially able to figure it all out. It was a very rewarding experiences and I learned so much throughout the production process. Here’s some behind the scenes photos!
Finally, we had to edit!! This was easily the most difficult part of the whole process. Julia and I were both super busy, but we wanted to show our film at Freestyle’s exhibition, so we worked insanely hard for a week. We were at freestyle every day until like 2am to get everything done. It was completely and totally exhausting, but we made it! I’m very happy with the final product and so proud that we were able to get it done so quickly!
And here, my friends, is the final product!! Enjoy!