Film Production- Shotlist

The first insert of the conference member's feet as he enters the room tries to create meaning by portraying a serious tone to the context of the situation, although the viewer is not yet aware of what will soon occur.

The camera pan to show Santa at the end of the conference table creates meaning by finally revealing the subject of the conference meeting, relieving the seriousness and suspense of the previous shots.

The mid-shot of the Easter Bunny entering the doorway and slowly walking away adds meaning to the situation by providing humor and randomness to the situation, with a contrast of a confused character nervously passing by while there is tension and argument within the conference room.

The wide-shot of the entire room creates meaning by showing the viewer how the firing of Santa Claus is starting to sink in with all the board members as the room becomes silent.

The final mid-shot attempts to create meaning by showing Santa's reaction of shock and surprise as he has lost his job in addition to how it resonates with him while everyone else begins to leave.

Comments

Feedback

Overall, I think that the feedback we received was fairly helpful. We were happy to hear that most of our peers found our film opening to be humorous. One noted that, in particular, the Easter Bunny entering the scene was very funny. Many comments included positive feedback on the camera work, where the dramatic use of zooms, reverse zooms, and zoom-ins created a more comedic effect on the product. They liked the concept of our film and found it to be unique. Others found the dialogue to have a good flow and the transitions to be smooth. Some comments included a good use of mise-en-scene, such as the props and costumes. Although we had a lot of positive feedback, we also had some important negative feedback as well. Most, if not all of our peers mentioned the low sound quality of the film. They stated that some parts of the opening were quiet, however, when it was presented to the class, the volume was already on the low end of the scale. This quiet audio may have lead others to note t...

Final Submission

We decided to revise the film by cutting a take on the elves’ reaction after Santa clause fails to recount that it is the day after Christmas. We aimed to have the take run a little more smoothly and cut down on the pause before the reaction of the elves.

Film Production- Storyboard

The first shot is an insert of Elf #1's feet as he walks down the hallway and approaches the conference room. It attempts to create a feeling of earnestness and curiosity as to where the board member is going and what will ensue. The second shot is a mid-shot of the Board of the North Pole at the end of the conference table, with the President of the Board and Elf #2 waiting for Elf #1 to sit in his empty seat. This tries to create an effect of seriousness and urgency to the situation of Santa Claus being fired. The third shot is an insert of a "Missing Rudolph" poster. This shot signifies the importance of Santa Claus's faults, as seen by losing his most important reindeer. The fourth shot listed is a wide shot of the Easter Bunny entering the conference room and slowly walking out after listening to the commotion. This shot attempts to incorporate humor by providing relief to the tension after addressing Santa Claus's wrongdoings, which could be s...

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