Leonie - Script and other decisions

Everything has changed! It is rather exciting but daunting at the same time. As scriptwriter, it isn’t right to script an improvisation…it is unheard of! So, we have decided to only keep the scripted part for the costume drama as it will add to the effect of it. However, as we are narrowing it down to the other two characters just arguing and no one else coming in, we are giving that bit the improvisation. I have thought of different pointers to give the two characters during their improvisation. As I need this conversation to take certain topics on board but still be improvisation, I shall provide these characters with areas that are vital to be discussed. This will require a lot of practice, but not too much so it loses the feel of improvisation, on both of their parts.

This means our character list has decreased dramatically and I will give an update soon on exactly who is playing who! I have a rough outline but first I need to confirm it with everyone. I met with two potential actors yesterday for the part and as they are a marriage couple, I think they would be good candidates for taking up the improvisation roles.

On Friday, as our ideas changed, so did our potential storyboard. Below is an image of the storyboard in rough and less shots than we are planning. Our film is being recorded as a documentary so the camera shots will be purely spontaneous with the improvisation. Ours is so small because of that reason and the fact that the costume drama is being shot in one unedited piece to give it a raw look. We acted the scenes out in rough along with potential camera angles and where the camera will be at times. This really helped us get a grip on what was going to happen.

This week a lot of decisions will have to be made but I have all the confidence in my group in making the right decisions. There have been a lot of changes but I feel now we have a risk and I hope it all goes to plan! (Below complete script)