This is your chance to use film shots, film angles, props, costumes, stage combat, lights, SFX and your acting skills to recreate your scenes from the Shakespeare play Hamlet.
Shakespeare Shorts Explained
You will be given a scene from Shakespeare's Hamlet to bring to life in front of the camera from the play we read in class. Using the film shots and film angles mentioned above, begin to create your project. All films start on a piece of paper where a group of artists, knowing their exact role, begin to create the story frame by frame. Follow the steps below and pay particular attention to the deadlines. The final presentations will be shared on YouTube and presented to a live audience in our TMS Drama Film Festival.
Production Schedule
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PRE-PRODUCTION
12/3 Storyboards Due |
PRODUCTION
12/7 Film Scenes 1-4 12/9 Scenes 5-7 12/11 Scenes 8-10 12/15 Scenes 11-13 |
POST-PRODUCTION
12/17 Editing 1/4 Editing 1/6 TMS Drama Film Festival |
Group Roles
There will be 2 main roles in each group*. Decide now who is filling each role and submit using the form below:
1) Storyboard Artist
Using the information on shots and angles, begin crafting how you want to position the camera for your scene. You will use your Lead Editor to craft the storyboard. Together, you will storyboard the scene frame by frame. The directors will use this as they film the scene in class.
2) Lead Editor
The Lead Editor is responsible for leading the editing process in post-production. You will work with your storyboard artist in post to edit the scene according to the ideas in the original storyboard.
*all group members will be contributing tech elements including but not limited to: props, costumes, lighting & SFX.
1) Storyboard Artist
Using the information on shots and angles, begin crafting how you want to position the camera for your scene. You will use your Lead Editor to craft the storyboard. Together, you will storyboard the scene frame by frame. The directors will use this as they film the scene in class.
2) Lead Editor
The Lead Editor is responsible for leading the editing process in post-production. You will work with your storyboard artist in post to edit the scene according to the ideas in the original storyboard.
*all group members will be contributing tech elements including but not limited to: props, costumes, lighting & SFX.
Technical Roles
Those of you who will not be performing for the camera will be on the production crew.
The crew members needed are as follows:
Lead Director: Will oversee all of the shots & angles for every frame
Assistant Director: Will assist director & oversee the First Asst. Camera
Camera Operator: Works w/ director to get all main shots
First Assistant Camera: Works w/ AD on additional shots for each frame
Second Assistant Camera (Clapper Loader): Manages clapperboard
Gaffer: Lighting technician that will adjust lighting for each frame
The crew members needed are as follows:
Lead Director: Will oversee all of the shots & angles for every frame
Assistant Director: Will assist director & oversee the First Asst. Camera
Camera Operator: Works w/ director to get all main shots
First Assistant Camera: Works w/ AD on additional shots for each frame
Second Assistant Camera (Clapper Loader): Manages clapperboard
Gaffer: Lighting technician that will adjust lighting for each frame