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So today in Film studies we wrote a one pager, seven liner which consists of seven points that we are supposed to cover, Set up Inciting action Rising action’s mid point(that brings spice to the film) Rising action Climax Resolution. While writing one pager synopsis, we had to keep in mind that we do not include the visual and audio effects that are given to the story, cause that is included in the treatment which we learned to write later. In treatment, we wrote about the visual appearance of the shot, what audios made it look the way it did and how it was appealing due to the effects that were added. It basically is a very descriptive way of writing the story that primarily consists of its effects and informative visuals.

So today in project management class we did not continue with the subject cause we have covered most of it. Sir reviewed all our animation assignments and helped us understand where we were going wrong and explained us how we could apply principles of physics during the making by understanding simply how it affects and works rather than using it mathematically. We should always go with what feels right to our heart, that will always help us represent something that’ll feel right to the audience. That was all for today, sir will review the ones that are remaining on Monday.

So today in drawing foundation, we started making storyboards for our animatic project, we referred to the handout that were given to us. Post making rough storyboards we got it reviewed from sir and it helped us understand what panels were getting the idea across and which were not. He also explained why omitting certain panel would work cause they weren’t really providing any specific important details or information. Also how adding more frames to show transition could help, for example to show the evolution of the kid into an adult would require more frames cause that’s the mid point of the story. Following below is my rough storyboard

So today in drawing foundation, Sir reviewed our assignment, where we were supposed to showcase all emotions in a thumbnail drawing. Post review we discussed individually with sir about our animatic project, it’s story and how we visualise it. In drawing foundation we would be making thumbnail storyboards of the same. Sir pointed out things that I had missed completely, for example establishing the connection/ relation of the hands and the kid. He also helped me figure out how I could establish that, simply by putting up some wall hanging of photo frames of the kid and father and how over time his father is losing his identity/ visibility.          

So in today’s class we revised what a story consists of and also how a tagline, log line and synopsis are written. I tried many tag lines and I also named my film “Kashti” the tag line that I am going with is the “ is there a shore?” The log line for my story is, A kid growing up to question his never ending monotonous life while on his way he has lost his identity and the child in him. I tried writing synopsis for the same and failed three times, after Sir guided me I understood how I could simple write it systematically by coming these points down 1)set up, 2)conflict and 3)resolve The final synopsis is as follow, A kid making paper toys from the crumpled desk job papers thrown a away by his worked up father. He finds joy in making paper boats and puts them in the rain water streams, growing up he finds himself on the same desk, crumpling papers anxiously and constantly questioning his monotonous life and his long lost identity.

So in today’s class we didn’t really do any theory work but sir reviewed everyone’s work and checked blogs. Sir told us what assignments we were lagging in and also the ones that were pending. We then started completing them. I discussed my animatic story again with sir for few inputs. I also discussed my checklist with sir and made a version 2 of it. I then started of with dividing the scene in shots and how I would visualise that in a space. Following is shot to shot written down and the floor plan of the whole scene along with it