10: Filmmaking Insights: Location Scouting and Group Fighting Scenes

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With a tight six-week timeline from pitch to production, Lee Alan Donaldson (Essex, UK) and his team are now taking their new short film "Jackal and Hide" into a season of film festivals,
From securing breathtaking locations to ensuring weapon safety on set, this episode is addressing important components to make a short action film a success. Join us as we unpack the intricacies of casting and choreography for film. Discover how stereotypes and physical attributes can be both utilised and subverted to create plot twists. The team is also focussing on selecting the right film festivals, choosing quality over quantity to maximise the film's impact.
Lee also shares his story and what brought him into the realm of motion capture technology and performance capture, adding another dimension to his already expanded skill set.
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Bölümler

1. Introduction (00:00:00)

2. Quick chat about MOCAP (00:04:39)

3. Creative drive (00:11:46)

4. Physicality, Roles and Action Characters (00:12:54)

5. Casting Process, Rehearsals and Making It Happen (00:15:54)

6. Film Festivals (00:23:47)

7. VFX (00:26:29)

8. Jackal and Hide the story (00:30:07)

9. Director of Jackal and Hide (00:35:24)

10. Collaborative Process and Choreography (00:36:37)

11. Location Scouting (00:39:04)

12. Working with Weapons in Film (00:42:13)

13. The Loud Whisper behind the idea (00:43:50)

14. The Creative Drive (00:46:25)

15. Forever Learning: Foley, VFX, and more (00:48:20)

16. Conclusion (00:49:41)