Time Art 6: Treatment

Idea:

The idea behind this is to do with how people use their time and how the slightest change can make a big difference to what happens in your life. The idea is quite personal to me as I find that I am either early to something, or late. I regularly think about how I wish I could go back in time and change certain things. This inspired me to think of an idea where the same concept was happening in each screen, but because of time and the big effect it has on us, each screen pans out slightly different. Being punctual comes with organising your time correctly, which is why I want one screen to have the person being lazy and late, one screen where the person is organised and on time, and the other where the person is early because they have allowed themselves more than enough time to get everything done.

I want to create a simple, yet informative sequence of a man preparing to meet his girlfriend. The three screens will begin with a shot of a man sleeping in bed (Medium shot, still). In the background of each shot will be a clock. The clock in the background of the first screen shows 7:00am. The clock in the background of the middle screen shows 7:30am. The clock in the background of the third screen shows 8:00am.

Research:

The idea itself was quite personal to myself and mainly from moments in my life where these kind of things have occurred (being late, on time, early), however I read an interesting debate on ‘Debate.org’ that discussed the saying ‘If you’re early, you’re on time, if you’re on time, you’re late’. It talks about the capability of the phrase and really talks in detail about time and how ‘planning’ to be on time, doesn’t necessarily mean you will definitely be on time, which happens to me a lot. This is why I want to incorporate that idea in my film, that if you do not set yourself enough time to do something, and you do not prioritise your time, then there can be big consequences.

For inspiration, I looked into the idea of time management. I watched a video called ‘How to 
manage your time better’ by ‘Watchwellcast’ on YouTube. I found this video interesting in informing me of the ways in which you can spend your time and waste time. I found this interesting and it allowed me to think about ways in which time can affect events in your life.

Films such as ‘Shaun of the Dead’ for instance gave me ideas as to how I’d go about showing the importance of time management. The scene where Shaun forgets to book the table for their meal out is an interesting scene that shows the importance of time management and how forgetting to do one thing can effect everything. This I found interesting, which made me want to create the 3 screen film where one thing in each screen makes a different conclusion.  

Detailed Description/Shot breakdown:

First Screen (Early):

. 0:00-0:02: The man turns over, looks at the clock and goes back to sleep.

. 0:03-0:06: The man is asleep once again. The clock in the background quickly goes to ‘7:25 Am’.

. 0:07-0:19: The man wakes up, stretches, sprays on deodorant, slowly puts his clothes on and walks out of the room.

. 0:20-:0:26: Cuts to bathroom: The man slowly brushes his teeth, washes his face, plays with his hair and leaves the room.

. 0:27-0:37: Cuts to kitchen: The man is sitting down eating toast and reading a newspaper. He finishes his toast, picks up the flowers on the table and walks towards the door to leave. He realises he forgot the chocolates and walks back in and picks them up

. 0:38-0:42:  Cuts to Bus stop: Medium shot of him waiting patiently at the bus stop. He looks at his watch. He looks puzzled at his watch but shrugs.  

. 0:43-0:48: Cuts to interior bus shot. He looks happily at his phone and looks out the window.

. 0:49-0:54:  Cuts to a long shot of him getting off the bus. He walks up towards his girlfriend, kisses her and gives her the flowers and chocolates. She looks shocked and happy at the gesture. He smiles and looks down at his watch.

. 0:55-1:00: Close up of his watch. The watch says 8:00am

END.

Second Screen (On Time):  

.0:00-0:06: The man is sleeping in bed.

. 0:07-0:19: The man wakes up, stretches, sprays on deodorant, slowly puts his clothes on and walks out of the room.

. 0:20-:0:26: Cuts to Bathroom: Medium shot looking at the man slowly brush his teeth. He then washes his face, looks at himself in the mirror and leaves the room.  

. 0:27-0:34: Cuts to kitchen. Medium shot in front of him. He is sitting down eating toast and reading a newspaper. He finishes his toast, picks up the flowers on the table and walks towards the door to leave. He leaves the chocolates on the table.

. 0:35-0:42:  Cuts to Bus stop: Medium shot of him waiting patiently at the bus stop. He looks at his watch and looks back up.

. 0:43-0:48: Cuts to interior bus shot. He looks happily at his phone and looks out the window.

. 0:49-0:54:  Cuts to a long shot of him getting off the bus. He walks up towards his girlfriend, kisses her and gives her the flowers. She looks shocked and happy at the gesture. He smiles and looks down at his watch.

. 0:55-1:00: A POV shot of him looking down at his watch. The watch says 8:00am

END.

Third Screen (Late):

. 0:00-0:05- The man wakes up, stretches, looks at the clock and suddenly looks distressed because he is late.

. 0:06- 0:16:  The man frantically puts his clothes on and rushes past the camera, out of the door.

0:17-0:23:  Cuts to Bathroom: Medium shot looking at the man. He brushes his teeth, splashes water in his face then quickly walks out the room.

0:24-0:30:  Cuts to kitchen. Medium shot in front of him eating. He eats a slice of toast, leaving crumbs everywhere and proceeds to quickly walk out of the room. He forgets to pick the flowers up on the desk.

0:31- 0:36: Cuts to bus stop. Medium close up in front of the man sitting down at the bus stop looking worried waiting for the bus to come. He looks worryingly at his watch.

0:37-0:42: Cuts to interior bus shot. Medium close up in front of the man still looking worried and checking his phone.

0:43-0:50: Cuts to a long shot across the street from the bus. The bus drives away and we see him walk a short distance towards his girlfriend, who looks annoyed. As he walks up to her he looks apologetic, however she storms off in a temper.

0:51-0:54:  Cuts to a close up of his face. He appears upset and rubs his hand on his face. He looks down at his watch.

0:55-1:00: A POV shot of him looking down at his watch. It says 8:30am.

END.

Short Storyboard: 

Locations Used:

The locations themselves will not be too difficult to film in because the majority of them will be filmed at my house. The exterior shots, for instance the Bus stop shot and the meeting of the man and woman will be filmed in Farnham (Alma Lane, opposite my house for the bus shot and just opposite The Marlborough Head Pub for the meeting of the two).

Production Dates:

All scenes will be filmed on the morning/afternoon of Friday the 7^th. If weather conditions are bad then filming will take place the following day.

Editing will take place on the designated times given to us.

Equipment list:

Camera- Canon EOS 600D with a Tamron AF 17-50mm lens.

Tripod- Hama Star 63 

Shooting Risk Assessment: