GROUP PROJECT: âPHANTOMâ
Script v2
Maryann Choi, Jeff Sanford & Mollie Luria-Roberson
Storytelling II â Monday 7-10pm â Raul Moreno
Purpose in Journey: The Beginning
Description: close up of SOLDIERâs ears, eyes, profile of face, etc.
Symbolism: past experiences rather than physically showing dangers of war
Situation: PTSD flashback sequence (rely on effects, close up footage, audio)
Shoot Location: Campus on 6th or 7th floor
Audio: sirens, bullets firing, running, shouts, yelps, panting, impact and explosionsâŠ
VFX: footage cuts/edits, color correction for warm vs cool, audio volume intensity increases towards end of scene before turning silent and cutting to black
Purpose in Journey: Fixing Self
Description: SOLDIERâs face, eyes flutter awake. Lying in bed from previous flashback in hospital setting. Sits up in daze of location. Pan to see no arm. DOCTORâs face, upper body shots.
Symbolism: seeking treatment to resolve haunted past.
Situation: Checked in at hospital in prep for procedure. Looking over site of old wound, taking notes about condition. Sharing results on ipad
Actor(s): Jeff [SOLDIER], Maryann [DOCTOR]
Props: white curtain screens, white tables, stools, various hospital materials
Shoot Location: Campus on 6th or 7th floor
Audio: hospital beeps ease in, breathing, heartbeat
VFX: footage cuts/edits, color correction for warm vs cool, audio volume intensity, tracking for ipad + interface.
Purpose in Journey: Further Effects of PTSD / Setting of Past
Description: SOLDIER walks across dirt/field. Hears phantom sounds of a battlefield. Falls to ground, clearly at unrest or disturbed by sounds and flashbacks. Remembers arm being shot/hit by bullets/grenade.
Symbolism: the reoccurrence of the event that destroyed his arm
Situation: PTSD flashback sequence
Actor(s): Jeff [SOLDIER], Maryann [DOCTOR]
Props: Military costume, fake blood (maybe?)
Shoot Location: Park Field (dirt areas)
Audio: sirens, bullets firing, running, shouts, yelps, panting, impact and explosions, heartbeatâŠ
VFX: footage cuts/edits, color correction for warm vs cool, Nuke color grading for scenery change, audio volume intensity, possible dust particles and/or painted textures for cards in Nuke/After Effects
Purpose in Journey: Point in which the past connects to present
Description: Will connect/meld with Sequence #3 (will feel like one scene). SOLDIER lying in bed suffering from pain. Bed/SOLDIER transition into current hospital (warm to cool). Doctor calms SOLDIER and explains/shows notes or app. Prepares him for procedure.
Symbolism: old events juxtaposed with present time
Situation: Flashback of past military Doctorâs office transitioning into present Doctorâs office
Actor(s): Jeff [SOLDIER], Maryann [DOCTOR]
Props: Military costume, regular wear [SOLDIER], Doctorâs outfit, white curtain screens, hospital materials, stools, white table
Shoot Location: Campus on 6th or 7th floor
Audio: heartbeat, breathing, hospital beeps/sounds, Doctorâs voice/shushes
VFX: footage cuts/edits, color correction for warm vs cool, audio volume intensity
Purpose in Journey: Metamorphosis
Description: Procedure of missing arm being replaced by plastic ârobotâ arm prop. Will need to use masking/match move to add into footage. Once robot arm is in place, âskinâ arm (just the real arm) will be masked onto that as well. SOLDIER is lying down flat on white table for procedure
Situation: Bio printer at work remaking and printing SOLDIERâs new arm
Actor(s): Jeff [SOLDIER], Maryann [DOCTOR]
Props: robot arm, white table, hospital materials, white curtain sheets
Shoot Location: Campus on 6th or 7th floor
Audio: hospital beeps, breathing, printing + âtechyâ sounds
VFX: footage cuts/edits, color correction for warm vs cool, match move in Nuke for arm, audio volume intensity
Purpose in Journey: Closure
Description: The heartbeat flat lines, all other sounds stop, then SOLDIER + sounds come back as normal
Symbolism: severance of the phantom + rebirth as whole body
Situation: SOLDIER being put to sleep for procedure and waking up in post with new arm
Actor(s): Jeff [SOLDIER], Maryann [DOCTOR]
Props: white table, white curtain sheets
Shoot Location: Campus on 6th or 7th floor
Audio: hospital beeps, heart beat
VFX: footage cuts/edits, color correction for warm vs cool, audio volume intensity
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