making a naration film

[renoixx]

hello all filmmakers accross the world. im making my short narration film next week for my school project. i will put a voice clip on my film. so my question is, what is the best way of making it. is it write the narration first, or shoot the clip first. although right now i got idea of what to be narrated.

thx all of you

 

[Tinalera]

Both

Okay. You have the idea of what you want to narrate, that's fine. Do you have an idea of the shots you're going to use? Remember that part of narration is relaying to what's on the screen. Write out a rough draft of what you want to say, andwrite in the shots you're going to have. You can then go out and grab the footage you want. However, maybe a certain shot can't be done for some reason, or maybe while shooting you get something more you haven't thought of. At that point you're going back and rewriting some of your script.

So I would write a rough draft/outline, then shoot the footage. There maybe back and forth between editing footage and writing before you get what you want.

What is the subject, so we can give more detail, because depending on the subject, will depend on what more details we can give

 

[Libby]

I would have thought that you would film it, edit it and when its complete as far as editing is concerned then you write your narration. I was thinking this because once its edited then you can write around what is actually happening - as you have the film already together.

I enjoy watching the film 'The Endless Summer'. Its all narration that blends in well with the footage of two surfers.

 

[Tinalera]

I would have thought that you would film it, edit it and when its complete as far as editing is concerned then you write your narration. I was thinking this because once its edited then you can write around what is actually happening - as you have the film already together.

I enjoy watching the film 'The Endless Summer'. Its all narration that blends in well with the footage of two surfers.

I think you that could be done as well. I know with me, the little bit I've started on mine, it's been somewhat organic: film, write, film, write-You can film it all, but I think having at least an outline of what you want to film, maybe a rough written idea of what you want to say, also maybe what order (a kind of storyboarding), then you can film all your stuff with that outline/storyboard in hand.

I think it's really what your comfort level is, and "how" your creative process works

 

[Alcove Audio]

"Endless Summer" is basically a documentary, not a narrative story that has narration or voice-over, the commentary was not competing with or had to be woven into and out of the dialog.

"The Shawshank Redemption", "Amadeus" and "Forrest Gump" are solid examples of how to weave VO/narration into and out of a film. In all three the narration was done first (in "Forrest Gump" the entire narration was filmed on the park bench set by Tom Hanks as Forrest) so that the spaces needed for the VO could be integrated into the shots or a B-roll shot list compiled. The approximate time for each piece of narration was noted before shooting began, and sometimes even read or played back, while the shot that would have the VO was being filmed. This way the editors, both visual and audio, do not have to cram or expand the narration to fit the space or use "bad" edits to fill the time needed for the narration to take place. You should watch/listen to the DVD commentaries of all three films as the directors discuss how the narration and dialog were worked out prior to production.

 

[Libby]

Thats right about Endless Summer. Its all narration.

So if you are planning on making a movie with both narrative and actors, you would have already scripted your narrative?
I will have to check out those movies. It sounds very hard to do.

 

[renoixx]

thx you for all your input everybody!

yeah i got it on my script which kind of shot i want to use.

at first, actually i just to make kinda a silent movie,

i mean like those actors who is acting.

but at last i feel its really hard to do and make the audience understand.

so i prefer make this kinda narration film.


the idea is about a man who is dreaming. so he meets that girl, but somehow he can't seen her face. so the story tells bout how finally he can recognize who is the girl in his dream..

well then . . so i'm figuring out to make a full narration script right now..

wow thx y'all! i appreciate it! anyway yeahh.. i love shawshank redemption! it also a film that make me love how narration tells the story of a film!

 

[renoixx]

thx you for all your input everybody!

yeah i got it on my script which kind of shot i want to use.

at first, actually i just to make kinda a silent movie,

i mean like those actors who is acting.

but at last i feel its really hard to do and make the audience understand.

so i prefer make this kinda narration film.


the idea is about a man who is dreaming. so he meets that girl, but somehow he can't seen her face. so the story tells bout how finally he can recognize who is the girl in his dream..

well then . . so i'm figuring out to make a full narration script right now..

wow thx y'all! i appreciate it! anyway yeahh.. i love shawshank redemption! it also a film that make me love how narration tells the story of a film!