Artist Lecture David H. Clemons

This lecture was by far the best of the year. He was young and fresh, incredible art work, and really entertaining. He didn't drag out his lecture.

I really enjoyed how he started out with his inspiration and lead up to the finished piece, unpacking his thought process as he went.

His work varied between mediums nicely and he had lots of of other interesting artists he recommended to us.

Great lecture really like this guy.

Physical Comedy Study

Revised Script-Max

Scene 1

[Fade up from black to an wall filled with posters of stars and planets. Pan down/zoom out to establishing shot of Max's room. Blankets are piled on the bed, including a Power Ranger comforter. On the night stand plastic dinosaurs surround the glowing green alarm clock. We see the clock turn from 5:00AM as the alarm starts to sound. Like a flash a hand snaps out and smacks the snooze button and retreats back under the covers. But the alarm continues. The hand reaches out again and gives the alarm another whack this time hesitating for the response. Alarm clock is unfazed. Max pounds a fist on the alarm then chunks it across the room, not once looking out fromunder the blankets. We hear the alarm hit the wall. The hit distorts the sound making it worse than before.]

Scene 2

[View down on the ground with alarm clock upside down facing camera. In the background we see Max stand. Obviously irritated he marches toward the alarm, stepping on a toy and cursing in the process. He reaches down, grabs the alarm and tries to smash it on the ground. Cut to Max sitting on his bed putting boots on. Mid shot of Max stomping frantically. When he looks down it doesn’t have a scratch.]

[Close up of Max's shocked face slowly morphing into bloodlust determination. He is going to kill this alarm clock.]

[Max attacking alarm with foam sword, nerf gun, then magic wand.]

Max: [waving wand holding Harry Potter book] AVADA KEDAVRA!!!!!!!! [Points wand, braces himself. Nothing.]

[Alarm swirling around a toilet bowl, spinning in microwave, cat. Smothering it with a pillow and crying. Pumping a BB gun. Pumping like crazy. Cut cord being unplugged. The sound stops. Cut to wide shot of Max's little sister Gwen holding up cord and plug. Her teeth are clenched, hair is a mess, eyes wide open glaring at him. Pan over to Max frozen still holding a fuse and lit lighter. Dynamite is strapped to the alarm. Pan back over to Gwen. She drops the cords.

Gwen: [Disgusted at her brother] Uuhck...

[Gwen throws her palms up in disbelief and stomps out of the room shaking her head. Max is briefly ashamed then realizes the alarm has finally stopped! He throws himself onto his bed with a huge breath of relief. A moment later a car alarm starts going off outside. Cut to black.]

Pre-production Package

1. Script: "Morning Fury"

Scene 1

[Fade in from black to an extraordinarily dirty room. Pan across from left to right, clothes everywhere covering the floor and furniture. Pan rests at the head of the bed. The side table with the alarm is in view. We see the top of a Joes’ head peeking out from under the cocoon-like blankets and clothes. The alarm goes off. Joe quickly reaches out and smacks the snooze button and withdraws his arm back into the blankets. But the alarm continues slightly louder than before. Joe reaches out again and gives the alarm another whack this time hesitating to see what the alarm does. It gets louder still and the noise gets sharper. Joe swiftly snatches up the alarm and chunks it across the room, not once looking out fromunder the blankets.]

Scene 2

[We stay on Joe in the blankets while we hear the alarm hit the wall and the noise gets more shrill and distorted. Cut to the alarm across the room Wide, then close up. Over the shoulder view behind the alarm as Joe lurches out of bed in one swift movement, tossing his blankets to the side. He stands ominously with his head low in front of his body, shoulders tense, and hands clenched into fists. He means business. Joe marches across the room toward the alarm.

Cut to bust shot of Joe as he approaches the alarm. His eyes stay on the alarm continuously, his face twisted in disgust. Suddenly he starts stomping it manically. The sound doesn’t relent. Joe continues to stomp until he’s and out of breath. But when he looks down to see the damage he’s done, shock overtakes his face. He reaches down and lifts the alarm. It doesn’t have a scratch on it.

Close up of Joes shocked face. It slowly morphs into blind fury.

Cut to alarm being hit with a hammer, then scissors, then Joe attempting to smother it with a pillow. All the while the sound goes on. Cut to Joe swinging the hammer, jabbing with the scissors and holding the pillow down crying. He wipes his tears. Close up of a smirk on his face.]

Scene 3

[Cut to mid shot of Joe laughing manically with dark goggles on and bright light flashing up onto his face. The sounds are of welding. Cut to Joe with a hard hat appearing to jackhammer. He is out of control and being shaken around. Cut to Joe dressed as a scientist with a vile of green liquid. He is very nervous and covers his eyes with his gloved hand but peeks through his fingers as he slowly turns the vile to drip it on the alarm. We hear sizzling and bubbling noises. Cut to Joe with a

BB gun pumping it like crazy. He is still in the science clothes but badly burned with black all over his face. Cut to a hand pulling a plug from the wall outlet. The sound stops. Cut to wide shot of Joe and roommate. The roommate stands in the doorway with the plug in hand. Joe is frozen still. He was in the process of taping TNT to the alarm clock. He rushes up the roommate. ]

Joe: [ in awe of his roommate] You are a god!!

Roommate: [rolling his eyes] You’re an idiot. It’s Sunday.

[With that the roommate drops the plug and exits. Joe throws himself onto his bed with a huge breath of relief. A moment later a car alarm starts going off outside. Cut to Joe’s eyes flying open. Cut to black.]

2.Script Breakdown:

-Theme/Story-
-Establish Joe and his surroundings.
-Introduce antagonist in the form of Alarm.
-Joe battles alarm.
-Roommate saves Joe.

---Logistics:
a. Two actors required. Brandon Myer as Joe. Justin Daniels as the Roommate.Both college age males.
b. Brandon Myer will play the lead and therefore be present in nearly the entire film.
Justin will be in three shots and have roughly 3o seconds of screen time.
c. Single location. Bedroom. Metz hall room 202.
d. Special effects include:

• Lighting for welding torch scene
• Bubbling in scientist vile
• Smoke
• Simulating a jackhammer

e. Costumes Makeup:

• Pj's
• Sleepy face makeup
• Welders Goggles
• Lab coat
• Rubber gloves
• Goggles
• Hard hat
• Burnt face makeup

f. Props:

• Alarm clock
• Lobster
• Scissors
  
• Hammer
• Pillow
• Vile
• TNT
  

3+4. Location Layout

5. Storyboard your Master Shots

6 +7. Schedule for one day of shooting:






















8. Contact Sheet

Cast

Brandon Myer 912 977 6390

Justin Daniels Facebook

Crew

Lauren Willoughby 5 12 657 8120

Maggie Russell 901 848 5817

Self-Critique

1. Title Brainstorming:

Get up

UP!

Arise Arise

Rise and shine

Evil Alarm

Killing Instinct

Morning Fury

I like Morning Fury best.

2. Evil anthropomorphic electronics.

3. Inspired by the universal hate for bad alarm clocks and malfunctioning electronics. When equipment isn't working properly it seems to have a mind of it's own. I personally loose my effing mind when programs crash or fire alarms go off in the middle of the night.

4. The main character will experience (in this order):

• Bliss- in bed asleep
• Annoyance- Alarm begins to sound
• Anger- when it doesn't stop the first time
• Shock- Momentary when the alarm clock does not break
• Pure Violent Fury- Going crazy trying to kill the clock.
• Relief- The plug is pulled.
• Defeat- Car alarm starts outside.

The viewer will experience the first two feelings along with the main character, then amusement as he struggles.

5. I sloppy boy is battling to silence his invincible unrelenting alarm clock.

6. Logic prevails over irrational anger, against evil alarm clocks.

7. The ending is a bit abrupt but I think with the addition of the car alarm going off outside after the boy collapses in bed remedies this. Also I will have to do research to decide how the main attack will play out.

8. I'm excited about having time to develop this film to the point where I feel it's complete. Having complete control is going to be awesome too.

Self-

Self-Critique

On the self-critique, please include the following information:
1. Title of your project
2. Main idea that you started with
3. Source of the idea and its importance to you
4. Key emotion or experience that you want your audience to experience
5. Brief, clear synopsis of the story
6. Theme or premise of the piece.
7. Problem areas. Include notes on your own and others suggestions for improvements. What can be done to resolve/improve problem areas.
8. Journal-type notes.

Final Edit