8. What is mental illness?
A mental illness can
come from your
biology or your
experiences. It is a
chemical or physical
disruption in the
brain that impacts
thoughts, feelings,
actions, relationships
or mood in ways that
get in the way of
day-to-day activities.
31. Writer
• Review your team’s ideas for a mental
health issues to portray in a short film
• Select the issue for the film
• Outline the shots necessary to tell the
story
• Write a beginning, middle and end
32. Director
• Say “action” to start a take, and “cut” to
end
• Describe the actors what to do and clarify
their motivations
• You are the creative mediator, listen to
ideas and make decisions.
• Coordinate the members of your team
• Be supportive
33. DP (Director of Photography)
• Hold the camera
• Select the best angles for each shot
• Decide what will be the most visually
interesting way to portray a scene
34. Actor(s)
• Portray the character’s struggle through
your voice and body
• Do voice over work during post
production, if necessary
35. Editor (s)
• Select the best take from each shot
• Put the shots into the best order to tell the
story
• Crop the shot as necessary or break it up
into multiple pieces
• Select your transitions
• Add music or voice over if necessary
36. All Roles
• Trust yourself, your input is important
• Make decisions quickly
37. Now…Please use your remaining time to:
• Break into your groups
• Pick a team name
• Select your filmmaking roles
• Start brainstorming story ideas
1. General idea / mental health issue being addressed
2. beginning, middle, end
3. (& if you have time: wardrobe, locations, blocking,
editing, music…)
• ALL are responsible for researching more about whatever
topic you are making a film about.
• https://vimeo.com/groups/126256
• Writer: Come prepared tomorrow. The more you have done
tonight, the more time you will have to shoot (in
LANDSCAPE)
38. For your films, we are expecting each of
you to entertain and educate the class
with your film.
