About the questionnaire

I have collected all the answers to the questionnaire from others. I found that the biggest problem in my film is that audiences are easily confused with flashback and flash-forward. So according to these, I made some changes in my final film, I used different color to distinguish the flashback and flash-forward. Before the flashback or flash-forward, I use the effect "dip to white". Then I use the dark-yellow color for flashback and the original color for flash-forward. Now it's much easier to distinguish which is flashback and flash-forward.

Examples:


1. How do you think about the structure of the story? Is it clear, or you can’t understand? A
A. Clear  B. Not so clear  C. In mess  D. Can’t understand totally
2. How do you think of the voice-over in this film? Is it helpful to understand this story?A
A. Helpful  B. Fifty-fifty  C. Helpless
3. Is it able to find it out the flash-forward in this film? B
A. Can be found.  B. Can’t be found.
4. How do you think of the Flashforward in this film? A
A. Clearly  B. Easily confuse with flashback  C. Can’t understand
5. About the flash-forward, which part are you prefer? A
A. Predicting and imaging (Jack is bribing Roger).  
B. Inactive imaging (Jack is kissing Gloria), like the TV Series Flashforward.
C. Others: (put what you prefer here).
6. How do you think of the scene that Gloria is kissing his new boyfriend in the Graduation? Could you find that it is matching the previous flash-forward scene that after Jack is punched by Gloria’s new boyfriend? B
A. Clearly.  B. Feel confused.  C. Totally not understand.
7. How do you think of the flashback in this film? B
A. Clearly.  B. Can’t understand
8. Is the combination of flashback and flash-forward work well?B
A. Yes.  B. Prefer only flashback in one film.
C. Prefer only flash-forward in one film.  D. Others (Put what you prefer here).
9. Other suggestions from your own (Such as scenes, lights, sound or music, etc.) I thought you use musics to distinguish flashback and flashforward, but I don’t know if it is right.



1. How do you think about the structure of the story? Is it clear, or you can’t understand? A

A. Clear B. Not so clear C. In mess D. Can’t understand totally

2. How do you think of the voice-over in this film? Is it helpful to understand this story? A

A. Helpful B. Fifty-fifty C. Helpless

3. Is it able to find it out the flash-forward in this film? A

A. Can be found. B. Can’t be found.

4. How do you think of the Flashforward in this film? B

A. Clearly B. Easily confuse with flashback C. Can’t understand

5. About the flash-forward, which part are you prefer? A

A. Predicting and imaging (Jack is bribing Roger).

B. Inactive imaging (Jack is kissing Gloria), like the TV Series Flashforward.

C. Others: (put what you prefer here).

6. How do you think of the scene that Gloria is kissing his new boyfriend in the Graduation? Could you find that it is matching the previous flash-forward scene that after Jack is punched by Gloria’s new boyfriend? A

A. Clearly. B. Feel confused. C. Totally not understand.

7. How do you think of the flashback in this film? A

A. Clearly.B. Can’t understand

8. Is the combination of flashback and flash-forward work well? B

A. Yes. B. Prefer only flashback in one film.

C. Prefer only flash-forward in one film. D. Others (Put what you prefer here).

9. Other suggestions from your own (Such as scenes, lights, sound or music, etc.) The scene Jack found newboyfriend, it need shoot fast because of the lights changed.

the Questionnaire of my final film

An investigation of my film work Up and downs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XkFx2fyE-s

Author: Ye Yuan (Johnny)

My project is mainly about using both flashback and flash-forward to display the character’s mental activities.

Flashback (also called analepsis) is an interjected scene that takes the narrative back in time from the current point in the story, Flashbacks are often used to recount events that happened before the story's primary sequence of events to fill in crucial backstory.

Flash-forward (also called prolepsis)is a scene that takes the narrative forward in time from the current pointof the story in films, Flashforwards are often used to represent events expected, projected, or imagined to occur in the future.

1.     How do you think about the structure of the story? Is it clear, or you can’t understand?  

A.    Clear  B. Not so clear  C. In mess  D. Can’t understand totally

2.     How do you think of the voice-over in this film? Is it helpful to understand this story?  

A.    Helpful  B. Fifty-fifty  C. Helpless

3.     Is it able to find it out the flash-forward in this film?  

A.    Can be found.  B. Can’t be found.

4.     How do you think of the Flashforward in this film?  

A.    Clearly  B. Easily confuse with flashback  C. Can’t understand

5.     About the flash-forward, which part are you prefer?  

A.    Predicting and imaging (Jack is bribing Roger).   

B.     Inactive imaging (Jack is kissing Gloria), like the TV Series Flashforward.

C.     Others: (put what you prefer here).

6.     How do you think of the scene that Gloria is kissing his new boyfriend in the Graduation? Could you find that it is matching the previous flash-forward scene that after Jack is punched by Gloria’s new boyfriend?  

A.    Clearly.  B. Feel confused.  C. Totally not understand.

7.     How do you think of the flashback in this film?  

A.    Clearly.B. Can’t understand

8.     Is the combination of flashback and flash-forward work well? 

A.    Yes.  B. Prefer only flashback in one film. 

C. Prefer only flash-forward in one film.  D. Others (Put what you prefer here).

9.     Other suggestions from your own (Such as scenes, lights, sound or music, etc.)  

Final version of my film

This is my final version of my film. I used 5 days for shooting and 14 days for post-production. And I also did some tests before making this film, comparing to these tests, the final version is much better than that. Because during the test I just rehearse the action of actors without paying any attention to the lights, sounds and any other things.

From this film, I have learned a lot. Things like arranging the time for both shooting and editing, the timetables of the actors are different so that it's difficult to finish this film quickly. So I have to start editing first, I can finished some parts of the film not until finishing the shooting. It saves a lot of time. Another thing is I found that the exact shooting list or storyboard is so important, because it can be an instruction of shooting and also saving a lot of time.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XkFx2fyE-s

This is the link of my film. There are some problems happened with Youtube, so that I'm not able to drag the video into the journal.

Some story boards of my final film

Boots Library

Broadway Lounge

Keele University

Litmus Building

Waverley 108a

Tests in the final film

I have done some tests in the film, one is the main actor is making a call with his girlfriend. Another one is he got drunk and slept until the next morning. All of them are shot in the daytime because Aris doesn't has much time for me to do the test. In the official one, it will be made in evening. 

These test are only for the actions which are made by the main character.

Shooting list final version

 WS: Wide-shot; MS: Mid-shot; CS/CUS: Close (-up)-shot; POV: Point of view; FS: Full-shot

Shooting list

Scenes:

EXT. THE BOOTS LIBRARY ENTRANCE – DAY

1-2, 76

INT. THE BOOTS LIBRARY – DAY

3-10, 77-78

KEELE UNIVERSITY

11, 12, 47-69

BROADWAY CAFEBAR – DAY

13, 14

BROADWAY LOUNGE

30-39

LITMUS BUILDING

15-29, 40-46, 70-75

WAVERLEY 108A

79-88

Number	Camera	Shot	Duration	Action/Plot	Sound	Location
EXT. THE BOOTS LIBRARY ENTRANCE - DAY
1	Panning (R to L); Zoom in	WS to MS High angle	5s	Jack is walking with a laptop.	Background noise	Beside the Tram Station
2	Following (track)	MS	5s	Jack is getting into the library.	Background noise	Beside the Tram Station
INT. THE BOOTS LIBRARY - DAY
3	Steady	CS	2s	Jack is taking books.	Background noise	Near the bookshelf
4	Steady; Panning (R to L)	MS	2s	Jack is going away.	Background noise	On the corridor
5	Steady	MS	2s	Jack is watching film		At the monitor table
6	Steady	POV	2s	Jack is watching film		At the monitor table
7	Zoom in	MS to CUS	2s	Jack is watching film		At the monitor table
8	Steady	MS	3s	Shelly is sitting beside		At the monitor table
9	Steady	CS to CUS	3s	Jack’s facial expression when Shelly comes		At the monitor table
10	Steady	MS	4s	Jack moves away to another chair		At the monitor table
KEELE UNIVERSITY - DAY
11	Steady	MS	3s	Jack and Gloria are lying on the grass		Beside the lake
12	Steady; Panning (L to R)	MS to WS	5s	Jack and Gloria are getting out of the door.		At the door of Horwood H
BROADWAY CAFEBAR - DAY
13	Dolly (track)	MS	10s	Jack is drinking with Gloria. He arms around Gloria’s head.		A table on the corner
14	Steady	MS to CS	2s	Jack kisses Gloria’s hair		A table on the corner
LITMUS BUILDING - EVENING
15	Zoom in	WS to MS	2s	Jack is preparing on a laptop		At the table
16	Steady	POV	2s	The screen		At the table
17	Steady	CUS	2s	The mobile phone rings		At the cupboard
18	Steady	FS	2s	Jack stands up and goes to his phone		From the table to the cupboard
19	Steady; Zoom-in	MWS; MWS to ECUS	20s	Jack is talking on the phone		Standing by the cupboard
20	Steady	MS	10s	Jack hands up the phone and sits on the sofa		From the cupboard to the sofa
21	Zoom-in	MS to CUS	10s	Jack is shaking his head, then he wipes his eyes		On the sofa
22	Steady	POV	10s	Jack is opening a new beer with another one, than he drinks		On the sofa
23	Steady	ECUS	5s	Mobile phone rings “Tmr is presentation is at 9am, 23:00”		On the cupboard
24	Steady	MS	10s	Jack is sleeping on the sofa with his arms opened		On the sofa
LITMUS BUILDING - MORNING
25	Steady	ECUS	5s	Clock “8:50am”		On the wall
26	Steady	MS	5s	Jack opens his eyes slowly and gets up gingerly	Mobile rings	On the sofa
27	Steady	POV	5s	Mobile phone: 10mins to presentation, 9am.		On the sofa
28	Steady; Pan-shot (L to R)	MS; MS to CS	10s	Jack stands up suddenly and walks quickly to the table and walks away quickly with his laptop		From the sofa to the table, than leave the camera
29	Steady	CS	3s	Jack is packing his laptop in a hurry		On the table
BROADWAY LOUNGE - DAY
30	Steady	MS	5s	Roger is speaking that Jack is still not here.	Roger is speaking, and Jack is coming with words.	On the long table
31	Steady	WS	3s	Jack is getting to the platform out of breath. Then he begins to connect his laptop
32	Pan shot (L – R)	MS	5s	Jack is getting to the platform out of breath. Then he begins to connect his laptop		From the door to the platform
33	Steady	CS	5s	Jack is connecting his laptop in a hurry		On the platform
34	Zoom-in	MS to CS	5s	Roger is annoying with Jack		By the table
35	Steady	WS to MS	15s	Jack is doing his presentation		On the platform
36	Zoom-in	MS to CUS	5s	“Flashback”		On the screen
37	Steady	CS	10s	Jack is talking	why didn't you tell me? Why did you lead me on?!	On the platform
38	Steady	MS to CS	10s	Roger stops Jack from presenting	Stop! What?! What are you talking about?! I won't tolerate this kind of behaviour. You'd better leave right now! Go!	On the table
39	Pan shot (R to L)	MS	10s	Jack closes his laptop and goes away	Same as above	From the platform to the door
LITMUS BUILDING - DAY
40	Steady	MS	5s	Jack is opening his door		In the corridor
41	Steady	MS	5s	Jack throws his bag on the sofa then goes to the table		From the door to the table
42	Steady; Zoom-in	MS to CS	10s	Jack is sitting and making a call	“Powered off”	At the table
43	Steady; Zoom-out	CS to MS	10s	Jack hangs up the phone, he opens his wallet.		At the table
44	Steady	POV	5s	Jack takes a train ticket out of his wallet		At the table
45	Steady	CS	5s	Jack is watching his ticket.		At the table
46	Pan shot (R to L)	MS	10s	Jack closes his wallet and goes away quickly		From the table to the door
KEELE UNIVERSITY HORWOOD H - DAY
47	Zoom-out; Pan shot (R to L)	MS	10s	Jack is getting to the door		On the road
48	Steady	MS	10s	Jack is knocking the door	Gloria, it's me. Are you there? I need to talk to you!!	By the door
49	Steady	WS	10s	Jack steps back to the main road		On the road
50	Steady	CS	10s	Jack blinks slowly		On the road
51	Steady	MS	5s	The house-owner opens the door	“Whose that?”	By the door
52	Steady	MS	5s	Jack walks to the door	dialogue	From the road to  the door
53	Steady	POV	5s	The house-owner is talking with Jack		By the door
54	Steady	MS	5s	Facing The house-owner
55	Steady	CS	5s	Jack is pointing at the house-owner (facing Jack)
56	Steady	CS	5s	The house-owner hits Jack on face (facing the owner). Then the owner closes the door strongly
57	Steady	CS	5s	Jack is sitting down to the ground
58	Steady; Pan shot (R to L)	MS	10s	Jack stands up from dizzy, then he leaves with slower pace.		From the door to the road
59	Steady	CS	5s	Jack is sitting down to the ground (using the camera as  his first view)		By the door
KEELE UNIVERSITY BESIDE THE LAKE - DAY
60	Steady	MS	10s	Jack and Gloria are lying on the grass. Jack arms Gloria.		On the grass
61	Pan shot (R to L)	MS	5s	From last shot to the lake. Gloria enters the screen again. She is smiling to Jack.
62	Steady	WS to MS	5s	Jack and Gloria are kissing (borrow).		Jack, Gloria and Shelly are in graduation dresses.
63	Steady	POV	2s	Jack’s face expression
64	Steady	POV	2s	Gloria’s face expression
65	Steady	POV	2s	Nick’s face expression
66	Steady	WS to MS	5s	Jack and Nick are kissing (borrow)
67	Steady	MS	5s	Jack is taking photos with his friends
68	Steady	MS	5s	Shelly walks into screen, she gives a pack of flower to Jack.	Shelly says some love words to Jack	A pack of flower needed.
69	Steady	POV (facing Jack)	10s	Jack smiles on his face, but he stops and remains absence of mind.
LITMUS BUILDING - EVENING
70	Zoom-in	WS to MS	10s	Jack is sitting on the table	Voice-over	By the cupboard
71	Steady	POV	10s	Jack takes an envelope on a table
72	Steady	MS	5s	Jack breaks the envelope
73	Steady	POV	2s	Jack is holding his mobile phone		On the table
74	Zoom-in	MS to CS	5s	Jack is smiling.
75	Steady	MS	5s	Jack is writing a plan on a piece of paper.
BOOTS LIBRARY ENTRANCE - EVENING
76	Pan shot (R to L)	MS to WS	5s	Shelly and Jack are walking out the library.
BOOTS LIBRARY INSIDE - DAY
77	Steady; Zoom-in	WS to MS (from behind)	5s	Jack and Shelly are studying together.		By the table with monitor.
78	Steady	MS (facing Jack)	5s	Shelly strokes Jack’s head. And Jack smiles
WAVERLEY 108A - DAY
79	Steady	WS	5s	Roger is listening to Jack on the screen.		By the screen
80	Steady	CS	5s	Roger is talking.	“I can’t understand what you are talking about.”
81	Pan shot (L to R)	MS	2s	Jack is getting into the room.		Outside the door
82	Steady	MS (facing Roger)	3s	Roger is saying hello to Jack	“Hi”	Inside
83	Steady	MS (facing Jack)	3s	Jack is handing the envelope to Roger.	Voiceover
84	Steady	POV	3s	Jack is handing the envelope to Roger.
85	Steady (facing Roger)	MS	5s	Roger opens the envelope and hands back to Jack. Then Jack	“Why are you giving this? I'm not happy with this tutorial. Get out of here.”
86	Steady (facing Jack)	MS	5s	Jack leaves the screen.
87	Steady (facing Roger)	MS	5s	Roger opens the envelope and puts it on the table	“Thanks for this. But academic things are serious. I'm sorry I can't change your grade.”
88	Steady (facing Jack)	MS	5s	Jack leaves the screen.