Production management has been my most interesting class this semester, it was different for my other classes in so many ways, I could honestly say that this class me the most about the filmmaking process since I started this degree.

I think I have a clear understanding of what a producer does and how important this job is in the filmmaking business.

I have learned how difficult I could be at times to work with some people, our project has clearly illustrated some of the problems one could face as a produces, which brings me to what I learned about the importance of being a leader. I now truly understand the meaning of the phrase with great power comes great responsibility.

Working with Brook is not easy, he is one twisted unpredictable individual and his methods are sometimes extreme when it come to achieving his goals but it was fun, fo real!!!, it was a good experience and I look forward to working with brook again.

Personally I think I should try to develop a more professional attitude when it come to working with my colleges in some cases, it nice to have a good vibe on a set but at the same time the intent is to get the work done and sometimes I find it difficult especially when persons are older and more experienced than I am I guess I feel a bit in adequate to be issuing orders, but as I said this is only in some cases.

Still it’s an issue I will definitely deal with.

Now about the course, it started with contracts, which I think I handled, ok, mainly because of my past and dealing with things of this sort. Then it was breaking downing a script, and extracting the information needed to bring the literature to life. I must say this was one of the most exciting moment for me taking words and visualizing actions, location, and props that would effective communicate the meaning effectively. The vwhole process just seeming so to bring about a sort of catharsis.

One very important skill that I am extremely grateful for is the know how to create a proper business proposal, which will important even if film production n isn’t involved.

In concluding I think this course was amazing and it has fully equipped me with the knowledge need to produce my own films and possible producing professionally.

For this I thank you class , for your contribution to my development..

Mek way production first film ‘’BAKKOO” has been a success in my opinion, the rod was a difficult one but endured none the less.

From day on this project started off on a bumpy road, seeing that my co producer and my self could not see eye to eye on the form this project was to take however, we reconciled our differences and continued to a common goal.

The second obstacle was selecting a director, which turned to be most difficult task for us, naturally as a producer one must acquire the best production value for the available capital, and even though we had no money we still attempted to achieve the highest production value. However our first choice for a director was not to gracious in my opinion, having accepted the offer to direct this film our director did not act as one should with handling of the project so we were forced to move on to a new direction.

A decision which brought about a string of problems, however we went a head and completed the project.

Self y Course Evaluation

Okey dokey so here goes... Self Evaluation: I believe that I understand the dicipline of what being a producer really entails. With that being said...I believe that the course 'Production Management' was 100% effective in fully explaining the dicipline of a producer. No complaints there.

Finally, since i've only blogged 6 times in total out of 10 I would rate myself 5/10.
Ans in terms of class attendance out 0f 10, i'd rate my attendance as 8/10. I was late once (last week friday) and absent about 3 or 4 times and no more.

In terms of being a leader, manager; well, the leadership of my project was equally shared and divided amongst my two other collegues so I did not have complete leadership or authority over what happened or did not happen in the different phases of our production. However....I would say that out of 10....as playing the role of a producer only based on my own individual performance within this entire production, I would give myself an 8/10. I can honestly say that I personally enjoyed being a producer; yes there are some things that you can't 100% control because the leadership role has been shared, but luckily getting along with my other collegues (Shawn and Rachel....WOOOT!!!) was no problem what so ever. Good chemistry i'd say.

I would say that I was also dedicated to our production as I was very estatic about the planning of the production (pre) and the actual production and also for the post-production phase. It has been good energy all the way and it hasn't died down or even come close to going away. Time management for me was no issue because from the moment I had something to do concerning our production i'd come right home and get on this computer and get right at it...the amount of emails i sent to my team with all the info necessary and queries and questions that I needed answered was a high volume. So i'd can honestly and proudly say that out of 10 i'd give myself full marks (10) for time managment, because not once did I slack up or say...'i'd do this tomorrow'. I was too hyped up from the start to say i'd put this for later.

In terms of managing and handling the tasks given....as was said before, I did not shirk work when given and took it quite seriously. I admit however, I was the one who was issued the tasks of dealing with the legal aspect of this project (contracts)...those dreadful, time consuming, things that make things rather boring for a moment...but hey....it's a dirty job and someone's gotta do it, right? Initally the problem with the contracts I gathered was that they were too long and complicated (for some of them) and some of the terms were a little out of the ordinary (e.g: the one with the director of photography agreement where it stated about not indulging on drinking alcholic beverages on set during production, or making any decisions while under the influence of alcohol)..yup...that one was classic wasn't it? Oops!! But after the case study in class, once again, I instantly got onto the computer and got to work on those babies and KISSed (Keep It Simple Stupid). So for me personally out of 10 I would give the task that I did and it's effectiveness an 8/10. Why? Contracts were too long to begin with, as a producer I should have recognized that instantly, and even thought I understood the terms and conditions within these contracts that dosent mean that someone else would, so I should have considered that and kept them in the simplest and shortest form.

I'd rate my overall performance in my production Project I.A.N as an 8/10. Since this was my first time ever doing something like this....I thought i handled myself pretty well and carried myself in a professional manner and took my tasks seriously. I took off 2 marks because I always believe that there is room for improvement and if I was to be given an oppertunity to produce again, dosen't matter if i'm in a group or on my own, i'll try to do even better next time. But I believe that my performance was quite satisfactory. As i like to say...I can't complain about anything.

In conclusion, this course really opened my mind to the real meaning of what being a producer is. I taught me how responsible you have to be and that being under pressure would only keep you down, bcause producing is alot of work....no doubt.....it really is indeed and honestly, there's really no time for being in a sour skittle mood. If you plan you things according to schedule then it should be in a senese smooth sailing and if things still don't go according to your perfect plan, always make sure that you have a plan B, C, D, E, F, or G...sometimes even a plan H, or I (okay I could go on, but you get the idea). But since this course is so much work for just one semester, I believe that it should be divided into Production Management 1 and 2. Prod M 1 could be a 2nd year semester 1 course while Prod M 2 could be a 2nd year 2nd semester course. The first one should to ground the basics of what a producer, contracts, legal aspects of planning a production and so on really are (Theroy) and should have a written exam as well as a mid term and regular assignments and the 2nd Prod M should allow students to prove that they fully grasp the meaning of what a producer is all about and go out there and produce some films at least 2 for this semester, and there shouldn't be an exam for that semester either. It's just an idea that may very well work. Based on my experience in this course i'd give it a (9/10). Why? I learnt soooo much about producing in just one single semester, but there is room for improvement because I feel there was so much to learn and plan but would have loved to fully dedicate one semester to only learning about producing (theroy) and an entire semester to only producing (Practical). This course rocked though....I can't complain at all.

P.S: Forgive me if there are any typos or mis spelt words or common letters where there should be capital letters or missing puncation marks...I have my pet peeves about that type of stuff and I really hope that I blogged in standard English. I was typing somewhat fast (typos don't really cut it for me). Okay that's about it. Cheers!!!

Producers' self critique

The following is an internal review and evaluation of the group Mek Way Productions as it relates to this semester's film project.

Proposal/business plan -

The concept, script, target audience, marketing plan,financial scenario, etc, were pointed out from early on in our proposal. 15/15


Legal -

All paperwork relating to entity formation, assignment of rights, employment of cast and crew, and music composition was created and modified where necessary. 15/15


Script breakdown & Scheduling -

All scenes of the script were broken down according to their elements using Celtx. All required props were noted. A production timeline was created using actors' availability and our course timetable. We failed, however, to make a shot schedule for the day of the actual shoot. 12/15


Budget & cashflow -

Sourcing props, location use, transportation of special equipment, and most of the costuming was done for free, allowing us to direct our funds towards catering for cast and crew. Where we fell down is in allowing the days of shooting to run into an extra day, which means more catering is required. 10/15


Post production -

Final product not achieved as yet. Some editing has been done to what has been already shot. Score N/A


Production style -

The members of Mek Way Productions took full responsibility in bringing together the elements needed to create the film. They handled all difficulties that arose prior to and on the day of shooting. They did not leave until the shooting was wrapped up and equipment put away and accounted for.

The fruition of the group's vision is still on track. Considering the meagre funds available, production value is high. Industry standard HD has been used in filming. Dolly and track have been used for some scenes. Actors' delivery was excellent and it would appear we made a very good decision in casting, despite the director's misgivings and alternate suggestions.

While we anticipate that the film will be finished on time, the budget has been altered to accomodate an extra day of filming that was not previously planned. This is due to our failure to control the director/cinematographer on the first day of shooting. While operating the dolly and lights required time-consuming co-ordination and practice, we believe that too much time was wasted in shooting scenes. The delayed start did not help matters any either. Efficiency will be top priority in the next shoot and plans are already being made to achieve this. 10/15

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Elliott's Individual Scores


Journal -

I failed to journal every week and only have 7 or 8 posts... not all having to do with the progress of the production either. 5/15


Attendance -

I was present for all classes and on time. 10/10

Hello Class,

Thank you all for a wonderful course. It was a privelege to teach you and hope that you all go on to become amazing Producers, alongside all the other amazing things you will do in your lives.
Pleas take the time to blog your evaluation of the course (can be in point form), and your self-evaluation. It doesn't have to be long, but  try to do it while this mornings class is fresh in your mind.

Next week we won't have classes. This is so that you can use the time to complete your projects. You will probably have to put in time outside of class to do so. Please touch base with me at the end of next week to let me know how are you are getting on.  Your mark will be based on your class work done to date, as per the course outline.

Please don't hesitate to let me know if you have any other questions or concerns.
A bientot
FA

Today's Shoot

I can't help but post just hours after our shoot today. I am so hyped up right now that I actually feel like rewinding the day from the start and doing it all over again. Today's shoot was like caffiene running through my veins (and the thing is I don't drink coffee)....I'm so seriously hyped up about it and so very happy that today went well. Special thanks to Brook-Elliot, Akil and Akley for their involvement with Project I.A.N. They did not have to be there but they were kind enough to offer their much needed services in aiding SNR Productions with our production today. So on the behalf of Shawn, Rachel and me (Nahshonda) (i'm making this statement on the behalf of the others because i'm sure they appreciate your help) we want to say Thank You. Also special thanks to the creative vision of our Director Frances Anne Solomon and our Director of Photography Mahmood Patel. Based on observation these two work really well together as a fantabulous team....(yes i just said fantabulous: combo of fabulous and fantastic). I had fun today...even more than the 1st shoot, but both shoots have something in common and that is that i honestly can't complain about anything because they went very well. So i'm happy. It was fun doing the sound for this shoot, you can hear everything with that boom mike (even a few belches, sneezes and yawns from persons on set)...as I said, you can hear everything...lol. Today was really a cool day and the best part was that our actors had fun doing the shots which made the process less intimidating and more relaxed and enjoyable even though we were pressed for time and wanted to shoot quickly. I believe everybody enjoyed the day the most when we did the scenes out by the road at QC for the car accident scene. I know for sure that I enjoyed it. The best part was the reactions from what seemed like all the drivers on the road who were passing on the road who witnessed Akil knocking down our actor (Emanuel) with the car....that was classic. I wished we had another camera to shoot behind the scenes especially because I know I would have included a good few reactions from passers by in it. I was cracking up with laughter......I love this job....lol. There was only one setback that I really don't wish to mention much about a particular actor who didn't hold up his end of the bargain when he should have. Only positive energy will be in this blog. All in all, today was fantabulously exctitng and entertaining and i like the whloe working with sound. Maybe one of these days I will try my luck on an even more professional and complicated mixer and work it like a pro, but for now I think i'll take things step by step. Oh yeah and one more thing, this one is kinda random: I'm shocked at how much cheese paste was eaten, wow, ya'll really liked it, that's good, at least I know it tasted right and had some 'comeback' in it. So I guess Shawn was right, Green is a good colour.....lol.

AMAZING DINNER THEATRE....................

Okay....and i can't sleep if you look at the time of this post.....I won't lie to you guys........I am excited....indeed........

It has been a long time I have worked on a project and I'm enjoying it......I'm enjoying working with Levi and I'm working behind the scenes once again and with my partner Levi we will have a great day today.

De Men Productions.......

We are looking forward to have a great day....It took us a while to get this far but we know some difficulties may arise during the day but we are prepared to fight through them.........

THE SHOOT - A few Guidelines

Hello Class,

Well, here I am in England.

I wanted to wish a great shoot to Mekway Productions and De Men Productions. Here are some guidelines towards the smooth and efficient running of your shoot.

Pre-shoot Meeting
Once cast and crew are assembled, have a quick production meeting with everyone,
-for introductions (Just say your name, and your role), so everyone knows who is doing what, and
- for the Director to set the vision for the day.
- Go through the Schedule for the day so everyone knows what is to be accomplished in how much time.
- Housekeeping issues should also be adressed ie what time is lunch, where are the toilets etc.
- Leave time for a few questions.
- This is also the time to get any outstanding contracts signed by cast and crew (essential everyone signs BEFORE they start working)
This meeting should be short and sweet but is essential for everyone to start the day on the same page.

The Shoot
Shoots are hierarchical, because it is hard work, involving coordination of alot of people, and it needs to happen smoothly.
- The most important person on the set is the Director, from whom all vision and direction flows.
- The 2nd most important voice on the set is that of the 1st Assistant Director, who runs the set on behalf of the Director, and whose responsibility it is to make sure that the shoot starts and ends on time, and the day is accomplished as planned.
- The DP and his team (Lighting, Electrics, Grip) come next - as they are responsible for achieving the vision of the director.
- Don't forget your sound recordist because without good sound you're in trouble.
- The PA/Continuity person is essential to log the shots, and ensure continuity.

Set Protocol
For each set up:
1st Assistant Director tells the crew what the shot it, and asks the DP how long he needs to light. The 1st then informs the crew "We will be going for a rehearsal in X mins. The DP and Lighting team begin their work. The 1st AD calls order and quiet to the set. The 1st AD calls the rehearsal ("Stand by for a rehearsal, please." ) then when it is time, he calls the scene. (1stAD: "Camera Ready" DP:"Rolling" 1st AD "Sound Ready" Recordist "Rolling") and the director or the 1st AD says "Action". (If it is large noisy set eg a busy street, then the first will say action. Some directors don't like to raise their voice so they may give the 1st AD a sign and the DP will say Action on behalf of the director). The Director says "CUT".
Make sure that there is time for Audio to get wild tracks for each location. That is at least 30 secs or room atmosphere. The AD calls for quiet and times it.
The PA must keep careful notes of each set up and take, noting which takes were n/g (no good) which were good and which the director liked best.

Try to follow these guidelines faithfully. Have a good shoot!

Love FA

PS: A friend of mine found this definition of a producer which I think says it all:

"A real producer holds the vision of the project. They're the first person to turn on the lights in the morning, and the last person to turn out the lights at night. They are the leader, the go-to person, the solution-provider, the conflict resolver. They are consistent, passionate, fair and fierce. They know how to pick their battles. They know how to inspire others, even and especially when they are taking hits and bleeding profusely from their own battles to keep the ship afloat. They are everyone's confidante, keep everyone's counsel, but beat to their own drum. Their number one client: the Director. Their number one loyalty: the project - which brings us back around to vision."

Project Ian - First day's shoot!

This project which yours truly is directing, got off to a flying start today. I think we got some great footage - Can't wait to look at it. We had a wonderful team as Mahmood brought a gaffer Jeffrey who was very helpful. Brooke and Akley helped us with lights and grips. Mood also brought Nala who taught Nashonda how to use the mixer so she can do it next time. Many hugs and thanks to you all!

The young actors - Gizelle, Frances, Annalee, and Gabby - were wonderful. Contracts were exchanged and signed. There were drinks and donuts available for refreshment. Sean was the 1st AD, and once we establised the set protocol, the set ran quite well. Brooke helpfully took over the AD role when Sean had to leave for awhile.

Thanks everyone. I actually enjoyed it most of the time, and think many things went well.

We have some problems however. The following comments are offered with LOVE :
1) The script right now is too long. Today we worked from 1pm til 8.30 pm to achieve approximately one third of the project. It was hard work, long hours and we went as fast as we could. I don't believe you will be get Mahmood and Jeffrey to come back for more than 1 more day of shooting, if that. This is reasonable since they are working - very hard - for free. The Producers need to take a hard look at the script and cut it down. Otherwise my fear is that it will not be completed.

2) We went into today's shoot with no final locked script! I felt very uncomfortable about this when trying to prepare on the weekend, but decided to go with the situation. It meant that as the director I had to do my storyboard and shot list without a final script. I wanted to be as organised as posible to achieve everything we had discussed in our meetings. Halfway through the shoot the Producers brought out a script that the director had not seen before with sections that apparently we had to shoot! That was very unfair on me and the crew.

3) It's important that all discussion about the project should happen BEFORE the shoot. By the time the shoot starts the Producers should have fully entrusted the film to the director to achieve, and be able to sit back and support the hard work of the crew led by the director. Directing by committee on set doesnt work.

4) If you disagree with what the director is doing, ask him/her to step outside to discuss. Don't contradict or argue with the director in front of cast and crew!

Changing hats now (my Teacher hat) : I wanted you guys to work with professionals in order to deal with the reality of producing a high quality show. So I am hoping we can all engage with these issues in a professional way. Remember it's all offered with LOVE. Let's put our heads together and come out of this with some great little films.

We can discuss more tomorrow!

Saturday

I'm really excited about this week....Alot has to be done....but we will get throughit...

I'm on layoff now guys so.....more time to work on this project and my other class with Frances-Anne..

Looking forward to working on the shoot Saturdayz....

Crew Meeting

Yesterday (Friday) SNR productions met with the director and the DP to discuss the script and schedule. A few changes are to be made to the script but apart from that we're going ahead at a decent rate. We also took photos on the set (i.e. bathroom and corridor) and that was fun to do and look at afterwards.The shooting starts soon and in the words of Optimism, All Will Go Well.

Just one question: why am i the only one still blogging? Is there anyone else out there? helloooooo!?

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Our presentation went well today. And thank you fellow classmates for your well-intentioned and useful suggestions for improvement. Because it is a good feeling to have your work appreciated, because after exerting so much effort into something it is really crushing to have it looked at negatively. And things are going positively forward although there is always someone or someones trying to pull ya back and mek ya feel a way and offset ya 'brations. But i aint digging nuttin bout that. Power to de people!

Rachel

Obstacles

I had no plans on being absent yesterday. As mentioned on Wednesday the Dell tech screwed up my computer, so I'm left hopping from place to place to get computer access. So what happened yesterday was that had to not only find a computer but a printer as well. So when I did finally manage to get the stuff I was meant to get printed printed, class time was gone.
So my apologies for not being there (and as yall probably found out Nahshondah was ill too), but we'll do our case study next Wednesday God willing.
Obstacles, people, they just keep coming, so wear a helmet and some armour. Its raining knives and chisels, but stick to it and this projet could turn out to be something really excellent.

RELEASE FORM FOR USE OF NAME/IMAGE/VOICE

Production Title: Attack of the Short Man

Producers: MEKWAY PRODUCTIONS


I, the undersigned, grant permission to MEKWAY PRODUCTIONS (hereby referred to as the producers) to photograph me and record my voice, performance, appearances, and use my picture (and other reproductions) of my physical likeness and voice as part of the production tentatively titled “Attack of the Short Man”. I also grant permission for their use in the film’s distribution, promotion, and exhibition.

I agree that I will not make any claim of invasion of privacy, defamation of character, or any other violation of civil rights regarding the authorised use of my physical likeness and voice in the film by the producers. I release the producers from all claims, liabilities, actions, demands, and expenses.

I hereby certify that I am 18 years of age or older and have read the preceding contractual details. I fully understand their implications and that, upon signing this agreement, I am legally bound to it.

Agreed to and accepted by:

Name: _______________

Character: _________________

Address: _______________

Tel #: _____________

Signature: _____________

Date: _______________

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (ACTORS)

MEKWAY PRODUCTIONS, referred to as the EMPLOYER, and ____________________, referred to as the ACTOR, agree:
ACTOR is engaged to perform the part of ___________________________ in a play entitled "Attack of the Short Man" herein referred to as the “film”. ACTOR warrants that he/she has had full opportunity to review the script and directions of the play.
ACTOR shall attend all rehearsals, as they are scheduled by the EMPLOYER, and shall participate in the same in good faith and shall fully and professionally cooperate with the directors and producers and other support staff selected by the EMPLOYER. In addition, ACTOR shall participate in such promotional events as may be requested by the EMPLOYER.

The term of employment under this agreement shall be for the run of shooting of the film beginning on ________________________ and concluding on _________________________, unless earlier terminated as provided herein, or, unless the production is closed earlier, in which case the agreement shall terminate at the close of the production.

ACTOR grants to EMPLOYER the right to use ACTOR’s name and image in connection with advertising of the film, including the right to use of video and audio clips not exceeding 30 seconds within promotional material. ACTOR explicitly gives up any rights to residuals or other payments related to this production being taped, filmed, videoed, or otherwise duplicated and used in the future for any purpose whatsoever.

In consideration of the artist’s services the Manager shall pay to the artist one dollar ($1.00).

Prior to the scheduled termination herein, the EMPLOYER in its sole discretion may terminate this contract and pay herein shall end with the performance immediately prior to the termination for: artistic reasons, with the judgment of the EMPLOYER being final; acts, including acts during the personal time of the ACTOR which adversely affect the reputation of the production, with the judgment of the EMPLOYER being final, or, failure of the ACTOR to appear for rehearsal or shooting of the film.

Dated: ________________


_______________________________

For _______________________ By Actor


_______________________________

For ____________________ By Employer

Due dates for Production Management Elements

This is the rundown of when each component of our projects is due. Please ensure that you post everything to the blog.


1) Proposal................................ due October 12th

2) Contracts & Legal Documents............. due October 23rd

3) Script Breakdown & Scheduling........... due October 20th

4) Budget & Cash Flow...................... due November 13th

5) Post production......................... semester deadline for university assignments (possibly late November... to be confirmed)

ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION

These Articles of Association (the Agreement) are made and effective this 2nd day of October, 2009,
BETWEEN: Akley Olton (the 'First Partner'), an individual with his main address at: 6th Avenue, Wanstead Terrace, St Michael
AND: Brook-Elliott Gill (the 'Second Partner'), an individual with his main address at: Top Rock, Christ Church, BB15016.

The parties agree to be partners under and by the name of MEKWAY PRODUCTIONS and to engage in the business of film production, according to the following terms and provisions:

1. DURATION
The partnership association will commence on the execution of this agreement and continue until December 22nd, 2009, or for such time as the partners may then see fit.

2. CONTRIBUTION
Each of the partners is contributing skill, time, and labour to the partnership, and it is understood that each partner will receive an equal share of any revenue that may be earned through the ventures of MEKWAY PRODUCTIONS.

3. MANAGING PARTNER
To conduct and manage the affairs of the partnership, both Akley Olton and Brook-Elliott Gill shall be managing partner. Akley Olton and Brook-Elliott Gill shall have the full authority to conduct, manage, operate, and arrange all the business affairs of the partnership, to hire and fire other employees needed to carry on the business, determine the wages and make contracts with the employees, enter into other contracts in the name of and for the partnership, and in general do anything ordinarily done by the manager of a business.

4. BOOKS OF ACCOUNT
One member of the partnership shall keep the books of account, and these books shall be open to examination by either member at any reasonable time. Entries shall consist of all money received and expended in and about the business, as well as all equipment or other material purchased for the partnership with partnership funds, and all other matters involving money of the partnership.

5. DIVISION OF PROFITS
At the end of each year, or at such time as the partners may decide, any profits of the partnership shall be distributed in the following proportions:

Brook-Elliott Gill–50%
Akley Olton – 50 %

It is agreed, however, that the expenses of the business shall be borne equally and that all operating expenses shall be deducted before profit is determined.


6. AMENDMENTS
It is agreed that this partnership agreement may be amended at any time, or from time to time, in the judgement of the partners, but such amendments shall be formal and written and signed by both partners.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this agreement at The Errol Barrow Centre for Creative Imagination the day and year first above written.



We, the undersigned, do hereby acknowledge the creation of this partnership and agree to the aforementioned stipulations of the agreement.


FIRST PARTNER SECOND PARTNER


_____________________________ _____________________________
Akley Olton Brook-Elliott Gill




WITNESS


_____________________________

_____________________________

ASSIGNMENT OF RIGHTS CONTRACT

Owner of Rights (Assignor): AKLEY OLTON
BROOK-ELLIOTT GILL

Work to be Assigned Title: BACCOO

Work Genre: film script

Recipient of the Rights (Assignee): MEKWAY PRODUCTIONS

Project name: Attack of the Short Man

Project Genre: short film

This is an Agreement between the Assignor (hereafter known as the “Owner of the Rights”) and the Assignee (hereafter known as the “Recipient of the Rights” to Assign the Rights of the above named Work to be used in the above named Project.


KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

1. The undersigned “Owner of the Rights” does hereby sell, grant, convey and assign unto “Recipient of the Rights” her/his/their/its successors, assigns and licensees forever, all Right, Title and Interest including but not limited to the exclusive worldwide Project and allied rights of “Owner of the Rights” in and to that certain Work, to wit the above named Work and all drafts, revisions, arrangements, adaptations, dramatizations, translations, sequels and other versions of the Work Assigned which may heretofore have been written or produced or which may hereafter be written or produced with the sanction of “Owner of the Rights”.

2. The “Owner of Rights” further understands that, by accepting this one time compensation (of $1.00) and granting this permission, the “Owner of Rights” is irrevocably giving up all rights and claims to monetary compensation for any future uses of this Work by the Producer(s).

3. The “Owner of the Rights” further warrants that it has full right and authority to transfer said rights and that these rights herein transferred are free of lien, encumbrance, or adverse claim.


This assignment shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties, their successors and assigns.

Signed this 2nd day of October, 2009.


____________________________ ____________________________
Brook-Elliott Gill (Assignor) Akley Olton (Assignor)



MEKWAY PRODUCTIONS

____________________________ ____________________________
Assignee Assignee

De Men Productions- Release Form

USE OF NAME AND IMAGE


Dinner Theatre Experience
De Men Productions
#2 Walcott Warner Theatre,
Errol Barrow Center for Creative Imagination,
University of the West Indies,
Cave Hill Campus,
St. Michael,
Barbados 2009-10-02

I, the undersigned, herby grant permission to “De Men Productions” (Producer) to photograph and record my voice, performances, poses, and appearances and use my picture, photograph, silhouette, and other reproductions of my physical likeness and sound as part of the Student Project tentatively entitled The Dinner Theatre Experience (The Advertisement) and the unlimited distribution, promotion and exhibition of the Advertisement by any method or device now known or hereafter devised in which the same may be used, and/or incorporated and/or exhibited.

I agree that I will not assert or maintain against you or your successors any claim, action, suit, or demand any kind of nature whatsoever, including but not limited to, those grounded upon invasion of privacy, rights of publicity or other civil rights, or for any other reason in connection with your authorized use of my physical likeness and sound in the Advertisement as herin provided. I hereby release you and your successors from and against any and all claims, liabilities, demands, actions, costs and expenses whatsoever, at law or in equity, which I ever had, now have or may, shall or hereafter have by reason, matter, cause or thing arising out of your use herin provided.

I have read the foregoing and fully understand the meaning and effect thereof and intending to be legally bound, I have signed this release.

Agreed and Accepted to

____________________________ By_______________________
Print Name

____________________________
Signature

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Reminder

Hello Class,
The planning for your films is going great. I'm glad most now have their Proposals and scripts.
Here are some things you will need to complete for your prep:

1) Contact sheet (cast/crew - role - name - contact info)
2) Project schedule: Prep, Shoot, Post - when are you going to shoot, and when will you have the project completed by?
3) Legal framework docs: Entity, contracts with Creator, Writer, Producer (yourself), Director, Cast, Crew Deal Memo.
4) Script breakdown
5) Budget

This is what we will adress tomorrow. Please come to class on Friday with:
- Your production "Binder" - This will contain your relevent "production paperwork"
- Your laptops, if you have them.
- Be on time!
See you Friday.

The Baccoo Script - Second Draft

The Midget Man (temp title)


SCENE 1
EXT. NEIGHBOURHOOD STREET – NIGHT
The setting is a quiet residential area at night. Crickets can be heard chirping in the surrounding foliage. A young girl (Kim) dressed in a T-shirt and a pair of shorts runs down the middle of the dark neighbourhood street. She appears to be frantic and trying to get away from something. She eventually approaches a house, makes her way to the door, and starts hammering on it furiously.

KIM: Granny! Granny! Open the door!

The lights in the house come on and someone peeps out the window. One hears the sound of locks turning and the door opens to reveal a woman (in her early sixties?) who has a distinct look of concern on her face.

GRAN: Jesus, Lord! What in heaven name you doing out ‘pon the street this time uh night, Kim? What happen?

Kim is visibly shaken and unable to talk.

GRAN: What happen, child? Tell me, nuh?

SCENE 2
INT. GRAN’S LIVING ROOM – NIGHT
The two women go into the house and stop in the living room. Kim is clutching her grandmother’s clothes as she is half-dragged to a chair. Her body trembles as she tries to gain composure.

KIM: Something in the house, Gran!
GRAN: Something in the house? Something like what?

KIM: I... I... ain’ sure... but it is something living!

GRAN: Wait, child. Wait. Lemme get you something
hot to drink.

Gran goes to the kitchen to fix a cup of tea. Kim remains in the living room staring blankly at the wall. Gran returns with the drink and passes it to her.

GRAN: Now tell me what happen.
KIM: Gran, something was in my house! I was
watching TV...
(She is interrupted by her grandmother)

GRAN: Watching TV at this hour?!

SCENE 3
INT. KIM’S LIVING ROOM – NIGHT
The scene changes to a flashback of Kim’s apartment earlier that night. She is wearing the same clothes as she is now and watching the television set while relaxing on the sofa. The film showing on the TV is Van Helsing – a Hollywood movie with characters from the European horror genre. She narrates following events.

KIM: ...I was watching TV. Then I hear some sort of commotion. I thought it was something outside at first, but it was really coming from the kitchen. So a mind tell me to go and see what happen.
Kim gets up to adjust the volume on the TV.

KIM: ...I swear blind I hear something run through the passage behind me. I was frightened as hell... tell you nuh lie, Gran.
She stands in the archway to the adjacent kitchen and flicks on the light.
KIM: When I check the kitchen...

A shot of the kitchen shows it in a mess. There is a small pile of fruit on the counter in one corner of the room. Banana skins are all over the floor and counter tops. Of all the fruit, only the bananas seem to have been troubled.

KIM: It looked like somebody ransacked it... bananas half-eat... skins pelt ‘bout...

She makes her way across the kitchen to the counter and steps in something wet. She looks down to find a large puddle of milk on the floor along with the banana mess.

KIM: ... Milk throw ‘way on the ground.
Her gaze moves from the puddle to the refrigerator. It is then that she realises that the back door is unlocked and slightly ajar.

KIM: And the back door was open and swinging like somebody not too long went through it! And I know I that door was locked, Gran! I don’t use that door at all!

She quickly moves to the door and locks it. Puzzled and a little frightened, she looks around the room nervously. Her eyes light on the puddle she stepped in before. There is a trail of milk leading from the puddle to the far side of the room and around the corner into a dark hallway. The trail is smeared as though a small animal has walked through it. Kim picks up a nearby frying pan and cautiously follows the trail around the corner. The corridor is pitch black and she can’t see anything, but she can hear something moving about in the darkness. The noise stops and then recommences just as suddenly. Kim gets the sense that something is coming toward her. The corridor is suddenly filled with a sickening evil laugh that causes Kim to throw the pan in the direction of the laughter’s source and bolt out of the house screaming.

KIM: I pelt the pan at it. I ain’ know if I hit it or not. I was out the front door and I ain’ stop running ‘til I get here.
SCENE 4
INT. GRAN’S LIVINGROOM – NIGHT
The flashback ends and the scene returns to the grandmother’s house.

KIM: I never hear a laugh like that one yet. I feel sick just remembering it.
Gran sits quietly for a few seconds.

GRAN: Tell me something. Anybody would have reason to trouble you?

KIM: (Clearly puzzled)How yuh mean trouble?

GRAN: You ain’ interfere wid nobody or owe them money?

KIM: I ain’ do nuttin to nobody, Gran. Why would you ask that?

GRAN: ‘Cause what you just tell me sound like something I used to hear ‘bout when I was the same age as you now... and if it is what I think it is... it means somebody send it for you.

KIM: Send what? What you talking ‘bout, Gran?

GRAN: I think it might be the Baccoo.

KIM: The Ba-who? What is that now?

GRAN: Lord, what I hearing though? You mean to tell me that you never hear ‘bout the Baccoo? Children nowadays don’t know a thing that does go on ‘round them... just studying TV and Internet all the time...

(She is sharply interrupted by Kim)
KIM: I really ain’ ‘bout nuh sermon right now, Gran. You know what it is that in the house?

GRAN: The Baccoo is a short... short... little man. I call it a man, but it is really a spirit. I never see one and, as far as I know, I ain’ know nobody that got one... but nuff people would swear that they know somebody who know somebody that got one.
The body that own one does keep it in a bottle... it that short... and you gotta feed it milk and bananas by the pound. If you treat it good, it is supposed to do anything for you. I don’t know why anybody would want a Baccoo, but from the things I hear when I was growing up, it don’t be for nuttin nice at all.
I once hear ‘bout a woman in Speightstown who dead. The woman daughter was cleaning the house some time after she pass and come ‘cross a blanket under the bed. When she tried to take it out, the blanket move right back under the bed like it was living. When my girl check the blanket good she find a Baccoo staring right back at she. People say that one of them salesmen that does come ‘round on the weekends send it. The girl mother didn’t ‘bout paying the man and play she hiding whenever he pass, so he send the Baccoo to sort she out.
Anyhow, the lil bastard wouldn’t move now matter how hard the girl try to mek it. She even bring a priest who manage to put the Baccoo in a bag and give a fisherman fifty dollars to pelt it in the sea. But the foolish fisherman couldn’t mind he own business, and he open the bag to find out what it had in. Well, he find out exactly what it had in the hard way, ‘cause the Bacco fly out and tek off as he open it. And I don’t think the Baccoo was too pleased ‘bout being in the bag either, ‘cause by the time the fisherman reach back shore he find out that his house burn right down to the ground.

KIM: You barely joking, Gran! You serious? A little spirit man running ‘bout in my house?

GRAN: Child, there does be more truth in stories like that than you might think. It could only be a Baccoo. Why you doubt me? You feel a monkey break in and mess up the kitchen? Monkey could unlock doors and open fridge? From what you tell me, I believe it is the Baccoo. According to you, it only interfere with the bananas and the milk. What else love love milk and banana so? Take too much of them things and they would work yuh.

KIM: So you really think that one of these Baccoo things by me? Who would send one for me?

GRAN: I can’t help you with that one, girl. Only the Baccoo and whoever send it would know.

KIM: So what I supposed to do now. How to get it leave?

GRAN: You don’t worry ‘bout that little devil. We goin’ fix he. Stand here tonight. We goin’ sort that in the morning. You got me up so late after nearly giving me a heart attack... I can’t take no more excitement tonight.


The two walk out of the room and the light goes off.

There is a fade from black to the closing credits. These credits feature an animated sequence where Kim returns home and manages to catch the creature.

Rachel blogs . . .

Fianlly my concept was welcome with open arms by my groupies. We have a concrete idea of what we're doing now. Now it's just to get it off the ground. I've made some progress with getting together the cast, though we still haven't confirmed the director (working on it). But by tomorrow we should be on the same page as the other groups, cause things are looking hopeful. Cant wait to shoot.

Project Moving Foward

Finally!!!!! We are definately getting somewhere after scrapping the old idea. This new concept is something I can definately work with. Already, i'm comming up with camera angles, shots and imagery to use during production and we havent even finalized the script as yet. I'm quite happy that my group is in total unison in thinking concerning this new idea. Gee.....I wonder if it's a sign, maybe this poject we are working on was meant to be or maybe i'm just being dreamy eyed. Anyway, all that is left to do before moving on to the other steps is to break down the script alot further than we already have it; as anyone working on a project could imagine, we want it to be the best that it can be, so we are definately going to see how we could all further improve it. There's always room for improvement...even when it dosen't appear that way. Cheers!!!

Anti-Bullying Campaign

Please note that the following is Rachel Crichlow's concept of the ad, prior to discussion with her group members. Therefore any of it is subject to change within the next 24 hours.

Concept: A television advertisement for an Anti-Bullying Campaign inspired by the recent tragic occurrence in Barbados where a young life was lost as a result of bullying.

Estimated time: 3 minutes for the ad itself. However, the length of the documentary aspect at the end which will feature the father of the bullying victim is yet unknown and can only be fully determined after this interview has taken place.

Also, in the event that we are unable to feature the father in this piece, the next option is to feature actual victims of bullying (about 2 -3 depending on who is willing to share), to tell their stories briefly.

Target Audience: School community [Students, parents and teachers]

Synopsis: 3 main characters individually tell their stories but it is pieced together like a collage so that their 3 individual stories converge to create 1 story.
Visually it consists of these individuals partially hidden as they reflect, combined with images of what they are telling.

Team: Director: Cabral "Larc" Trotman.Producers: Nahshonda Hall, Rachel Crichlow, Shawn Greene. CAST: Queen's College Drama Club, others.Camera crew: Nahshonda Hall, Rachel Crichlow, Shawn Greene

"Dinner Theatre Advertisement"

Here is our first draft script

"Dinner Theatre Script"

EXT. RESTAURANT EVENING

A couple is entering a restaurant. The woman is heard complaining.

CATHERINE

I can’t believe you took me here. This restaurant isn’t on the a class listing. I hear this place is boring!

They continue walking into the restaurant.

INT. RESTAURANT EVENING

Michael’s face shows reacting to Catherine’s bickering.

MICHAEL

I’m sure we will have a good time. Now relax and enjoy the ambiance.

CATHERINE

(sarcastically) I’m sure we will have a good time. Uh hmmm! (aside) If this place had any variety.

There are two men sitting down at a table across from Michael and Catherine. The waiter is taking their order and Michael and Catherine are seen being seated in the background.

BUSINESS MAN 1

And two chicken teriyaki stakes....and three pina coladas...

Waiter looks defeated and is writing up order. He is signalled by Michael and moves swiftly away.

WAITER

Good evening. Can I take your order?

MICHAEL

What would you like Catherine?

CATHERINE

I would like to have....(looking at the menu) I would like to have a good time Michael...(looking at waiter) Do you have anything that happens here?

WAITER

No, unfortunately not ma’m, but if this was my restaurant...

There is a close up on the waiter’s face and the restaurant is transformed with a performance space.

WAITER CONT’D

(singing Opera) There would be...amazing dinner theatre... There would be acting and singing and dancing too...in this amazing dinner theatre...

Manager appears on the transformed performance area of the restaurant. The manager begins performing in a stylised manner.

MANAGER

Why are you not working so well?

WAITER

Because there is nothing to motivate me here...

MANAGER

(sarcastically) Really...

WAITER

Yes...

MANAGER

And what would you suggest?

WAITER

(waiter breaks out in song again) Amazing dinner theatre...

Graphics appear on screen about the dinner theatre concept. Afterwards the restaurant returns to the original setting. Michael is dancing and singing around the restaurant.

The waiter slips Catherine his number.

WAITER CONT’D

(cupping his hand by his ear) Call me.

sorry guys i posted the script twice sorry pleas read and feel free to make comment and suggestion the we are still struggling to come up with a good title and the script could be tighter . so any advice will be is welcomed please . tell me if u think the content has any redundancies and in terms of "grand ma's" story and how we could illustrate it. the emphasis is to make the piece shorter and as expressive as possible

thank u in advance

akleyolton

Working Title:ReCOnnection the midget man

Producer: Akley Lj Olton, Brook-Eillot Gill

Director: Moussa Sene Absa

Cameraperson: Raashid Ifill

Sound recordist: Karlos Cobham

Editor: Akley Lj Olton, Brook-Eillot Gill, Raashid Ifill

Working Hypothesis and Interpretation

It is a general characteristic of the common Caribbean youth, to be well informed of a number of North American and European cultural elements; however the same cannot be said when it comes to elements of our Caribbean culture. It could be assumed that this disconnection could be attributed to the strong influence the global media has on our island. Caribbean people need to actively engage this issue by using the same media as a vehicle to express their culture both locally and internationally, to maintain the region’s vibrancy and its identity.

Topic

1. Significance of Caribbean folktales and the impact of the media on these stories and Caribbean culture as a whole.

There was once a time when children would sit eagerly listening to grand ma and grand pa,

tell stories of past times and of mythical creatures the roamed the islands of the Caribbean.

Nowadays, however children spend most of their surfing the internet or looking at television

so much so that they have become more aware of Count Dracula , Frankenstein and the werewolf than they are of our local spirits. I fear that this will result in a loss of our local culture

as more and more as our youth become Americanized. The purpose of this film is to attempt to reintroduce these creatures and their stories in an attempt to preserve or local heritage.

Private and Confidential

THE MIDGET MAN

By Akley Olton and Brook-Elliott Gill

Draft

September 26,2009

Copyright

Akley Olton & Brook-Elliott Gill

2008

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FADE IN:

SCENE 1 EXT. NEIGHBOR HOOD - NIGHT

A young girl name Kim ,dressed in shorts, a tee shirt, and a bed slipper is seen running in the middle of a neighbor street. She has a frantic expression on her face as she runs hard to evade her attacker.

SCENE 2 EXT. GRAND MA'S HOUSE - LATER

SHE ARRIVES AT A HOUSE, MAKES HER WAY TO THE DOOR AND STARTS HAMMERING ON IT FURIOUSLY,WHILE SHOUTING GRAND MA !!, GRAND MA !!.THE LIGHTS IN THE HOUSE COMES ON SOMEONE PEEPS OUT A WINDOW AND THE THE LOCKS TURN AND THE DOOR OPENS. A WOMAN IN HER LATE 50'S APPEARS,SHE LOOKS VERY CONCERNED.

GRAND MA:

Jesus,Lord!!! Come in Child Come in!!What in heavens name u doing out on the streets this time ah night!! Child answer me!!

Answer me!!

SCENE 3 INT.GRAND MA'S LIVING ROOM

The girl clutches on to her grand mother tightly, her body trembles as she tries to catch her breath ,

KIM:

Some thing in de house!! Grand in de kitchen, de kitchen

GRAND MA:

WAIT CHILD,WAIT, LET ME GET YOU SOMETHING WARM TO DRINK, KETCH YO BREATH

Grand ma goes to the kitchen ,Kim sits in the living room and steers at the wall

GRAND MA RETURNS WITH A CUP,AND PASSES IT TO KIM

Grand ma

tell me every thing child tell me

KIM

grand some thing was in my house,

I was watching TV, gran

GRAND MA

AT THIS HOUR!!

FLASHBACK

I was watching TV and then I heard a commotion in the kitchen, I jump up to listen but I ain't hear nothing, I go turn down the TV to hear better and this I hear like some thing run cross behind me. Frighten like hell, I manged to reach the kitchen and turn on the light .

AND IF U SEE THE KITCHEN ,DE HAND A RIPE BANANAS THAT YOU GIVE ME WAS ALL OVER DE COUNTER, WELL THE SKINS ANY WAY ,IT LOOKED LIKE A CAT ORE SOME THING BREAK IN THE PLACE AND EAT THE BANANAS.

As I was walking over to the counter I step in some thing cold on the floor and when I look it turn out to be milk, the box was lying on the ground in front the fridge,and then is when I see the back door open!!!1

so I run up quickly and lock it then as I turn from the door I see that the milk on the ground lead down the corridor, so I grab the fringing pan on the stove and follow the trail

when i get round the corner ain't see nothing cause the corridor was pitch black .and then is when I hear it.,,

Gran

hear what child

Kim

the most evil,mischievous laugh I ever hear in me life.

So immediately I pelt the pan I don t know if it hit or not the I run for the front door, an ever stop running till I get here

GRAND SITS QUIETLY FOR A WHILE

KIM:

WHO U THINK IT WAS

GRAND:

CHILD IS NOT WHO U SHOULD WORRY BOUT IS WHAT?

KIM

HUH?

GRAND

CHILD U DO ANY THING TO MEK ANY BODY MALICE YO LATELY

KIM

NO , I DON'T THINK SO

GRAND

CAUSE IS SOUND LIKE U JUST HAD A RUN IN WITH A BACCOO

KIM

A WHAT!!

GRAND

A BACCOO

KIM

WHAT DAT BE?

GRAND

LORD ,WAY I HEARING HERE . U MEAN TO TELL ME U DON'T KNOW WHAT A BACCOO IS .

YOU CHILDREN NOW A DAYS DON KNOW A THING THAT DOES GO ON AROUND ALL YO

JUST STUDYING TV AND INTERNET ALL A TIME

LORD A PRY YO HELP THEM

GRAND

WELL CHILD I GOING TELL YOU A STORY

AIN'T NUTTING TALL ABOUT IS. ITS ABOUT A LITTLE SHORT MAN ,SOME A WANNA MIGHT KNOW E BY THE NAME 'BACCOO'

NOW AS FAR AS I KNOW I AIN'T KNOW NOBODY WHO GOT ON,BUT I SOME WOULD SWEAR BLIND THAT THEY KNOW SOME BODY WHO KNOW SOME BODY WHO HAVE A BACCOO! I HEAR THAT THE BODY WHO OWN ON DOES KEEP HIM IN A BOTTLE IN A LIL BOTTLES;CAUSE E THAT SHORT. YO GOTTA FEED E MILK AND BANANAS BY THE POUND AND IT DON'T EVEN WORK I F YOU TREAT HE GOOD HE IS SUPPOSE TO DO ANY THING FOR YOU. I DON'T KNOW WHY ANY BODY WOULD WANT A BACCOO BY FROM ALL REPORTS IT DON'T BE FOR NUTTIN NICE.

I ONCE HEAR BOUT A WOMAN IN SPEIGHSTOWN WHO DEAD. THE WOMAN DAUGHTER WAS CLEANING THE HOUSE SOME TIME AFTER SHE PASS AND COME CROSS A BLANKET UNDER THE BED. WHEN SHE TRIED TO MOVE IT THE BLANKET PULL BACK UNDER THE BED. WHEN MY GIRL CHECK THE BLANKET GOO SHE FIND A BACCOO STEERING RIGHT BACK AT HER

PEOPLE SAY HAT IS ONE A DEM PASSING SALES MAN WHO DOES COME ON WEEK ENDS SEND IT. THE GIRL MOTHER DIDN'T WAR PAY HE AND PLAY SHE HIDING WHENEVER E COME BY SO HE SEND MR BACCOO TO SORT SHE OUT .

THE LIL BASTARD WOULD MOVE NO MATTER WHAT SHE DO ,SHE EVEN BRING PRIEST WHO MANAGED TO PUT THE BACCOO IN A BAG AND PAY A FISHER MAN A FIFTY TO DROP IT IN THE SEA,BUT THE DARN GREEDY FISHER MAN GONE AND OPEN THE BAG AFTER HE DONE GET GOOD MONEY.

WELL SAD TO SAY HE FIND WHAT HE BIN LOOKING FOR CAUSE THE BACCOO FLY OUT AND RUN OFF. AND I DON'T THINK HE WAS TO HAPPY ABOUT BEING BEING IN THE BAG CAUSE BY THE TIME THE FISH A MAN REACH BACK TO SHORE ,FIND OUT HIS HOUSE GET BURN RIGHT DOWN TO THE GROUND

KIM

SO GRAND U REALLY THINK THAT ONE A THEM DAY BY ME , WHO O SEND ME ONE A THOSE

GRAND

IS THE ONLY THINK I COULD THINK OF CHILD BASED ON WHAT U TELL ME ,WAT ELSE LOVE MILK ND BANANA SO

KIM

SO WHAT AM I GOING TO DO GRAN , HOW DO I MAKE IT LEAVE

????

GRAND

YOU DON'T WORRY BOUT THAT LIL DEVIL WE GO FIX HE,

JUST COME GO TO BED, U HAVE ME UP AFTER U NEARLY GIVE ME A HEART ATTACK

AM AN OLD WOMAN YOU KNOW I NEED ME REST

THEY BOTH WALK OUT OF THE ROOM AND THE LIGHT GOES OFF

FADE OUT

Credits

Animation

before Kim returns her apartment, she decides to make a stop at the supermarket and gets her self a fresh hand of ripe bananas and new carton of milk.

Just like grand ma had advised

on entering the apartment she placed the bananas and the milk in a small bucket on the floor and left it their.

She walked back out side and closed in the door ,the Midjet then thought she was had left and rushed to enjoy his feast

After eating to his leisure the baccoo fell asleep In the bucket just as grand ma had predicted . Kim came back in t the room quietly and slammed the cover on the bucket locking him in . She then went down to the beach and went to the highest cliff tird a big stone to the bucket handle and throw it straight in to the sea good by baccoo .

THE END

Private and Confidential

THE MIDGET MAN

By Akley Olton and Brook-Elliott Gill

Draft

September 26,2009

Copyright

Akley Olton & Brook-Elliott Gill

2008

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FADE IN:

SCENE 1 EXT. NEIGHBOR HOOD - NIGHT

A young girl name Kim ,dressed in shorts, a tee shirt, and a bed slipper is seen running in the middle of a neighbor street. She has a frantic expression on her face as she runs hard to evade her attacker.

SCENE 2 EXT. GRAND MA'S HOUSE - LATER

SHE ARRIVES AT A HOUSE, MAKES HER WAY TO THE DOOR AND STARTS HAMMERING ON IT FURIOUSLY,WHILE SHOUTING GRAND MA !!, GRAND MA !!.THE LIGHTS IN THE HOUSE COMES ON SOMEONE PEEPS OUT A WINDOW AND THE THE LOCKS TURN AND THE DOOR OPENS. A WOMAN IN HER LATE 50'S APPEARS,SHE LOOKS VERY CONCERNED.

GRAND MA:

Jesus,Lord!!! Come in Child Come in!!What in heavens name u doing out on the streets this time ah night!! Child answer me!!

Answer me!!

SCENE 3 INT.GRAND MA'S LIVING ROOM

The girl clutches on to her grand mother tightly, her body trembles as she tries to catch her breath ,

KIM:

Some thing in de house!! Grand in de kitchen, de kitchen

GRAND MA:

WAIT CHILD,WAIT, LET ME GET YOU SOMETHING WARM TO DRINK, KETCH YO BREATH

Grand ma goes to the kitchen ,Kim sits in the living room and steers at the wall

GRAND MA RETURNS WITH A CUP,AND PASSES IT TO KIM

Grand ma

tell me every thing child tell me

KIM

grand some thing was in my house,

I was watching TV, gran

GRAND MA

AT THIS HOUR!!

FLASHBACK

I was watching TV and then I heard a commotion in the kitchen, I jump up to listen but I ain't hear nothing, I go turn down the TV to hear better and this I hear like some thing run cross behind me. Frighten like hell, I manged to reach the kitchen and turn on the light .

AND IF U SEE THE KITCHEN ,DE HAND A RIPE BANANAS THAT YOU GIVE ME WAS ALL OVER DE COUNTER, WELL THE SKINS ANY WAY ,IT LOOKED LIKE A CAT ORE SOME THING BREAK IN THE PLACE AND EAT THE BANANAS.

As I was walking over to the counter I step in some thing cold on the floor and when I look it turn out to be milk, the box was lying on the ground in front the fridge,and then is when I see the back door open!!!1

so I run up quickly and lock it then as I turn from the door I see that the milk on the ground lead down the corridor, so I grab the fringing pan on the stove and follow the trail

when i get round the corner ain't see nothing cause the corridor was pitch black .and then is when I hear it.,,

Gran

hear what child

Kim

the most evil,mischievous laugh I ever hear in me life.

So immediately I pelt the pan I don t know if it hit or not the I run for the front door, an ever stop running till I get here

GRAND SITS QUIETLY FOR A WHILE

KIM:

WHO U THINK IT WAS

GRAND:

CHILD IS NOT WHO U SHOULD WORRY BOUT IS WHAT?

KIM

HUH?

GRAND

CHILD U DO ANY THING TO MEK ANY BODY MALICE YO LATELY

KIM

NO , I DON'T THINK SO

GRAND

CAUSE IS SOUND LIKE U JUST HAD A RUN IN WITH A BACCOO

KIM

A WHAT!!

GRAND

A BACCOO

KIM

WHAT DAT BE?

GRAND

LORD ,WAY I HEARING HERE . U MEAN TO TELL ME U DON'T KNOW WHAT A BACCOO IS .

YOU CHILDREN NOW A DAYS DON KNOW A THING THAT DOES GO ON AROUND ALL YO

JUST STUDYING TV AND INTERNET ALL A TIME

LORD A PRY YO HELP THEM

GRAND

WELL CHILD I GOING TELL YOU A STORY

AIN'T NUTTING TALL ABOUT IS. ITS ABOUT A LITTLE SHORT MAN ,SOME A WANNA MIGHT KNOW E BY THE NAME 'BACCOO'

NOW AS FAR AS I KNOW I AIN'T KNOW NOBODY WHO GOT ON,BUT I SOME WOULD SWEAR BLIND THAT THEY KNOW SOME BODY WHO KNOW SOME BODY WHO HAVE A BACCOO! I HEAR THAT THE BODY WHO OWN ON DOES KEEP HIM IN A BOTTLE IN A LIL BOTTLES;CAUSE E THAT SHORT. YO GOTTA FEED E MILK AND BANANAS BY THE POUND AND IT DON'T EVEN WORK I F YOU TREAT HE GOOD HE IS SUPPOSE TO DO ANY THING FOR YOU. I DON'T KNOW WHY ANY BODY WOULD WANT A BACCOO BY FROM ALL REPORTS IT DON'T BE FOR NUTTIN NICE.

I ONCE HEAR BOUT A WOMAN IN SPEIGHSTOWN WHO DEAD. THE WOMAN DAUGHTER WAS CLEANING THE HOUSE SOME TIME AFTER SHE PASS AND COME CROSS A BLANKET UNDER THE BED. WHEN SHE TRIED TO MOVE IT THE BLANKET PULL BACK UNDER THE BED. WHEN MY GIRL CHECK THE BLANKET GOO SHE FIND A BACCOO STEERING RIGHT BACK AT HER

PEOPLE SAY HAT IS ONE A DEM PASSING SALES MAN WHO DOES COME ON WEEK ENDS SEND IT. THE GIRL MOTHER DIDN'T WAR PAY HE AND PLAY SHE HIDING WHENEVER E COME BY SO HE SEND MR BACCOO TO SORT SHE OUT .

THE LIL BASTARD WOULD MOVE NO MATTER WHAT SHE DO ,SHE EVEN BRING PRIEST WHO MANAGED TO PUT THE BACCOO IN A BAG AND PAY A FISHER MAN A FIFTY TO DROP IT IN THE SEA,BUT THE DARN GREEDY FISHER MAN GONE AND OPEN THE BAG AFTER HE DONE GET GOOD MONEY.

WELL SAD TO SAY HE FIND WHAT HE BIN LOOKING FOR CAUSE THE BACCOO FLY OUT AND RUN OFF. AND I DON'T THINK HE WAS TO HAPPY ABOUT BEING BEING IN THE BAG CAUSE BY THE TIME THE FISH A MAN REACH BACK TO SHORE ,FIND OUT HIS HOUSE GET BURN RIGHT DOWN TO THE GROUND

KIM

SO GRAND U REALLY THINK THAT ONE A THEM DAY BY ME , WHO O SEND ME ONE A THOSE

GRAND

IS THE ONLY THINK I COULD THINK OF CHILD BASED ON WHAT U TELL ME ,WAT ELSE LOVE MILK ND BANANA SO

KIM

SO WHAT AM I GOING TO DO GRAN , HOW DO I MAKE IT LEAVE

????

GRAND

YOU DON'T WORRY BOUT THAT LIL DEVIL WE GO FIX HE,

JUST COME GO TO BED, U HAVE ME UP AFTER U NEARLY GIVE ME A HEART ATTACK

AM AN OLD WOMAN YOU KNOW I NEED ME REST

THEY BOTH WALK OUT OF THE ROOM AND THE LIGHT GOES OFF

FADE OUT

Credits

Animation

before Kim returns her apartment, she decides to make a stop at the supermarket and gets her self a fresh hand of ripe bananas and new carton of milk.

Just like grand ma had advised

on entering the apartment she placed the bananas and the milk in a small bucket on the floor and left it their.

She walked back out side and closed in the door ,the Midjet then thought she was had left and rushed to enjoy his feast

After eating to his leisure the baccoo fell asleep In the bucket just as grand ma had predicted . Kim came back in t the room quietly and slammed the cover on the bucket locking him in . She then went down to the beach and went to the highest cliff tird a big stone to the bucket handle and throw it straight in to the sea good by baccoo .

THE END

Private and Confidential

THE MIDGET MAN

By Akley Olton and Brook-Elliott Gill

Draft

September 26,2009

Copyright

Akley Olton & Brook-Elliott Gill

2008

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FADE IN:

SCENE 1 EXT. NEIGHBOR HOOD - NIGHT

A young girl name Kim ,dressed in shorts, a tee shirt, and a bed slipper is seen running in the middle of a neighbor street. She has a frantic expression on her face as she runs hard to evade her attacker.

SCENE 2 EXT. GRAND MA'S HOUSE - LATER

SHE ARRIVES AT A HOUSE, MAKES HER WAY TO THE DOOR AND STARTS HAMMERING ON IT FURIOUSLY,WHILE SHOUTING GRAND MA !!, GRAND MA !!.THE LIGHTS IN THE HOUSE COMES ON SOMEONE PEEPS OUT A WINDOW AND THE THE LOCKS TURN AND THE DOOR OPENS. A WOMAN IN HER LATE 50'S APPEARS,SHE LOOKS VERY CONCERNED.

GRAND MA:

Jesus,Lord!!! Come in Child Come in!!What in heavens name u doing out on the streets this time ah night!! Child answer me!!

Answer me!!

SCENE 3 INT.GRAND MA'S LIVING ROOM

The girl clutches on to her grand mother tightly, her body trembles as she tries to catch her breath ,

KIM:

Some thing in de house!! Grand in de kitchen, de kitchen

GRAND MA:

WAIT CHILD,WAIT, LET ME GET YOU SOMETHING WARM TO DRINK, KETCH YO BREATH

Grand ma goes to the kitchen ,Kim sits in the living room and steers at the wall

GRAND MA RETURNS WITH A CUP,AND PASSES IT TO KIM

Grand ma

tell me every thing child tell me

KIM

grand some thing was in my house,

I was watching TV, gran

GRAND MA

AT THIS HOUR!!

FLASHBACK

I was watching TV and then I heard a commotion in the kitchen, I jump up to listen but I ain't hear nothing, I go turn down the TV to hear better and this I hear like some thing run cross behind me. Frighten like hell, I manged to reach the kitchen and turn on the light .

AND IF U SEE THE KITCHEN ,DE HAND A RIPE BANANAS THAT YOU GIVE ME WAS ALL OVER DE COUNTER, WELL THE SKINS ANY WAY ,IT LOOKED LIKE A CAT ORE SOME THING BREAK IN THE PLACE AND EAT THE BANANAS.

As I was walking over to the counter I step in some thing cold on the floor and when I look it turn out to be milk, the box was lying on the ground in front the fridge,and then is when I see the back door open!!!1

so I run up quickly and lock it then as I turn from the door I see that the milk on the ground lead down the corridor, so I grab the fringing pan on the stove and follow the trail

when i get round the corner ain't see nothing cause the corridor was pitch black .and then is when I hear it.,,

Gran

hear what child

Kim

the most evil,mischievous laugh I ever hear in me life.

So immediately I pelt the pan I don t know if it hit or not the I run for the front door, an ever stop running till I get here

GRAND SITS QUIETLY FOR A WHILE

KIM:

WHO U THINK IT WAS

GRAND:

CHILD IS NOT WHO U SHOULD WORRY BOUT IS WHAT?

KIM

HUH?

GRAND

CHILD U DO ANY THING TO MEK ANY BODY MALICE YO LATELY

KIM

NO , I DON'T THINK SO

GRAND

CAUSE IS SOUND LIKE U JUST HAD A RUN IN WITH A BACCOO

KIM

A WHAT!!

GRAND

A BACCOO

KIM

WHAT DAT BE?

GRAND

LORD ,WAY I HEARING HERE . U MEAN TO TELL ME U DON'T KNOW WHAT A BACCOO IS .

YOU CHILDREN NOW A DAYS DON KNOW A THING THAT DOES GO ON AROUND ALL YO

JUST STUDYING TV AND INTERNET ALL A TIME

LORD A PRY YO HELP THEM

GRAND

WELL CHILD I GOING TELL YOU A STORY

AIN'T NUTTING TALL ABOUT IS. ITS ABOUT A LITTLE SHORT MAN ,SOME A WANNA MIGHT KNOW E BY THE NAME 'BACCOO'

NOW AS FAR AS I KNOW I AIN'T KNOW NOBODY WHO GOT ON,BUT I SOME WOULD SWEAR BLIND THAT THEY KNOW SOME BODY WHO KNOW SOME BODY WHO HAVE A BACCOO! I HEAR THAT THE BODY WHO OWN ON DOES KEEP HIM IN A BOTTLE IN A LIL BOTTLES;CAUSE E THAT SHORT. YO GOTTA FEED E MILK AND BANANAS BY THE POUND AND IT DON'T EVEN WORK I F YOU TREAT HE GOOD HE IS SUPPOSE TO DO ANY THING FOR YOU. I DON'T KNOW WHY ANY BODY WOULD WANT A BACCOO BY FROM ALL REPORTS IT DON'T BE FOR NUTTIN NICE.

I ONCE HEAR BOUT A WOMAN IN SPEIGHSTOWN WHO DEAD. THE WOMAN DAUGHTER WAS CLEANING THE HOUSE SOME TIME AFTER SHE PASS AND COME CROSS A BLANKET UNDER THE BED. WHEN SHE TRIED TO MOVE IT THE BLANKET PULL BACK UNDER THE BED. WHEN MY GIRL CHECK THE BLANKET GOO SHE FIND A BACCOO STEERING RIGHT BACK AT HER

PEOPLE SAY HAT IS ONE A DEM PASSING SALES MAN WHO DOES COME ON WEEK ENDS SEND IT. THE GIRL MOTHER DIDN'T WAR PAY HE AND PLAY SHE HIDING WHENEVER E COME BY SO HE SEND MR BACCOO TO SORT SHE OUT .

THE LIL BASTARD WOULD MOVE NO MATTER WHAT SHE DO ,SHE EVEN BRING PRIEST WHO MANAGED TO PUT THE BACCOO IN A BAG AND PAY A FISHER MAN A FIFTY TO DROP IT IN THE SEA,BUT THE DARN GREEDY FISHER MAN GONE AND OPEN THE BAG AFTER HE DONE GET GOOD MONEY.

WELL SAD TO SAY HE FIND WHAT HE BIN LOOKING FOR CAUSE THE BACCOO FLY OUT AND RUN OFF. AND I DON'T THINK HE WAS TO HAPPY ABOUT BEING BEING IN THE BAG CAUSE BY THE TIME THE FISH A MAN REACH BACK TO SHORE ,FIND OUT HIS HOUSE GET BURN RIGHT DOWN TO THE GROUND

KIM

SO GRAND U REALLY THINK THAT ONE A THEM DAY BY ME , WHO O SEND ME ONE A THOSE

GRAND

IS THE ONLY THINK I COULD THINK OF CHILD BASED ON WHAT U TELL ME ,WAT ELSE LOVE MILK ND BANANA SO

KIM

SO WHAT AM I GOING TO DO GRAN , HOW DO I MAKE IT LEAVE

????

GRAND

YOU DON'T WORRY BOUT THAT LIL DEVIL WE GO FIX HE,

JUST COME GO TO BED, U HAVE ME UP AFTER U NEARLY GIVE ME A HEART ATTACK

AM AN OLD WOMAN YOU KNOW I NEED ME REST

THEY BOTH WALK OUT OF THE ROOM AND THE LIGHT GOES OFF

FADE OUT

Credits

Animation

before Kim returns her apartment, she decides to make a stop at the supermarket and gets her self a fresh hand of ripe bananas and new carton of milk.

Just like grand ma had advised

on entering the apartment she placed the bananas and the milk in a small bucket on the floor and left it their.

She walked back out side and closed in the door ,the Midjet then thought she was had left and rushed to enjoy his feast

After eating to his leisure the baccoo fell asleep In the bucket just as grand ma had predicted . Kim came back in t the room quietly and slammed the cover on the bucket locking him in . She then went down to the beach and went to the highest cliff tird a big stone to the bucket handle and throw it straight in to the sea good by baccoo .

THE END

Rough version of script outline

This is a rough version of the script outline.


Production Management
Storyline for Dinner Theatre


1. Couple is outside of restaurant talking. The woman is quarrelling with the man over his choice of restaurant.
2. The couple is in the restaurant and sits down at the table farthest to the left.
3. There are two other couples that we can see on screen.
4. A waiter is at the couple of men. One of the men is arguing with the waiter.
5. Another couple (romantic) wonders why the waiter is taking so long to reach them.
6. The waiter is called by the first couple and on his way he is stopped by the romantic couple.
7. They make their order and the waiter continues to the first couple’s table.
8. While there, the couple says that this restaurant is boring and asks if there is any form of entertainment. The waiter replies by saying “If this was my restaurant… ” Suddenly the restaurant transforms magically and the concept of dinner theatre is introduced. The waiter sings and performs a short scene with his manager. Then graphics appear on the screen with the "Dinner Theatre, Coming to a Restaurant Near You"..."For More Information on How to Implement Dinner Theatre Into Your Restaurant Contact De Men Productions"
9. After the grapics the scene returns back to the original setting and then the woman appears frustrated. The waiter watches in amusement as the man who came in with the woman is still caught up in the idea of dinner theatre and is dancing and singing around the restaurant. The waiter then gives her his number. While the number is being given to the woman, the audience claps for the man who is still singin and he bows and the ad is finished.