Brief 2 - Night Journey

This week, we were given the brief for the second assignment of the module which is a non-sync drama film called Night Journey. The film is about two characters on a train, one of which is allegedly a cannibal who wants to eat the other. As it is a non-sync sound drama, the whole dialogue is given in voice over and the script for the actual film is around 10 minutes long.

The brief for Night Journey.

My first thoughts on this brief were that it could be very challenging, being given no sync sound with the camera meant that any dialogue couldn't be easily synced, and as the film is all in voice over, it could be very difficult to create a flowing narrative considering we had over 20 minutes of narration to cut down into a 5 minute film. Having said this, I think this task will really enable us to be hyper-selective when it comes to choosing which bits of voice over to use and where to put it in. It will also allow us to really consider pacing and how pauses as well as V.O heavy sequences can build up tension and engagement in the audience. I am eager to apply what I learnt on the last documentary brief to this one, as we are still being assessed on some of the same criteria such as creative implementation of sound design. Overall I am thoroughly anticipating beginning this project as it will help my technical skills advance, whilst also allowing me to apply what I learn from it, into my drama piece on the narrative strand of the course.