What’s up viewers, in this blog post I want you all to take a peek into what had gone through my mind while in the making of the Offsides. I want you to find out about how my perspectives had shifted as we produced the project. That being said, let’s dive right in!
The beginning
When we started the plans for the film we understood what we wanted to create. We wanted an action-packed, football scene about a young man who ultimately gets defeated. The original plot for this scene was to have this young man, Ricky Schmidt, imagine he wins a scrimmage against resilient opponents, but when he wakes up from this dream he is utterly broken by them. He lies in defeat, with no one to help him. The genre would be a sports-comedy that would encapsulate a story of a boy trying to find a career in the sport. However, things had changed as we realized this project would be much too ambitious, even in terms of how many people we looked to cast. Oh were the days of expecting 15 people to show up to the park for the filming of the project. We scrapped the idea of a daydream sequence and pursued to build a strong relationship in Ricky’s team, as well as set up the red team, who would pose as their antagonists.
The middle
My perspective had shifted from a sport-comedy to more of a dramatic one with slight humor to keep the audience intrigued. Rather than having two scenes that differed in their lighting, where the daydream would be presented in a high-key lighting, while the reality would be cloudy and dreary. Finding the right tone of the movie would be impossible, especially attempting to get the cast to the field on a cloudy day with the right attire as the day before, so I decided to keep it simple and have natural outside lighting. At this time, I was really focused on how we would shoot everything, so I set up shots such as mid-shots, close-ups, and wide-shots paired with transitions. We really began to see the light at the end of the tunnel, but our train derailed suddenly once we came to a realization. The easy part was creating the story, the hard part was getting people to show up on filming. Thus, we made severe changes to the plot of the scene.
The End
The final struggle to finish our project was ultimately getting people to get to the park, so we made changes. These changes ended up being the thing we needed to really create a well thought out story. Our second storyboard would crunch too many storylines and sequences together that appears rushed and out of place at times, but with time to reflect I created a story that focused on developing the character of Ricky and the people around him. This way, we would have a good flow to go off of, as well as not need as many people to show up for production. The best part of this is the amount of shots we can now include during one scene, such as one where characters converse with each other to help develop the plot, allowing for the audience’s attention to be focused on a certain actor or object.
Concluding Thoughts
I am glad that I went through with the changes to make the movie seem much better to watch. The mistake I have learned is that a good dish takes time to marinate to really taste delicious. The entire focus on Ricky throughout this 2 minute segment will allow viewers to understand his pain and struggle rather than watching different plot lines erupt during the scene. Thank you readers for continuing to view my blog posts, even after the film has finally been released. Your thoughts will always be appreciated. See you next time.
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