Costumes, Accessories & Make-up

Costumes:

• Dresses
• Coats
• Tights
• Shoes
• Dominatrix pants
• Dominatrix jacket

Accessories:

• Watch (Alysa)
• Jewellery (namely, The Ring)

Make-up:

• Nail polish (Alysa)
• Red lipstick (Mallory)

Props & Equipment: Who is Bringing What

Rikki:

• Dishwashing gloves
• Champagne/ glasses
• Kitchen utensils
• Tweezers
• Tongs
• "Plumbing for Dummies"
• Tool kit
• Candles/house decorations
• Hook

Ruth:

•  Spray bottle (to squirt Ali)
• Hand saw
• Pipe/board (to make sink)
• Candles/house decorations

Nelson:

• Brick

Zach:

• Ring (??)
• Full-length mirror
• Chalk

Extras:

• Bar stools
• Hall stand with mirror

Equipment:

• Exension leads - if we all bring one of these I think it may be handy
• Batteries
• Stills camera
• Spare ring
• Sewing kit - I have a rudimentary one at home
• Gaffer tape - Ruth and I can pilfer from RMITV (to be honest, I already have 3 rolls on my desk_
• First aid kit  - I'll get my mum to make one up

Sound Design List

I'll update this and refine it when we finish the final script draft (I was working mostly with first draft and the notes we made on it). I went scene by scene. Wasn't entirely sure how to set it out, but this will do (suggestions for its formatting welcome obviously!). Music choices yet to be finalised. Let me know if I missed anything! If you guys like I can post the really rough brainstormed notes as well!

Pipe Dream Sound Design – Scene by scene breakdown

1. INT. HALLWAY. MORNING

Foley – Mallory’s footsteps as she walks up hallway, doorbell (ringing repeatedly, almost frantically), sound of door opening (bolt sliding, creak).

Dialogue – “I’m engaged!” Alysa.

Atmos – quiet of the apartment

Music – nil

Sound fx - nil

2. INT. KITCHEN. MORNING

Foley – sound of ring spinning on the bench, Alysa’s footsteps as she runs out, door slamming (distant), clattering of ring as it goes down drain, clattering of different utensils as Mal tries to get it out. Zip of Mal’s jacket, door open and close as she leaves house.

Dialogue – Mallory and Alysa

Sound fx – filter over Alysa’s ramblings to be done post, as if she’s speaking from far away or underwater – emphasise Mallory’s disinterest. Returns sharp and clear when Alysa says she has to go.

-       ‘glinting sound’ as ring flies through the air

Atmos – quiet of the apartment, ticking clock

Music -  Action hero style music to begin playing as soon as Mal gets her idea, and to continue through scene three.

3. EXT. PROMINADE LATER

Foley – get footsteps, scrape of brick as it is picked up off ground, Mal’s breathing (assuming she’s puffed out when she gets to jewelers shop), sound of brick dropping (unless we cut before then?)

Dialogue – Nil

Sound fx – choral/choir arrangement as Mal spots the ‘Plumbing for dummy’s’.

Music – action hero music continuing from last scene. Music to cut out briefly when Mal decides to hopscotch. We have nothing but atmost, then to resume as she goes ‘Action/Superhero’ again. Music to fade away when she finds the jewelers.

Atmos – sleepy, suburban street sounds. Early morning. Distant sounds of cars, occasional birds.

4. INT. KITCHEN. DAY

Foley – Hiss and spray of water as Mal tries to get through the pipe, grating and banging of saw, doorbell again (or frantic knocking?)

Dialogue – nil

Sound fx – ‘glinting’ sound of the ring as Mal finally gets it out.

Music - nil

Atmos – quiet of the aparment, dripping of the water

5. EXT. FRONT DOOR. DAY

Foley – opening and closing of door, footsteps, clatter as ring bounces down sewer

Dialogue – Alysa

Sound fx – glinting of ring as it flies through the air….again.

Music – Nil during the scene, but as the credits play some comical music to emphasise the ridiculousness of Mal’s situation.

Atmos – Outdoors – the birds and traffic (distant). 

Props

• Doorbell
• Engagement ring
• Hook
• Hallstand with mirror
• Full-length mirror
• 2 Champagne glasses
• Champagne bottle
• Kitchen utensils
• Tweezers
• Tongs
• Leaf
• Brick
• Book - "Plumbing"
• Hand saw

Production Time Goals

• Casting date April 9
• Rehearsals between April 13 and April 20
• Production between April 28 and May 13
• Film shot and ready for editing by May 17
• Film edited by May 31
• Film due June 7

Potential Portfolio Timetable

Script (1st draft): Rikki - 25/03/11

Group meeting on Friday the 25th (is this possible?? If not, as usual on Wednesday):

• Discuss suitability of script and changes to be made. 
• Discuss casting availability
• Rikki to re-draft script.
• Rikk to organise casting dates/advertisements.
• Nelson & Zach to work on storyboard/shot list.
• Ruth to work to sound list.

Storyboard (1st draft): Zach and Nelson - 30/03/11
Shot list (1st draft): Nelson and Zach - 30/03/11
Sound list (1st draft): Ruth - 30/03/11
Script (2nd draft): Rikki - 30/03/11
Casting dates/ads: Rikki - 30/03/11

Group meeting on Wednesday the 30th:

• Discuss storyboard/shot list/sound list and make any changes.
• Discuss script and make any changes.
• Discuss particulars for casting sessions.

Sound notes (1st draft): Ruth - 06/04/11
DOP's notes (1st draft): Nelson - 06/04/11
Producer's notes (1st draft): Rikki - 06/04/11
Director's notes (1st draft): Zach - 06/04/11
Scene breakdown: Rikki - 06/04/11

Group meeting on Wednesday the 6th:

• Discuss each other's notes and make any changes.
• Discuss scene breakdown and make any changes.
• Discuss locations (as stated in Producer's notes) and work on Production design ideas.

Final draft of all notes including Production Design - 10/04/11

Group meeting on Sunday the 10:

• Finalise all drafts and ensure that we have everything as we want and in order before handing in portfolio on Tuesday the 12th.