Creative
director.
06-05-19
When I told producer and
director I wanted to work as creative director for movie version of my fiction
they all laughed at me. They said then you producer movie version of your
fiction then only you can work in every department of film making otherwise it
is impossible to work as creative director in film industry.
In advertisement and T.V serial
you will find creative head. Advertisement will last for ten or twenty seconds
for that you need creative head?!
Some of the Indian
advertisements are very badly made. Sometimes it is the concept other time it
is the way they presented. In my leisure time I think how to improve or make
better advertisement. Sometimes just little bit of improvement is required
other time I have to think new concept to sell same product. I wrote
advertisement concept for battery and perfume which is much better. You will
find concept on my blog.
Here in India T.V Tamil serials
are made for homemakers. You cannot find logic in T.V serial.
One of the T.V serial one characters
is suffering from amnesia, his family members feed him banana, after eating
banana he will regain his full memory and he remember everything! He recognizes
his mother, wife and children!! Miracle do happens so often in T.V serials.
Where is the logic or creativity here? You will find similar comedy scenes on
T.V serials. One young police officer try
to rescue young woman from gang rape, officer was hit on his head with wooden
log and he lost his eyesight. Few episode later same police officer met with
car accident and he regained his eyesight! Call it miracle or act of god. His
head injury cured his eyesight! Now he can see everything but he pretend as if
he is still blind and follow three of the culprits and arrest them. So instead
of going for eye treatment if the patient gets hit on his head wills he regain eyesight?
This is also work of creative HEAD of T.V serial. LOL
When writers run out of ideas
this how they goof up stories. I never wrote such blunders. I wrote realistic
fictions. You can never find fault with my fiction. When I first wrote fictions
I only wanted sell my fiction for movie production.
Creative director should be able to work from
story synopsis to pre-production and till end of post production. He will not
take camera for photo shoot for posters, he will not operate movie camera and
shoot scenes, he will not direct scenes, and he will not work on graphics or
CGI so what else he can do?
He can modify fiction as per
the budget of producer or set the story in other part of the world. Convert
entire manuscript into movie script or screenplay ,Concept for photo shoots for
poster. Run title, design sets, assist director and graphic artists to get his
kind of visualization. He will use rough
sketch or table top models to convey his idea to director, graphic artist or cameraman.
They will use their experience and knowledge to execute the scenes.
I am capable of doing all these
for movie version of my ten fictions. I
am yet to sell my fictions for movie production. Sure I will ask for a chance
to work as creative director for movie version of my fiction.
Here is
the starting paragraph from my fiction ‘Broken Heart’. This is how I wish
to present first paragraph. Here I am not writing about lighting condition,
camera angle or composition.
My movie
script for BROKEN HEART.
First
paragraph.
Our happy
family consists of my dad, mom and I. We had our own house in vadapani Chennai.
My dad was working for a north Indian company in Chennai. He was very strict
when it comes to studies and disciplines. After completing my studies as a
software engineer I was looking for a job in Chennai. Even though I got a job
offer from Bombay and Delhi my parents wants me to work here in Chennai. They
do not want me to work in a faraway place.
******
We all
are capable of presenting this simple paragraph using our own idea. I am yet to
learn screenplay writing. This is how I wish to present the scene with opening
shot.
Copter
cam positioned high above the temple. Graduated orange colored filter for
camera or we I will 'paint' sky later with golden hue. View point Marina beach.
Scene. Time laps photography is used for gradual early morning sun rise.
Couples of digital birds are flying parallel to the horizon. In the back
ground one can hear early morning devotional song. Gradually copter
cam comes down in front of the temple. In big bold letters CHENNAI appear
and gradually fades away. At about four feet from ground copter cam take forty
five degree turn .in front of a house my mother giving finishing touches
to Kolam .she gets up and looks at her creation and satisfied with her work.
She turns around and came to sitting room. Whistling sound can be heard from
the milk cooker. She goes to kitchen to make coffee. After hearing whistling sound
of milk cooker my dad open his eyes. He gets out of the bed and comes to
visiting room in pajama. He takes news paper and start reading it. Mother after
pouring coffee in two cups takes it to the visiting room and handed over one
cup to my dad and sat next to him. They both drink coffee.
Maa….
“What is today’s special news”?
Dad “our
C.M is going to inaugurate metro train service” After finishing coffee my
mother collect empty coffee cup and was about to leave for kitchen.
Dad “Sit
with me”.
Maa... “Today
is not Sunday, before you go office I have to prepare breakfast and lunch for
you…”
Dad “O”,
I forgot, carry on….”Maa goes to kitchen with empty cups.
I slowly
opened his eyes and looks at the table clock. 7.32 am. I got out of the bed and
come to visiting room in pajama.
I
“Morning dad…”
Dad “Good
morning Ajay, Sit. What is your today’s program”?
I
“MAA….COFFE”…... “Dad today at 10.30 I have to attend an interview at C.S. it
is at sholinganallure”.
Maa pour
one cup of coffee from flask and brought for me.
Maa “if
you get job in Chennai I will break one hundred and one coconut at pillayar
temple”
I”
Maa…every time you say this I get job only in faraway places “.
Maa “For
you everything is a joke”. She goes back to kitchen.
Dad “Best
of luck Ajay” He handed over news paper to me. “I will get dressed up for
office…” he goes to his room to freshen up. After going though news paper I
left for my room to get ready for interview.
At 8.30
A.M. Maa started arranging breakfast on dining table. I and dad come out of our
room and we all had breakfast. Maa handed over suitcase and lunch box to dad .I
take my dad on my bike to his office at mount road. After dropping him I went
straight to C.S office at sholinganallure for interview. After attending
interview he was offered job.
Interviewer
“you are excellent; we are offering your 50K per month as starting salary. You
will be posted in our Mumbai office”
I “Thank
you for your offer; I am looking for a job in Chennai”.
Interviewer
“At present we do not have job opportunity in our Chennai office. You can
join for job at Mumbai .As and when there is vacancy in our Chennai branch you
can take up job here”.
I “Fine
sir, plz let me know when there is vacancy in Chennai office so that I can join
here”.
Interviewer
“Sure, we will let you know…”
I
“Thanks. Bye, sir…”
I came
out of the office and went to cafeteria and had lunch. After lunch I went
straight to Sathyam Theater to watch TERMINATOR GENESIS. After movie
I went to Elliot beach to meet three of my friends. Rajeev, Rahul and Sanjeev
were already waiting for me at the usual place.
Rahul
“Bro, how was interview?”
I “Tough
one, But I scored maximum marks. They gave me one project. I had to finish it
in three hours time but I managed to finish it in two hours, forty minutes and
fifty five seconds. The interviewer was very much impressed with my
performance. Later he told me that same project will take more than three hours
to complete.
Rajeev
“so, they offered you job?”
I “Of
course, they offered me job with 50K salary per month”
Sanjay
“O.K, let’s celebrate!” today you are going give treat for us”.
I “wait!
I had to decline their job offer!”
Rahul
“But why Bro?” they are the one of the leading software company in India…”
I “They
offered me job at their Mumbai head office. At present they do not have job
vacancy here in Chennai. May be in future as and when there is vacancies in
Chennai they can get me transfer to Chennai”.
Rajeev
“In my opinion you should have joined for job at Mumbai head office. Mumbai is
a nice place to live-in”.
I “you
all know that my parents will not allow me to work in faraway places .they want
me to get a job here in Chennai. I told interviewer to inform me as and when
there is a vacancy here in Chennai office. That was the end of interview”.
Sanjay”
Do not worry Ajay, for your qualification you will get a better job here in
Chennai”.
I “O.K,
so who is going to order for snacks today?”
Rahul
“today it is my turn... tell me your choice of snacks I will order it “.
I “let’s
have Pepperoni pizza”.
He dialed
papa john and ordered four pepperoni pizzas and two litter of coke. In about
fifteen minutes time pizza boy delivered coke and pizza for all. Rahul paid for
that. Pepperoni pizza was really good.
After
spending some more time at the beach we all left for home around 8P.M.
I got
home around 8.30 p.m. my parents were watching T.V program.
Maa
“Ajay, have you got job”?
I “Yes,
Maa...”
Maa “when
you have to join for work”?
I “Any
time at I can join for work at their Mumbai Head office”.
Maa
“No...No… I do not want you to work at their Mumbai office”. Try to get a job
here in Chennai…”
I “they
do not have vacancy in their Chennai office”
Dad
“Ajay, Don’t worry, there is always another chance”.
I “Yes,
Dad”.
Maa “you
take bath and come for dinner”.
I “Yes,
Maa...”
At around 9 p.m they all had dinner. After dinner
his parents watched T.V program till 10 p.m. Later they went to bed. Ajay after
watching TV program till 11 am went to sleep.
Hope I
managed to write appropriate dialog. There is scope for improving dialog. Do
you need screenplay or shooting script to shoot above scenes? I do not
need screen play, shooting script or story board to shoot these simple scenes.
Just little bit of planning scenes alone will do.
Developing
subplots are part of creative director’s work. A director should be capable of
visualizing scene by scene. Visualizer should assist director and graphic
artists using sketches or table top model. He should also be capable of
designing poster, running titles and set designing.
Given a chance to work as creative director
for movie version of my fiction I will set my story in your choice of country
at moderate budget also I will convert my fiction into movie script. Each
paragraph will be made into scenes with appropriate dialog. I will also design
movie poster (concept) run title, credit title, assist director and graphic
artists to get my kind of visualization.
Dreams will not take you anywhere
but your creativity can take where you want to be. Without proving your creativity who will give
you opportunity? This is the moot point.
Working as creative director is
a dream job
Friend,
Jivan
