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Journal of Undergraduate Research

Keywords

motion picture screenplay, film short, filmmaking production

College

Fine Arts and Communications

Department

Theatre and Media Arts

Abstract

The results thus far of being accepted for the 1996-1997 ORCA scholarship are (1) my first motion picture screenplay, twenty-seven pages in length, (2) various story boarded, or handdrawn and illustrated scenes and sequences from the screenplay, and (3) much gained wisdom and experience in other film making production areas of casting, directing, producing, set design, editing, photography and location scouting and management. These results alone qualify this project, in my mind, as a great success. After all, this kind of education, more than a diploma, is what an aspiring film maker needs, and is only made available to those with the financial means. It is my hope and expectation, however, that even greater success will yet result from the project as it is completed. It is my goal that by September 1, 1998, these pages of screenplay be translated into a film short of approximately twenty-seven minutes in length, to be submitted to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science’s consideration as a candidate for the Academy Award for Best Film Short of 15 to 30 minutes in length, a competition which was established only earlier this year, and to which BYU entries will now, for the first time, be admitted, thanks to the efforts of my projects faculty mentor, John Lee. This is especially significant and fortunate in that a twenty-seven minute film short would have otherwise been impractical — either too long or too short for most festivals and competitions.

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