“Down to the Last:” An experiment in comedy, stunts, and visual effects

This paper will cover the creation of my thesis film, “Down to the Last,” from concept to completion, with a special focus on writing a dark comedy with a strong female lead, and the desire to incorporate visual effects and stunts to enhance the overall story. Details of how my crew and I decided to...

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Main Author: Broach, Margaret Ann
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spelling ndltd-uno.edu-oai-scholarworks.uno.edu-td-33842017-09-09T05:25:01Z “Down to the Last:” An experiment in comedy, stunts, and visual effects Broach, Margaret Ann This paper will cover the creation of my thesis film, “Down to the Last,” from concept to completion, with a special focus on writing a dark comedy with a strong female lead, and the desire to incorporate visual effects and stunts to enhance the overall story. Details of how my crew and I decided to approach the challenges of my script and vision will be fleshed out along with solutions to problems we faced during preproduction, principle photography, and postproduction. The outcome of the project is a combination of minute deviations from my initial vision and a minimization of visual effects in order to preserve the tone and humor of the story. 2016-12-16T08:00:00Z text application/pdf http://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/2246 http://scholarworks.uno.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3384&context=td University of New Orleans Theses and Dissertations ScholarWorks@UNO down to the last margaret broach film dark comedy visual effects Film Production
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“Down to the Last:” An experiment in comedy, stunts, and visual effects
description This paper will cover the creation of my thesis film, “Down to the Last,” from concept to completion, with a special focus on writing a dark comedy with a strong female lead, and the desire to incorporate visual effects and stunts to enhance the overall story. Details of how my crew and I decided to approach the challenges of my script and vision will be fleshed out along with solutions to problems we faced during preproduction, principle photography, and postproduction. The outcome of the project is a combination of minute deviations from my initial vision and a minimization of visual effects in order to preserve the tone and humor of the story.
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