Film editing/Penny and Eggbert

An example for the course on Narrative Film Editing The Script for Penny and Eggbert Take a quick look at the script for "The story of Penny and Eggbert". Just a few quacks and a few peeps. That's all! Then turn the page and look at the many possible camera angles for filming this epic scene. The story of Penny and Eggbert Intro: Penny & Egg Introduction Page #1: The story and script Page #2: The camera setups Pop Quiz: Penny & Egg Pop Quiz #1 Page #3: The dailies Page #4: The rough edit Page #5: "L-Cuts" Page #6: Creating "L-Cuts #1" Page #7: Creating "L-Cuts" #2 Pop Quiz: Penny & Egg Pop Quiz #2 Page #8: Planning the film score Page #9: How to insert narrative music Homework #1: Create the film score Homework #2: Editing the scene Note: Penny and Eggbert are 3D Poser models created by 3D Universe. These characters were posed and rendered with the free DAZ Studio.

Short and simple Here is the story This is a very simple story. That is why it is a good example for an editing lesson. *Note: The story of Penny and Eggbert is based on a true story.

A story of epic proportions Eggbert The Story of Penny and Eggbert Once upon a time, there was a penguin named Penny and a duck named Eggbert. (They come from a strange land called "3D Universe" in Africa. Strange, isn't it!) One day, Eggert said to Penny, "Quack, quack, quack, quack, quack." Penny replied, "Peep, peep, peep, peep, peep, peep, peep!" This made Eggbert very excited and he said, "Quack, quack, quack, quack, quack." And that is the end of our story.

The Formatted Script

Formatting the script The formatted script Just like a real motion picture, I turned the story into a script. Refresh your memory by reviewing the lesson for formatting a movie script.

The finished script 1. EXT. - 3D UNIVERSE IN AFRICA - DAY Eggbert and Penny have a conversation. EGGBERT Quack, quack, quack, quack, quack. PENNY Peep, peep, peep, peep, peep, peep, peep! EGGBERT Quack, quack, quack, quack, quack. FADE TO BLACK. The end

Look at the possible camera setups The next page First, you should take a look at the possible camera setups. Even though this is a very simple script, we must film it from many different angles. Click here to go to the next page. If you have any questions Your instructor for filmmaking classes is Robert Elliott. If you have any question, click here to email me.