Location Doc/Drama Pitch

The next step in our Location Doc/Drama module was to pitch a scene from an existing film that we think would be fun and challenging to recreate in groups, the scene needed to be no more or no less than 2 minutes and I needed to convince the course why this film would be perfect for this task. I was shown examples of what we would be doing by watching previous groups recreation at scenes from films such as A Clockwork Orange and The Godfather so I knew what some challenges I might be faced with were.

The scene I chose to pitch was from Up in the Air (2009) starring George Clooney and Anna Kendrick, I choose a scene that was quite early on in the film and only required 3 actors. The scene is contained in a room in an office building so there were no extras wondering around in the background, I was attracted to this scene because of the strong dialogue and amazing acting that occurs during it. The film is modern day so there were no complications in trying to find costumes or props from 20-30 years ago and there are no long monologues that would be too hard on an actor. Unfortunately the scene did have windows behind it giving a view of a city street which would be hard to find and would only be achieved with green screen, it also had multiple cuts which was a concern for some people and the location itself was a concern for me. In the end my scene was not selected to be recreated but it helped me understand some complications with the scene and that it wasn't as appealing as other scenes that were pitched.

- Mikey Barker