Monday, August 25, 2025

Filming Schedule

This is the filming schedule for our documentary opening. This was made by Kim and Eileen. 


scene

day/time

location

people

props

equipment

Interview 

Wednesday, 20th August 2025

School, classroom

Group + Interviewees

Chair, desk

Phone 

Interview 

Friday, 22nd August 2025

School classroom

Group + interviewees

Chair, desk

Phone 

School vlog 

Monday, 25th August 2025

School, classroom, library

Group + rich student + rich student’s friends + nerd 

Chair, desk, laptop, paper, worksheets, books, pen, calculator, glasses. 

Phone 

Interviews 

Tuesday, 26th August 2025

School, classroom & library 

Interviewees (Misch, Vanya, Reyner)

Chair, desk

Phone 

Interviews + vlogs

Wednesday, 27th August 2025

School parking lot

Interviewees (Cavin)

Chair, desk, laptop, paper, worksheets, books, pen, calculator, glasses. Car 

Phone 

Thumbnail photo

Wednesday, 27th August 2025

Classroom 

Rain and Hazel

Blue background, checkered uniform, glasses

Phone 

Interview 

Thursday, 28th August 2025

School (teachers desk)

Interviewee (Ms. Nina)

Chair, table

Phone 

Interview 

Monday, 8th September 2025

School (teachers desk)

Interviewee (Ms. Nina)

Chair, table

Phone 

Interview 

Thursday, 11th September 2025

School parking lot

Interviewee (Bams)

Car

Phone 

Vlogs 

Friday, 13th September 2025

Basketball court

Rain’s friend group

Basket ball 

Phone 

Interview 

Monday, 15th September 2025

School lounge

Interviewee (Greg)

Table, chair

phone

Thumbnail photo 

Monday, 15th September 2025

School lobby (in front of the trophies)

Rain

Jacket 

Phone 


=> The scheduled filming for the interviews on the 20th and 22nd were cancelled because most of the cast weren't able to film and is rescheduled to monday 25th august.

=> The person that was supposed to play the role of the ‘rich student’ wasn't able to attend the filming for monday. So instead we just filmed the vlog with his friends only. We are planning to reschedule the shoot somewhere this week. 

=> on monday 25th august, we were supposedly only filming the vlog, but we tried to film one of the interviews which surprisingly was a good result so we would consider using that as one of the used scenes. 

=> on Wednesday 27th of August, we filmed Cavin outside at the school parking lot. We didn't have a microphone, so the audio quality turned out really bad since it was very windy that day.  

So on the 11th of September we filmed it again with Bams, because Cavin didn’t want to re-film. We placed his phone in his pocket while it was voice recording, then we put the voice recording to the video so the audio is clear. 

=> on the 27th of August we also took photos for the thumbnail. Both the characters we taking picture behind a blue background while using the same uniform, we then got feedback from Mr. Nick and he suggested having a different background and outfit for Rain.

So on the 15th of September, we reshot the photo of Rain. We did it in the school lobby in front of the trophies. Since this was a day before the deadline and it was a Monday, Rain was wearing the checkered uniform which was the same as the previous picture, to fix this we borrowed someone's jacket to cover his uniform. 

=> on the 28th of August, we shot Ms.Nina’s interview in the counselor's office, however it was very loud because it was during dismissal time and we also forgot to shoot a video of Ms.Nina sitting down. So on the 8th of September, we reshooted her again inside a classroom in the teachers table. It was shot in the preschool building after dismissal time so there was less crowds. 


From this part on, it was made by Me.

Since i was in charge of the scheduling with the actors, because I was the one who casted them and there are quite a few actors with very different schedules, I've decided to keep track of WHAT to film on WHICH day and WHEN they are able to film. Ive realized that most of these actors are very busy, meaning that even just 30 minutes felt very precious on every days we were able to film, which is why a ton of compromising and discussing were needed to be able to secure the next filming days.


Here are some screenshots of proof of my whatsapp messages with some of the actors in Indonesian








Script

 

This is the script for our documentary opening project. The script was made by Kim and Eileen, with the help of some ideas from alex and bams.

DOCUMENTARY SCRIPT TEMPLATE

PROJECT TITLE: Valedictorian 

GROUP MEMBERS: kim, eileen, bams, alex

DATE STARTED: 19th August 2025

SCENE HEADING

(CLASSROOM – DAY)


SHOT NUMBER: 1

DESCRIPTION:

[quick cuts of different people about to be interviewed sitting down / adjusting their chairs / fixing their mic. Then the interview starts, the interviewer asks questions to the interviewees about the academic rivals and how they behaved at school. Quick cuts from each responses are used to highlight main points said from the interviewees answering the questions. Interviewer asks the first question.]

DIALOGUE:

INTERVIEW - FIRST QUESTION

INTERVIEWER (CHARLENE):

“How would you describe (name) (rich student)?”

RICH STUDENT’S FRIEND 1 (MISCHA):

“He was… perfect. Top of the class. Everyone knew him.”

COUNSELLOR (MS. NINA):

“Confident, charming. Very popular.”

BYSTANDER 1 (HAZEL):

“He had everything. Money, brains, friends…’

RICH STUDENT’S FRIEND 2 (CAVIN):

“And he worked hard. It wasn’t just handed to him”

(Include any narration or voiceover. Use brackets for [sound effects] if needed.)


SHOT NUMBER: 2

DESCRIPTION:
[Quick cuts from each responses are used to highlight main points said from the interviewees answering the questions. Interviewer asks the second question.]

DIALOGUE:

INTERVIEW - SECOND QUESTION

INTERVIEWER (CHARLENE):

“And what about (name) (nerd)? What was he like?”

(NERD’S) FRIEND (REYNER): 

“He kept to himself. Didn’t really hang out with anyone.”

COUNSELLOR (MS.NINA):

“He was… intense. Lived for the academics.”

BYSTANDER 2 (VANYA):

“People knew him… but not the same way. He was different.”

(NERD’S) FRIEND (REYNER): 

(Hesitant) “I knew he didn’t like (rain). But not to the point where he would… kill him.”


 (Include any narration or voiceover. Use brackets for [sound effects] if needed.)



SHOT NUMBER: 3

DESCRIPTION:
[Quick cuts from each responses are used to highlight main points said from the interviewees answering the questions. Interviewer asks the third question.]

DIALOGUE:

INTERVIEW - THIRD QUESTION

INTERVIEWER (CHARLENE):

“Did anyone notice any tension between them?”

(RICH KID) FRIEND (CAVIN):

“There was… competition. Always” 

COUNSELLOR (MS.NINA):

“(Nerd) felt invisible next to (rich kid). That kind of rivalry can… escalate.”

BYSTANDER 2 (VANYA):

“Some people said he was obsessed. Like… it wasn’t just grades anymore.”


 (Include any narration or voiceover. Use brackets for [sound effects] if needed.)



SHOT NUMBER: 4

DESCRIPTION:
[Quick cuts from each responses are used to highlight main points said from the interviewees answering the questions. Interviewer asks the fourth question.]

DIALOGUE:

INTERVIEW - FOURTH QUESTION

INTERVIEWER (CHARLENE):

“What did they both want?”

(RICH KID) FRIEND (MISCHA):

“(rich kid) wanted valedictorian.”

BYSTANDER 1 (HAZEL):

“(nerd) wanted it too. Desperately.” 

COUNSELLOR (MS.NINA):

“One of them had everything to lose. The other had nothing.”


 (Include any narration or voiceover. Use brackets for [sound effects] if needed.)










Formatting Rules for Students:

  • Scene headings in ALL CAPS.

  • Character names in ALL CAPS before dialogue.

  • Keep dialogue short and clear.

  • Add notes in brackets if they are for production, not for the audience.




Final Documentary + Thumbnail

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