The Stage 32 Videos: Production Design

Yesterday, I offered to create an Worldbuilding IP Design example for a screenwriting/logline and @MichaelDzurak reached out to me in the "Introduction Lounge". I enjoyed reading his five synapsis and picked one that resonated with me and been achievable in time. Thank you Michael  Here is a video slideshow of "draft 1" and a quick run down:  (You can read the full logline on the writer profile of Michael Dzurak)  LOGLINE: Two wildly different millennials at uncertain turns in life meet by chance in a busy airport and realize they can each help each other confront painful impasses before life chances slip away. Think: Before Sunrise meets Roman Holiday via Lost in Translation My work steps (4-6h): - rereading the script and rethinking the story     for later input and suggestions - Brainstorming meaning and possibilities - coming up with a poster design concept = choosing fonts & resonating visual = setting the tone (airport tray asthetic) = photoshop editing ( think colorgrading) - worldbuilding: think environment, mood, cinematography, production design = researching interiors, sets, places = collecting impressions for moodboard = think luts, movie format, camera = transfer impressions into themed world - creative direction on paper, containing keywords etc and guiding infos for visual dep. -coming up with soundscape and music drafts and reference tracks = brainstorming soundscape and mix = collect references and create samples = combine soundscape and music for                   different scenes - finalize pdf draft and create a video slide show which includes the sound idea -------- These steps are not always in order and multiple tasks flow randomly into each other.   This draft one was executed real quick to showcase what's possible and is just a glimpse. Draft two goes already way deeper and the worktime for such an draft can quiet differ depending on the project. I hope you enjoy All tasks and steps been executed by me. the sound idea contains plane, field, hall, duty free environment example and how sounds could be cutted with scenes (think cinematography) The two songs that I picked are reference tracks! 

I was Art Director for this micro-budget indie film. We're proud of the results!

A collection of production designs and 3D renderings within real-world lighting plots and show blueprints. Animations were created with Vectorworks, Adobe After Effects and Chamsys previz software.

2018 Showreel exhibiting production design and costume design by Shannon Meilak. HD version available on request. www.shannonmeilak.com

"Jouska" a short film created for the Seattle 48 Hour Competition. To date, Jouska has screened at the following: Best Sound, Best in City Runner Up Seattle, 2016 Best Sound, Best Cinematography, Best in City Runner Up Portland, 2016 George Lindsey UNA Film Festival, Florence Alabama, Vanguard Award Finalist, March 2017 Emergencia Youth Film Competition 20th Cine Las Americas International Film Festival, Austin TX, May 2017 The Young Filmmakers Grand Jury Prize, Nashville Film Festival, Nashville Tennessee, April 2017 National Film Festival for Talented Youth (NFFTY), Seattle WA, April 2017 Dances With Films June 2017, Hollywood CA YoungArts Cinematic Arts Winner, 2017, Miami FL Best Experimental, CineYouth Chicago International Film Festival, Chicago IL , May 2017 Hollyshorts Film Festival, Hollywood CA, August 2017 Sidewalk Film Festival, Birmingham Alabama, August 2017 FilmQuest, Provo Utah, September 2017