A Blue Flower: the Development of a Personal Documentary
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University of Central Florida STARS Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2004-2019 2012 A Blue Flower: The Development Of A Personal Documentary Nils Taranger University of Central Florida Part of the Film and Media Studies Commons Find similar works at: https://stars.library.ucf.edu/etd University of Central Florida Libraries http://library.ucf.edu This Masters Thesis (Open Access) is brought to you for free and open access by STARS. It has been accepted for inclusion in Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2004-2019 by an authorized administrator of STARS. For more information, please contact [email protected]. STARS Citation Taranger, Nils, "A Blue Flower: The Development Of A Personal Documentary" (2012). Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2004-2019. 2426. https://stars.library.ucf.edu/etd/2426 A BLUE FLOWER: THE DEVELOPMENT OF A PERSONAL DOCUMENTARY by NILS CHRISTIAN TARANGER II B.F.A. University of Central Florida, 2010 A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Fine Arts in the Department of Film in the College of Arts and Humanities at the University of Central Florida Orlando, Florida Fall Term 2012 © 2012 Nils Taranger II ii ABSTRACT A Blue Flower is a feature-length documentary film by Nils Taranger, made as part of the requirements for earning a Master of Fine Arts in Entrepreneurial Digital Cinema from the University of Central Florida. The film focuses on the director’s journey to find healing, both physically and emotionally. Following the guidelines of UCF’s program, Nils produced the film on a microbudget (under $50,000) level. The majority of filming took place in Florida with only a one or two person crew. This thesis is a record of the film’s progression from development to picture lock, in preparation for distribution. iii ACKNOWLEDGMENTS I would like to thank the faculty and staff of the University of Central Florida’s film program, who have mentored me through both the undergraduate and graduate levels of their curriculum. In particular, I would like to thank Dr. Lisa Mills, my thesis chair, who first taught me what a personal documentary was and inspired me to open my heart to my audience. Without her unending support and advice, this film would not have been made and I would not be the person I am today. iv TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF FIGURES ...................................................................................................................... vii CHAPTER ONE: EVIDENCE OF AESTHETIC LITERACY ..................................................... 1 Filmmaker’s Statement ............................................................................................................... 1 Healing Others ............................................................................................................................ 2 Healing Myself............................................................................................................................ 3 Personal Filmmaking .................................................................................................................. 4 CHAPTER TWO: EVIDENCE OF FINANCIAL LITERACY ..................................................... 7 Complete Budget With Assumptions.......................................................................................... 7 Business Plan ............................................................................................................................ 10 Changes To Business Plan ........................................................................................................ 27 Final Cost Report ...................................................................................................................... 29 CHAPTER THREE: EVIDENCE OF PRODUCTION LITERACY ........................................... 32 Theory Of Production ............................................................................................................... 32 Literature Review...................................................................................................................... 33 Production Timeline.................................................................................................................. 34 The Film in Six Still Images ..................................................................................................... 35 APPENDIX A: TREATMENT..................................................................................................... 38 Rationale/Thesis ........................................................................................................................ 39 The Meaning of A Blue Flower ............................................................................................ 40 Content ...................................................................................................................................... 40 Hero’s Journey Outline ......................................................................................................... 47 v Premise .................................................................................................................................. 48 Approach ................................................................................................................................... 49 Works Cited .......................................................................................................................... 50 Research .................................................................................................................................... 51 Bibliography ......................................................................................................................... 51 APPENDIX B: MARKETING AND DISTRIBUTION PLAN ................................................... 61 APPENDIX C: CREDIT LIST ..................................................................................................... 65 APPENDIX D: CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS ............................................................... 72 APPENDIX E: LLC DOCUMENTATION.................................................................................. 77 APPENDIX F: PROOF OF INSURANCE................................................................................... 79 APPENDIX G: TRANSCRIPTS .................................................................................................. 81 LIST OF REFERENCES ............................................................................................................ 263 vi LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1: Budget page 1 .................................................................................................................. 7 Figure 2: Budget page 2 .................................................................................................................. 8 Figure 3: Budget page 3 .................................................................................................................. 9 Figure 4: Business Plan page 1 ..................................................................................................... 10 Figure 5: Business Plan page 2 ..................................................................................................... 11 Figure 6: Business Plan page 3 ..................................................................................................... 12 Figure 7: Business Plan page 4 ..................................................................................................... 13 Figure 8: Business Plan page 5 ..................................................................................................... 14 Figure 9: Business Plan page 6 ..................................................................................................... 15 Figure 10: Business Plan page 7 ................................................................................................... 16 Figure 11: Business Plan page 8 ................................................................................................... 17 Figure 12: Business Plan page 9 ................................................................................................... 18 Figure 13: Business Plan page 10 ................................................................................................. 19 Figure 14: Business Plan page 11 ................................................................................................. 20 Figure 15: Business Plan page 12 ................................................................................................. 21 Figure 16: Business Plan page 12 part 2 ....................................................................................... 21 Figure 17: Business Plan page 13 ................................................................................................. 22 Figure 18: Business Plan page 14 ................................................................................................. 23 Figure 19: Business Plan page 15 ................................................................................................. 24 Figure 20: Business Plan page 16 ................................................................................................. 25 Figure 21: Business Plan page 17 ................................................................................................. 26 Figure 22: Final Cost Report page 1 ............................................................................................