AS ONE

WE DEFY GRAVITY

We see...

A darkened arena. A single spotlight reveals the Notre Dame Men’s Basketball Team. Pregame. On the bench. Waiting.

A faint buzz gives way to a low rumble. The magic begins to boil. The monogram, the fans, the team generate the power. The power to defy the odds. The energy to rise above what critics predict.

One by one as players rise from the bench, they also rise from the floor—weightless.

In flight above the rim; their feet, the ball, the monogram, even their jerseys are weightless in this hyper-real, zero-gravity world where they rule the boards. Where we, the Notre Dame family, become one.

And we all defy gravity, when we…

RISE TOGETHER.

(See the final video here)

HOUSTON ROCKETS INTRO VIDEO

•  We like some of the transitions that fit the gravity theme. Also, note the moment when the team is lined up and rises slowly off the floor. We hope to take this concept to another level.

3D boards rising

• Ad Sports TV - Basketball by FRAME. This one is obvious.

SUPER SLOW MOTION AND PARTICLE EFFECTS

• Ad Sports TV - Fencing by Anders Schroder. We love the camera work here and the edit. Disregard the hyper-real setting under a metro overpass at night. The jump sequence at :08—the super slow-mo, speed ramping, ultra sharp, and maybe even the particles are all things we love for our concept.

Production Day Shoot Schedule - Wednesday, Sept. 26

1. GREEN SCREEN - SET 5 - Studio 1 Martin Media Center

   • 3:00 - Load in and Set up Studio 1

     • Bush, Jasmine, Joey

     • Set 5 “Green Screen” lighting design: see Nate Bush and/or Brock Raum.

   • 6:00 - Roll Cameras

     • Director: Bush

     • Camera: Joey

     • Camera/Cards: Indi

     • Prompter: Conrad Palor

     • Grip/Stage Hand: Ryan DeStefano, Maya Puterbaugh, Lane Davison

     • Student Escort/Cards: Andrew

     • Student Escort: Analee (Marketing)

     • Cards/Misc.: Jerrod

     • Misc Assistance: Brock, Kevin

   • 9:00 - Strike Set

2. ARENA - SET 1, 2, 2.b, 3, & 4 - Joyce Center Purcell Pavilion

   • 2:00 - Load in and set up (lighting/grip truck arrives at 2pm setup to begin shortly after).

     • Crew as available: Jasmine, Zach, Indi, Jon, Derek, Tony, Kevin, Robert, Jerrod, Brock, Adam, Melqui, Cody, Indi

     • Set 1 “Bench Rising” lighting design: see Jon Cotton.

     • Set 2 “Hoop Magic” lighting design: see Cody Baker.

     • Set 3 “Monogram Hero”: cannot setup until after Set 2 is finished filming. See Derek Coleman for design plan.

     • Set 4 “Videoboard Hero” lighting design: see Jon Cotton and Derek Coleman.

   • 6:00 - Roll Cameras: Set 1 “Bench Rising”

     • Director: Jon Cotton and Derek Coleman

     • Camera: Melqui, Robert

   • 6:25 - Set 2: “Hoop Magic”

     • Director: Tony Simeone / Jon Cotton

     • DP (lighting design): Cody Baker

     • Camera: Zach Dudka, Cody Baker

   • 6:45 - Split up players to Set 2.b, 3, 4, and 5.

     • Set 2.b: “SFX - fast dolly on feet”

       • Cast: Junior Point Guard, TJ Gibbs

       • Director: Jon Cotton / Cody Baker

       • Camera: Phantom operator or ?

       • Grip: ?

     • Set 3: “Monogram Hero”

       • Director: Tony Simeone / Jon Cotton

       • DP (Lighting design): Jon Cotton

       • Camera: Zach Dudka, Cody Baker

     • Set 4: “Videoboard Hero”

       • Director: Derek Coleman

       • DP (lighting design): Derek/Jon

       • Camera: Robert, Melqui, Indi

     • Set 5: “Green Screen” in Studio 1 in MMC

       • Director: Nathan Bush

       • Camera: Joey

       • Camera/Cards: Indi

       • Prompter: Student

       • Student Escort/Cards: Andrew

       • Student Escort: Analee (Marketing)

       • Cards/Grip: Jerrod

       • Misc Assistance: Brock

       • Misc Assistance: Kevin

   • 9:00 - Strike set.

SHOT LISTS:

Set 1 “Bench Rising”

1. Mock Player Intro

2. Sit down for levitation effect

3. Standing levitation effect (option)

4. Close up macro of jersey rising sfx shot (fishing line?) - amira 120fps

5. Close up macro of shoelaces rising from floor (reverse slow mo shot dropping laces into frame) - amira 120fps

6. Close up macro of popcorn rising off the floor and/or flying in mid air - phantom 1000fps

Set 2 “Hoop Magic”

1. SFX Dunk - to rim. ALL 13 PLAYERS. Each player gets 2 attempts.

2. SFX Long Dunk - ONE OR TWO PLAYERS ONLY. take off from free throw line (pretend to dunk).

3. *Jump Shot - long - THREE OR FOUR PLAYERS ONLY. top of key (all from same spot)

4. *Jumper - short - TWO OR THREE PLAYERS ONLY. From random spots (idea is to get several players jumper from different spots for composite sfx)

*If time allows

Set 3 “Monogram Hero”

1. Mug

2. Hero

Set 4 “Videoboard Hero”

1. Tough

2. Slap Ball

3. Jersey

4. Mug

5. Dribble (match frame)

6. Catch pass (match frame)

7. Catch and shoot (match frame)

8. Catch and Dribble (match frame)

9. Pass Off screen

10. Shoot off screen

11. Dribble out of screen

12. Ball handling tricks

13. Dancing

14. Flex with ball

15. Flex without ball

16. Walking through Quasars

17. Headshot poses

    1. Stare

    2. Toss ball

    3. flex

    4. Hold ball

18. Celebrations

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