Okay so after mulling over my character's position I settled and so here is my character okay thanks hope it is okay and now this sentence is a run on and rambling and oh no.
Name: Amy Ho
Gender Female
Age: 31
Position Script Supervisor. The script supervisor has many responsibilities, chief among them being responsible for documenting every detail surrounding scenes as they are filmed. Everything, from lenses, to costumes and makeup, to placement of actors to items in the scene (such as food or things of that sort). The script supervisor also marks lines in the script to inform the director how many scenes have been covered. Prior to filming, the script supervisor helps with determining shooting order which allows other departments (costumes, hair, makeup, locations, etc) to be ready at the right time for the shooting schedule. During filming, the script supervisor remains on set and is responsible for making sure the information on the clapperboard is correct and also marks down the takes that the director considers acceptable or final. After shooting, the script supervisor's notes are useful for the editing team to ensure the proper cuts for the movie and to ensure the best possible continuity. It's a busy job, but such is the world of ensuring continuity.
Appearance:
Amy is medium in height, standing at just over 5'6", though in a good pair of heels - reserved more for special occasions like weddings and formal meetings - she could fool people into thinking she's 5'7". She is in shape albeit without much in the way of muscle definition, though she still remains stringy and lanky. Not to the sickly degree, but the few greying hairs and the slight bags under her eyes speak to her lanky appearance coming as a result of stress. Or lack of sleep. Either one. Her hair, which is medium in length and light brown in color, is frequently unkempt in spite of efforts to keep it from being too choppy and messy. Lately she resorts to wearing visors or hair adornments in an effort to make it less...grizzly. Her favorite expression is the sigh and when not, well, sighing, her lips are often pursed or nervously writhing about as her eyes dart around. When it comes to wardrobe, Amy favors comfort and practicality over fashion and design. While on set she's almost always wearing a denim vest over a black shirt and jeans to complete the ensemble. And a great pair of running shoes. She'd die without them. Possibly even literally. While not holding a clipboard and pen, her fingers are curled around a cup of coffee. No sugar. No cream.
Personality: It's not fair to call Amy neurotic despite the fact that she's got a major caffeine problem which gets mistaken for anxiety - and she'll be quick to point out how incorrect the label is. It's not neurosis she suffers from, but rather she's a victim of overworking and being prone to getting stressed out. It's because she has such a meticulous eye for detail and a thirst for doing things as perfectly as possible that she often burns herself out on the simplest of tasks. It's where the coffee comes in. Though a stimulant, coffee soothes Amy and keeps her on task and focused, instead of having her head bounce around with questions that have no answer or no bearing on tasks. Despite that, Amy is always punctual and attentive - if she isn't first on set she considers herself late. However, her desire to have things go perfectly haven't made her the most popular of crew members. She holds everyone to the same standard and her constant questioning regarding schedules and such make her seem more like that one super strict and annoying teacher everyone had in school - the one people made fun of when the bell rang and the one who got upset because you forgot to dot an 'i' or two. But she's good at what she does. She'd have to be, or else the sheer number of people who roll their eyes as she demands an update on the big costume for the next week's shooting would be enough to get her black listed for being difficult to work with.
Off set, Amy is quite a bit more relaxed, enjoying the general stress-free environment by going out into the actual environment. Her social life, while not the most active, is present. She trades in the coffee for a frothing glass of beer at the bar. Both liquids help her relax, though for different and equally irresponsible reasons. On set, Amy loves perfection and expects it in kind. Off set, she only cares about unwinding, either with people who can put up with her, or by herself. Whichever.
History: Amy was born in Hong Kong and was born not Amy but 'Cuihua'. Amy was the name she took when leaving Hong Kong in her teens. It sounded better on business cards, if less exotic. Her earliest, or rather her fondest, memory is of the night view of Hong Kong's skyline. All the buildings all lit up, the tour boats glowing down on the water it was quite the spectacular view. It was less spectacular when viewed from the smallish home where she lived with her parents, but the night view was forever implanted in her head. Perhaps that is what drew her to the world of photography.
The photography world was one Cuihua never fully got to live in, at least not as a youth. Though she enjoyed seeing the various sights that a concrete jungle like Hong Kong has, what she enjoyed even more was re-visiting them in her head the next night. Her memory was far from photographic, but for her purposes just being able to visualize the stretch of road between a skyscraper and its neighbor was good enough.
Originally, Cuihua had intended on going to school to become an architect - seeing buildings all lit up was one thing ,seeing buildings she designed all lit up would be something all the better. That all changed when her father and mother let her watch Chungking Express a few years after its release. Cuihua was stunned, despite not really understanding the plot or anything upon first viewing. She was stunned because the film had such beautiful scenery. She had known some of the places featured in the film, but they looked so new and breathtaking through the camera lens. This began a fascination with scenery and photography in film. Cuihua cut her knuckles on Hong Kong cinema, the gritty cop movies and the sweeping dramatic stories.
It took much convincing, but Cuihua managed to convince her parents to let her try for film school despite never holding a camera other than the one in her phone. Which doesn't count. She studied at the HKAPA but didn't get her degree. Instead Cuihua figured the best way to go about things was to strike out on her own and let her passions guide her. It sounded good in theory, though after arriving overseas in the western world with only a minor understanding of the language it was seeming more and more like a mistake. Cuihua, changing her name to Amy, stuck it out, finding work in menial positions at a small production company. Her knowledge of the film world grew along with her grasp of the language and her own skills.
Amy, despite wanting to be a director of photography, has yet to have any actual behind-the-camera experience. Instead her memory and eye for detail planted her firmly in the position she has been in for almost a decade now. She can't complain too much, she does get to work on films, even if her involvement is making sure that actors stand in just the right spot and that the person behind the camera isn't an idiot who violates the 180 degree rule without input from the crew.
It's almost like being an architect. Except that her blueprints are a lot less clean and geometrical.
Miscellaneous: - Amy has a tendency to hum a certain song when taking her notes after shooting. Or when doing her duties. It's a thing she does.
- Though now a citizen, Amy still doesn't pick up on more nuanced expressions and idioms of the language. But she can speak it well enough.
Name: Amy Ho
Gender Female
Age: 31
Position Script Supervisor. The script supervisor has many responsibilities, chief among them being responsible for documenting every detail surrounding scenes as they are filmed. Everything, from lenses, to costumes and makeup, to placement of actors to items in the scene (such as food or things of that sort). The script supervisor also marks lines in the script to inform the director how many scenes have been covered. Prior to filming, the script supervisor helps with determining shooting order which allows other departments (costumes, hair, makeup, locations, etc) to be ready at the right time for the shooting schedule. During filming, the script supervisor remains on set and is responsible for making sure the information on the clapperboard is correct and also marks down the takes that the director considers acceptable or final. After shooting, the script supervisor's notes are useful for the editing team to ensure the proper cuts for the movie and to ensure the best possible continuity. It's a busy job, but such is the world of ensuring continuity.
Appearance:
Amy is medium in height, standing at just over 5'6", though in a good pair of heels - reserved more for special occasions like weddings and formal meetings - she could fool people into thinking she's 5'7". She is in shape albeit without much in the way of muscle definition, though she still remains stringy and lanky. Not to the sickly degree, but the few greying hairs and the slight bags under her eyes speak to her lanky appearance coming as a result of stress. Or lack of sleep. Either one. Her hair, which is medium in length and light brown in color, is frequently unkempt in spite of efforts to keep it from being too choppy and messy. Lately she resorts to wearing visors or hair adornments in an effort to make it less...grizzly. Her favorite expression is the sigh and when not, well, sighing, her lips are often pursed or nervously writhing about as her eyes dart around. When it comes to wardrobe, Amy favors comfort and practicality over fashion and design. While on set she's almost always wearing a denim vest over a black shirt and jeans to complete the ensemble. And a great pair of running shoes. She'd die without them. Possibly even literally. While not holding a clipboard and pen, her fingers are curled around a cup of coffee. No sugar. No cream.
Personality: It's not fair to call Amy neurotic despite the fact that she's got a major caffeine problem which gets mistaken for anxiety - and she'll be quick to point out how incorrect the label is. It's not neurosis she suffers from, but rather she's a victim of overworking and being prone to getting stressed out. It's because she has such a meticulous eye for detail and a thirst for doing things as perfectly as possible that she often burns herself out on the simplest of tasks. It's where the coffee comes in. Though a stimulant, coffee soothes Amy and keeps her on task and focused, instead of having her head bounce around with questions that have no answer or no bearing on tasks. Despite that, Amy is always punctual and attentive - if she isn't first on set she considers herself late. However, her desire to have things go perfectly haven't made her the most popular of crew members. She holds everyone to the same standard and her constant questioning regarding schedules and such make her seem more like that one super strict and annoying teacher everyone had in school - the one people made fun of when the bell rang and the one who got upset because you forgot to dot an 'i' or two. But she's good at what she does. She'd have to be, or else the sheer number of people who roll their eyes as she demands an update on the big costume for the next week's shooting would be enough to get her black listed for being difficult to work with.
Off set, Amy is quite a bit more relaxed, enjoying the general stress-free environment by going out into the actual environment. Her social life, while not the most active, is present. She trades in the coffee for a frothing glass of beer at the bar. Both liquids help her relax, though for different and equally irresponsible reasons. On set, Amy loves perfection and expects it in kind. Off set, she only cares about unwinding, either with people who can put up with her, or by herself. Whichever.
History: Amy was born in Hong Kong and was born not Amy but 'Cuihua'. Amy was the name she took when leaving Hong Kong in her teens. It sounded better on business cards, if less exotic. Her earliest, or rather her fondest, memory is of the night view of Hong Kong's skyline. All the buildings all lit up, the tour boats glowing down on the water it was quite the spectacular view. It was less spectacular when viewed from the smallish home where she lived with her parents, but the night view was forever implanted in her head. Perhaps that is what drew her to the world of photography.
The photography world was one Cuihua never fully got to live in, at least not as a youth. Though she enjoyed seeing the various sights that a concrete jungle like Hong Kong has, what she enjoyed even more was re-visiting them in her head the next night. Her memory was far from photographic, but for her purposes just being able to visualize the stretch of road between a skyscraper and its neighbor was good enough.
Originally, Cuihua had intended on going to school to become an architect - seeing buildings all lit up was one thing ,seeing buildings she designed all lit up would be something all the better. That all changed when her father and mother let her watch Chungking Express a few years after its release. Cuihua was stunned, despite not really understanding the plot or anything upon first viewing. She was stunned because the film had such beautiful scenery. She had known some of the places featured in the film, but they looked so new and breathtaking through the camera lens. This began a fascination with scenery and photography in film. Cuihua cut her knuckles on Hong Kong cinema, the gritty cop movies and the sweeping dramatic stories.
It took much convincing, but Cuihua managed to convince her parents to let her try for film school despite never holding a camera other than the one in her phone. Which doesn't count. She studied at the HKAPA but didn't get her degree. Instead Cuihua figured the best way to go about things was to strike out on her own and let her passions guide her. It sounded good in theory, though after arriving overseas in the western world with only a minor understanding of the language it was seeming more and more like a mistake. Cuihua, changing her name to Amy, stuck it out, finding work in menial positions at a small production company. Her knowledge of the film world grew along with her grasp of the language and her own skills.
Amy, despite wanting to be a director of photography, has yet to have any actual behind-the-camera experience. Instead her memory and eye for detail planted her firmly in the position she has been in for almost a decade now. She can't complain too much, she does get to work on films, even if her involvement is making sure that actors stand in just the right spot and that the person behind the camera isn't an idiot who violates the 180 degree rule without input from the crew.
It's almost like being an architect. Except that her blueprints are a lot less clean and geometrical.
Miscellaneous: - Amy has a tendency to hum a certain song when taking her notes after shooting. Or when doing her duties. It's a thing she does.
- Though now a citizen, Amy still doesn't pick up on more nuanced expressions and idioms of the language. But she can speak it well enough.
