Shooting Schedule.

Story Board

This is the story board for our opening sequence. The boxes seem quite empty next to the picture because there is not a lot of dialogue that we use.

Script.

In our opening there isn't very much dialogue because having too much dialogue in a film like this can make it appear cringe-worthy and not look professional. Also our plan is to make the piece look more realistic so we had a basic script which the actor and actress can interpret on and change to make the scene more believable. After watching opening sequences from films such as Bridget Jones' Diary, and Angus Thongs and Perfect Snogging we noticed they do not have a lot of dialogue in the opening sequence.

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Sound

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This alarm clock sound is going to be used for the woman's alarm clock which signatures the beginning of the opening sequence.

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This is an alarm clock sound which is going to be used for Darren's alarm clock at the beginning which is a corporate sounding alarm clock.

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Song Title: Tea and Crumpets
Artist: Nick Leach

We choose this song as it is upbeat and fun. the genre is brit-rock as we wanted to relate the song back to the country.

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This alarm clock sound is going to be used for the woman's alarm clock which signatures the beginning of the opening sequence.

http://www.freesound.org/samplesViewSingle.php?id=26474

This is an alarm clock sound which is going to be used for Darren's alarm clock at the beginning which is a corporate sounding alarm clock.

Casting

Darren: we chose Darren because he is a keen actor and looks the eldest out of our group, so fits the role of the character which means we keep the suspension of belief. Also he felt more comfortable playing the role as there are some awkward shots and he knows the other actress, which will make the opening sequence more believable.

Emily: We chose Emily as the actor because she best suited the female role. She was the oldest looking in the group and she has done acting in the class before. She also knows Darren so the awkward scenes within the film will not be as hard to film.

The reason we chose the font for these titles is because it suits the characters and the personalities of the characters involved. Also it suits the genre of romantic comedy, and later on in the film you realise why the font is handwriting as there is an address book involved and the address book is one of the main components of the film.

character descriptions.

Darren: darren is going to be a high class character who works for a large expensive corporate company. He will be walking around acting quite snobby (walking with his corporate umbrella.) He is going to be roughly 22, hes a of a white ethnicity and is quite short for a male.



Emily: I am going to play a ditsy, crazy character. I am going to be stressed out and act quite immaturely and unorganised. I am 20 in the opening sequence that we are filming, i am white and im an average height. I have long blonde hair that looks sort of scruffy so that i look like i do not care about my appearence too much.

Props, Costume and Location.

Props:
The main props used are two seperate alarm clo0cks, one being a high class, expensive phone or blackberry, and the other being a cute ditsy pink/fluffy alarm clock. When the alarms go off its going to indicate the beginning of the film. The coffee cup is the next most important prop of the film, which is spilt down the front of my character. This coffee cup being spilt is going to be key to the humorous part of the film, because it makes an awkward situation for my character to be in. The next important prop is the address book that the woman actor drops and the man picks up because it shows how the man is going to find out who she is.

This is one of the props we are going to use, the address book:

Another main prop for the opening sequence is the coffee cup, which contents gets spilt on the main character (Emily)

Costume:
The woman is going to be dressed oppositely to the man she is going to look middle class and the man is going to look higher class. He will be wearing a smart full suit whereas the woman is going to be wearing a sort of scruffy suit. This type of outfit will reflect that she is a bit airheaded andshe doesnt really care about the small things like her appearance and other things.

Location:
The titles will appear whilst the two actors are getting ready in thier bedrooms and then go and have breakfast in thier living rooms/dining rooms/kitchens. By showing where the two actors live it will introduce the wayu they live and where they live to the audience and they will make assumptions about what they are going to be like. Another location will be where they bump into eachother which will be in front of shops.

shot list for our Rom Com.

synopsis.

Darren and Emily come from different backgrounds and have completely different personalities; Darren has a top job and owns his own company and thinks very highly of himself whereas Emily is easy going and isn't tied down to any particular job. They are two people who wouldn't meet but destiny got the better of them and their lives clashed when they knocked into each other on they're way to work. After an embarrassing recovery of their knock Darren takes a shine to Emily but he is to 'upper class' for her liking and she dismisses him and they both set off on they're ways but Darren realises she forgot her address book and before he can call her back to give it to her she's gone. The film shows Darren searching through some unusual contacts of Emily's found in her address book, throughout his search he learns a lot about Emily and decides he is going to win her over. Will he find her? Will they get together?


For the opening sequence we will show Emily and Darren's journey to work with the title's, this footage of them will show their personalities and how different they both are. We will then show about 30 seconds of them bumping into each other and the comical side to it, we hope this will get the audience wanting to watch the rest and asking questions like; will they end up together? and, how will they meet again?

Initial Ideas.

We straight away decided to have our movie genre as a Romantic-Comedy as we wanted to change from the usual genre of Thriller. Our group decided it would stand out more if it chose a more original, yet different genre. We decided at first that we were going to do the filming in Sutton, and around Sutton showing the journey that our characters were making. We thought that using the take-away coffee cup as a main prop would be good and effective as it reminds people of a business man. We all came together and discussed the type of openings there were on all the romantic comedy films we had watched before, we then decided what was most common in them and tried to apply that to our romantic comedy opening sequence.

Questionnaire.

Romantic Comedy Settings.

This is a place on holiday in cornwall called St Nectarns Glen. I think this picture suits the romantic comedy style because it shows greenery and a waterfall. Waterfalls are traditionally romantic, and the greenery gives it a summery feel which is one of the main conventions within a romantic comedy film. By using water there is always the chance that something funny could happen, possibly the main actors involved both getting drenched in water.

This was another place in cornwall, near to where we stayed in newquay. The sunlight used is beautiful, and it takes over most of the picture. Because it is really bright it looks romantic, as romantic films tend to be bright and open rather than closed spaces and dark. Also the greenery once again relates the audiences mind to summer which is generally a hot, romantic time of year.

Angus Thongs and Perfect Snogging (Rom-Com)

The title of the film appears very youthful and flamboyant. The title is in a feminine font, it looks young and bubbly. It is in a large font size so that the audiences eyes are drawn to the title. The title appears over the top of the scene being filmed, where the main character 'Georgia' is running down the middle of the road dressed as an olive. The character 'Georgia' appears to be chasing the title which says 'Angus Thongs and Perfect Snogging'. This depicts that in the movie the character 'Georgia' will be chasing the title, and the things involved. Using this type of font immediately gives the film a womanly romantic film. The audience can tell that it is not going to just be a romance film because of the olive costume she is in, which is comical.

Secondly, The setting is revealed when she is walking down the road dressed up as an olive and her dad is driving beside her. The setting is revealed because you see all of the houses down her street, her street looks clean and clear which shows the audience that it is an upper class area. It also shows a feel of the genre, because it is a bright sunny clear day, it immediately removes the idea of it being a thriller/horror/action film. Because of the way the streets are set out and the cars and outfits you can tell that the film is also set in the UK.

The main character 'Georgia' is dressed as an olive for a fancy dress party, this further develops the idea of having a comical theme throughout the film. The audience can see from her funny costume that the film is going to be a teenage romance love story with a comical twist. The other characters are dressed as more mature teenagers, even though it is fancy dress they look more mature. This shows that the character 'Georgia' may be quite immature compared to her friends. This makes the audience wonder why she is dressed so differently and the questions asked are about how funny the film will be, and whether they can relate any of the film to their childhood, or life n0w.


Some of the interesting camera work used is when she is running away from the party in her olive suit, and the camera goes to an extremely high angle and then tracks her as she is running. Using the camera to track her running makes it look like everything is moving in 'fast forward' and you can feel the frantic embarassment of her running.





The titles in the film are in a large swirly font, this type of font you would associate with young teenage girls. By using this font it means that the audience know it is going to be a teenage based film, and that it is going to be cute, and loveable but because of Georgia running in an olive costume in the background it also shows there is going to be an element of comedy in the film too. By using a simple white font it doesnt over dramatise the opening credits, and means that they blend into what is happening in the background. By doing this it means the viewer can follow the film entirely.



The story starts by having a character called 'Georgia's dad drive alongside her to a party for safety. This shows the audience that the character in this scene is a young teenager because although shes going to a party, her dad has to take her there. This also shows that throughout the film, her parents over protectiveness may become an issue. When she gets to the party she has a go at her friends because they have not come as food like her, and the girls say that 'boys dont like funny.' By having this line in so early in the film it shows the viewers that the film is going to be 'boy' based. The usual sort of chick flick/ romantic comedy storyline where the young girls are oblivious to men and want to find ways to impress them.

One way the genre is suggested is by the colours used in the opening sequence. There are lots of bright, young amd feminate colours used at the beginning, all the streets and houses are pastel coloured and look clean. This is typical of a romantic comedy and it shows the audience that it doesnt involve dark dusky colours that would be most likely to appear in a horror/thriller film. Secondly the music used is modern and up beat which shows that the filom will not be gloomy.
The character Georgia is introduced as outgoing and also quite immature. Her dad drives her to the party, which shows immaturity and because she goes to a party dressed as a massive olive she looks silly and comical, which represents her as outgoing yet immature. Her friend group is then presented as quite shallow. They decided to lie to Georgia and say they were going as food too, and then they ended going as more mature characters because they thought thats what boys wanted. This shows that the film is going to be based a lot around trying to impress boys.