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Thursday, 9 February 2012

romantic comedy opening sequence credit and title





this is the production company logo its very important as it represents the company its normally at the begging of the movie









and also the name...







The main character is very important to the movie its one of the main attraction as you can see rom com starts off by already giving the impression of being bubbly as shown in the colours.








then the name of the movie appears for this rom com the tittle is very simple in terms of the text however the colour is girly and eye catching










and oddly enough in the rom com the director and producers are the last however it also implies that  they are the very important because they had the most prevalence

permission to use music



so we are planning to use music from youtube for our opening sequence and because of copyright issues it is required to ask for permission from the users.

in time hopefully the user would give us the permission giving us the all clear

Thursday, 19 January 2012

shot list



Shooting script


Amy -
homeless guy - luke Silvia
thief-
ShotNo
Location
&
Cast
Action
Shot Set-up/ Framing etc.
Sound
Lighting
Props/
Costumes
1
Stevie's house(group member)

AMY


Red manicured nail varnish is seen tapping away on a black keyboard
Birds eye view
close up
Pocket full of sunshine
Opaque lightning
Red nails
keyboard
2
Stevie's house(group)member
Camera lifts up to the computer screen
Close up
Pocket full of sunshine
Opaque lightning
Computer
3
Stevie's house(group)member
Writing on camera
Close up
Dialogue from amy “ prince charming” (excited)
Opaque lightning
Computer








4
Stevie's house(group)member
amy
Turns around waking away without face revealing
Medium shot
Dialogue “singing along to music”
Opaque lightning
Red coat
5
Stevie's house(group)member
She does a little excited jump dance
Medium shot

Opaque lightning
Red coat
6
Stevie's house(group)member
Grabs a black stylish bag
Close up

Opaque lightning
Red coat
7
Stevie's house(group)member
A door is seen fro floor level
Medium shot

Opaque lightning
Door
8
Stevie's house(group)member
Door opens
Medium
shot

Opaque lightning
Door

9
Stevie's house(group)member
amy
Red stylish shoes
Medium shot focus on shoes

Opaque lightning
Red shoes
10
Stevie's house(group)member
amy
Bag
Medium shot focus on shoes

Opaque lightning
Black bag
11
Stevie's house(group)member
amy
Coat button
Medium shot focus on shoes

Opaque lightning
Coat
12
Stevie's house(group)member
amy
Finally on Amy face as she smiles
Close up

Opaque lightning
Amy weraing make up
13
Barking street
amy
She takes her first step but unsuccessfully makes it look smooth and trips on her heels
Long shot
Dialogue
great”
Opaque lightning
Red coat
black bag
red shoes
14
Barking street
amy
Walks out on the street stylishly
Long shot| from the other side of the street
The sound of her heels
Opaque lightning
“”
15
Barking street
homeless guy
Sitting on a floor, resting on a bin biting on he’s nails
Medium shot

Dull natural lightning
Dirty black coat a hat and dirty face
16
Barking street
Guy is sitting on the floor starts to whistle
Close up shot

Dull natural lightning
“”
17
Barking street
Amy Is seen across the street from where homeless guy is in slow motion
Long shot/ point of view shot / time remapping

Opaque lightning
Amys custome
18
Barking street
A guy (the thief) is running towards amy
Point of view shot

Opaque lightning
Black clothing
19
Barking street
thief and amy
Guy grabs amy
Medium close up

Opaque lighntning
Both Amy and thief’s costume
20
Barking street
thief and amy
Guy and amy fight over bag
Meduim close up
don’t you dare this bag is worth more than your life”
Opaque lightning
“”
bag
21
Barking street
thief and amy
Guy sneezes
Medium close up
sneeze”
thief “give the bag to me woman”
Opaque lightning

22
Barking street
Amy lets go because she s repulsive by hes germs
Medium close up
ewww” Amy dialogue
Opaque lightning

23
Barking street
Thief uses the opputunity to run with her bag
Long shot
Amy screams
Opaque lightning
Bag
24
Barking street
homeless guy
Realization of the event that is occurring between ay and the thief
Medium close up

Opaque lightning

25
Barking street
Homeless guys runs after thief
Long shot

Opaque lightning

26
Barking street homelss guy
Knocks thief out and grabs back amys bag
Meduim close up
Thief “this isn’t any of your business”
Opaque lightning

27
Barking street
Amy hands in head mutterring uncontrollably to hersle
Medium close up
not today, not today of all days, and where the hell is this prince”
Opaque lightning

28
Barking street
Tap on Amy shoulder
Medium close up
ma’am”


Ripped gloves
29
Barking street
She looks up to see her bag
Medium close up / point of view of homeless guy
here you go ma’am, got your bag back”



30
Barking street
Amy startes at him dumbfounded
Medium close up
Stammers, you... you.... prince... the love of my life?... charming?”



31
Barking street
Homeless guy just stares at her confused
Medium
what you talking about< I just got your bag thats all”



32
Computer scren
Computer screen of horoscope flashes





33
Barking strret
Amy sighs and faints

lady lady” distant voice



34
Blank
Blank
Blank
Blank
Blank
Blank
End of shooting script


we done this al together all taking specific parts i researched the music and filled in the tables  while we all discussed how we wanted the shot number to go from the storyboard  

movie company logos/ film logos/titles

FILM company logos 

company logos are symbols which represents the image of the production company`, conventionally its at the bigginingg of the movie and only lasts for about 10 seconds the name of our production company is MRSA

   
      

Thursday, 5 January 2012

opening sequence screen play


Our Chosen Idea - Rom-com.

LOST AND FOUND.

SETTING; big city, busy streets, large buildings etc.
TIME; daytime, morning, bright and sunny.
CHARACTER(S); successful business woman on her way to work, and homeless man on the floor outside a building watching everyone go past.
DIALOGUE; none.
BACKING TRACK/MUSIC; cheerful music, comical, positive.
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__  = ANGLE OR SHOT.         ___ = SOUND OR DIALOGUE.         = CAMERA MOVEMENT.

       = EDITING.

(SPLIT SCREEN - LEFT BUSINESS WOMAN, RIGHT HOMELESS MAN)(LEFT, LONG SHOT, FLAT ANGLE. RIGHT, MID SHOT, HIGH ANGLE)(LEFT, TRACK. RIGHT, ZOOMS IN ON HIM)(CHEERFUL/COMICAL MUSIC IN THE BACKGROUND)Woman is getting dressed and ready for work, while the man is sitting on the floor with his sleeping bag and backpack are behind him. The woman leaves her house and starts walking down the street with her purse over her shoulder. (LEFT SIDE IS LARGENED TO FIT THE WHOLE SCREEN - WOMANS SIDE)(LONG SHOT)(MUSIC DIES DOWN, ALL WE CAN HEAR IS HER HEELS ON THE PAVEMENT)(TRACK, TILT)
The woman walks along, and passes the homeless guy. (LONG SHOT, LOW ANGLE)The man looks up at her walking past and gives a brief smile, only to be ignored. (MID SHOT, FLAT ANGLE)(STATIC)
Woman continues walking down the street (MID SHOT, FLAT ANGLE)(TRACK)and suddenly a man from behind her, hooded and unrecognisable, seizes her hand bag from her shoulder.
The woman shrieks and grabs the other strap of her bag desperately. (CLOSE UP, HIGH ANGLE)(STEADY CAM)(FAST PACED MUSIC IMPLYING DANGER)
(BIRDS EYE VIEW)(ZOOMS IN ON ACTION, PANS ROUND TO SEE BOTH PEOPLE TUGGING AT HER BAG FRANTICALLY)(FAST PACED MUSIC STILL PLAYING)The woman screams at the top of her lungs, and yet no-one stops to help her, the walk on. (LONG SHOT OF EVERYONE WALKING PAST, FLAT ANGLE)(STATIC)
The homeless man looks up and spot the woman in danger (MID SHOT, HIGH ANGLE)(ZOOMS IN ON HIS FACE)he jumps up and runs to he rescue. (LONG SHOT, LOW ANGLE)(STEADY CAM)(HEROIC MUSIC GRADUALLY BUILDS UP)
The man snatches the purse from the mans hands, just as the woman lets go of it (MID SHOT, HIGH ANGLE)(ZOOMS IN ON PURSE, AND PANS ROUND TO CAPTURE THE WOMANS SUPRISED REACTION)(HEROIC MUSIC PLAYING)automatically, the thug runs away and disappears in the sea of people. (LONG SHOT, LOW ANGLE)(STATIC)
The homeless man, breathless, hands the woman her purse, (CLOSE UP OF THE PURSE, FLAT ANGLE)(TILTS UP AT THEIR FACES LOOKING AT EACHOTHER, AND ZOOMS OUT SO THAT YOU CAN FULLY SEE THEM)(HEROIC MUSIC TONES DOWN TO NOTHING SLOWLY)
The woman takes her purse back gratefully and thanks him humbly, (MID SHOT OF WOMAN, SLIGHTLY HIGH ANGLE - POINT OF VIEW SHOT FOR THE HOMELESS MAN)(STATIC)and smiles. (ZOOM IN ON HER SMILE)
The homeless man smiles back and says that it wasn't a problem at all, and starts to walk away. (MID SHOT, FLAT ANGLE)(STATIC)
The woman frowns slightly at him walking away. (CLOSE UP, FLAT ANGLE)(STATIC)
The woman looks up at the street of people, about to walk away - and then stops, deep in thought. (LONG SHOT, FLAT ANGLE)(BACKWARD CREEP/ZOOMS OUT TO SHOW PEOPLE WALKING PAST)She looks back in the direction of the homeless man again and walks up to him.(LONG SHOT, LOW ANGLE)(PAN, ZOOMS OUT)
She smiles lightly and sighs, lowering herself to his ground-level to speak face to face again. (SIDE VIEW, LONG SHOT, FLAT ANGLE)(ZOOMS IN ON THEM)
The homeless man is lightly suprised she came back. (CLOSE UP OF HIS FACE, HIGH ANGLE)(TILTS DOWN AT HIM, LIKE POINT OF VIEW OF THE WOMAN CROUCHING DOWN)
The woman explains that she in partnership with a banking business on the highstreet and that she's looking for an work assistant to help her, (MID SHOT, FLAT ANGLE) she adds that she knows his situation at the moment isnt ideal - but its the least she could do to repay him. 
(CLOSE UP OF HER HANDING THE CARD OVER, POINT OF VIEW, HIGH ANGLE)(STATIC)She hands him her business card.
(MID SHOT, FLAT ANGLE, POINT OF VIEW OF MAN)(ZOOMS IN ON HER FACE)Shestarts to tell him to ring the number, but then she looks down at his bags on the floor and realised he doesnt own one. (MID SHOT, HIGH ANGLE)(PANS ROUND TO SEE HIS BAGS, ZOOMS IN, AND THEN BACK AT THE WOMAN, STATIC)She carries on and says how he should pop in, and ask for Eleanor Green.
(CLOSE-UP OF THE AMNS FACE, FLAT ANGLE)The man frowns at the card (ZOOMS IN AT THE CARD IN HER HAND)(PANS ROUND)(MID SHOT, FLAT ANGLE OF MAN)(ZOOMS IN)and shakes his head.
(TILTS DOWN AT HIS CLOTHING)He looks down at his shabby clothing,(MID SHOT, SLIGHTLY HIGH ANGLE)(ZOOMS OUT) thanks her for the oppertunity, but refuses it. (BACKWARD CREEP UNTIL YOU SEE THE SIDE OF THE WOMANS FACE)
(MID SHIT, FLAT ANGLE)(STATIC)The woman smiles slightly, reassuring him that she'll fix him a suit and a temporary apartment to live in, just to get him going.
(LONG SHOT, LOW ANGLE LOOKING AT THE BOTH OF THEM LOOKING AT EACHOTHER)(STATIC)They both look at eachother.
(CLOSE-UP OF HER FACE, FLAT ANGLE)She smiles again, stating that she wont take no for an answer.

THE END.

Thursday, 15 December 2011

end of year group summary

questionnaire audience finalised result

1. What is your age ?
15- 5
16- 5
17- 6
18- 10
19- 1
20- 2

2. Do you watch films regularly ?
regularly- 17
often - 11
sometimes -1

3. What gender are you ?
Male- 12
Female- 17

4. What is your ethnicity ?
Black british -12
White- 2
White British- 13
other -1

5. What is your occupation ?
School-28
Work-1

6. In your opinion, where do you find advertisements more often, and more useful ? 
Billboard -22
TV adverts - 23
Cinema- 11
Transport- 12
Internet-2
Newspaper-1

7.What genre of music do you listen to (the most) ?
Pop-18
RnB-6
Grime- 3
Jazz-1
Indie-1

8.Most liked genre
Bridget Jones Diarys (Rom Com) -14
Cat-women (action) -1
Mission impossible (action)- 6
40 Year Old Virgin (Rom Com)- 5
Me Myself & Irene (Comedy)- 3
Big Mumma House (Comedy)-5
Harry Brown (thriller)-1

9.Why they liked this genre
Funny-17
Entertaining- 5
Surprising 1
Thrilling-1
Other-6

End of term evaluation

So its the end of term and though we've had many difficulties choosing our idea, because of our first idea being a total disaster i am glad to say that we are finally getting our work done and catching up to everyone. we have a solid and doable idea for our opening sequence and also i think we are all working together more as a team now which is really good. 
for the holidays things that i will be planning on working on are 
a finished and detailed storyboard 
start t think about potential actor (or finalised)
a solid filming timing 
keep doing more research 
research music and filming place 

by the time we come back i hope that all this would have being achieved so that we would be ready to start filming our opening sequence. 

Re write for opening sequence

from the finding pre our audience research, questionnaire and focus group we have gathered information which allows us to be able to make some changes that will grab our targeted audience more 
  • Close up of computer, email pops up onto the screen
  • Close up of a womans hand using the keyboard with red nail vanish on, muttering of song 
  • Back to the close up of the computer screen, the email is opened and it reads "Amy today you will meet your prince charming. He will solve a problem for you, but dont let him slip away, you have to repay the favour or you will never find love."
  • Amy reads the email and says quietly to herself 'Prince charming?!',
  • Pan on the clock, Amy looks at the time and shouts 'home time!'
  • Amy is seen walking out of the door
  • Tilt from feet upwards on Amy walking down a street on her way home from work. (She is smartly dressed)
  • She walks past a poor man who is counting his money, he notices her being followed by a boy
  • As she walks past the poor man (Justin) the boy grabs her bag and runs
  • Justin starts to chase the boy
  • There will be a short montage of the homeless man chasing the boy, he finally manages to get the bag back
  • He gives the bag back to Amy and says 'there you go love'
  • Amy is shocked and says 'oh thanks'
  • Justin replies 'no problem'
  • There is a flash back of the horoscope.
We decided to make these changes because our target group told us that it needed to be realistic, therefore we changed the homeless man to a poor man, as it wasn't realistic for a rich woman to fall for a homeless man and we thought that she is more likely to give a poor man a chance rather than a random man that is living off the street.
We added more into the start of the opening sequence to interest the audience more. So we thought by including a shot of Amy reading her horoscope because many women like to read their horoscope so it relates to the audience.
We changed the last piece of our opening sequence as we wanted to finish it with something that makes the audience want to know more. To do this we finish with a close up of the two characters looking at each other and then a flash back of the horoscope which says that she will meet her 'prince charming'

bridjet jones opening sequence analysis



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Bridget jones opening sequence analysis 




The opening sequence of the Bridget Jones movie starts with the main character in a room. The room is a normal typical room however what the character is wearing a “red pyjamas” which connotes happiness and seasonal. Allowing us to get a view of the character attitude, being happy and very bubbly. Like many romantic comedy character this is the ideal main character that the audience would like too see as they can easily find her likeable. Further on in the open sequence we see the main character singing to “all by myself” giving connotations that she’s alone and is seeking a relationship. This is an ongoing narrative linked to the romantic comedy genre . we also see more into the characters character image when we see her smoking a cigarette in her bedroom giving connotations that she is easy going and in fact a kind of rebel. from this opening sequence you get the main characters character, as easy going and happy which immediately pulls the audiences into like the main character getting them to keep watching. in the opening sequence the lightning starts off as very dark which reflects the charcters lightning however in contrast to her dressing the lightning shows loneliness while her clothing connotes happiness meanwhile pulling the audience into watching more. with this we see that the characters of romance comedy movies normally have their character established in the opening sequence in other to draw the audience in straight away. 

Tuesday, 13 December 2011

rom com convention research

rom com