Did you enjoy the piece overall?
Yes, it was a greatly pieced, movie.
What do you think the best audience should be? (Please put a star around the appropriate)
0-16 *16-30 * 30-45 45-65 65+
What is it about the piece that makes you think this?
The adult nature of the movie, rates the age at over 16’s
How well do you think it shows the romantic genre and why?
It has Romance within the movie, but it slowly leans towards a dramatic style.
Is there anything that is particularly good about the piece?
The storyline, and that guy’s boxers :D, I think The overall setup of the movie was pieced together well but could use some more romantic scenes.
Is there anything that particularly needs improving?
The content of romance. Quality of camera. A wider vocabulary of speech.
Do you like the title and does it have any meaning to you? If so what is this?
I like the title but if it is love squared why is it 3 people in the piece, (Love Squared) / Love Triangle?
How would you summarise the piece?
Was good J
Would you be interested in buying the overall film?
Eddie: I myself aren’t too into love films but it may be worth watching, (The final overall piece).Robyn: Yeeeah why not J
Wednesday, 29 April 2009
Questionaire by Emily
Did you enjoy the piece overall?
Yes, I feel it’s a young film that many people will be able to relate to.
What do you think the best audience should be? (Please put a star around the appropriate)
0-16 *16-30* 30-45 45-65 65+
What is it about the piece that makes you think this?
I feel that under the age of 16 it would be too explicate as there is a lot of sex and swearing in it.
How well do you think it shows the romantic genre and why?
I think it does as although there is a lot of problems between the couples it still holds the main concept of the romantic genre
Is there anything that is particularly good about the piece?
The split screen near the end
Is there anything that particularly needs improving?
Maybe the boys trousers…continuity?
Do you like the title and does it have any meaning to you? If so what is this?
I like the title as it uses the colour pink and blue to show love and coldness within the relationships.
How would you summarise the piece?
I feel the piece is very well done and only shows a little of the overall thing which is good for an opening.
Would you be interested in buying the overall film?
Most defiantly.
Yes, I feel it’s a young film that many people will be able to relate to.
What do you think the best audience should be? (Please put a star around the appropriate)
0-16 *16-30* 30-45 45-65 65+
What is it about the piece that makes you think this?
I feel that under the age of 16 it would be too explicate as there is a lot of sex and swearing in it.
How well do you think it shows the romantic genre and why?
I think it does as although there is a lot of problems between the couples it still holds the main concept of the romantic genre
Is there anything that is particularly good about the piece?
The split screen near the end
Is there anything that particularly needs improving?
Maybe the boys trousers…continuity?
Do you like the title and does it have any meaning to you? If so what is this?
I like the title as it uses the colour pink and blue to show love and coldness within the relationships.
How would you summarise the piece?
I feel the piece is very well done and only shows a little of the overall thing which is good for an opening.
Would you be interested in buying the overall film?
Most defiantly.
Questionaire by Jon
Did you enjoy the piece overall?
Yes, I felt that the incredible acting combined with the effective music made for an enjoyable piece.
What do you think the best audience should be? (Please put a star around the appropriate)
*0-16* 16-30 30-45 45-65 65+
What is it about the piece that makes you think this?
I felt the content was aimed at a slightly younger audience as it dealt with sex.
How well do you think it shows the romantic genre and why?
I felt the smooth jazz helped to very effectively convey the romantic genre.
Is there anything that is particularly good about the piece?
The smooth jazz was a highlight, as was the comedic element which inspired a humorous response.
Is there anything that particularly needs improving?
Nothing, the music was incredible; however the male character was wearing trousers when exiting the bed, which didn’t add to the realism.
Do you like the title and does it have any meaning to you? If so what is this?
I felt the title effectively conveyed the content of the piece.
How would you summarise the piece?
Excellent, the smooth jazz was amazing.
Would you be interested in buying the overall film?
If it contains more smooth jazz, I would be very interested. The plot left the viewer enthralled as to the later events of the film.
Yes, I felt that the incredible acting combined with the effective music made for an enjoyable piece.
What do you think the best audience should be? (Please put a star around the appropriate)
*0-16* 16-30 30-45 45-65 65+
What is it about the piece that makes you think this?
I felt the content was aimed at a slightly younger audience as it dealt with sex.
How well do you think it shows the romantic genre and why?
I felt the smooth jazz helped to very effectively convey the romantic genre.
Is there anything that is particularly good about the piece?
The smooth jazz was a highlight, as was the comedic element which inspired a humorous response.
Is there anything that particularly needs improving?
Nothing, the music was incredible; however the male character was wearing trousers when exiting the bed, which didn’t add to the realism.
Do you like the title and does it have any meaning to you? If so what is this?
I felt the title effectively conveyed the content of the piece.
How would you summarise the piece?
Excellent, the smooth jazz was amazing.
Would you be interested in buying the overall film?
If it contains more smooth jazz, I would be very interested. The plot left the viewer enthralled as to the later events of the film.
Questionaire by Kirsty
Did you enjoy the piece overall?
Yes I did.
What do you think the best audience should be? (Please put a star around the appropriate)
0-16 * 16-30 * 30-45 45-65 65+
What is it about the piece that makes you think this?
The use of swearing and abusive language also the bedroom scene would not appeal to younger audiences.
How well do you think it shows the romantic genre and why?
I don’t think it is very romantic, the music and build up with characters are not good and the question of ‘will you marry me’ is exciting not romantic.
Is there anything that is particularly good about the piece?
The bed scene made me laugh, also the use of language and the piece overall
Is there anything that particularly needs improving?
The transitions need improving. Also the way the emotions are portrayed and I am not sure if the genre fits correctly.
Do you like the title and does it have any meaning to you? If so what is this?
Did not understand in the first few minutes why it is love squared. I did not like the title and colours overall.
How would you summarise the piece?
I think it was a romantic comedy
Would you be interested in buying the overall film?
Yes I would buy the film so I can know what happens in the rest of the film.
Yes I did.
What do you think the best audience should be? (Please put a star around the appropriate)
0-16 * 16-30 * 30-45 45-65 65+
What is it about the piece that makes you think this?
The use of swearing and abusive language also the bedroom scene would not appeal to younger audiences.
How well do you think it shows the romantic genre and why?
I don’t think it is very romantic, the music and build up with characters are not good and the question of ‘will you marry me’ is exciting not romantic.
Is there anything that is particularly good about the piece?
The bed scene made me laugh, also the use of language and the piece overall
Is there anything that particularly needs improving?
The transitions need improving. Also the way the emotions are portrayed and I am not sure if the genre fits correctly.
Do you like the title and does it have any meaning to you? If so what is this?
Did not understand in the first few minutes why it is love squared. I did not like the title and colours overall.
How would you summarise the piece?
I think it was a romantic comedy
Would you be interested in buying the overall film?
Yes I would buy the film so I can know what happens in the rest of the film.
Tuesday, 31 March 2009
Media Evaluation
We began to film our romantic comedy on the 20th February 2009, we all met at my house ready to film, we each prepared our own makeup and were ready with our modern costumes, Carissa also brought her bag ready to show that she had just come home and Craig brought his boxers to show the humorous side to the film and the relationships that were involved. Before we could start filming the camera said that their was ‘erasure prevention’ set, this meaning we could not film over or delete any previous footage, after fast-forwarding and re-winding the tape we studied the camera and realised that there was a switch that did this. We stopped the ‘erasure prevention’ and began to film.
The film opens with the title (Love Squared), we decided on this name as the film shows four lovers who get confused by one another and search for the real meaning of love. When editing the film we made the title roll up the screen as we believed it made the opening look more fluent, the pink and blue colours of the title merged together, this to symbolise a boy and a girl. Also we used a black background at the start so the title stood out for the audience. Someone who watched the clip explained that ‘you need to make the title slower’, however in our scene we used a voice over at the beginning to explain the story to the audience and allowed them to be introduced to the genre of the film. The voice over meant that we had to fade in the clip at the correct time to make sure it ended at he correct point, however after editing the film we realised how much footage their was and so the voice over became slightly rushed, this meaning that the title did too.
The first shot is a long shot of Carissa, the camera pans across to show she is the character that is talking, there is then a close up shot as the camera still pans, I found this very tricky to edit as it was important to get the correct time to cut the scene. When the voice over finished we showed a mid-shot of me and Craig, this relating our characters to Carissa’s. As we filmed in a park there were many other sounds around us, the worst noise the camera picked up was the wind. It meant that we needed to change the sound to make the voices louder; we did this and added extra volumes so the voices could be heard more. We played a romantic song in the background of our piece; it was based mainly on a piano playing. We then faded this out and a different song back in for the flash back. When we filmed the piece we used a song whilst filming, after editing we realised not only was it copy write but we had cut out different parts of the song where the clip was incorrect. At first we left it the way it was, we made the clip so the song lines finished and so that it sounded like a real song for people who had not heard the original, our teacher then pointed out the it was still copy write and so we decided to cut out all the audio on the inside clips (where we had used music) and lip sink over the voices. We found this hard and we listened to each part whilst re-recording it on a MP3 recorder, however we managed to do this, we imported each clip, cut them down so just the voices were heard and placed them in the correct spot on the timeline. This worked very well except the last few clips where Carissa’s mouth movements were not extremely clear and so we had to time the added audio to the clip and not to her voice. However no one we asked picked up on the fact it was slightly out of sink.
After the park scene and the close up of Carissa’s reaction to the proposal there was a flash back to a year before, we made this very clear as we placed a title over the clip saying ‘One Year Earlier’, at first we believed the font was very traditional and did not show the genre, however we also believed that the bedroom scene had become less comical during the editing stage. I believe the music and pace of the film made it less funny and more romantic, however when we did a survey asking if people thought it was more a romantic comedy or romantic film everyone said a romantic comedy, this means we did what we set out to do. We faded out of the park scene and into the flash back to give it a clearer meaning to what was happening, also the music changed to a jazzier tune, it also showed the scene was changing and that it was going to start off happier than the others. Added to this we used white writing, this is opposite to the black background we used before and shows how things were different. We used a hand-held camera to film the next few clips as the unsteadiness shows the unsteady relationship. We also zoomed in and out of the bed and used a jump-cut to make the audience more aware of the things happening in the scene.
The camera then pans down to some boxers on the floor; these are comical and are iconography for the romantic comedy genre. Someone who watched the clip said that ‘when the boy gets out the bed he has trousers on and yet his boxers on the floor’, this shows that our continuity editing was not perfect and that the bottom part of Craig’s body should not have been filmed. This could also be the reason why it was not funny enough, if you saw Craig struggling to get his boxers on it would have been more comical. Before me and Craig get out of bed there is then a high-angel shot of us, the words ‘Courtney I’m home’ are then heard as Carissa enters the house. The reaction me and Craig have shows that we are in trouble; the camera follows me to show that I would be the one who is in trouble the most for having a relationship with my best friend’s boyfriend. The camera then jumps and watches Carissa walk through the hall and up the stairs, each time Carissa spoke we faded the other audio out and then back in, we did this by toggling the audio. We also added extra volumes to make it louder and sound as if she were shouting; when Carissa walked up the stairs we used reverb to show the echo of the hallway. Added to this when she walked past the camera we made the sound louder on one of the speakers, this using sound perspective and so it sounded as if she were on that side of you. When Carissa walked up the stairs a low-angle was also used and therefore reflects the status of the characters at that point. We used natural light through out the piece, this not only reflected the emotions of the character, for example the stairs being very dark but showed the actual weather and day outside.
Another time we failed to show continuity was when Carissa walked into the bedroom, we had to use the same shot of me in the bed twice as we had not enough footage of her opening the door, however no one noticed this as it was a very quick scene and everyone was too interested in the action. I believe my favourite shot was when Craig fell to the ground; we panned down and showed that he was now a lower status; we also showed this by Carissa walking over him. At the end of the clip we used a split-scene to show the flashback and what was happening in real life, we used repetition through the words to emphasise the characters more and as the screen got wider the music faded out. Overall the people who watched our clip said it was good and if it was a real film they would be interested in buying it.
I believe our piece shows the stock characters well even though there are only three of these in the first few minutes, you can see that there is a hopelessly devoted woman, Carissa, an ex-boyfriend, Craig and there is also a best friend, however we changed the slightly and made her best friend be her enemy. If we made the full film there would also be a perfect man and his side-kick. Our piece is typically set in a park and a house, specifically a bedroom of the characters. A romantic comedy could be based in a city or the country side; both characters could come from different sides of the world as long as they came together for the end of the movie. I also think our piece shows the narrative of a romantic comedy through the actions the characters take and the complications in their relationships, I think that iconography could have been used more in our piece, however if we made the movie then this would have happened. However, I do think that the music at the start and voice over set the scene well.
Comparing our piece to other romantic comedies you can see that many open from one characters perceptive or use a voice over, for example Bruce Almighty and The Holiday. Added to this many open with one of the characters being humiliated, in our case Carissa. This is shown in 13 going on 30 and in What Women Want. Almost all romantic comedies aim at women who are teenagers and young adults; I believe this would be our target market too. People who watched our clip agreed that he best audience would be people from 15-25, as they said ‘the sexual content and use of vocabulary is too much for a younger audience but I believe it is too immature for a person over 25 to be interested in.’
I have used many methods of technology during the editing stage, one of these being Adobe Premier, this allowed me to edit clips, cutting them down and placing them where they needed to be in the timeline. It allowed me to design titles and make these move as to look more professional. Added to this our group we many different ways to produce the sound, for example reverb. We cut the audio and Adobe Premier allowed us to add an MP3 recording over the speech, this meant that we could place the sound where we wanted on the timeline. In addition we added music over the top of our piece. I also compared my preliminary task to my two-minute piece. With this I was able to see that we lacked many of the continuity skills that were later needed to produce the two-minute piece, added to this the knowledge I know have allowed me to make my own decisions about the sound, lighting and editing I needed. During the filming process I kept a blog of all my work, not only did this keep me up to date, but it allowed everyone I was working with to contact each other. People can also leave comments on my blog, this means I get peoples opinion on my work and this allowed us to decided if ideas were good or not. I also believe it was a good method of learning as it was more active. We also used the internet to research romantic comedies and the different ways the genre has been addressed. I think if i was to sell my romantic comedy i would use Paramount as a distributor as they cover many different types of genre and are able to adapt themselves or this, for example in 1984 they released Beverly Hills Cop, this is a comedy that gained $234,760,478. Added to this they have made many romances that have gained some of the highest overall gross, for example in the 90's they made Ghost that gained $217,631,306. Higher than this was Titanic getting $600,788,188 in 97. Overall i would choose Paramount as my distributor as they have the highest range of films that have gained the second highest total gross payment.
The film opens with the title (Love Squared), we decided on this name as the film shows four lovers who get confused by one another and search for the real meaning of love. When editing the film we made the title roll up the screen as we believed it made the opening look more fluent, the pink and blue colours of the title merged together, this to symbolise a boy and a girl. Also we used a black background at the start so the title stood out for the audience. Someone who watched the clip explained that ‘you need to make the title slower’, however in our scene we used a voice over at the beginning to explain the story to the audience and allowed them to be introduced to the genre of the film. The voice over meant that we had to fade in the clip at the correct time to make sure it ended at he correct point, however after editing the film we realised how much footage their was and so the voice over became slightly rushed, this meaning that the title did too.
The first shot is a long shot of Carissa, the camera pans across to show she is the character that is talking, there is then a close up shot as the camera still pans, I found this very tricky to edit as it was important to get the correct time to cut the scene. When the voice over finished we showed a mid-shot of me and Craig, this relating our characters to Carissa’s. As we filmed in a park there were many other sounds around us, the worst noise the camera picked up was the wind. It meant that we needed to change the sound to make the voices louder; we did this and added extra volumes so the voices could be heard more. We played a romantic song in the background of our piece; it was based mainly on a piano playing. We then faded this out and a different song back in for the flash back. When we filmed the piece we used a song whilst filming, after editing we realised not only was it copy write but we had cut out different parts of the song where the clip was incorrect. At first we left it the way it was, we made the clip so the song lines finished and so that it sounded like a real song for people who had not heard the original, our teacher then pointed out the it was still copy write and so we decided to cut out all the audio on the inside clips (where we had used music) and lip sink over the voices. We found this hard and we listened to each part whilst re-recording it on a MP3 recorder, however we managed to do this, we imported each clip, cut them down so just the voices were heard and placed them in the correct spot on the timeline. This worked very well except the last few clips where Carissa’s mouth movements were not extremely clear and so we had to time the added audio to the clip and not to her voice. However no one we asked picked up on the fact it was slightly out of sink.
After the park scene and the close up of Carissa’s reaction to the proposal there was a flash back to a year before, we made this very clear as we placed a title over the clip saying ‘One Year Earlier’, at first we believed the font was very traditional and did not show the genre, however we also believed that the bedroom scene had become less comical during the editing stage. I believe the music and pace of the film made it less funny and more romantic, however when we did a survey asking if people thought it was more a romantic comedy or romantic film everyone said a romantic comedy, this means we did what we set out to do. We faded out of the park scene and into the flash back to give it a clearer meaning to what was happening, also the music changed to a jazzier tune, it also showed the scene was changing and that it was going to start off happier than the others. Added to this we used white writing, this is opposite to the black background we used before and shows how things were different. We used a hand-held camera to film the next few clips as the unsteadiness shows the unsteady relationship. We also zoomed in and out of the bed and used a jump-cut to make the audience more aware of the things happening in the scene.
The camera then pans down to some boxers on the floor; these are comical and are iconography for the romantic comedy genre. Someone who watched the clip said that ‘when the boy gets out the bed he has trousers on and yet his boxers on the floor’, this shows that our continuity editing was not perfect and that the bottom part of Craig’s body should not have been filmed. This could also be the reason why it was not funny enough, if you saw Craig struggling to get his boxers on it would have been more comical. Before me and Craig get out of bed there is then a high-angel shot of us, the words ‘Courtney I’m home’ are then heard as Carissa enters the house. The reaction me and Craig have shows that we are in trouble; the camera follows me to show that I would be the one who is in trouble the most for having a relationship with my best friend’s boyfriend. The camera then jumps and watches Carissa walk through the hall and up the stairs, each time Carissa spoke we faded the other audio out and then back in, we did this by toggling the audio. We also added extra volumes to make it louder and sound as if she were shouting; when Carissa walked up the stairs we used reverb to show the echo of the hallway. Added to this when she walked past the camera we made the sound louder on one of the speakers, this using sound perspective and so it sounded as if she were on that side of you. When Carissa walked up the stairs a low-angle was also used and therefore reflects the status of the characters at that point. We used natural light through out the piece, this not only reflected the emotions of the character, for example the stairs being very dark but showed the actual weather and day outside.
Another time we failed to show continuity was when Carissa walked into the bedroom, we had to use the same shot of me in the bed twice as we had not enough footage of her opening the door, however no one noticed this as it was a very quick scene and everyone was too interested in the action. I believe my favourite shot was when Craig fell to the ground; we panned down and showed that he was now a lower status; we also showed this by Carissa walking over him. At the end of the clip we used a split-scene to show the flashback and what was happening in real life, we used repetition through the words to emphasise the characters more and as the screen got wider the music faded out. Overall the people who watched our clip said it was good and if it was a real film they would be interested in buying it.
I believe our piece shows the stock characters well even though there are only three of these in the first few minutes, you can see that there is a hopelessly devoted woman, Carissa, an ex-boyfriend, Craig and there is also a best friend, however we changed the slightly and made her best friend be her enemy. If we made the full film there would also be a perfect man and his side-kick. Our piece is typically set in a park and a house, specifically a bedroom of the characters. A romantic comedy could be based in a city or the country side; both characters could come from different sides of the world as long as they came together for the end of the movie. I also think our piece shows the narrative of a romantic comedy through the actions the characters take and the complications in their relationships, I think that iconography could have been used more in our piece, however if we made the movie then this would have happened. However, I do think that the music at the start and voice over set the scene well.
Comparing our piece to other romantic comedies you can see that many open from one characters perceptive or use a voice over, for example Bruce Almighty and The Holiday. Added to this many open with one of the characters being humiliated, in our case Carissa. This is shown in 13 going on 30 and in What Women Want. Almost all romantic comedies aim at women who are teenagers and young adults; I believe this would be our target market too. People who watched our clip agreed that he best audience would be people from 15-25, as they said ‘the sexual content and use of vocabulary is too much for a younger audience but I believe it is too immature for a person over 25 to be interested in.’
I have used many methods of technology during the editing stage, one of these being Adobe Premier, this allowed me to edit clips, cutting them down and placing them where they needed to be in the timeline. It allowed me to design titles and make these move as to look more professional. Added to this our group we many different ways to produce the sound, for example reverb. We cut the audio and Adobe Premier allowed us to add an MP3 recording over the speech, this meant that we could place the sound where we wanted on the timeline. In addition we added music over the top of our piece. I also compared my preliminary task to my two-minute piece. With this I was able to see that we lacked many of the continuity skills that were later needed to produce the two-minute piece, added to this the knowledge I know have allowed me to make my own decisions about the sound, lighting and editing I needed. During the filming process I kept a blog of all my work, not only did this keep me up to date, but it allowed everyone I was working with to contact each other. People can also leave comments on my blog, this means I get peoples opinion on my work and this allowed us to decided if ideas were good or not. I also believe it was a good method of learning as it was more active. We also used the internet to research romantic comedies and the different ways the genre has been addressed. I think if i was to sell my romantic comedy i would use Paramount as a distributor as they cover many different types of genre and are able to adapt themselves or this, for example in 1984 they released Beverly Hills Cop, this is a comedy that gained $234,760,478. Added to this they have made many romances that have gained some of the highest overall gross, for example in the 90's they made Ghost that gained $217,631,306. Higher than this was Titanic getting $600,788,188 in 97. Overall i would choose Paramount as my distributor as they have the highest range of films that have gained the second highest total gross payment.
Friday, 13 February 2009
Friday, 6 February 2009
Monday, 2 February 2009
Filming...
We are going to start filming on Friday the 6th of January 2009.
On this date we are going to do the bedroom scene in my house.
We still need to sort out a date to fill the scenes at Hardwick Park. Here is the cast and crew list:
Cast:
Caitlin: Carissa
Courtney: Jess
Carl: Craig
Crew:Director: Charlotte
Camera Woman: Charlotte
Hair and Make up: Carissa and Jess
Costume:Jess
On this date we are going to do the bedroom scene in my house.
We still need to sort out a date to fill the scenes at Hardwick Park. Here is the cast and crew list:
Cast:
Caitlin: Carissa
Courtney: Jess
Carl: Craig
Crew:Director: Charlotte
Camera Woman: Charlotte
Hair and Make up: Carissa and Jess
Costume:Jess
Friday, 30 January 2009
Screen Shot List
Shot #: 1
Duration: 38 seconds
Notes: Focus pull as Voice over being read
Cast: N/A
Camera Angle: Establishing/wide shot of Hardwick Hall being brought into focus.
Camera Moves: N/A
Shot #: 2Duration: 5 seconds
Notes: Caitlin walking towards the camera along with her dog.
Cast: Caitlin, dog
Camera Angle: Long shot, she is walking beside the lake shot stops when she is near the camera but her full body can still be seen.
Camera Moves: N/A
Shot #: 3
Duration: 6 seconds
Notes: Carl proposing to Courtney over by a gate ahead of Caitlin
Cast: Courtney and Carl
Camera Angle: Long shot and eye line view of Carl and Courtney
Camera Moves: Pans across to Carl and Courtney
Shot #: 4Duration: 5 seconds
Notes: Total shock on Caitlin’s face because of what she has seen
Cast: Caitlin
Camera Angle: Close up, then fades out
Camera Moves: N/A
Shot #: 5 Duration: 10 seconds
Notes: Door is heard slamming downstairs (Non-diagetic sound)
Cast: Courtney and Carl
Camera Angle: Fade into a close up of underwear on the floor
Camera Moves: Pans upwards to reveal Courtney and Carl in bed together
Shot #: 6
Duration: 4 seconds
Notes: Caitlin shouts up to tell Courtney she is home
Cast: Caitlin
Camera Angle: Mid shot
Camera Moves: N/A
Shot #: 7Duration: 6 seconds
Notes: Courtney and Carl jump out of bed and look for somewhere to hide.
Cast: Courtney and Carl
Camera Angle: Long shot
Camera Moves: N/A
Shot #: 8Duration: 5 seconds
Notes: Courtney pushes Carl into her wardrobe.
Cast: Courtney and Carl
Camera Angle: Over the shoulder (Courtney’s)
Camera Moves: N/A
Shot #: 9Duration: 12 seconds
Notes: Door being opened, Caitlin comes into room
Cast: Caitlin and Courtney
Camera Angle: Mid shotCamera Moves: tilts down and up to follow Caitlin bending down to pick up boxers and then gets back up
Shot #: 10
Duration: 4 seconds
Notes: Carl falling out the wardrobe
Cast: CarlCamera Angle: Mid shot
Camera Moves: N/A
Shot #: 11Duration: 5 seconds
Notes: Shock on Caitlin’s face
Cast: Caitlin
Camera Angle: Close up, fades out
Camera Moves: Zoom in,
Shot #: 12 Duration: 4 seconds
Notes: Goes back to the original scene
Cast: Caitlin
Camera Angle: Close up zooms outs to
Camera Moves: Zoom out to reveal Hardwick Park
Shot #: 13Duration: 2 seconds
Notes: Caitlin turns around, back to camera.
Cast: Caitlin
Camera Angle: Mid shot
Camera Moves: N/A
Shot #: 14
Duration: 5 seconds
Notes: Caitlin running away upset, front of her
Cast: Caitlin
Camera Angle: Mid shot
Camera Moves: N/A
Shot #: 1
Duration: 38 seconds
Notes: Focus pull as Voice over being read
Cast: N/A
Camera Angle: Establishing/wide shot of Hardwick Hall being brought into focus.
Camera Moves: N/A
Shot #: 2Duration: 5 seconds
Notes: Caitlin walking towards the camera along with her dog.
Cast: Caitlin, dog
Camera Angle: Long shot, she is walking beside the lake shot stops when she is near the camera but her full body can still be seen.
Camera Moves: N/A
Shot #: 3
Duration: 6 seconds
Notes: Carl proposing to Courtney over by a gate ahead of Caitlin
Cast: Courtney and Carl
Camera Angle: Long shot and eye line view of Carl and Courtney
Camera Moves: Pans across to Carl and Courtney
Shot #: 4Duration: 5 seconds
Notes: Total shock on Caitlin’s face because of what she has seen
Cast: Caitlin
Camera Angle: Close up, then fades out
Camera Moves: N/A
Shot #: 5 Duration: 10 seconds
Notes: Door is heard slamming downstairs (Non-diagetic sound)
Cast: Courtney and Carl
Camera Angle: Fade into a close up of underwear on the floor
Camera Moves: Pans upwards to reveal Courtney and Carl in bed together
Shot #: 6
Duration: 4 seconds
Notes: Caitlin shouts up to tell Courtney she is home
Cast: Caitlin
Camera Angle: Mid shot
Camera Moves: N/A
Shot #: 7Duration: 6 seconds
Notes: Courtney and Carl jump out of bed and look for somewhere to hide.
Cast: Courtney and Carl
Camera Angle: Long shot
Camera Moves: N/A
Shot #: 8Duration: 5 seconds
Notes: Courtney pushes Carl into her wardrobe.
Cast: Courtney and Carl
Camera Angle: Over the shoulder (Courtney’s)
Camera Moves: N/A
Shot #: 9Duration: 12 seconds
Notes: Door being opened, Caitlin comes into room
Cast: Caitlin and Courtney
Camera Angle: Mid shotCamera Moves: tilts down and up to follow Caitlin bending down to pick up boxers and then gets back up
Shot #: 10
Duration: 4 seconds
Notes: Carl falling out the wardrobe
Cast: CarlCamera Angle: Mid shot
Camera Moves: N/A
Shot #: 11Duration: 5 seconds
Notes: Shock on Caitlin’s face
Cast: Caitlin
Camera Angle: Close up, fades out
Camera Moves: Zoom in,
Shot #: 12 Duration: 4 seconds
Notes: Goes back to the original scene
Cast: Caitlin
Camera Angle: Close up zooms outs to
Camera Moves: Zoom out to reveal Hardwick Park
Shot #: 13Duration: 2 seconds
Notes: Caitlin turns around, back to camera.
Cast: Caitlin
Camera Angle: Mid shot
Camera Moves: N/A
Shot #: 14
Duration: 5 seconds
Notes: Caitlin running away upset, front of her
Cast: Caitlin
Camera Angle: Mid shot
Camera Moves: N/A
Filmboard
...Start......
Girl is walking through Hardwick Hall's park......
See's her ex-best friend and ger ex-boyfriend proposing to her......
FLASHBACK...1 YEAR AGO...
Girl catches boyfriend and best friend in bed together......
FLASHFORWARD... BACK TO HARDWICK HALL...
She runs home......
Title Sequence - over song and her crying......
Couple of weeks later, her other best friend (who's a boy), comes over to cheer her up......
She gets dressed and they go out for a drink......
She get's drunk when they go out and wakes up the next morning in her own bed......
Best friend is in kitchen making them both breakfast. They cuddle......
She goes back to work and tells her boss about her ex- getting married......
She gets a phne call and is asked to arrange some flowers for a wedding, but she doesn't know anything else about it as it's a secret......
She begins to plan the flowers - things go back to normal. Meets her new best mate later to watch a film......
He walks her to the door - She realises she's in love - leaves him at the door......
She goes to work next day - Planning flowers and wishes they were being planned for her wedding as she's all loved up......
Later she goes home and checks she has everything sorted......
He turns up at her house with flower - they kiss and then spend the night together......
Morning of the wedding - she leaves him in bed and goes to work......
Gets there, realises it's her ex-best friend and her ex-boyfriend's wedding......
Runs and hides behind some flowers - gets pushed from behind them - it goes silent - she falls into her ex-boyfriend......
He smiles and says he still loves her she runs away!......
She tries to tell the bride about what he said but she will not listen. When she lifts up the phone however to ring him, he's talking to another girl......
Her ex-best friend tells her to tell the guests to go home. New best mate turns up and asks her to marry him......
Fade out of them kissing......
Cuts to the end scene, later with her husband (best friend) and her ex-best friend (girl) and her new husband
......End...
...Start......
Girl is walking through Hardwick Hall's park......
See's her ex-best friend and ger ex-boyfriend proposing to her......
FLASHBACK...1 YEAR AGO...
Girl catches boyfriend and best friend in bed together......
FLASHFORWARD... BACK TO HARDWICK HALL...
She runs home......
Title Sequence - over song and her crying......
Couple of weeks later, her other best friend (who's a boy), comes over to cheer her up......
She gets dressed and they go out for a drink......
She get's drunk when they go out and wakes up the next morning in her own bed......
Best friend is in kitchen making them both breakfast. They cuddle......
She goes back to work and tells her boss about her ex- getting married......
She gets a phne call and is asked to arrange some flowers for a wedding, but she doesn't know anything else about it as it's a secret......
She begins to plan the flowers - things go back to normal. Meets her new best mate later to watch a film......
He walks her to the door - She realises she's in love - leaves him at the door......
She goes to work next day - Planning flowers and wishes they were being planned for her wedding as she's all loved up......
Later she goes home and checks she has everything sorted......
He turns up at her house with flower - they kiss and then spend the night together......
Morning of the wedding - she leaves him in bed and goes to work......
Gets there, realises it's her ex-best friend and her ex-boyfriend's wedding......
Runs and hides behind some flowers - gets pushed from behind them - it goes silent - she falls into her ex-boyfriend......
He smiles and says he still loves her she runs away!......
She tries to tell the bride about what he said but she will not listen. When she lifts up the phone however to ring him, he's talking to another girl......
Her ex-best friend tells her to tell the guests to go home. New best mate turns up and asks her to marry him......
Fade out of them kissing......
Cuts to the end scene, later with her husband (best friend) and her ex-best friend (girl) and her new husband
......End...
Costume check...
In our film we will be wearing modern outfits, Catlin will be wearing jeans and a t-shirt whereas Courtney (applying to the fiction between characters) will be wearing a dress, Carl will also be wearing jeans and a t-shirt to sub-consciously link the characters together. However in the bedroom scene Carl will be wearing trousers, however his boxers will be on the floor and say 'Feelin Horny'. Added to this Courtney will be wearing a mans shirt and shorts to show the characters relationship.
Wednesday, 28 January 2009
Our Storyboard
...Start..
Establishing wide shot: Hardwick Hall,
Long Shot... Girl 1 walking towards the camera,
Pans to... Girl 2 and boy 1 - boy proposing,
Close up... Girl 1 shock!
Flashback... 1 year ago...,
Fade out, then fade in,
Close Up... Knickers and boxers on the floor,
Pans up... Girl 2 and boy 1 on the floor,
Door slams downstairs (non diagetic),
Mid shot... Girl 1 ('I'm home!'),
Long shot... Girl 2 and boy 1 jump up out of bed,
Mid Shot... Girl 2 shoves boy 1 into the wardrobe,
Mid shot and pan... Girl 2 running and lying back down on the bed,
Birds' eye and pan...
Girl 1 walking out of the kitchen and to the bottom of the stairs,
Mid shot... Girl 1 walking up the stairs,
Close up... Girl 1's hand on the door handle,
Long shot... Inside bedroom,
door handle turning,
girl 2 lying on bed,
Long shot... Girl 1 walking in room,
girl 2 lying on the bed, looking nervous,
Close up... Girl 1 picking up a pair of boxers up off of the floor,
Close up... Girl 2's face (scared).
('Oh, I had someone back last night'.),
Close up... Girl 1's face ('So I can see. I'm sure I regocnise these from somewhere!'),
Long Shot... Boy 1 falling out of wardrobe,
Close up... Girl 1 ('You...'),
Flashforwards...to Hardwick Hall...,
Close up... Girl 1 ('Bitch!'),
Pan Shot... Girl 2 and boy 1 looking shocked...
...Start..
Establishing wide shot: Hardwick Hall,
Long Shot... Girl 1 walking towards the camera,
Pans to... Girl 2 and boy 1 - boy proposing,
Close up... Girl 1 shock!
Flashback... 1 year ago...,
Fade out, then fade in,
Close Up... Knickers and boxers on the floor,
Pans up... Girl 2 and boy 1 on the floor,
Door slams downstairs (non diagetic),
Mid shot... Girl 1 ('I'm home!'),
Long shot... Girl 2 and boy 1 jump up out of bed,
Mid Shot... Girl 2 shoves boy 1 into the wardrobe,
Mid shot and pan... Girl 2 running and lying back down on the bed,
Birds' eye and pan...
Girl 1 walking out of the kitchen and to the bottom of the stairs,
Mid shot... Girl 1 walking up the stairs,
Close up... Girl 1's hand on the door handle,
Long shot... Inside bedroom,
door handle turning,
girl 2 lying on bed,
Long shot... Girl 1 walking in room,
girl 2 lying on the bed, looking nervous,
Close up... Girl 1 picking up a pair of boxers up off of the floor,
Close up... Girl 2's face (scared).
('Oh, I had someone back last night'.),
Close up... Girl 1's face ('So I can see. I'm sure I regocnise these from somewhere!'),
Long Shot... Boy 1 falling out of wardrobe,
Close up... Girl 1 ('You...'),
Flashforwards...to Hardwick Hall...,
Close up... Girl 1 ('Bitch!'),
Pan Shot... Girl 2 and boy 1 looking shocked...
Tuesday, 27 January 2009
Script Continued...
FADE IN
EXT. HARDWICK PARK-#1-DAY
The film opens with an establishing shot of Hardwick Hall; this is an old romantic building. The shot then cuts to a woman (Caitlin), with blonde hair, she is having a walk through the park.
VOICE OVER
CAITLIN #1
someone once told me that love is the most unlogical feeling in the world. I didn’t understand this when I was younger but now ive realised that this fact is completely right and that love makes no sense at all. It’s sometimes loud, sometimes quiet; sometimes people don’t mean to love at all. Sometimes it’s confused for lust and others it is turned into admiration. Well whatever it is I believe it is one of the most powerful feelings in the world, it can determine our entire happiness. However its total power to capture our entire thoughts still bewilders the entire human race. I wonder what would happen if there was no love, there would be no friendship, no girlfriends, no husbands or wives and my cheating ex would not be…
There is then a close up of her getting closer to the camera but she begins to look shocked. A long-shot is used as she sees her ex-best friend (Courtney) being proposed to by her ex-boyfriend (Carl)… Caitlin runs off.
FADE IN
EXT. HARDWICK PARK-#1-DAY
The film opens with an establishing shot of Hardwick Hall; this is an old romantic building. The shot then cuts to a woman (Caitlin), with blonde hair, she is having a walk through the park.
VOICE OVER
CAITLIN #1
someone once told me that love is the most unlogical feeling in the world. I didn’t understand this when I was younger but now ive realised that this fact is completely right and that love makes no sense at all. It’s sometimes loud, sometimes quiet; sometimes people don’t mean to love at all. Sometimes it’s confused for lust and others it is turned into admiration. Well whatever it is I believe it is one of the most powerful feelings in the world, it can determine our entire happiness. However its total power to capture our entire thoughts still bewilders the entire human race. I wonder what would happen if there was no love, there would be no friendship, no girlfriends, no husbands or wives and my cheating ex would not be…
There is then a close up of her getting closer to the camera but she begins to look shocked. A long-shot is used as she sees her ex-best friend (Courtney) being proposed to by her ex-boyfriend (Carl)… Caitlin runs off.
Script... Love Squared
Script... Love Squared...
FADE IN:
EXT. HARDWICK PARK-#1-DAY
The film opens with an establishing shot of Hardwick Hall; this is an old romantic building. The shot then cuts to a woman (Caitlin), with blonde hair, she is having a walk through the park, you see her get closer to the camera but she begins to look shocked. A long-shot is used as she sees her ex-best friend (Courtney) being proposed to by her ex-boyfriend (Carl)… Caitlin runs off.
(STRAIGHT CUT)(FLASH BACK)
INT. BEDROOM INSIDE A FLAT #2 – DAY
This is a comfy and modern bedroom. The scene opens with knickers and bras on the floor, this then move to a view of a bed and you see people under the covers giggling. There’s a bang of a door and everything goes quiet before you see Caitlin coming home. Carl and Courtney who have been in the bed together both jump up and quickly find a place for him to hide, the wardrobe being the obvious place. Caitlin finally enters the room but his boxers are still on the floor.
CAITLIN #1
Looks like you had fun last night
COURTNEY #2(PAUSE)
Yes
Caitlin picks the boxers off the floor
CAITLIN #1
He forgot something though, these look familiar.
Carl then falls out the wardrobe where he has been hiding
CAITLIN #1(SHOCKED)
You
(STRAIGHT CUT)(FLASHFORWARD)
EXT. HARDWICK PARK-#1-DAY
Shot of Caitlin’s face
CAITLIN #1
Bitch
FADE IN:
EXT. HARDWICK PARK-#1-DAY
The film opens with an establishing shot of Hardwick Hall; this is an old romantic building. The shot then cuts to a woman (Caitlin), with blonde hair, she is having a walk through the park, you see her get closer to the camera but she begins to look shocked. A long-shot is used as she sees her ex-best friend (Courtney) being proposed to by her ex-boyfriend (Carl)… Caitlin runs off.
(STRAIGHT CUT)(FLASH BACK)
INT. BEDROOM INSIDE A FLAT #2 – DAY
This is a comfy and modern bedroom. The scene opens with knickers and bras on the floor, this then move to a view of a bed and you see people under the covers giggling. There’s a bang of a door and everything goes quiet before you see Caitlin coming home. Carl and Courtney who have been in the bed together both jump up and quickly find a place for him to hide, the wardrobe being the obvious place. Caitlin finally enters the room but his boxers are still on the floor.
CAITLIN #1
Looks like you had fun last night
COURTNEY #2(PAUSE)
Yes
Caitlin picks the boxers off the floor
CAITLIN #1
He forgot something though, these look familiar.
Carl then falls out the wardrobe where he has been hiding
CAITLIN #1(SHOCKED)
You
(STRAIGHT CUT)(FLASHFORWARD)
EXT. HARDWICK PARK-#1-DAY
Shot of Caitlin’s face
CAITLIN #1
Bitch
My Coursework
In a group of three we are going to produce the opening two minutes of a romance, this will be aimed at young adult’s (15-20), this due to the fact that they will be able to relate to the plot more than other age groups and will understand the jokes involved whereas a higher age group may not.We have decided to stick to the overall traditional romantic comedy and are plot is based around a girl, Caitlin who finds her best-friend, Courtney and boy-friend, Carl together in bed. She leaves them and on an endless search to find love she eventually finds it in her best friend, Matt. Caitlin is a florist and at the same time as love is on the horizon she is asked to produce flowers for a wedding, she does so only to find out that it is her ex-best friend, Courtney and ex-boyfriend, Carl’s wedding. Caitlin has an accident and falls into Carl, he tells her he still loves her so what happens when Caitlin is faced with the question of whether to go back to Matt or retrieve her old love form Carl…what does she do?.........We have set it in a modern time period so the actors will need to wear fashionable and suitable clothing, we will also have to make sure many technical features are in our film to also represent this. The overall Mise-en-scene of our piece will be the flats in which the characters live in, the work place (the florist) and the night life of the town (clubs/bars).
In a group of three we are going to produce the opening two minutes of a romance, this will be aimed at young adult’s (15-20), this due to the fact that they will be able to relate to the plot more than other age groups and will understand the jokes involved whereas a higher age group may not.We have decided to stick to the overall traditional romantic comedy and are plot is based around a girl, Caitlin who finds her best-friend, Courtney and boy-friend, Carl together in bed. She leaves them and on an endless search to find love she eventually finds it in her best friend, Matt. Caitlin is a florist and at the same time as love is on the horizon she is asked to produce flowers for a wedding, she does so only to find out that it is her ex-best friend, Courtney and ex-boyfriend, Carl’s wedding. Caitlin has an accident and falls into Carl, he tells her he still loves her so what happens when Caitlin is faced with the question of whether to go back to Matt or retrieve her old love form Carl…what does she do?.........We have set it in a modern time period so the actors will need to wear fashionable and suitable clothing, we will also have to make sure many technical features are in our film to also represent this. The overall Mise-en-scene of our piece will be the flats in which the characters live in, the work place (the florist) and the night life of the town (clubs/bars).
Sunday, 25 January 2009
Technological Convergence
Technological convergence is extremely important for radio 1, this due to the fact that there are know other radio stations in which they need to compete with, this through advertising. If radio 1 stuck to only one method of advertisement then it is less likely that people would hear about there show. Added to this if radio 1 stays in touch with new technology and attracts its audience through different forms of entertainment then it is more likely that one of the technologies and methods of listening to the radio will appeal to that audience. However I believe radio 1, whose institution is the BBC advertises mainly to the younger generation, this due to the fact that younger people are not afraid of new advances in technology and are prepared to hear about new things.
Radio 1 does this through its convergence within the technologies; the most popular ways to now listen to the radio are now through the internet and by downloading podcasts. These are more interactive forms of listening to the radio where the audience can get involved and leave comments if they wish. Also to make the audience feel welcomed and safe with the presenters there are now competitions in which the audience can join and at any point the audience can text and ring in. Also there are now webcams which have been placed in the presenters houses and have been placed in the studio, this means the audience can see the presenters at home and at work and will feel more knowledgeable about them. Radio 1 stays in touch with the local news, it performs at local gigs and fund raises ( these including the audience), this sometimes helping radio 1 to place themselves in the public eye and to sell themselves to the audience as they do so.
Even thought radio 1 now advertises more towards the younger generation it allows itself to sell to a higher class (working-class) rather than the lower-classes, this by using the internet for most of its products. There are many people that do not have the internet and therefore cannot experience the same comfort of radio 1 through all its technologies. Added to this many people do not have cars and will not be able to listen to the radio through this.
The internet is now one of the most popular ways to listen to the radio, this through listen again and listen now. With this the audience can access and what a show or if they have missed a show listen to it again through the internet. This will appeal to a wide variety of people, for example people at work or teenagers who use sites such as face book and bebo. It means that the audience can multi-task and listen to the radio at the same time as doing something else on there computer. However this means of listening to the internet is not portable, unlike MP3 Players such as i-Pods where podcasts ca be stored from the internet and taken to where even you go. Added to this the audience can then customize there shows after picking there favourite ones. It is a straightforward way to download and there is good EPG. This also applies for radio through your mobile phone, however the signal sometimes fails.
Radio 1 used many forms of technology to appeal to its audience, however I believe that listening through DAB and Analogue radio is now becoming less popular, this due to the new methods that people are adapting to. The old methods of listening to the radio also were hard to tune, they cost money, they had no visual and they were also impersonal and did not have rewind.
Also Radio 1 advertises in places such as cinemas and through DVD’s and even on the side of cars. It makes sure that it is there for people to see and allows itself to mix into there lives. Audience also have the choice of when they wish to listen to the show and are given the times in which each DJ will be on, each DJ has its own show, the methods and music behind each show are also different. Each presenter is given their own personality and they use this to advertise themselves to the audience.
Overall without the audience’s input into radio 1 there would be no show, the way in which each radio show is given its own advertising stream means that the audience are separated into categories of their favourite show/ presenter, added to this the technology they listen to the show through also creates groups of listeners. Without the technological convergence radio 1 may have less audience as they have less technology and advertising methods to appeal to them.
Technological convergence is extremely important for radio 1, this due to the fact that there are know other radio stations in which they need to compete with, this through advertising. If radio 1 stuck to only one method of advertisement then it is less likely that people would hear about there show. Added to this if radio 1 stays in touch with new technology and attracts its audience through different forms of entertainment then it is more likely that one of the technologies and methods of listening to the radio will appeal to that audience. However I believe radio 1, whose institution is the BBC advertises mainly to the younger generation, this due to the fact that younger people are not afraid of new advances in technology and are prepared to hear about new things.
Radio 1 does this through its convergence within the technologies; the most popular ways to now listen to the radio are now through the internet and by downloading podcasts. These are more interactive forms of listening to the radio where the audience can get involved and leave comments if they wish. Also to make the audience feel welcomed and safe with the presenters there are now competitions in which the audience can join and at any point the audience can text and ring in. Also there are now webcams which have been placed in the presenters houses and have been placed in the studio, this means the audience can see the presenters at home and at work and will feel more knowledgeable about them. Radio 1 stays in touch with the local news, it performs at local gigs and fund raises ( these including the audience), this sometimes helping radio 1 to place themselves in the public eye and to sell themselves to the audience as they do so.
Even thought radio 1 now advertises more towards the younger generation it allows itself to sell to a higher class (working-class) rather than the lower-classes, this by using the internet for most of its products. There are many people that do not have the internet and therefore cannot experience the same comfort of radio 1 through all its technologies. Added to this many people do not have cars and will not be able to listen to the radio through this.
The internet is now one of the most popular ways to listen to the radio, this through listen again and listen now. With this the audience can access and what a show or if they have missed a show listen to it again through the internet. This will appeal to a wide variety of people, for example people at work or teenagers who use sites such as face book and bebo. It means that the audience can multi-task and listen to the radio at the same time as doing something else on there computer. However this means of listening to the internet is not portable, unlike MP3 Players such as i-Pods where podcasts ca be stored from the internet and taken to where even you go. Added to this the audience can then customize there shows after picking there favourite ones. It is a straightforward way to download and there is good EPG. This also applies for radio through your mobile phone, however the signal sometimes fails.
Radio 1 used many forms of technology to appeal to its audience, however I believe that listening through DAB and Analogue radio is now becoming less popular, this due to the new methods that people are adapting to. The old methods of listening to the radio also were hard to tune, they cost money, they had no visual and they were also impersonal and did not have rewind.
Also Radio 1 advertises in places such as cinemas and through DVD’s and even on the side of cars. It makes sure that it is there for people to see and allows itself to mix into there lives. Audience also have the choice of when they wish to listen to the show and are given the times in which each DJ will be on, each DJ has its own show, the methods and music behind each show are also different. Each presenter is given their own personality and they use this to advertise themselves to the audience.
Overall without the audience’s input into radio 1 there would be no show, the way in which each radio show is given its own advertising stream means that the audience are separated into categories of their favourite show/ presenter, added to this the technology they listen to the show through also creates groups of listeners. Without the technological convergence radio 1 may have less audience as they have less technology and advertising methods to appeal to them.
Friday, 23 January 2009
Idea.....thinking out loud....
Just had an idea,,, Charlotte my dearest member of the group can play the piano-fancy making a little melody for the film missy.?. We can build it up.!._ anyways i will ask her and stop writing comments on here that i wont get an answer for.!. ... ooooo mabye we could create a d.v.d. case for it to go in,,, anyways bye pll...... oxo p.s. d u think we shud send are plot ideas off and see if any1 wants to make them.?.... okay im finkin outside the lil box nw.... p.s. i quite lyk dis blogging.!. oxo
Bruce Almighty
Institutions- BUENA VISTA INTERNATIONAL
SPYGLASS ENTERTAINMENT
UNIVERSAL STUDIOS
Shandy Acres/Pit Bull Production
The film begins by fading in from a black screen, this relates to the black background which is then used. The institutions names are written in a bright white over it and connote a computer screen or a notebook. This relates to a workplace or office. To keep this theme the words are wrote in Times New Roman and are placed in the centre of the screen, this also creates a formal side for the film. The way the words fade in and out may reflect on the memory of the character within the film. However a forward slash is used to make the audience question the tone in which they are about to be addressed. The voice over, which is non-diagetic, then answers this as you hear two people questioning about whether or not they need to wear a hair net. This creates a child like feel for the audience and sets the comical side to the genre. Added to this the people are talking about the worlds largest cookie so imagery is used to create humour. As a black screen is used the audience may feel as if something is being kept secret and so will watch to find out more. Questions will also arise in there head to who the people are and why they are talking about a cookie. The voice over also leads a little into the characters personalities, for example one of the people being self-conscience and not wanting to wear a hair net. It also creates the setting and gives hints that they are in a bakery. There is also non-diagetic music playing over the first scene. I believed this sounding almost like whistling showing a laid-back side to the film. It also could sound quite inspirational and at times, when an instrument is playing monophonically quite peaceful.
The film then fades into a mid/long-shot of cookies in a bakery, however there is shallow focus used on some of the cookies. This iconography allows the audience to connect to what has just been said. The music gets quicker when you see the actor who comes into view from the bottom of the camera, this showing a fun side to his character as he enters the film from an unusual angle. The camera tilts up slightly and there is then a mid-shot of his face. He is wearing a hair net which allows the audience to relate to the voice-over. Added to this the image sets the genre as he uses the prop to make him comical. At this point the words ‘Jim CARREY’ fade into the bottom centre of the screen, the way the change from capitals to lowercase and the way the name fades in and out makes the audience think his character may be indecisive. The actor, still in the mid-shot looks up to the sky, at this point the music slows down and sounds almost religious and choir style. The way he says ‘why do you hate me?’ means the audience can understand he has bad luck from the very first second. Added to this the audience may be able to relate to having bad luck and therefore connect with the character.
There is then a wide-shot if the whole bakery; this is also an establishing-shot as it helps the audience understand each characters role. You see the camera man; the woman reporter and the sound man all wearing black on the right. You then see the main actor ‘Bruce’ in the centre of the scene, he is wearing blue. The cook is stood behind the shelves wearing a white hat and apron; he is stood on the right. The colours each character wears fade into each other as they get lighter to one side, this could show the class of the characters, the status of the characters or it could show how the plot may change and ‘Bruce’ may become white (good) or black (bad) dependant on what he decides. This could also represent later in the story his choice between becoming god and heaven and hell. Added to this you can see a sign on the wall which says ’30 year anniversary’, this allowing the audience to understand a bit more why they are filming the bakery. There are two lights shining either side of the sign which connote happiness for the bakery.
This cuts to a wide and long-shot of the bakers and reporter, the microphone in which ‘Bruce’ is holding says number 7 questions arise in the audience to whether this is an important channel and whether he is wealthy. The camera then zooms into a mid-shot as you see the man behind him picking his nose. This stays with the comedy genre but goes for a more disgusting way of doing it to allow comedy for all the audience. The audience are placed in the point of view of the person recording the news report; this is done through a hand-held camera being used. There is then a mid-shot of the woman and man who films reactions to the man picking his nose, this shows that their views are important to and that they may have something to so with the story. The camera then cuts back to a mid-shot and as ‘Bruce’ leans into the camera it zooms out. This allows the audience to feel as if they are moving and are part of the action. The way mid-shots are used as the camera zooms in and out creates repetitiveness and this shows that maybe they have filmed stories like this before. There is then another mid-shot, keeping the repetitiveness, however it is of the two people filming and it shows that they are important in the process behind the scenes. Added to this the way the shots are quick shows the frustration of the character, this is until he walks past the camera sighing. The camera pans him for a second as he walks past the camera.
The camera then flicks back to using a mid-shot to show that things are back to normal, it also pans slightly to the left as the reporter asks his questions. There is then a short fade in and fade out as they decided to take the shot again. There is a non-diagetic sound of a beep and there is a new take in which the camera is slightly to the right than before, again we are in the point of view of the person who is filming the report. ‘Bruce’ walks past the camera one last time but slightly closer to show that he has lost all interest. Finally a wide and long-shot is used of a cookie being brought onto the screen, there are lots of people crowding and the comical side of the genre is shown yet again.
SPYGLASS ENTERTAINMENT
UNIVERSAL STUDIOS
Shandy Acres/Pit Bull Production
The film begins by fading in from a black screen, this relates to the black background which is then used. The institutions names are written in a bright white over it and connote a computer screen or a notebook. This relates to a workplace or office. To keep this theme the words are wrote in Times New Roman and are placed in the centre of the screen, this also creates a formal side for the film. The way the words fade in and out may reflect on the memory of the character within the film. However a forward slash is used to make the audience question the tone in which they are about to be addressed. The voice over, which is non-diagetic, then answers this as you hear two people questioning about whether or not they need to wear a hair net. This creates a child like feel for the audience and sets the comical side to the genre. Added to this the people are talking about the worlds largest cookie so imagery is used to create humour. As a black screen is used the audience may feel as if something is being kept secret and so will watch to find out more. Questions will also arise in there head to who the people are and why they are talking about a cookie. The voice over also leads a little into the characters personalities, for example one of the people being self-conscience and not wanting to wear a hair net. It also creates the setting and gives hints that they are in a bakery. There is also non-diagetic music playing over the first scene. I believed this sounding almost like whistling showing a laid-back side to the film. It also could sound quite inspirational and at times, when an instrument is playing monophonically quite peaceful.
The film then fades into a mid/long-shot of cookies in a bakery, however there is shallow focus used on some of the cookies. This iconography allows the audience to connect to what has just been said. The music gets quicker when you see the actor who comes into view from the bottom of the camera, this showing a fun side to his character as he enters the film from an unusual angle. The camera tilts up slightly and there is then a mid-shot of his face. He is wearing a hair net which allows the audience to relate to the voice-over. Added to this the image sets the genre as he uses the prop to make him comical. At this point the words ‘Jim CARREY’ fade into the bottom centre of the screen, the way the change from capitals to lowercase and the way the name fades in and out makes the audience think his character may be indecisive. The actor, still in the mid-shot looks up to the sky, at this point the music slows down and sounds almost religious and choir style. The way he says ‘why do you hate me?’ means the audience can understand he has bad luck from the very first second. Added to this the audience may be able to relate to having bad luck and therefore connect with the character.
There is then a wide-shot if the whole bakery; this is also an establishing-shot as it helps the audience understand each characters role. You see the camera man; the woman reporter and the sound man all wearing black on the right. You then see the main actor ‘Bruce’ in the centre of the scene, he is wearing blue. The cook is stood behind the shelves wearing a white hat and apron; he is stood on the right. The colours each character wears fade into each other as they get lighter to one side, this could show the class of the characters, the status of the characters or it could show how the plot may change and ‘Bruce’ may become white (good) or black (bad) dependant on what he decides. This could also represent later in the story his choice between becoming god and heaven and hell. Added to this you can see a sign on the wall which says ’30 year anniversary’, this allowing the audience to understand a bit more why they are filming the bakery. There are two lights shining either side of the sign which connote happiness for the bakery.
This cuts to a wide and long-shot of the bakers and reporter, the microphone in which ‘Bruce’ is holding says number 7 questions arise in the audience to whether this is an important channel and whether he is wealthy. The camera then zooms into a mid-shot as you see the man behind him picking his nose. This stays with the comedy genre but goes for a more disgusting way of doing it to allow comedy for all the audience. The audience are placed in the point of view of the person recording the news report; this is done through a hand-held camera being used. There is then a mid-shot of the woman and man who films reactions to the man picking his nose, this shows that their views are important to and that they may have something to so with the story. The camera then cuts back to a mid-shot and as ‘Bruce’ leans into the camera it zooms out. This allows the audience to feel as if they are moving and are part of the action. The way mid-shots are used as the camera zooms in and out creates repetitiveness and this shows that maybe they have filmed stories like this before. There is then another mid-shot, keeping the repetitiveness, however it is of the two people filming and it shows that they are important in the process behind the scenes. Added to this the way the shots are quick shows the frustration of the character, this is until he walks past the camera sighing. The camera pans him for a second as he walks past the camera.
The camera then flicks back to using a mid-shot to show that things are back to normal, it also pans slightly to the left as the reporter asks his questions. There is then a short fade in and fade out as they decided to take the shot again. There is a non-diagetic sound of a beep and there is a new take in which the camera is slightly to the right than before, again we are in the point of view of the person who is filming the report. ‘Bruce’ walks past the camera one last time but slightly closer to show that he has lost all interest. Finally a wide and long-shot is used of a cookie being brought onto the screen, there are lots of people crowding and the comical side of the genre is shown yet again.
Thursday, 22 January 2009
Woman In Black
In class we studied the opening two minutes to the ‘Woman In Black’, this is a film is part of the horror genre and opens with a title sequence, during this you see white, gravestone type writing wrote upon a black background. Added to this there is cloudy grey mist which almost blows over it. The white writing stands out on the black background; the writing is chipped and also looks almost like flesh or skin on the screen. The names fade in and out almost as if they are disappearing. The fairground type music is used to send the audience into a false sense of security until it changes and becomes creepy as more minor notes are used. The opening overall is very simplistic yet makes the audience aware of the gene and explains about what is to come.
It then cuts into a brightly coloured street, a point-of-view shot is used as you look at the people walking around. At this point there is a non-diagetic sound of a car horn beeping which makes the audience almost jump and prepares them for what’s next. As the camera looks down the street the camera is placed behind bars, these are black and spiky symbolising death and imprisonment. Added to this it stays within the shadows and creates an air of fear for the audience. You then see a car come up the road and the camera pans towards it. There is then a close up shot on the number plate before it pans up to the man paying the driver. The emphasis of the car and driver being paid shows the wealth of the character. Added to this his suit shows that he is wealthy as he can afford expensive clothing. Just before he walks towards a house there is a mid-shot of a car passing very close to him. This connotes blood and death as it is a deep red coloured car.
This opposes the actors non-diagetic whistling as he enters his place of work. Inside the colours are kept quite dark as light attempts to shine through and there is a lot of books and equipment which represent his place of work. Added to this there is only one woman who works there and she is the secretary, this setting the time period for this film.
Overall I believe watching this film has helped me to understand in more detail how to analysis the opening to a film.
In class we studied the opening two minutes to the ‘Woman In Black’, this is a film is part of the horror genre and opens with a title sequence, during this you see white, gravestone type writing wrote upon a black background. Added to this there is cloudy grey mist which almost blows over it. The white writing stands out on the black background; the writing is chipped and also looks almost like flesh or skin on the screen. The names fade in and out almost as if they are disappearing. The fairground type music is used to send the audience into a false sense of security until it changes and becomes creepy as more minor notes are used. The opening overall is very simplistic yet makes the audience aware of the gene and explains about what is to come.
It then cuts into a brightly coloured street, a point-of-view shot is used as you look at the people walking around. At this point there is a non-diagetic sound of a car horn beeping which makes the audience almost jump and prepares them for what’s next. As the camera looks down the street the camera is placed behind bars, these are black and spiky symbolising death and imprisonment. Added to this it stays within the shadows and creates an air of fear for the audience. You then see a car come up the road and the camera pans towards it. There is then a close up shot on the number plate before it pans up to the man paying the driver. The emphasis of the car and driver being paid shows the wealth of the character. Added to this his suit shows that he is wealthy as he can afford expensive clothing. Just before he walks towards a house there is a mid-shot of a car passing very close to him. This connotes blood and death as it is a deep red coloured car.
This opposes the actors non-diagetic whistling as he enters his place of work. Inside the colours are kept quite dark as light attempts to shine through and there is a lot of books and equipment which represent his place of work. Added to this there is only one woman who works there and she is the secretary, this setting the time period for this film.
Overall I believe watching this film has helped me to understand in more detail how to analysis the opening to a film.
Evaluation of the Opening Two Minutes From
‘The Holiday’
The film fades in from a black screen and you see the Universal Studios and Columbia Pictures signs, this telling the audience straight away who produced the film. After this it fades back out into a black screen to fade back into the master shot of a shallow-focused, green image of trees swaying in the wind, this becoming a very bright image with the sun shining through making it bright for the audience. At the same point the names of the companies who helped to make the film are wrote on the screen in old English style writing, the colour of this writing is white to add to the pureness of the film. The way in which the reflection of the water is shown on the trees and has been edited to do this adds to the audience’s content. There is music playing monophonically at this point until the camera pans left and you see a man and a woman run into each others arms kissing changing the focus pulls, this is when more than one instrument begins to play representing both of them playing together. Also the non-diagetic music represents love, romance and joy as it is played in the major key. Added to this non-diagetic sounds of birds whistling, the people kissing and the wind blowing are used to emphasise how peaceful and beautiful the scenery is. It also gives us a clear sound perspective of the two characters.
The two people kissing uses a two-shot, which is close-up, it shows just those two people and the audience is forced into thinking about the emotions they have for each other. The boy wears a light grey suit and the girl wears a white dress representing purity and innocence. The opening scene sets the genre for the audience as soft music sounds and the imagery of people kissing is used. Some of the members in the audience will be able to link to this scene and will connect straight away to the story. The film then cuts to a mid-shot of these two people, the girls is facing backwards and covering the boy’s face, this makes the audience more absent from the opening and leaves them wanting to find out more. Throughout this piece the music is building up as the two people get closer. A duck is shown, without focus in the water; however you hear the sounds of the water non-diagetically. This connects the film to nature which is meant to be calm and pretty. The white writing is placed on the bottom centre of the screen as the people kiss above it; the writing portrays more of the first film in which we are lead to believe is the opening, however the film begins to zoom out and you see the two people kissing in a mid-shot of them on a computer screen. As the camera zooms out more, a wide shot is used to revel film editing equipment. This bringing the audience back to reality and sets a modern time period for the film. Afterwards you see that there are two computers one in which the music is being composed and one in which the film has been playing on. Added to this there are phones, pens and notepads on the desk all suggesting a high class lifestyle of the characters involved.
The camera then pans down to a man hands playing on a keyboard and controlling the notes on the screen, a mid shot is used to show the full size of the keyboard, added to this it keeps mystery for the character (especially because he wears black), even though you know he composers’ music. White writing is placed over his black clothes, this makes them stand out for the audience, the way ‘A Film By’ is wrote smaller this emphasising the name of the writer for the audience who can appreciate it more. The camera carries on panning up and zooming out as you then see the man playing the keyboard. The actor then leads into the camera to turn a long-shot into a mid-shot shot as he turns to almost look at the camera. There is then a jump-cut and you see a mid-shot of the man hid behind a computer, again the audience feel as if they are being isolated from the action. There then is a voice over which has been placed over the film at the editing stage. At the same time the actresses name is wrote over the computers black screen, using black as a background each time they write a name emphasises the writing even more and brings it to the audience’s attention.
As the voice over begins the actor starts to smile, this cuts to a close up of a girl who is on the phone. She is also smiling; linking the two together as another close up of the actor is used to focus upon his emotions towards her. A long-shot is then shown of the girl walking towards the man, as she walks towards him the camera zooms out and you can see the green trees blowing in the wind outside, these still in shallow-focus linking to the film in which the man is composing music for. The girl is however wearing brown representing old and dirty, this could reflect how they relationship will change later in the film. There is then a wide-shot used of the two together, he grabs her hand which then cuts to a close-up of there hands together as he kisses it suggesting to the audience that they are in a relationship. There are then a few mid-shots of the two as they tug each others hand to get away. This makes the audience almost part of the action and gives them the point-of-view of the actors. However there is not one shot of the two together showing that they are not very close as a couple. The last mid-shot shows the man smiling at the girl as it cuts to a long-shot of her running up the stairs, at this point the camera is slightly tilted up the stairs creating more distance between us and the actress. This cuts back to the man playing the keyboard happily. This then pans across a black screen and cuts to another scene, at the same time the music is in a major key and more than one instrument is played, added to this the music becomes louder to show the change of scenery.
The camera stops panning and there is a close-up of a woman in white driving a black car, she is wearing silver earrings which also suggest a wealthy background. She looks at the camera disappointed as it cuts to another close-up of a man wearing black, the black and white colours oppose each other, and this represents the relationship that the two share. Looking at the scenery you can still see trees, however they are brown and dull, this also representing the relationship, the music slows down and only one note is heard at a time. The voice over also narrates the story as she explains that ‘love fades’.
After this there is a straight-cut to the back of the car, this clarifies the wealth of the character. A mid-shot is used to show the car at first to the audience, to emphasise each detail a wide shot is used making it look almost as if you are going to run into it. The colours stay quite dark; however the red car lights stand out and almost stand for the hatred that may be in some of the characters in the car; however it may stand for the love and romance between them. Added to this there is an American number plate, telling the audience where the film will take place. The camera then tilts up as the car drives away and goes into a crane shot of the road it is driving along as the music speeds up before the film begins.
‘The Holiday’
The film fades in from a black screen and you see the Universal Studios and Columbia Pictures signs, this telling the audience straight away who produced the film. After this it fades back out into a black screen to fade back into the master shot of a shallow-focused, green image of trees swaying in the wind, this becoming a very bright image with the sun shining through making it bright for the audience. At the same point the names of the companies who helped to make the film are wrote on the screen in old English style writing, the colour of this writing is white to add to the pureness of the film. The way in which the reflection of the water is shown on the trees and has been edited to do this adds to the audience’s content. There is music playing monophonically at this point until the camera pans left and you see a man and a woman run into each others arms kissing changing the focus pulls, this is when more than one instrument begins to play representing both of them playing together. Also the non-diagetic music represents love, romance and joy as it is played in the major key. Added to this non-diagetic sounds of birds whistling, the people kissing and the wind blowing are used to emphasise how peaceful and beautiful the scenery is. It also gives us a clear sound perspective of the two characters.
The two people kissing uses a two-shot, which is close-up, it shows just those two people and the audience is forced into thinking about the emotions they have for each other. The boy wears a light grey suit and the girl wears a white dress representing purity and innocence. The opening scene sets the genre for the audience as soft music sounds and the imagery of people kissing is used. Some of the members in the audience will be able to link to this scene and will connect straight away to the story. The film then cuts to a mid-shot of these two people, the girls is facing backwards and covering the boy’s face, this makes the audience more absent from the opening and leaves them wanting to find out more. Throughout this piece the music is building up as the two people get closer. A duck is shown, without focus in the water; however you hear the sounds of the water non-diagetically. This connects the film to nature which is meant to be calm and pretty. The white writing is placed on the bottom centre of the screen as the people kiss above it; the writing portrays more of the first film in which we are lead to believe is the opening, however the film begins to zoom out and you see the two people kissing in a mid-shot of them on a computer screen. As the camera zooms out more, a wide shot is used to revel film editing equipment. This bringing the audience back to reality and sets a modern time period for the film. Afterwards you see that there are two computers one in which the music is being composed and one in which the film has been playing on. Added to this there are phones, pens and notepads on the desk all suggesting a high class lifestyle of the characters involved.
The camera then pans down to a man hands playing on a keyboard and controlling the notes on the screen, a mid shot is used to show the full size of the keyboard, added to this it keeps mystery for the character (especially because he wears black), even though you know he composers’ music. White writing is placed over his black clothes, this makes them stand out for the audience, the way ‘A Film By’ is wrote smaller this emphasising the name of the writer for the audience who can appreciate it more. The camera carries on panning up and zooming out as you then see the man playing the keyboard. The actor then leads into the camera to turn a long-shot into a mid-shot shot as he turns to almost look at the camera. There is then a jump-cut and you see a mid-shot of the man hid behind a computer, again the audience feel as if they are being isolated from the action. There then is a voice over which has been placed over the film at the editing stage. At the same time the actresses name is wrote over the computers black screen, using black as a background each time they write a name emphasises the writing even more and brings it to the audience’s attention.
As the voice over begins the actor starts to smile, this cuts to a close up of a girl who is on the phone. She is also smiling; linking the two together as another close up of the actor is used to focus upon his emotions towards her. A long-shot is then shown of the girl walking towards the man, as she walks towards him the camera zooms out and you can see the green trees blowing in the wind outside, these still in shallow-focus linking to the film in which the man is composing music for. The girl is however wearing brown representing old and dirty, this could reflect how they relationship will change later in the film. There is then a wide-shot used of the two together, he grabs her hand which then cuts to a close-up of there hands together as he kisses it suggesting to the audience that they are in a relationship. There are then a few mid-shots of the two as they tug each others hand to get away. This makes the audience almost part of the action and gives them the point-of-view of the actors. However there is not one shot of the two together showing that they are not very close as a couple. The last mid-shot shows the man smiling at the girl as it cuts to a long-shot of her running up the stairs, at this point the camera is slightly tilted up the stairs creating more distance between us and the actress. This cuts back to the man playing the keyboard happily. This then pans across a black screen and cuts to another scene, at the same time the music is in a major key and more than one instrument is played, added to this the music becomes louder to show the change of scenery.
The camera stops panning and there is a close-up of a woman in white driving a black car, she is wearing silver earrings which also suggest a wealthy background. She looks at the camera disappointed as it cuts to another close-up of a man wearing black, the black and white colours oppose each other, and this represents the relationship that the two share. Looking at the scenery you can still see trees, however they are brown and dull, this also representing the relationship, the music slows down and only one note is heard at a time. The voice over also narrates the story as she explains that ‘love fades’.
After this there is a straight-cut to the back of the car, this clarifies the wealth of the character. A mid-shot is used to show the car at first to the audience, to emphasise each detail a wide shot is used making it look almost as if you are going to run into it. The colours stay quite dark; however the red car lights stand out and almost stand for the hatred that may be in some of the characters in the car; however it may stand for the love and romance between them. Added to this there is an American number plate, telling the audience where the film will take place. The camera then tilts up as the car drives away and goes into a crane shot of the road it is driving along as the music speeds up before the film begins.
Wednesday, 21 January 2009
Treatment For My Romantic Film
The film opens with an establishing shot of Hardwick Hall, then cutting to a woman (Caitlin) who is a florist, with blonde hair, she is having a walk through the park, you see her get closer to the camera but she begins to look shocked. She sees her ex-best friend (Courtney) being proposed to by her ex-boyfriend (Carl)…
There is then a flashback to a year before this incident and the scene opens with knickers and bras on the floor, this then moves to a view of a bed and you see people under the covers giggling. There’s a bang of a door and everything goes quiet before you see Caitlin coming home. Carl and Courtney who have been in the bed together both jump up and quickly find a place for him to hide, the wardrobe being the obvious place. Caitlin finally enters the room but his boxers are still on the floor, with slight hesitation Courtney explains that she had someone to stay last night and just as Caitlin states she recognises the boxers Carl falls out of the wardrobe. Then the word ‘YOU’
… ‘BITCH’ is heard as it goes back to Hardwick Hall. Caitlin then runs away and goes back home. The title sequence is shown over an image of Caitlin crying and this then builds up to her singing the song in floods of tears, various images are shown of her eating ice-cream, watching films and crying to show the passage of time.
The next scene opens and Caitlin is in her bed looking depressed, there’s a knock at the door which she assumes is her take-away. However it is her best friend, Matt a brown haired muscular man. He walks in and takes control; taking care of Caitlin’s every need. He turns some music on and starts dancing around the room, he tells her to get in the shower and get ready (but still manages to fall over) he then persuades her they are going out. They both go down to the local pub in a taxi; she has one too many drinks and goes to sing on the karaoke. At the pub she bumps into an associate who organises weddings, she gives them her number in case they wish to use her services.
The film then cuts to the morning after, Caitlin has a hangover and she gets up to find Matt making her pancakes in the kitchen, he has drawn a smiley face on the pancake with chocolate sauce and has put orange juice and Caitlin’s toy dog that he brought her for her birthday on the table.
She goes up behind him and cuddles him, he tells her he had to bring her home last night because she was so drunk, they begin to laugh about the karaoke. Caitlin then gets a phone call from the wedding planner (Kate) who tells her she has mis-booked and needs some flowers urgently for a wedding in two days, she does not mind what type they are and wants her to be at the wedding for ten thirty in the morning. She tells Matt whilst rushing around he room and getting ready, she leaves him a spare set of keys and goes straight out to order the flowers, she has a new excitement for life, the trees are green and the sky is blue she picks white and red roses for the wedding to match the red cake.
She goes back home and notices a note under the door, it is from Matt telling her to be at the local pub at nine, she goes and finds out he has arranged for them to go to the cinema together, they are the only ones watching that film, so start laughing and joking about it and start running up and down the aisle and jumping on the seats. He then buys her an ice-cream and takes her home, he walks her back up to her front door, there is a silence as they decide whether to kiss each other or not. They then both turn away and laugh it off as if nothing happened, Matt gets in the car and drives away as Caitlin realises the feelings she has for him.
It’s the next morning and she has one more day to sort out the flowers she goes out to collect them from the shop. She travels home and begins to arrange the flowers there. Later there is a knock on the door and its Matt he sings her a song at the door and then she laughs and lets him in, one thing leads to another and they kiss… There’s slow love music played and she slowly giggles. She then drags him into the house and one thing leads to another.
It cuts to the morning after and she is lay in bed with him, she leaves the room quietly getting dressed and leaves the toy dog in her place. She has also left him orange juice on the bed side table. It’s the morning of the wedding so she drives to the church she puts the flowers out where they should be and then goes to see Kate; however she finds her talking to Carl, Caitlin’s ex-boyfriend. She hides behind some flowers and then realises that it is his wedding she has been arranging the flowers for. Kate eventually leaves the conversation and as Caitlin tries to move away she trips over a cable on the floor and falls straight on the floor in front of Carl. He then lifts her up laughing and says she has not changed a bit. She starts to feel relaxed as they have a cup of tea; however he then takes this too far and tries to kiss her. As he does this general flashbacks of their life together are shown before they get quicker and she pushes him away.
Whilst running away Caitlin notices Courtney her ex-best friend, who is also the bride. Without hesitation she tells her she should not marry Carl. Courtney is not willing to listen and confronts her about being at her wedding. She attempts to push her out and as she does this Caitlin explains that she can prove it. They stop fighting and Caitlin says that if she rings Carl without him knowing you are here he will say what he did. Courtney is unsure but she is willing to find out the truth so agrees. They go to use the church phone and with picking it up hear the voice of Carl arranging to go out with another girl who is whispering seductively back down the phone. Courtney puts the phone down.
After deliberation she sends Caitlin down to tell everyone the wedding is off, as Carl realises what has happened he goes to run away back down the aisle but is tripped up by someone’s foot at the end and falls into the cake. Matt then turns up with a cake and asks if she wishes to marry him. Without question she says yes! Later it is revealed that Matt learnt about the wedding being cancelled from Courtney as she passed him in her car (they had also been childhood friends but had lost contact).
It then cuts to the last scene where you see a year in the future, Caitlin and Matt are sat together laughing in an old country house. Courtney then walks in with her new husband Aaron announcing that dinner is ready.
The film opens with an establishing shot of Hardwick Hall, then cutting to a woman (Caitlin) who is a florist, with blonde hair, she is having a walk through the park, you see her get closer to the camera but she begins to look shocked. She sees her ex-best friend (Courtney) being proposed to by her ex-boyfriend (Carl)…
There is then a flashback to a year before this incident and the scene opens with knickers and bras on the floor, this then moves to a view of a bed and you see people under the covers giggling. There’s a bang of a door and everything goes quiet before you see Caitlin coming home. Carl and Courtney who have been in the bed together both jump up and quickly find a place for him to hide, the wardrobe being the obvious place. Caitlin finally enters the room but his boxers are still on the floor, with slight hesitation Courtney explains that she had someone to stay last night and just as Caitlin states she recognises the boxers Carl falls out of the wardrobe. Then the word ‘YOU’
… ‘BITCH’ is heard as it goes back to Hardwick Hall. Caitlin then runs away and goes back home. The title sequence is shown over an image of Caitlin crying and this then builds up to her singing the song in floods of tears, various images are shown of her eating ice-cream, watching films and crying to show the passage of time.
The next scene opens and Caitlin is in her bed looking depressed, there’s a knock at the door which she assumes is her take-away. However it is her best friend, Matt a brown haired muscular man. He walks in and takes control; taking care of Caitlin’s every need. He turns some music on and starts dancing around the room, he tells her to get in the shower and get ready (but still manages to fall over) he then persuades her they are going out. They both go down to the local pub in a taxi; she has one too many drinks and goes to sing on the karaoke. At the pub she bumps into an associate who organises weddings, she gives them her number in case they wish to use her services.
The film then cuts to the morning after, Caitlin has a hangover and she gets up to find Matt making her pancakes in the kitchen, he has drawn a smiley face on the pancake with chocolate sauce and has put orange juice and Caitlin’s toy dog that he brought her for her birthday on the table.
She goes up behind him and cuddles him, he tells her he had to bring her home last night because she was so drunk, they begin to laugh about the karaoke. Caitlin then gets a phone call from the wedding planner (Kate) who tells her she has mis-booked and needs some flowers urgently for a wedding in two days, she does not mind what type they are and wants her to be at the wedding for ten thirty in the morning. She tells Matt whilst rushing around he room and getting ready, she leaves him a spare set of keys and goes straight out to order the flowers, she has a new excitement for life, the trees are green and the sky is blue she picks white and red roses for the wedding to match the red cake.
She goes back home and notices a note under the door, it is from Matt telling her to be at the local pub at nine, she goes and finds out he has arranged for them to go to the cinema together, they are the only ones watching that film, so start laughing and joking about it and start running up and down the aisle and jumping on the seats. He then buys her an ice-cream and takes her home, he walks her back up to her front door, there is a silence as they decide whether to kiss each other or not. They then both turn away and laugh it off as if nothing happened, Matt gets in the car and drives away as Caitlin realises the feelings she has for him.
It’s the next morning and she has one more day to sort out the flowers she goes out to collect them from the shop. She travels home and begins to arrange the flowers there. Later there is a knock on the door and its Matt he sings her a song at the door and then she laughs and lets him in, one thing leads to another and they kiss… There’s slow love music played and she slowly giggles. She then drags him into the house and one thing leads to another.
It cuts to the morning after and she is lay in bed with him, she leaves the room quietly getting dressed and leaves the toy dog in her place. She has also left him orange juice on the bed side table. It’s the morning of the wedding so she drives to the church she puts the flowers out where they should be and then goes to see Kate; however she finds her talking to Carl, Caitlin’s ex-boyfriend. She hides behind some flowers and then realises that it is his wedding she has been arranging the flowers for. Kate eventually leaves the conversation and as Caitlin tries to move away she trips over a cable on the floor and falls straight on the floor in front of Carl. He then lifts her up laughing and says she has not changed a bit. She starts to feel relaxed as they have a cup of tea; however he then takes this too far and tries to kiss her. As he does this general flashbacks of their life together are shown before they get quicker and she pushes him away.
Whilst running away Caitlin notices Courtney her ex-best friend, who is also the bride. Without hesitation she tells her she should not marry Carl. Courtney is not willing to listen and confronts her about being at her wedding. She attempts to push her out and as she does this Caitlin explains that she can prove it. They stop fighting and Caitlin says that if she rings Carl without him knowing you are here he will say what he did. Courtney is unsure but she is willing to find out the truth so agrees. They go to use the church phone and with picking it up hear the voice of Carl arranging to go out with another girl who is whispering seductively back down the phone. Courtney puts the phone down.
After deliberation she sends Caitlin down to tell everyone the wedding is off, as Carl realises what has happened he goes to run away back down the aisle but is tripped up by someone’s foot at the end and falls into the cake. Matt then turns up with a cake and asks if she wishes to marry him. Without question she says yes! Later it is revealed that Matt learnt about the wedding being cancelled from Courtney as she passed him in her car (they had also been childhood friends but had lost contact).
It then cuts to the last scene where you see a year in the future, Caitlin and Matt are sat together laughing in an old country house. Courtney then walks in with her new husband Aaron announcing that dinner is ready.
Friday, 16 January 2009
Genre: Romance
Narratives (the kinds of stories)
A couple who have to find each other. Their may be two or one of these couples within the story. The woman or man have failed with love in the past and after they often becomes friends, then they both realise there love for each other after a series of hesitant moves on both there parts.
Settings
Each others house,
Forest-deep in the country side,
City,
Could live anywhere in the world but the two will meet eventually.
Stock characters
Perfect man
Hopelessly devoted woman
The best friend
The boyfriends/girlfriends/EX’S
Sidekick
Iconography
Love music
Red-hearts, warm colours
When something goes wrong-pathetic fallacy (weather affecting story)
Audience – Cassie?
Woman-teens and young adults.
Films
The Holiday
What Woman Want
Sex and the city
Notting Hill
Love Actually
13 going on 30
How to loose a guy in 10 days
Box office (money earned by the genre films) - http://www.boxofficemojo.com/
My Big Fat Greek Wedding = $241,438,208
What Women Want = $182,811,707
Hitch = $179,495,555
Pretty Woman = $178,406,268
There’s Something About Mary = $176,484,651
Editing techniques
Close ups of main people-them kissing
Flashbacks used
Crane shot/p.o.v shot/establishing shot to open.
Narratives (the kinds of stories)
A couple who have to find each other. Their may be two or one of these couples within the story. The woman or man have failed with love in the past and after they often becomes friends, then they both realise there love for each other after a series of hesitant moves on both there parts.
Settings
Each others house,
Forest-deep in the country side,
City,
Could live anywhere in the world but the two will meet eventually.
Stock characters
Perfect man
Hopelessly devoted woman
The best friend
The boyfriends/girlfriends/EX’S
Sidekick
Iconography
Love music
Red-hearts, warm colours
When something goes wrong-pathetic fallacy (weather affecting story)
Audience – Cassie?
Woman-teens and young adults.
Films
The Holiday
What Woman Want
Sex and the city
Notting Hill
Love Actually
13 going on 30
How to loose a guy in 10 days
Box office (money earned by the genre films) - http://www.boxofficemojo.com/
My Big Fat Greek Wedding = $241,438,208
What Women Want = $182,811,707
Hitch = $179,495,555
Pretty Woman = $178,406,268
There’s Something About Mary = $176,484,651
Editing techniques
Close ups of main people-them kissing
Flashbacks used
Crane shot/p.o.v shot/establishing shot to open.
Wednesday, 14 January 2009
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