Setting for our film

The setting which we will start off with is my house where we will follow the protagonist on her way to school. We will then walk down a hill still following her journey. We will then approach a bus stop where it will be a slightly busier setting so that the audience begins to see the modern town. We will then go down the road leading to our school and enter our sixth form common room. This will be effective because the audience will be able to relate. We will then use a classroom where the film will end.

These are some pictures which we will use as the classroom setting. This is a well lit area so the camera we use for filming will also pick this up. The chairs will be turned around to make it seem like groups of people are there talking to each other. This will help the create the school and classroom atmosphere. The classroom will also have small groups in where we will get their consent for us to film them.











We went onto google images and found one of our locations which we will be filming in. We chose to use Dilston road because we are going to come rounf the corner with the white gates to introduce the female protagonist, and this is where we will start to follow the female protagonist as she will enter the school, down this pavement we will introduce the male protagonist as well asthey will have their fist glance at each other which the voice over will compliment. The lighting shown on google might not match to when we film it due to the natural lighting and the weather. During the film, we would possible have a bit of extra lighting which comes with the camera.

Voice over analysis

The fault in our stars

The voice over shown in the fault in our stars, has been spoken by the female protagonist. Her voice seems very lonely because of the tone of it. The voice over for this film, allows the audience to find out more about the protagonist and her personality, and it also gives the audience an insight of what her life is like and what she focuses on and shows some of her likes and dislikes.












The holiday

The voice over immediately starts off with the female protagonist where she is  talking about her love life, and it seem as if she is talking directly to the audience because she is using "You" The tone of voice when she is talking sound as if she is desperate for love and talks about what could be the male protagonist. Also, she sounds quite desperate because of her tone of voice increasing through the opening as the events show that they are both present at the same party. 

For our opening 2 minute, we will include a female protagonist as the voice over, talking about her past story, and what she does on an everyday life where she will be talking directly towards the audience by using "you", as this is really common in most romance film, as they get them involved in the film and into there lives. The voice over will also introduce who the female protagonist is, so giving the audience an idea of who the protagonist is on a more personal level.

Analysing opening titles

The opening titles for the fault in our stars, gives an introduction to the film. The font of the title has been shown as using coloured chalk on a black background. The use of a chalk board suggests the innocent because of past teaching experience.The handwritten chalk text may link to the genre of a romance film, because the statement "The fault in our stars" may refer to a couple that may have got together unexpectedly. The colours used in the title are blue and white. The effect of using the colour white in the font is that it symbolizes innocence and this has been shown through the text, as it may refer to the protagonist, feelings and emotions, and this could give an idea of there personality. The colour blue is effective as it highlights the two important words "fault" "stars" which emphasizes these points which are key within the film,


The opening titles for the film Endless love, gives an immediate introduction to the film, so that the audience are familiar with what they are watching. The Title has two different fonts, 'Endless' the font used there is called Trebuchet MS. The effect of using that font is that it gives a modern look to the title, as this is may show that it could be based on modern day relationship, this would then mean that the audience can relate better. The font used for the word 'Love' is called Arial, and it has been highlight in bold. The effect of using this font is that the bold text emphasizes the what could the story line of the film. The effect of using white is that it could represent innocence. This is effective because it could could link to a a perspective of what love is. 

The Font used for the title for the note book is Times new roman, this is effective because it seems to be an old fashion font which tells the audience that the film connects to the protagonists past. The colour of the font used is white, which represents innocence. The background which complements the text is showing a sunset, which has a red tone and there is a man on a boat. The effect of using red is that it connotes passion and love.

What we will include is that the opening titles should have a black ground as it something that has come up in most recent films and the title will have a modern style text, as our film would appeal a younger audience, due to the events that will be shown in the film, for example a college day with students. The possible colour that could be use for the title is  white, as it could show innocence or red to show love. However we can do both where it will show innocence and love. 

Analysis of auidence questionnaire

We asked people about the genre romance films, and asking about different conventions within a that genre, we also asked about there interest as well.

From the questionnaire we found out that the age range that watch romance films is mainly the 15-19, this links to a typically convention that around this age these types of people tend watch romance films. The reason behind this could be that the content shown within a romance film may relate to them, as the some of the events that occur, may relate to them, so for example relationships and what they go through, involving a couple, also the problems that they go though, may also relate to real life couples and there relationships and watching these types of films, could give a solutions to different problems that certain relationships go through. Romance films also give the audience set expectations on how relationships and certain events in society should be, people may have certain expectations within relationships, from watching theses genre of films, which they want to happen in real life.
       We also asked about what possible settings they would expect in a romance film or to an opening scene, and most for these responses were either as street, park, school/college. These were most popular because from the questionnaire these came up most frequently. The reason behind this could be that romantic films are mostly set in these locations, and its were couple will usually spend time or will have most for the scenes together in those locations. This also could give us an idea of what type of location we should set our opening scene on. The most common places were the park or a school/college. so this will be considered when choosing a location for our opening. Also form the questionnaire we asked what there favourite romance movie was, and based on there choice we got a selection and considering what they include and how that links to the codes and convention of a romance and so have links with them as well.
        We asked the public about what they expect the male and female protagonist's personality, to be like. For the female protagonist we found out that typically they should come across as innocent, flirtatious, friendly and cute. These all should be considered as the audience would expect this type of personality from the female protagonist, so this may be from there experience, as they may have watched previous romance films and should expect these features of the personality from them. For the male protagonist, the public decided that his personality should confident, flirtatious and friendly. This will be considered when choosing cast and how they should act during the opening scene.
         We asked the public about what types of music do they expect to hear in the opening scene pf a romance film, and most of the responses came out with majority saying they would prefer to hear a guitar acoustic, or something soft and gentle. The reason behind this could be that typically in an opening we would usually hear something that is relaxing, but yet introduces the male and female protagonist, or have something that connotes love and relationships. So when choosing music which will be non copy righted music we will consider these aspects when choosing music to put in the background of our opening.
      Lastly we asked about what should be expected in an opening. The most popular response was having a voice over and and opening to the setting, and introduction of the protagonists. These are typically shown in a romance and film and should be included, as these are expectations which the audience want to see when watching a romance film. So these will be included in our opening scene so that it fits the codes and conventions of a romance film, and to fulfill the audiences expectations.    

Script

We have chosen to start with a monologue which will be a voice over. Then we will have a small section of dialogue. This is what the female protagonist is going to be saying:


Leola: You might think I'm a little dressed up for going to sixth form. In reality, its my first day. I'm Leola. An average 17 year old. Well. I say average. I don't get invited to parties. When I do, it’s always me sat in the corner, trying to get involved but really, just wanting to go home. I have always been the outsider with my dad's job changing what feels like every week, it means I have new schools to go to all the time. Once I start getting settled, I pack up and move yet again. That's why I'm still single. Never had a boyfriend because I don't want to get too attached. So here I am. A not so average 17 year old waiting for the bus. I mean.....

She looks across the road to notice an attractive male. He notices her back but carries on walking.


(The film carries on with Leola's journey to sixth form)


Leola: (Under her breath) this place is a dump.


Miranda: (bubbly) Hi. My name is Miranda! Are you new?


Leola: Yeah.


Miranda: Well let me show you around. What's your first lesson?


Leola: English.


Miranda: Snap! Come on. I’ll show you.


Leola: Okay....



(Walking down the corridor)


Miranda: mimes a conversation



(In the classroom)


Miranda: Come and sit next to me.


Leola: Thanks.


(Leola looks towards the door)


Miranda: That's Alex. Every girls dream.


Leola: Oh...


(Alex notices her and smirks. They both turn away)


(Miranda waves at him and he waves back)


Leola: Oh. You know him?

New pitch idea

In our opening two minutes, there will be a female protagonist, a male protagonist and their friends. The female protagonist is making her way to her new school where it is her first day. She spots a man across the road and they both glance at each other. There will be a scene at the bus stop where they glance at each other again. Then once the girl gets off the bus, she walks into her collage. She then sits down where she attracts new people to her. She already knows one person in her new school and she brings over a small group of people to meet her. They then head of to class where the male protagonist is sitting at the front. The female protagonist joins her friend at the back of the classroom where she notices him looking back at her. Once he notices that she saw him he immediately turns back around to face the front. The male protagonist hides his emotions towards the girl.


Throughout the rest of the film, the two get paired together for a presentation where they quickly become close. There is a group of girls which spread rumours around that they are together which causes him to become disgusted, acting like he doesn't like her. This causes her to become upset because she thought that he liked her. They stop talking until he comes to her and tells her his true feelings.


During the opening, there will be a voice over which describes the female protagonist and how she is feeling on her first day. There will be a small section of dialogue between the female protagonist and her friend. When they are in class the voice over returns. The voice over is effective because it will be like the female protagonist is talking directly to the audience. The audience will gain a sense of the characteristics and personality of the female protagonists.


Some props which we are going to use is:

• A school bag
• A bus
• A bus stop
• A sixth form collage
• Books and folder

The possible settings which we plan on using is a street which is quiet, this could be as she is leaving her house in the morning on her way to school. She then arrives at the bus stop where she sees the male protagonist. Once she is off the bus, she walks down another street and enters her collage. We will be using Therfield Sixth Form for the collage because we both attend here and is the best option for us. We will then need a classroom where the male protagonist will sit at the front and the female protagonist is at the back.



The possible camera angles that we will be using are a variety of close ups of the two protagonist, this allow the audience to be introduce the appearance of the character, and also be using these close ups will also show the protagonist facial expressions. Medium shots will be shown of the protagonist, and the location of the opening, so that the audience can see where the setting of the film is. long shot of the bus stop scene, we will also have shot reverse shot of the protagonist looking at each other. there will more camera angles and they will be listed in the post called 'Shot list'

Update on our pitch

Having considered the idea with the phone and text messages, we have decided that this would not be affective in the way we originally wanted it to be. Instead, we have decided that we will use a collage scene to show that she is the new girl at school who attracts attention from the male protagonist. We will do this because in our audience questionnaire the majority age was between 15-19 therefore meaning they are all in school. They would be able to relate the film more this way.

Research Feedback

A fantastic effort so far with theoretical and detailed responses to media texts. Be sure to begin to document every stage of your planning towards your film now – use technical terminology and take us on a journey to completion of your film project. Well done!

Questionnaire for the audience

We have chosen to ask the audience who watch romance films what they would expect. Here are some questions which we will further analyse.


1. How old are you?

• 0-11
• 12-14
• 15-19
• 20-29
• 30+
   

2. What gender are you?

• Male
• Female
• Other
   

3. Do you like romance films?

• Yes
• No
• Other
   

4. What is your favourite romance film?






5.What are your interests?






6.What setting would you expect to see in a romance film?

• A street
• Train station
• School
• A Park
• A shopping centre
   

7. How do you expect the female protagonist’s personality within a romance film to be like?

• Cute
• Shy
• Innocent
• Flirtatious
• Friendly
   

8. How do you expect the male protagonist’s personality within a romance film to be like?

• Cocky
• Confident
• Flirtatious
• Rude
• Lack emotions
   

9. What would the music be like in a romance film?

• Soft and gentle
• Guitar acoustic
• Piano
• Violin
• Other (please explain)

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10.What do you expect in an opening scene in a romance film?

• Boy meets girl
• Introduction of male/female protagonist
• Voice over
• Opening to the setting
• Intimate scene

The fault in our stars analysis

The Fault In Our Stars 

In this opening scene, we are introduced to the female protagonist of the film. It starts when she is laying down on the floor and with a close up shot of her face. This suggests that she is the protagonist in the film because the audience is getting to know the character. It then goes into scenes from her childhood so that the audience becomes more connected to her as the character. The scenes are mainly at a hospital suggesting that she is ill. This could also connect the audience as they will start to feel heart-rending towards her as the character is a young child. Also, the hospital setting may engage the audience because everyone has been to hospital and so will feel some sort of connection towards her. With using a child, the audience will see her as vulnerable because she is powerless as she cant do anything to stop her cancer spreading.

The only sound in this opening is the voice over of the female protagonist. She is telling the audience about her condition and how it started. She also involves the audience by using terms such as 'you' suggesting that she is personally directing the audience making them feel more engaged to the film. This is a good way of involving the audience because they will feel like she is talking to them and not to anyone else. There is no other sound in the opening two minutes suggesting that she wants people to listen to her story and not get distracted. I think a voice over is a good way to start because the audience is immediately introduced to the character and gains a sense of what they are like. They will also become more engaged as they will want to listen to what the character is like.

There is not many conventions which tells the audience the genre of the film at the beginning of the film because you would not expect a terminally ill teenager as the female protagonist in a romance film. However, as she is telling the audience her childhood story it suggests that it is a romance film because the audience is getting to know her. Also, most romance films start off with a voice over and so The Fault In Our Stars follows this clique. There are slight things which tell us that this is a romance film. Some being the lighting and costumes. The lighting in this opening is quite light suggesting a happy environment but as she has a terminal illness, there is some dark lighting. The costumes also suggest that this a romance film because she is always dressed casually but also feminine. This fits in with the stereotypical teenager by saying that they are dressed casually so that they are laid back. There is no other character in the opening so she could be quite lonely as she has nobody but her parents around her.

This particular film is something which attracts me because I like how you have to wait to find out what the genre of the film is. I feel like I am more engaged into the film if I do not know the genre because I will want to find out, This is something that I will look at when it comes to filming our opening two minutes because the audience will become immediately engaged into the film. By using a voice over, the character is introduced and will usually carry some story of their life to tell. They will also include pronouns such as 'you' so that the audience will feel involved in the film as they will be addressed personally. The Fault In Our Stars is only an example of a film which starts off like this. Many romance films will usually start with a voice over because the character is immediately introduced into the film. Another convention of a romance film is that they will include a title which is usually red or pink to connote love or romance. They will also be bubbly to show that it is a happy film and possibly a romantic comedy.

Certificate research

Universal

This certificate represents, that the film will not contain nothing that will not harm or offended them. Some of these types of films with this type of certificate would appeal mostly to children aged between four years and over as well as some of the content will not scare or harm them in any way.

'PG' (parental guidance)

Parental guidance certificates are for general viewing, however some of the scenes might not be suitable for young children. PG films shouldn't affect children around the age of eight or older. 

12A

12A certificate films, are aimed at children who are under 12, but must have parental guidance to watch the film. However these are not aimed at children under 12, but parents should read the BBFC (British Board of Film Classification) for guidance when choosing a film under this category, to tell them if the film is about violence, type of language,sex and horror.

12A AS LIVE

This type of certificate would be provided for the cinema exhibition, to show the information provided by the distributer, without any material being view within the exhibition. These types of films would be suitable for 12 years and over, no one under this age can see a '12A AS LIVE' presentation, unless they have parental guidance. 

15

This type of certificate, which would be aimed for people aged 15 and above, and no one under this age can see this type of certificate of a film at the cinema.

18

Films with a 18 rating, are aimed at adults. No one under 18 can see a 18 film at the cinema, if occurred cinema may lose licence for that reason. 

Questionnaire for actors

Questionnaire for the actors


We have planned a questionnaire for the actors who have read our film pitch to answer to gain more knowledge into their past experience and where they get their inspiration from.

1. Why would you be good for this role?
    
2. What acting experience have you had that will help you with this role?
    
    
3. Have you considered how you could show the character successfully through your body language and voice?
    
4. Who is favourite actor? Why?
    
    
5. In a romance film, what characteristics would you expect from the protagonist?

These were the questions which we asked both actors so that we would know what their acting capabilities are. The answers are on the post called "interviewing cast for our opening two minutes"

Target Audience and Profiling

Target Audience of Romance

The target audience for a romance film would be mainly female audience in the age range of 15-30 as this will appeal to those who haven't found love as they can feel that there is that person out there. Also, they might also feel that they can relate to the film more as the certificate is usually 12-15 and so the film will usually include characters of around the teenager and young adults years.

In this example of 'The fault in our stars' the majority of people who went to see the film were between the ages of 15-24. This suggests that as the film has characters that are around the ages of 17 the audience can relate to the film. The audience may have people older than this but because the film is based on a teenage book, the film would have a similar rating from the film.

The females may be more attracted to the romance genre because the film will usually include an attractive male character of which he is a very famous actor. The main reason the female audience will prefer romance over any other genre is because they feel they can connect to it more than what men will. They may watch the film at a lonely time of the year as they will see that love will happen to them at some point. Also, when a couple break up, the woman will usually tend to watch a romance film as they will be reasured that there is someone better to find.

Rules of filming

The 180 rule

This rule states that there is an imaginary line on the camera and therefore the camera has to stay on that side of the line. If the camera went past this line then it would make characters look like they are talking to themselves. This may cause confusing in the audience. It will also contain jump cuts. 

The 30 degree rule

This rule states that following the 180 degree rule, the camera can not move less that 30 degrees because the video will be filled with jump cuts. However, moving the camera more than 30 degrees will also make the film contain jump cuts and will therefore look the film look fake. 

Shot reverse shot

This is typically used between the conversation of two characters. The camera will focus on one person when they are speaking and then change to focus on the next person when they answer. This links to the 180 degree rule because the characters will be on the line. If the camera was to move on the other side of the characters it will make them look like they are talking to themselves. 

Match on Action

Match on action is used to cover a cuts. It helps to keep the film flowing and look more realistic. This will help draw the audience attention away from the slight cuttings and focus on the close up.

Rule of Thirds

This rule is 2 vertical and 2 horizontal lines which all connect with each other to make a grid. When there are people involved with the rule of thirds the camera will usually be positioned at least a third or two thirds down of the characters face. 

Costume and Props

Costumes and Props


Flowers: A bunch of peach roses where the camera focuses on them and slowly moves out showing some of the male protagonist but not his face as we want to keep this from the audience until the very end of the opening scene.


Mobile Phone: This will be the main feature of the film because it will make the film become more realistic to the audience. The phone will be the most used prop as this is the communication which we use in modern society. Communication is a much wider range because with apps such as Facebook and Twitter it allows you to talk to almost everyone from around the world. The phone will be used for when the female protagonist is texting on it. The texts will be the main edit of this opening because they will appear out of the phone so the audience knows what the female is texting and what the relation between them.


Christmas Lights: These will be the main source of lighting in our opening and will also help create the atmosphere of the scene to indicate the genre of a romance film. The lights will also make the opening feel more magical and special, linking back to the audience to make them feel involved. The lights will be from London's Winter Wonderland as this is a well known setting and will also make the audience more engaged as they may have been there before and can relate to it.


Casual Wear: All characters in the opening will be dressed casual as it is a friendship group going out for a day. This will relate to the audience because they will be dressed casual everyday. This will also mean the characters should be in winter clothing such as coats, scarfs and hats. This will also help the setting and the atmosphere have more of a Christmas feel.


Make Up: The make up will be kept simple but also feminine. The eyes will have liner on them and dark red lips or a nude lip. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CD_J210rGog This is a clip of what we are planning to do for the protagonist and antagonist. There will be a different in lip colour to show the difference between the two. This is a very casual look for the characters to wear because it shows the feminine side but if the antagonist wears a red lipstick, it will show she has a darker side.

Interview Cast for 2 minute opening

Here we have summarised the results from our questionnaire, as we asked some of our cast to be questioned on why they would be suitable for the role.

Fahmida Akther
Fahmida will be good for this role because she has had past experience with acting in which she has been involved with drama for some time. The acting experience which Fahmida has had is she was in a school production where she maintained the role very well. She has thought well about the character who she will be playing as she will portray her natural characteristics which are laid back but funny. This will ensure that she is being the best possible character for the role which she will be playing. If there is a problem then we will go over the script and do a practice run through so that she will know what we are asking her. she says "Leonardo Di Caprio is my favourite actor because he is one of my main influences. He is able to put himself in character which all demand different characteristics which fits within the genre. In 'The Great Gatsby' his role as 'Jay Gatsby' was played well in my opinion as he was able to hold different emotions and be able to hide some to create and enigma for the audience in the beginning of the film." Fahmida expects the protagonist to have a very shy but yet an open personality and should show two different sides of her relating to a situation.

Hayley Knight
Hayley will be good for the antagonist role because she has played many different characters in the past. These have all asked different demands of her which she has successfully portrayed to the audience. The acting experience which Hayley has had is that she attended Stagecoach Leatherhead for 8 years in which she took no breaks suggesting that she is hard working and reliable. She has thought very well about the role in which she will be playing because she has been on stage since she was 7 years old so she will be confident and also know when to over react with body language and her voice. Her favourite actor is Jeremy Irvine, because plays a good role, as he gets emotions through to the audience. She says "Jeremy Irvine took the role of "Albert" in 'Warhorse' very well as he managed to adapt his voice to the Devon accent and also portrayed his role as a 17 year old boy very well. He put his love across for his horse in this film which was very evident to the audience because he was using his body language and also his facial expressions. I found this very moving to watch as he managed to create the emotional role. Jeremy Irvine is my main inspiration whilst I am acting because of the way he can adapt to different demands that different films have for him." Hayley thinks that the protagonist should be a kind and loving person because the genre is a romance but also has a hidden emotion due to the fact the role is about an online relationship and not many people are aware of this. Also, the protagonist should be attractive but with a judgemental and jealous friend who the audience are not meant to like.

Preliminary task diary

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjvP7OfMLr4&list=UUWiH3yYi97qF-XFKRKco3iQ


In this task, we were practising the rules of filming. In this short clip which we made, we included match on action, shot reverse shot and the 180 rule. I thought that this task went well because we included three different types of editing rules. These were easy to place into the clip because they seem to all fit in well with each other. The editing process went well also because we knew when to cut the shots to make the clip flow without any jumps. This made our clip more effective.


Some problem areas which we experienced was that the conversation flowed to quickly, making the speech seem fake. This could be changed by adding breaths at the start of each sentence. Also, we experienced the background moving a lot suggesting that the camera was not steady. This could be improved by using a tripod or by resting the camera against something such as a wall.


Some skills which we need to improve on is holding the camera steady and not at an angle. This will improve the quality of the film because it will look more professional. Also, we should add in more editing rules because then the film will take more effort and look better.


We did not manage to use all of the film practises because we ran out of ideas to use. The ones which we had included were a much better choice for us because the clip flowed well between shots. I think there should of been the rule of thirds as this would have made the film look more effective.

Pitching our ideas

The narrative of the film will be a relationship that includes of an internet relationship, which comes to life as the opening two minutes will be of the couple having a meet up. During the film they will meet in London together. In the opening two minutes the audience will see an introduction to the setting, as they will see the female protagonist texting whilst going shopping with her friends. Her personality will shown as a really anti social, as she pays a lot of her attention to her phone. During the film the audience will see how this online couple get very close and are very eager to meet up. they make a lot of plan together, which they intend to do, keeping promises with in it. However we will see a jealous antagonist, which is get finds out about the female protagonist's online love, relationship, and she develops feelings for the male protagonist who is slowly introduced at the end of the opening. The antagonist will start to show jealousness as she intervenes by starting to have conversations with the male protagonist as well, and starts to create problems for the two protagonists, as they will comes across with different problems, with rumors being spread around about them which will cause the couple to break up. Soon after the male protagonist will find out what has been going and will start to apologize to the female protagonist, as it was not either of there faults, and see that the antagonist will break down when starts to see the couple get back together, and slowly drift away from there relationship, which brings the couple closer and the ending will show there first meet back in London during the evening time, and they will spend time together for the first time.

The codes and conventions of our film is a romance,  The opening two minutes will introduce a female and male protagonist who intend to meet, the female will be expressing her feelings and emotions throughout the voice over that the audience is greeted with. Another code and convention is that the beginning will include a lot of shots of  scenery, i.e. busy town, with shops with Christmas lights. The setting of the film will be during Christmas time, as the audience can relate as most couple will intend to spend time together a lot during this time of year, which creates special moments for them, so they can relate to some of the narrative of the film. The antagonist will be jealous of the situation because she wants the relationship like what her friend has, which links to a typical conventions as the male protagonist will come across as attractive, so jealousy will occur.  There will be calm non-diegetic music in the background, to reflect romantic atmosphere which the audience can relate to.

The possible setting of the film would be in a popular area such as London, because the audience can relate as they may have been in that specific location, so it will recognizable for them as this is the one place which will create romantic atmosphere. The time of day will be an afternoon or late evening; this will be at a time where Christmas lights are on so it will feel more magical and loving, and can add to make it more of an intimate scene with our film. Within the opening two minutes we will have the day time scene with lights, and with a busy town, to show that Christmas is one of the most busiest times of year. We might also have a coffee shop scene where the couple will meet, as this links to a code and convention of a romance film.

The characters which we will in the film will be a female protagonist who is anti-social, caring, funny and intelligent personality, along with an attractive male protagonist with a hidden character in person compared to himself online. There will also be an antagonist which will be the female protagonists friend. She will be jokey, vein and jealous. Also she might be sensitive to other peoples feelings, as she will intervene in the protagonists relationship and start to create problems, this could make her come across to be selfish as she would only be thinking of herself.

Some of the props that we will plan on using will be:

• A phone
• Flowers
• Christmas lights
• Coats and scarfs
• Casual wear

Some of the opening shots will include, close up to show the protagonist holding the phone at the beginning followed by a tracking shot to follow her actions. Also there will be an extreme close up of different facial features which will reflect a the female protagonist emotions, as the voice over will compliment it by talking about her feelings with the audience, making them feel like they are involved, so for example there will be a shot of her lips smiling, then the camera will cut and will show a her eyes, and then we will see a long shot of her friends, and the camera will come closer to  reveal the female protagonist. we will also have a over the shoulder shot of some of the characters talking. The opening will include start off by hide the protagonists face leaving an enigma for the audience to watch on to find out who this person is this will be shown through the close up shots. A medium shot to start revealing her attitude and body language. This will also be used for the tracking shot. There will be an establishing shot so the mise-en-scene will be known to the audience. This will show the streets and setting of the film. An over the shoulder shot will be used to reveal other characters in the film and to also show communication between two characters. This will be done through facial expressions as there will be a voice over.

The mise-en-scene will be the female protagonist on a busy street, texting this unknown character. She will be surrounded by crowds of people and her friend who are going out for the day.  this will be effective, because it will show as she will just zones out from real life into an online life or relationship, which shows that she will show a lot more attention to her online life rather than real life. This will be shown through the crowd of people as she wont show as much attention to them.  There will also be Christmas lights to show the theme and the genre of the film. A late afternoon time which will allow low key lighting to create a romantic atmosphere of the film.

Initial Ideas for our opening two minutes

Plan A
The genre of the opening two minutes which we (Fahmida Akther and I) plan on making is a Romance. This is because we find we are both attracted to this genre when we go and see films in the cinema, it is usually a romance.


Possible narrative events that will be revealed:

• A voice over
• The protagonist on her phone texting
• A tracking shot following her actions and thoughts
• A Christmas time (London)
• Focusing on female until the end of the two minutes where the audience is introduced to the male.

The possible main characters are two females and two males. One of the females are excluded and is antisocial. This is because she is on her phone the whole time.


Problems which might occur with this idea is that weather and lighting is unpredictable during the winter which may affect the setting. Also, the streets could be to busy to film and some people may not want to be filmed. This might cause a problem because we would have to re-film parts which may affect the editing as the lighting would be different and the film might contain jump shots.


Plan B
The genre will remain a romance and might be from a males point of view of being single. In this, the male protagonist could be unattractive but likes a female at work. As she does not like him back, he chooses to have a make over to make him look different. This is a transformation to him as he will start getting female attention. However, he does not get the attention from the female protagonist and so he decides to confront her about his feelings but doesn't get the response he wanted.


The opening two minutes will include an unknown character which will be the male protagonist as this will engage the audience. There will be a close up of him picking up a mug and getting ready for work. Once he is ready, the camera will reveal the character. There will be an introduction voice over to introduce the character. This will give information about his personality and characteristics. This will make it seem like he is speaking directly to the audience, trying to attract them to him.


Plan C
The genre will be romance for this idea. We plan to do a female protagonist but on her journey to collage. She will have a voice over telling her story and her interests. This will engage the audience more because it will be like she is talking directly to them. She will talk about how lonely her life is and then will bump into the person she likes. He does not like her back at this point. The opening two minutes there will be the introduction to the female protagonist and the settings. The props that we will use is a school bag, a bus and a sixth form. This will allow the idea to be known because she will look like she is travelling to school.