Location Shots

Location Shots are very important. Every film has them to make sure they have the appropriate locations for there genre/scene.

This Location Shot will be used as one of our last places for are opening sequence. This will be to show a different location to the one we have previously as like any other film the location changes after scenes. So to make our sequence as realistic as possible we will include a establish shot of a school.

This Location Shot will be one of the twins rooms. The girly twins room. We chose this as we thought it would be suitable for the characters personality as the room is very light, pink and girly. We also thought that things like mise en scene would help create this girly atmosphere e.g. the bed lining will all help. It would then contrast with the other twin who is very different.









This Shot is a wardrobe where the character Tiffany ( the girly one) will open and then a shot will then happen in side the wardrobe to get a match on action shot of the character. This may be difficult as the tripod that we are filming on may not fit in the wardrobe or the wardrobe to be to small. If that is the case we will have to improvise and think of any other way of doing this.

                      

 This location shot is where the split screen will happen with two doors that each twin will walk out of at the same time to look like they are in the same place at the same time. This could look really effective and shows that the twins live with each other. Another difficulty we may have with this is to make sure the lighting is the same for both shots and that the camera is in the same position otherwise it will not look as realistic. We will also have to take into consideration the space we have to film this as we do not want any objects in the way like the stair banister. 

For the gothic twin's bedroom, we have chosen this room because there are many band posters on the wall which will be suited for the character.

                                                     

In our storyboard, we have included that we are going to have a high angle/aerial shot of the gothic twin in her bed. The covers for the bed may need to be changed and the cuddly toys may need to be removed as it seems too girly for this character.

Also in our storyboard, the character gets out of bed to turn of the alarm clock. This is the tv/alarm clock that we are considering to use in our opening sequence. The character also opens the cupboard, the camera would be inside the cupboard, but the tripod may not fit, so we might have to consider an alternative for that shot.

Title Research

We decided to look at some titles of existing films  that relate to our theme so we can design a title for our opening sequence.

Title Research on Prezi

Design Influence

We chose the Bratz movie as a design influence, it shows the timing of the different shots and credits, this is to give us an idea of how long to make our shots and credits last in our opening sequence.

A.B.C.D = The Different Scenes & Characters

0.00-0.20: The Lionsgate production company logo appears
0.21: Fade out
0.22-0.23: Krstar Sky logo
0.24: MGA logo
0.27-30: Music starts playing and Lionsgate production company title
0.32: A Crystal sky pictures production title
0.34: in association with MGA entertainment inc
0:36: title continues but on an ariel shot
0.37-0.45: zooms into the ariel shot
0.39: Tile -A Sean McNamara Film
0.43: Main Title BRATZ large logo
0.45: alarm clock (sound effect as well)
0.48: close up on girl scene A and a change of music to a more upbeat sound
0.50: medium shot & credits
0.55: Scene change (scene B)
0.57: scene change (c) & credits

1.00: scene change (B)
1.02: Scene change (D) & credits
 1.06: Scene change (C)
1.08: Scene change (B) & credits
1.10: Sceen Change (A)
1.12: Split Screen (3way)
1.15: One Screen (A)
1.16: One Screen (B)
1.17: One Screen (C)
1.17: One Screen (B)
1.18: One Screen (C)
1.19: One Screen (A) & Credits
1.19: One Screen (D)
1.21: One Screen (D)
1.21: Pan Shot of Inside walking wardrobe
1:25: Mid shot (A) & credits
1.29: Mid shot (D) & credits
1.32: long shot
1.33: Mid shot (B)
1.34: Mid shot (D)
1:35 Long shot (D)
1:36 Mid shot (B) & credits
1:39 Mid Shot (A)

Screen Play

Screen  Play                                                                                                                        

A Screen Play is what you would give an actor playing a roll  in your film so they know exactly what to say , how to say it and when to say it. It is like a script but also has stage directions to tell the actor what to do on set. Here is an example of a Screen Play that relates to our film.

Scene 1:

INT. TIFFANYS ROOM
Tiffany is asleep in bed. She has a smile on her face whilst asleep.

INT. ERICAS ROOM
Erica is asleep but with one arm and leg out the duvet looking scruffy and she is snoring.

INT. TIFFANYS ROOM
Tiffany wakes up to the alarm clock with a grin on her face. She instantly sits up, stretches and jumps out of bed.

TIFFANY
Its Friday!

INT. ERICAS ROOM
Erica has fallen out of bed and is now face down on the floor with her left arm reaching for the ringing alarm clock.

ERICA
(muffed moan)
errrgggghhhhhhhh

INT.TIFFANYS ROOM
Tiffany is looking into the mirror. She pouts into it and plays with her hair. Tiffany then takes her mobile phone from her desk with her left hand. She sends a text, puts the phone back down and then picks up her lipstick

Tiffany then will step back and lean forward into the mirror (camera) she will then apply her lipstick smiling to herself and will bite her lip, pouting.

TIFFANY
Perfect!

INT. ERICAS ROOM
Erica pulls herself up from the floor leaning on her hands. Slam the alarm clock then drops back onto the floor again.

ERICA
(Even bigger groan)
errrrrrr!

INT. TIFFANYS ROOM
Tiffany nods her head side to side and hums. She will then pull open the double handled wardrobe and pout at her clothes while she is choosing raising one eyebrow.

Tiffany is looking at her clothes choosing what to wear she also checks her nails while doing this. She will then pick up one of Erica’s boots that was misplaced she will pick it up by the lace with a disgusted look on her face.

TIFFANY
(Shouts)
Ergggghhhh they are ERICAS!

Story Board

This is a draft story board to show what shots will been taken in what order. This will  help us with filming so we have a guide to follow. We do not have to stick to it completely but it shows us what ideas can work and what may need changing to help the film progress.

While designing our Story Board we found that we may have difficulty split screening for both twins (who will be played by the same actor) as we need to get them in the same frame and keep the lighting the same to look like they are in the same room and to keep the camera  in the same position. We also found that it was hard to fit credits into are story board and how we will show them. 

This is the final draft for our storyboard. Originally we used colour for it, however, it is traditional to have a storyboard in black and white without colour. We added more shots and put more detail into our drawings to make each shot much more clear.

To help us get a clear idea of what we want our a opening sequence to look like, we thought it'll be a good idea to make these drawings into an animation, and to use colour as colour is very important in our opening sequence, because it represents the different personalities of the characters. We also added non-diegetic and diegetic sounds to give us a clear idea of when the sounds will come into the opening sequence.

Film Company Title Logo

 Opening Sequence: Film Company Title on Prezi

By law, the film company logo should be included at the very beginning of every film. Therefore, for our opening sequence we would have to include a sequence for a film company logo. The film company would have to be relevant to the film and the film's target audience. Here is an idea for our film company logo.

A sound effect I found that may be good to use for are company logo animation is a kissing noise. As it goes well with the style of our film and the company name we came up with.

Film Pitch And Target Audience

This is a video clip of Kimmy, Mollie and Becky discussing our ideas for the target audience, and a brief summary of what the film plot is about.

Pitch

Two teenage girls who are identical twins, loath each other as they have completely different personalities. One is a typical goth, while the other is obsessed with popularity. 

Target Audience 

• Females under 25s
• Not suited for boys / or under 12s 
• Females over 25 may go with their young daughters / friends 

Ideas; Spider Diagram

Moodboard

As we have decided that our opening sequence is going to be based on two girls; one girl who is really girly, and one girl who is quite gothic, I thought that it would be convenient if half my mood board was based on one of the girls, and other half on the other girl. I chose objects and clothes that I feel would be relevant, and that I would like to feature in our opening sequence.

Mood Board

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Are group came up with an opening sequence that contains  twins who are very different. One is very "Gothic" while the other is very  "girly" and cares allot about what people think of her. So to reflect that  i came up with a very contrasting mood board to represent the girls personalities and interests. 

Mood Board

This is my mood board I have done a divide line to show the difference between the stereotypes, as we have an idea for a film to have a set of twins who are very different from each other. The pink and black colours are in contrast  with each other as one of the girls is going to be a typical 'girly girl' and the other 'gothic'. I have used the word "popular" for the girly girl as the person would probably see them self as it however I also wrote "fake" as this is how other people may see them. I then also decided to use the word "unique" for the gothic side as they would like to see themselves as that but others may see them as "rejects". 

Influences

At the beginning of every film the production company name is always shown. For our opening sequence we would need make a production company logo and an animation to go with it.

This image from Camp Rock has given us the idea of the genre of our opening sequence, which would be a "chick flick."

We like the style of the font and colour used as it will fit our genre and will be suited for our target audience (teenagers)

We liked the way the credits of the cast are presented by being written on the object shown within the point-of-view shot. 

Mollie Musgrove; We all looked at a few opening sequences at  home and we found allot of different and original openings. To fit are genre I found a great opening to a film as it is very "girly" and fun The Bratz Movie. It gave me allot of ideas on how we can start our opening. 

For example if you skip to 1:13 of the clip it shows an edit were the screen is cut into thirds and all the characters are shown from different locations at the same time.

The Link to "The Bratz" Opening; 

Becky phillips: I liked the opening to The Devil Wears Prada, I  liked the shot showing where the film is set and I think the idea of cutting to different peoples routines in the morning was good. It also showed the main character which gave an insight of the characters personality. Her routine is different from the other peoples, as their routines all seemed organised in contrast to hers. This has given me the idea to show the main character/s in our opening sceen to give the audience an insight to their personalities.

                                                 The Devil Wears Prada Opening clip

What is an Opening Sequence?

A opening  sequence is the first 2 minutes of a film, including the production company title, and usually the title of the film and credits of the main cast. There are many different methods of opening a film, these can vary depending on its genre and message to the audience.

In class we looked at 3 opening sequences, including Sweeney Todd, Trainspotting, and  Office Space. They were all very unique in different ways.

In the opening sequence of Sweeney Todd, there were no characters shown, this is called a Title Sequence. It was partially animated, although the film isn't, and had special effects. It included dark, eerie music and dark lighting to establish the genre and create the atmosphere. The font used for credits were white in a basic font, however the title of the film was in red to represent blood. This indicates the genre of the film.

The next opening sequence we saw was TrainSpotting. This was a quick, edgy and energetic opening. It did not have any opening credits just start into the opening. It started with two men running away from police. This automatically makes the audience drawn into what is happening as it goes straight into the action. It had fast past up beat music to draw in the audience. It also had a voice over which was used to introduced the main characters.

The final film opening we watched was Office Space. This was very different to the other two openings we watched. It had very upbeat and comedic music and immediately sets the genre of the film. The font of the title also indicates to the audience what type of genre it is as it was in purple bubble writing. The opening was set in a traffic jam and all the main characters were in each individual car. This gives the viewer a brief insight to all the characters. The film appeared to have a high key lighting so this automatically tells the viewer it is a light-hearted comedy.

We feel Trainspotting will be our inspiration out of these three films as it looks fun and loads of bold and different ideas can go into it. We feel it looks great as at the start the characters are running. Running away from something or someone? It leaves the viewer thinking and immediately draws the viewer in to find out more about the film. That’s why we are using this as our inspiration as it is very fun, exciting and upbeat.