Wednesday, 30 March 2011
Saturday, 12 March 2011
Why our film can be a success
The idea for 'A Certain Romance?' came to mus after noticing some messages carved in the snow, I thought it would make a good story to show how they got there and why.
I believe a love story makes a good narrative as the questionnaire results carried out in my media class showed the majority were attracted to simple stories with a thought-provoking twist and that the Romance genre was the second most popular.
Genre and Comparative Texts
I believe my Short Film idea can be largely compared to the 2007 Romantic Drama 'P.S I Love You' starring Gerard Butler and Hilary Swank, as it features a touching storyline about a man communicating with his wife through a series of letters after his death - the film was very successful at the box office particularly with the female audience.
I believe a love story makes a good narrative as the questionnaire results carried out in my media class showed the majority were attracted to simple stories with a thought-provoking twist and that the Romance genre was the second most popular.
Genre and Comparative Texts
I believe my Short Film idea can be largely compared to the 2007 Romantic Drama 'P.S I Love You' starring Gerard Butler and Hilary Swank, as it features a touching storyline about a man communicating with his wife through a series of letters after his death - the film was very successful at the box office particularly with the female audience.
However in contrast to the mainstream 'P.S I Love You' I would like to target my film to a more 'indie' audience, we obviously do not have the budget to produce the next Hollywood blockbuster so I shall be relying on an artistic narrative much in the manner of 'Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind' (2004) starring Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet as the unconventional couple who decide to erase one another from their memories. The film uses a number of good visual techniques: the main female protagonist, Clementine, changes her hair colour according to her mood. There are also many though provoking shots filmed using the elements such as a snow covered beach and surreal instances where characters disappear and faces are distorted.
A Certain Romance Script
A Certain Romance?
EXT. SALTBURN BEACH
(Establishing shot of Saltburn beach)
BOY:
(walks into establishing shot and camera follows him)
(close-up of morose expression)
(pans down to iPod in boys hand)
(nose room shot of boy looking towards the sea)
(camera pans down to stick on the beach, boy picks up stick)
(low angle shot of boy’s face as he draws in the sand)
(close up of sad face in the sand)
(camera pans up to establishing shot of boy walking away)
(over the shoulder shot of boy, girl seen in background)
GIRL:
(mid-shot of the girl, camera pans down to her feet. Tracking shot as she walks out of the sea and towards the sad face)
(close up of girl’s face)
(camera pans down to the girl picking up the stick)
(close up of a thoughtful expression)
(camera cuts to the smiley face she has drawn next to the sad face)
(pans up to girl walking away)
BOY:
(overhead shot of the boy walking back down the beach)
(camera pans to boys face, he removes his earphones)
(pans down to the faces in the sand)
(close up of smiley face as boy rubs it out with a stick. Replaces smiley face with another sad face)
GIRL:
(long shot of girl sat sketching on the beach)
(camera pans to left to a shot of the sea)
(camera pans left to girl, shows her getting up to leave)
(close up of her face as she notices the sad faces, she smiles)
(close up of the happy faces in the sand)
BOY:
(mid-shot of the boy looking intrigued)
(Extreme close-up of the stick carving into the sand)
(Pans out to the text ‘who are you?’ carved into the sand)
GIRL:
(close up of the back of her feet as stick falls to the ground)
(Close up of the text ‘a friend…’ carved underneath the other text)
(Series of stop-frame animation shots of stick man & woman being drawn in the sand)
BOY:
(overhead shot of the boy crouching over the sand artwork, camera pans out towards the left and a flower has been placed in the middle of the stick people)
GIRL:
(close up of the girl picking the flower up and smelling it)
(camera pans down to her crouching and picking up a sea-shell)
(stop frame animation of a heart being made out of sea shells)
BOY:
(midshot of the boy looking down)
(stop frame animation of him carving his phone number in the middle of the heart)
CUT TO INT. BOYS HOUSE
BOY:
(Closeups of various personal objects in his room: clock, poster ect…)
(Midshot of Boy that pans down to his phone, zooms out)
(He checks it a few times before leaving the room disgruntled)
CUT TO EXT. Saltburn Beach
(Long shot of the pier stretching out over the sea)
BOY:
(Mid shot of Boy looking out at the sea with a face of devastation)
(Camera pans out behind him revealing the tide fully in)
(Tracking shot of him running down the promenade from a steady side angle)
(Cuts to long shot of him shuffling down the pier)
(Mid shot of Boy as he bumps into a figure)
BOY:
Sorry!
GIRL:
Sorry!
(Long shot of Boy continuing to trudge up the pier)
(Mid shot as a realisation hits him…)
(In the background of the shot GIRL turns around to face him…)
THE END
EXT. SALTBURN BEACH
(Establishing shot of Saltburn beach)
BOY:
(walks into establishing shot and camera follows him)
(close-up of morose expression)
(pans down to iPod in boys hand)
(nose room shot of boy looking towards the sea)
(camera pans down to stick on the beach, boy picks up stick)
(low angle shot of boy’s face as he draws in the sand)
(close up of sad face in the sand)
(camera pans up to establishing shot of boy walking away)
(over the shoulder shot of boy, girl seen in background)
GIRL:
(mid-shot of the girl, camera pans down to her feet. Tracking shot as she walks out of the sea and towards the sad face)
(close up of girl’s face)
(camera pans down to the girl picking up the stick)
(close up of a thoughtful expression)
(camera cuts to the smiley face she has drawn next to the sad face)
(pans up to girl walking away)
BOY:
(overhead shot of the boy walking back down the beach)
(camera pans to boys face, he removes his earphones)
(pans down to the faces in the sand)
(close up of smiley face as boy rubs it out with a stick. Replaces smiley face with another sad face)
GIRL:
(long shot of girl sat sketching on the beach)
(camera pans to left to a shot of the sea)
(camera pans left to girl, shows her getting up to leave)
(close up of her face as she notices the sad faces, she smiles)
(close up of the happy faces in the sand)
BOY:
(mid-shot of the boy looking intrigued)
(Extreme close-up of the stick carving into the sand)
(Pans out to the text ‘who are you?’ carved into the sand)
GIRL:
(close up of the back of her feet as stick falls to the ground)
(Close up of the text ‘a friend…’ carved underneath the other text)
(Series of stop-frame animation shots of stick man & woman being drawn in the sand)
BOY:
(overhead shot of the boy crouching over the sand artwork, camera pans out towards the left and a flower has been placed in the middle of the stick people)
GIRL:
(close up of the girl picking the flower up and smelling it)
(camera pans down to her crouching and picking up a sea-shell)
(stop frame animation of a heart being made out of sea shells)
BOY:
(midshot of the boy looking down)
(stop frame animation of him carving his phone number in the middle of the heart)
CUT TO INT. BOYS HOUSE
BOY:
(Closeups of various personal objects in his room: clock, poster ect…)
(Midshot of Boy that pans down to his phone, zooms out)
(He checks it a few times before leaving the room disgruntled)
CUT TO EXT. Saltburn Beach
(Long shot of the pier stretching out over the sea)
BOY:
(Mid shot of Boy looking out at the sea with a face of devastation)
(Camera pans out behind him revealing the tide fully in)
(Tracking shot of him running down the promenade from a steady side angle)
(Cuts to long shot of him shuffling down the pier)
(Mid shot of Boy as he bumps into a figure)
BOY:
Sorry!
GIRL:
Sorry!
(Long shot of Boy continuing to trudge up the pier)
(Mid shot as a realisation hits him…)
(In the background of the shot GIRL turns around to face him…)
THE END
Thursday, 10 March 2011
Hi Carol
Our audience research and our initial sticky note story board wont go on the blog but helen said that you said to her you know we have it and if the moderator needs it then you can give him it on dvd, is that right?
Friday, 4 March 2011
Tuesday, 1 March 2011
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