Tuesday 25 February 2014

Uploading the First Filming session.

When we uploaded the Clips from last wednesday we realised that some of them were a bit shaky and the converse shots weren't in line with each other making it more difficult to edit smoothly. We have decided to reshoot this next friday. I will go home an hour early with Chloe to get all 8 pairs of converses that i own and meet Esther at Danson park for half past three. I will bring a pack of black Sugru with me to mark the ground.

Wednesday 19 February 2014

Filming Journal.

Today we began shooting for our title sequence. The location we chose was Danson Park so we could get the 'walk home' shots. We got multiple shots of the same thing just to ensure we had everything we needed. We even shot more things that weren't planned just incase we didn't get enough shots to make up 2 minutes. This shooting was successful as we had plenty of footage by the end of the day.

My job was costume/ props and to do so I had to bring a few pairs of converse and some changes of clothes with me to film the 'walk home' scene where we subtly hint a change in time. I was also in charge of bringing the 'marker' with me so that Chloe, who was in charge of directing me through each scene, could mark where I needed to walk so we could have continuity. Chloe was also in charge of the story board so that we could keep track of where we were at, ticking each shot off the list as we went. Esther was in charge of the Camera and Tripod. We had all of the equipment that we needed and were set to go!

Tuesday 4 February 2014

Film Pitch.

After speaking as a group and having received some advice from Miss Alm, we have decided to change our film idea. The reason for this is because we had a stronger idea for a title sequence. The problem with this however was that the idea did not relate to our chosen genre and style of our original film idea which was mystery/ quest. So we thought that we should change our genre to teen/romance. This was all because the title sequence idea was too good not to use & it was just easier to change our entire film idea.

Our new film idea fits in with the romance drama teen genre of film. It starts with a young girl walking home the same route everyday. Theres a boy who also everyday walks the same way as her. He has no friends and wishes that they could be friends. He eventually gets an excuse to talk to her when she drops her book. He gives it back to her and they start talking. They then begin to walk home with eachother everyday and become bestfriends, however the only way they talk to eachother in school is by excahnging notes through lockers because of their different social statuses. Her female bestfriend find out about the two of them and tries to ruin her reputation as one of the popular kids because she is jealous. This leads to her being bullied for trying to befriend the 'weird boy' in turn ruining her social status. The bullying gets worse and occurs mostly online until she attempts suicide and gets admitted into hospital. When she eventually comes out of hospital she has to attend group therapy to help her recover, when she arrives she sees him. as the group begins discussing problems and how they can be overcome she finds out more about him than she ever could have. They stand up for themselves in school and all is resolved.