Progress Report

Since the research and planning phase in preparation for the making of our film, we have filmed in locations such as the lecture theatre, Saltburn valley gardens and the sea-front and have got 1 minute, 12 seconds completed. We have been working in the editing suite to alter brightness and colour, for example, changing the “romantic” scenes to sepia. We have merged together the clips we have filmed to form scenes for our film, doing so by cutting them down to make them free-flowing and in an attempt to reduce occurrences of obvious cutting between scenes to create the effect of continuity.

In between filming, we have made sure to update our blogs frequently, showing the complete planning processes we have undergone, this consisting of filming schedules, risk assessments, consent forms, location research, photographic evidence, shot-by-shot scripts etc…

By the end of this week we plan to have all of our filming done so when we come back after the Christmas holidays, we will dedicate our time to editing and will then begin the evaluation process.

Practice Shots

Long shot = opening shot of boy sat down alone

Long shot of boy stays in shot as girl enters

change to side view of both of them as she sits down

Shot reverse shot of medium close up of girl noticing boy as she looks creeped out

Shot reverse Shot of boy noticing girl and looking embarrassed

Our Script for 'Think Again'

Shot by shot “script”

Intro At Bus Stop:

Opening shot - boy at bus stop on his own

(Stays in that shot as girl enters)

Changes to side on view of both of them as she sits down

MCU head on of boy turning to his right to look at girl

Shot reverse shot - Same shot of girl slowly looking at boy, noticing someone is watching her

Back to same one of boy and he quickly looks away

Then to same MCU of girl looking a little creeped out

Slow zoom into boy’s face then fade into first flash forward

Walking Through Park:

Medium shot - behind the two hand in hand walking

Fades into shot in front of them, camera tracks round as they go past

Cinema Scene:

From behind them, boy has his arm round girl

Flips to in front of them, off to the side looking up at them watching the film

House:

Medium Shot - Sharing a toast on sofa

Close up - of glasses hitting

Close up - of boy’s face looking at girl

Close up - of girl’s face looking at boy

Getting an ice cream:

Filming side on buying an ice cream

Medium shot - on a bench eating ice cream

Look at each other

Photo montage of playing around cut-out silhouettes in Saltburn

Amusements/ Arcades:

Medium shot - from behind them on 2p machines

Close up - of tray with loads of 2ps coming down

Back to medium shot, they’ve won so they’re 'buzzing' with excitement

Proposal:

Long shot - walking on the beach

Medium long shot - of them walking along, then they stop

Side on medium shot - of boy getting down on one knee

Close up - of jewelry box opening

Girl looks surprised

*Fades back to bus stop*

Fades into MCU of boy looking into the middle distance

Back to close up of girl looking at boy, confused as to why he’s looking like he is

She thinks, fade to her flashforwards

Walking through park:

Medium shot - behind the girl walking, boy creeps round after her

Fades into shot in front of them, camera tracks round as the girl goes past, boy sneaks after her

At the cinema:

From behind the girl, watching film

Switches to behind the boy, he’s several rows back looking at her

Flips to in front of them, girl is watching film, boy is watching girl

House:

Girl is sat on sofa, medium shot

Close up - of her hearing knock at the door

Medium shot - from behind her opening the door

Boy is standing at doorstep with flowers and chocolates

She slams door in his face

Side on of boy’s face dropping when she slams it

Getting an ice cream:

Filming side on of just boy buying two ice-creams

Boy runs up to girl on bench with ice cream and offers her it, and she takes it

Look at each other, boy with hopeful expectation, girl with a sly smile

She drops the ice-cream, close up of it on the floor

Back to close up of boy’s face looking let down

Medium shot - of her walking off and him standing there with same expression

Photo montage of playing around cut-out silhouette things in Saltburn, less serious than first one, mainly lad on his own

Amusements/ Arcades:

Medium shot - from behind them on 2p machines

Close up - of tray with one 2p coming down

Back to medium shot, he’s just on his own, then walks off

Loads of 2ps come down like in first flashforwards

Proposal:

Long shot - boy running after girl on beach

Medium long shot - of them running, girl stops

Side on medium shot of boy getting down on one knee

Close up - of jewelry box opening

Girl looks angry

Throws *ring* into the sea

Boy looks heartbroken

*Fades back to bus stop*

MCU of girl looking confused

Medium shot of Girl #2 coming and sitting down

Close up of her looking at boy in amazement

She goes to do flashforwards but it fades to black

Credits

The End

Location & Setting

We decided to go and visit the locations for our short film to see what would be suitable and if they would be effective, as well as asking for permission. We went to Redcar and Saltburn and are planning on taking a look at Stewart Park in Middlesbrough. 

These are the pictures of Redcar beach were we could film many scenes, as it could be used as romantic (walking hand in hand, having ice-cream etc) or comedy (tripping in sand, standing in a puddle on the beach etc). I took these pictures at 9-10:40am on 20/11/13. I think this would be a good time to film as it is high-key lighting facing away from the sun so good conditions, however the images showing the face of the sun, in my opinion is effective as it creates a warm, ambient light which would be good in romantic scenes, as it could create silhouette images which are conventional for a romantic genre. Therefore, we could maybe film all the comedy beach scenes in the images showing the clear, high key lighting which would then contrast to the low-key lighting in the romantic scenes.

This is 'The Stray Cafe' situated on the top of Redcar beach, it is an option to film the date, meal scene here as there are tables and chairs outside. We have got permission by the manager to film here.

This is simply just a bench which could be an alternative setting to the bus stop for a bus, they could simply be having a rest from walking.

I went to Saltburn on the 18/11/13 at 7:00pm and thought that the pier would be quite a good setting to include in our film as it incorporates a different time of day so would show versatility and add interest. 

Obviously it would be difficult with the lighting to get extra clear expressions, however, if they stand under the light on the pier (top right picture) or walk along the beach (film from the top of the pier bottom right picture) I think it would be quite effective, it is also nice scenery. A comical outlook could be created with the bottom left picture, it is a face-in-the-hole display below the pier, so for example in the "romantic" scene, we could film like a montage of images and include snapshot camera effects showing them laughing and having fun, and the same thing can be done for the comedy scene but it would show the girl looking really awkward and uncomfortable whilst the boy pulls quite unattractive faces.