Shooting

On Saturday we filmed for our opening scene, we wanted to use the whole day for filming but unfortunately some of the actors couldn't make it on the time we wanted to, so we filmed a couple of hours later as planned. Due to the weather on the day the wind on the day was making it hard for us to get a clean shot of the scene we wanted as the wind kept moving the tripod, it was hard to hear the actors speak due to the wind this is shown in the shot of the character 'Donna' in the car on the phone to 'Zoey', we will have to re-record the voices using post synching to make the speaking clips more clear when they are speaking, we will need to make sure that the speech the actor is doing again is te correct timing as in the clip. When walking the actors costume and hair kept blowing in the wind making it hard for them to act the way they were needed to. Instead of having a walking scene through the street we used the car and just the drive to film the first few seconds of the opening to make it easier because the wind restricted us to what we were planning to do. This beginning will be good as we have filmed enough shooting time to use the slide transitions we are wanting to use like in the opening "Definitely Maybe". As it was cold outside and the actors were wearing typical summer clothes we tried to film quickly as the actors were cold and uncomfortable outside in this weather, luckily inside the house was warm.

 We thought that the way we shot the character in different positions on the bed worked well and we think it will work well when editing it with the jump cuts. This was easy to shoot as we didn't need to worry about the continuity effects as we wanted to show time had moved on from different shots so we used props to show this effect.

When filming in the kitchen we did loads of shots of the fridge shot in how 'Zoey' should take out the ice-cream needed. We did over 10 shots of having the camera inside the fridge and the different angles and height the camera should be in to get an accurate shot on the characters face going into the fridge. We thought this shot worked really well.

We had a few problems with the camera and the tripod. The camera ran out of battery a few times so we had to delay filming and wait for the camera to charge, while this was happening we discussed what the shots we still needed to do should contain and what we should do to make it better. Also the tripod slanted for the first few shots making the shot of the scene tilt a little we did manage to fix the problem though eventually.

Call Sheet for Filming Day

Time to Meet	Saturday 21st January, 11am.
Location to Meet	Langley Park, Harrington Close
Location	Harrington Close and house shown through location pictures.
Description of Location	Housing estate with this certain road in a cul-de-sac, surroundings have numerous houses but in the scenery there are fields showing the setting it quite isolation and has a countryside feel to it.  House that we will be filming in is very modern showing an everyday household, bedroom where the ending filming is very girly and fun showing personality of characters
Cast	Catherine Kirk, Ellie Snowdon
Characters	Zoey Hoilday, Donna May
Extras (if needed)	Sarah Hewitt, needing to help shoot and direct on filming day as well as Catherine Kirk and Ellie Snowdon as there is only three people going to be there on the day of the shoot.
Special Instructions	Bring all props needed.

Storyboard

this is our storyboard for the opening scene of our film, we wanted to make sure we have a variety of different types of shots including: low angles, medium close ups and two shots to make sure we can a diversity of shots. I couldn't draw the different types of angle such as the low angle and the 180 degree rule but by writing over the different types of shots we will know what we need to include in the shots with the angles and movements included, also making note on the shots and side of the shots props will need to include and also making it noted where we need to concentrate on the continuity of the shots following through. We will try and keep to the storyboard as close as possible but on the day we will need to see if these ideas in each specific work and what maybe could make the shot better with different angles, movements and edits on the day of shooting and editing, but will give us a general idea of what we want to achieve and easy to follow through. I think the storyboard shows that we have used our location to its full potential by using outside as well as the inside of the location both more important with each other and giving a feel to the film at the beginning already by showing the setting of the film and where it is being filmed and also showing the home of the main character and introducing the characters personality more by showing her personal face and how she lives in it with the mise en scene. The story board also includes lighting we will be using which is important for what we are wanting to portray in the first few minutes of this film. 

Relationship Between Characters

We want the relationship of friendship to be portrayed strongly in the first minutes of the opening scene, in all romantic comedies there is commonly a girlfriend friendship with the main character where she relays and always counts on throughout her problems and with our film we wanted to represent this as well. Having Zoey and Donna as two opposites a Zoey being quite shy and a hopeless romantic, while Donna is the party animal who always wants to have fun, showing that opposites do attract and become friends. By having two opposite characters with each other it makes the personalities of the characters stand out more as they are so different from one another.


We want the friendship to seem real to the audience and already believe that they have been friends for years. With our actors the people are already good friends and i think this will give the sort of friendship we want to portray well as they already have a trustworthy and fun realtionship.

Shot Sheet and Call Sheet

Shot Sheet

Shot Number.	What/Who is in the shot	Who has filmed this shot	How is the shot filmed	Props and scenery
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2
3
4
5
6
7

This shot sheet shows notes and actions we have done while filming, by making notes while filming we have an understanding of how we are filming and what we are filming and when needing to film on different days by looking at this sheet we will knows what we need to have in the number of different shot helping us have the correct continuity in the shots we have done and reduces confusion between all people who are shooting. By having the shot sheet is makes everything more organized.

Call Sheet

Time to Meet
Location to meet
Location
Description of Location
Cast
Characters
Extras (if needed)
Special Instruction

The call sheet basically helps the people on set be more organsized with who and what is on the set, invovling time arragements and making everyone who is needed be on time when they are meant to be also equipment that is needed on the shooting day.

Schedule

This is the schedule we will be following, it includes all the planning and preparation for shooting and ideas for what we are wanting to create, also including the days we will be shooting the actual opening scene and our editing in the remaining weeks we have to do this project.


Week 1- All pre planning is to be complete, such as script and storyboard. All props and coustumes should be collected and brought to location of filming.

Week 2- Book the camera out for the days we will need to be filming. Arrange a run through of the opening scene, using our own video camera so we can have a rehearsal of camera shots before the real filming. Also using an extra camera so we can film for extras such as behind the scenes access to our set.

Week 3- Create a logo for the opening scene, add any extra preparations before we begin to start filming. Double checking the location is free, and all actors can still make the shooting of the opening scene.

Week 4- Begin filming the scene, hopefully to have half of the sequence filmed before the end of the week.

Week 5- Finish filming the other half of the scene, conversation in the bedroom, and phone call.

Week 6- Hand back the camera, media file conversion will take place, setting up shots in the correct order to prepare for editing in the following week.

Week 7- Have a look at the video footage, begin to edit the footage too. Possibly opening credits, and title of the film done.

Week 8- Aim to have a rough finish of the opening scene, with a try of different effects we could use.

Week 9- Add music to beginning of the video footage.

Week 10- Finish editing, add the opening credits and film title effectively, also editing the slides involving slide transitions.

Week 11- If any problems with the finished edit, fix any corrections needed.

Scripting

this is the script we will be using for dialogue in our opening scene. We thought by having a less dialogue will build up a happy opening scene to start with as the music we have choosen is upbeat and fast paced. We thought this would be effective as it will build up the situation the character is in and the audience wouldn't expect her to breakdown while watching this film due to the cheerful music until it stops. The conversation shows the audience how the main character is feeling making it personal as she is only telling her bestfriend and the conversation is only between them two characters.


Zoey walks to the house and enters, walks through the living room while undressing leading on to the kitchen. Character opens fridge grabs ice-cream and sweets, leaves and walks upstairs- Music plays "Two Birds -Regina Spektor"


Character put's on a film, and jumps onto the bed, diving into the food.-Music still playing


Character gets a handful of sweets and chucks them at the T.V during the climax of the DVD.


(Phone Rings)


Conversation-


Donna: Zoey are you there?


Zoey: Um, yeah...


Donna: You’re not watching (name of the film) again are you?


Zoey: Oh, umm (pause) yeah.


Donna: (Sighs) For god's sake, I'm coming in.


Zoey: I'm fine you dont have to, I'm all good.


Donna: To late... (Hangs up the phone)


(Donna walks up the stairs into Zoeys room)


Donna: (Raise eyebrows) you need to take a leaf out of my book, staying in the house is not how we do things round here... Come on budge up.

Location Scouting

As are film scenerio is portraying a normal reality in life, we wanted to film the opening scene in a house, showing someone in their comfortable surroundings. It gives the audience a personal inlook in how the character is in their homelife as noone really understands what people are really like until they are in their comfortable and natural surroundings at home. As we are filming in a house it has all the facitlites needed for all the actors, cameramen, director are easily accessed. The house we are using is easy accessable for all the crew and actors, and as it is in a cul-de-sac it wont disturb any neighbours or people in the neighbourhood.
The house is modern and youthful showing the type of character in the film as Zoey is young and has done well in job. These pictures show the main areas we are going to be shooting in, the bedroom shows Zoey's personalitley in being girly, fun and youthful which contrasts with how the character is feeling at the moment.

Film Scenerio

We thought that are idea was good as it consists of everyday situations that women will have when in realtionships and being able to relate to with what happens to the character.
Our film idea consisits of a 25 year old women, who has never been lucky in love she has been in a number of relationships and one night stands- 16 men. During the film the Zoey and Donna will look back on Zoey's realtionships and talk about what happened and what went wrong with them. Film shows the 16 relationships that Zoey had with these men, showing the laughter, heartbreak and happiness then went on in her life during them times. The main character realises that one of the men she met years ago is the one for her and who she wants to be with.


Film Scenerio
We wanted to show an everyday life of a normal women who is having problems with her love life. We are going to make the main character come in from work and getting ready to go to bed, she goes to the fridge gets some icecream and some other food and goes upstairs to bed putting a film on (music will be playing through all this) she gets into bed and waits to watch the film (music stops) suddenely she hysterically starts crying and shouting about what is wrong with her life and what is happening in the film. Her phone then starts ringing picking up its Donna May, there will be a split screen of Zoey and Donna's conversation talking about whats the matter and how Donna is coming round and joining her. When Donna comes she sits on the bed and starts comforting Zoey and then they start talking about the relationships. This is when the opening scene will stop.

Character Profile

In the opening credits we will just be introducing the two main characters so the audience knows which characters are going to be the main ones in the film. We wanted the characters to be similar to typical sterotypes in romantic comidies but still having a unique edge to our film.
Main character in our film is called Zoey Hoilday (25) who is a journalist writting for a new magazine for a fashion column, she is a workoholic who loves her job and works hard to achieve the best work she can produce. She has never been lucky in love and when thinking she has found the right man they always turn out to be horrible, however she feels she never has time for a serious relationship due to her work. She is a hopless romantic and always wears her heart on her sleeve when thinking she has found the right man, always turning out to getting her heart broken.
Zoey Hoilday's bestfriend is called Donna May (27) she is an unemployed women who has a free, bubbly and loud personalitey, who is always wanting a good time. She says what she thinks and never afraid to put across her opinion, always helping her friends and picking them up when they are feeling down. Unlike Zoey she doesn't care about man, she is basically a man eater not worrying about settling down with a man.

Costumes
Zoey Hoilday- conservitive, smart, sensible.
Work Clothes- smart casual dress- skirt, blouse, tights, ballet pumps.
House Clothes- baggy top, joggers/pjs
clothes representing the type of person she is at work of being professional and hard working wanting to achieve the highest possible standard but when changing at home she takes off the strain and worry of being this perfect person and taking off the mask she puts on all day.

Donna May-slutty, boobs out, legs on show, eyes on her
scenes include her wearing short skirts, small tops- clothes bringing the attention to her representing she is up for a good time and always wanting to have a party. The attention seeking clothes and loud personalitey suggest to the audience who she is.