Filming

We filmed on Saturday the 21^st for the full day as we wanted to have the full day to make sure we got everything done and in case we had any problems filming we would have time to rectify the situation. We arranged to meet at the location for eleven in the morning, and unfortunately one of our actors was delayed for a few hours. While we were waiting for the actor to arrive Sarah and I worked out how we were going to shoot around the house and any more shots that we could use that would be suitable and unique. Our first shots had to be filmed outside and we encountered a problem with the wind as it kept on moving the tripod, so we had to wait for the wind to die down before we could finish filming. Also we had to film the outside scene quickly as the actors were only in little t-shirts, and it was very cold so we had to make sure the actors were warm before we started shooting again in the house.  We also then wanted to film a shot in the fridge, and we wanted to make it very effective so we had to take a few shots to get the shot right. We also achieved the different shots were we wanted the actor to be seen in different positions on the bed to show that time is going on, we are hoping the way we tried to portray this if effective when we come to editing. The camera also ran out of battery a few times so we had to keep on charging the camera, but in all I think our filming went very well.

Call Sheet For Filming Day

Time to Meet	Saturday 21st January, 11am.
Location to Meet	Langley Park, Herrington Close
Location	A housing estate, with a road linking on to a cul-de-sac. Surrounding include numerous houses but in the scenery there are fields showing that the setting is a isolated area and has the feel of the quiet country side. The house that the filming will take place in very modern, showing an everyday household, the bedroom where the film ends is very girly and fun showing the personality of the character.
Cast	Catherine Kirk, Ellie Snowdon
Characters	Zoey Hoilday, Donna May
Extras (If Needed)	Sarah Hewitt, needing help to 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

Story Board

This is our storyboard for the opening of the film we will me making. We wanted to make sure that our opening scene consisted of different types of shots including, medium close ups, two shots and shot reverse shots to ensure that we can have diversity of shots. We had some difficulty in drawing the different types of angle such as the 180 degree rule and low angled shots, so instead we wrote the type of shots that would be used so we know what we need to include in the shots with the movements of the characters and the angle. Also we made note on the shots and side of shots with the props we will be including and also taking note of when we need to concentrate on the continuity of the shots following through. We are going to try to keep to the storyboard as close as we possibly can on the day of shooting, but we will need to see these ideas in each shot work, and also if the shot is not really working out to well, we will need to see what could be done to make the shot better by using a different angle movements and thinking about the edits on the day of shooting that will link in with the shot. That will give us a general idea of what we want to achieve, and how to follow it easily.

I think the storyboard shows that we have used out location to its full potential, as we are using the outside of the house as well as the inside of the location, using them both together makes the ever so important with each other as it gives a feel to the film at the beginning, by showing the setting of the film straight away, and where about's it is being filmed. It also shows the main characters home, which shows the audience the realism of the type of film introducing the character by the mise en scene. The storyboard also includes the lighting we shall be using which is very important as we will be introducing the lighting in the first few minutes of the film.

Relationships Between Characters

In the opening scene we want the friendship to seem very real towards the audience, so they believe that the pair has been friends for years. With the actors we are using they are already very good friends, so this will hopefully help in the friendship we are going to portray.

In the first minutes of our opening scene we want to portray the relationship of friendship as being very strong. In most Romantic Comedies there is commonly a girlfriend friendship, with the male character. The female main characters best friend is normally seen as the one she can always count on through the duration of her life’s problems, and in our film we wanted to represent this as well as it plays a very important part. As the two females Zoey and Donna are complete opposites, showing Zoey as being calm and collective, shy and a hopeless romantic, whereas Donna is shown to be the loud bubbly friend, mainly known as the party animal. Showing that not only do opposites attract in relationships but also in friendships. Having to characters being total opposites, makes their personalities stand out a lot more as they are shown to be “Chalk and Cheese.”

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
1
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 to help remember equipment that is needed on the shooting day.

Schedule

Week 1- All pre planning is to be complete, such as script and storyboard. All props 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.

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.

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.

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

Script and Directions

This is the script we will be following in the making of our film. We have not added to much dialogue to the opening credits as we thought it would be more effective, as the audience would then pay more attention to the current situation of the female character than the interest to the conversation. It will also build up a very happy feel to the opening scene, which links with the music we will be using as it's very upbeat and has a fast pace. The happy music then contrasts with what is going to happy next in the opening, which keeps the audiences mind intreiged.



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.

Locations

Here is a few images of places in our location that we will be using throughout our opening sequence. Our opening sequence is shot in a house to show the realism of the film also the use of the house could show the thought of “what goes on behind closed doors”. Most people don’t really share their relationships and how they feel towards love, where as we will be showing the audience how some people actually feel by letting them into their private life. We decided to use this certain house as our filming location, as it is easily assessable whenever we need to be filming. The placing of the house is a cul-de-sac so there will be no problem with filming outside the house if we wish, and we will not be disturbing any near by houses. As the filming is taking place in a house we have all the facilities that we will need for the actors, and others helping with the producing of the scene. The bedroom that will be featured in the scene, uses lots of bright colours connoting the bubbly, interesting social life Zoey used to have when she was in her younger days, contrasting with the personality featured in the scene that she now has.

Film Senero

The idea of our film is to make it consist of everyday situations that many women will have had occur in relationships so will be able to relate back to what is happening with the character. Our film idea is to have a female at the age of 25, to have faced many problems relationships wise. She is going to be shown to have never been lucking in love, so she has been in a number of on and off relationships and numerous one night stands- 16 men. During the film we are going to have the two characters Zoey and Donna looking back on Zoey’s relationships and they talk about the different types of love in each man. The film will show each of the 16 relationships Zoey has had with these men, showing the laughter, happiness, heartbreak and the make ups during their time spent together. With the help of her best friend Zoey realises that one of the men she met many years ago is the one she is actually in love with.

Film Opening

We wanted to show the everyday normal life of a women who is having problems with her love life, but as we are doing romantic comedy we have to add a twist. We are going to have the main character known as Zoey coming home from work, as she potters around the house heading towards the kitchen she will be taking her work clothes off to reveal that she already has her PJ’s on underneath. The character will reach into the freezer, get a huge tub of ice cream and grab some other sweets and head upstairs to bed to put on a film about love and passion (music will be playing while this is all happening.) As the character gets into bed and the film plays the music will stop, suddenly she will start to hysterically cry and chuck some sweets at the telly as she shouts out things that are wrong in her love life. The characters phone will ring, and her best friend known as Donna will be on the other end. A split screen of the phone call will be used. We will then cut to her friend Donna being outside Zoey’s house stating that she is going to come and join her. Donna will enter Zoeys room, take the ice cream off Zoey and the scene will end.

Character Profiles

In the opening credits of out film, we are only going to be introducing two characters which will be featured as the main ones in the duration of the film. We wanted our characters to follow the typical stereotype in Romantic Comedies, but still giving them a unique twist to add to our film.

The main character in our film is a female called Zoey Hoilday (25), a journalist writing for a new magazine in the fashion industry. Zoey is a workaholic, who lives for her job and works extremely hard to achieve the best she can do in her career. She has unfortunately never been lucking with relationships and love, and this has taken a toll upon her life. When Zoey feels like she has found the “Mr Right” the relationship always has a turn for the worst. She is a hopeless romantic, and is known to always wear her heart on her sleeve but unfortunately leading to the worst of getting her heart broken.

Zoey’s best friend Donna May (27) again a female is the complete opposite to the workaholic. Donna is unemployed who doesn’t have the passion to thrive in the working area, she is known to be bubbly and have a loud personality. A women who is always up for a good time, never lets her friend down when a man has crushed her. She is not afraid to put her point across to someone, and unlike Zoey she doesn’t care about finding that special someone she doesn’t want to settle down as to her living your life comes first.

Costumes-

Zoey Hoilday- Smart, sensible and conservative.

Work Clothes- Casual/smart dress- Blouse, skirts, tights, posh shoes.

House Clothes- Very casual- Baggy tops, joggers, Pj’s.

The costumes we are going to use are representing the type of character she is as being professional and hard working. Shown by the smartness of her work clothes. However when Zoey is at home, her dress sense changes dramatically and a complete opposite side of her is shown the lazy, relaxed her comes out. The stress and strain of work is disappearing and the “Perfect Worker” has been taken away but the comfort of sweats and lounge clothes.

Donna May- Short skirts, small tops, tight revealing clothing.

Shown as having a lot of flesh on show, to get attention from males legs or boobs on show. Representing that she likes to seek attention, but it also seen as a party animal due to her dress sense, always up for a good time. Her clothes are usually colourful, connoting her loud personality.