This is the storyboard for when Samantha is running to get her boss' coffee and back:
Storyboard for Samantha's train scene:
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Wednesday, 28 January 2015
Friday, 14 November 2014
Prop List for Our Chick Flick Film Opening
Here is the list of the things we will need to film on Sunday:
Equipment
The Intern:
Equipment
- Microphone and lead
- Camera(s)
- Spare camera batteries
- Two tripods
- Storyboards
Props
- Clothes rail and clothes on hangers - coats, blouses, dresses etc
- Dressmaker's dummy
- Posters to hang on wall
- Coffee cups
- Posh handbag
- Mobile Phone
- Flowers for decoration (?)
- Laptop
- Magazines (lots)
- Stands for pictures
Costumes
The Intern:
- Smart dress/ skirt and blouse
- Heels / smart shoes
- Handbag
- Smart blazer
- Fur coat (?)
The Boss:
- Smart monochrome clothing (blacks, whites, greys)
- Smart shoes
- Glasses (to look more sophisticated and professional)
For Us (in case we need to be extras):
- Smart monochrome clothing (black and white)
- Smart shoes
Monday, 10 November 2014
Finalised Storyline for Chick Flick Film Opening
As a group, we have all decided what our story line should be for our chick flick film opening. We are going to be filming the beginning half of the opening in a modern apartment which re-creates an office environment, which is our intention. We have been allocated two hours to film our opening and we start on Sunday. This part of the opening will be the intern walking into the office and then having her boss enter and demand her coffee.
The introduction of the opening will be the protagonist (the intern) walking through the door, down the corridor and to the main office. We intend to film using a match on action angle when the intern is coming through the door and tracking when she is walking down the corridor. Throughout this half of the opening we hope to use cut aways and close ups of the props around the room e.g. magazines, laptop, clothes rail etc. In the background of the shot , we would like someone organising the clothes on the clothes rail to make it verisimilitude and give the 'office' a busy atmosphere.
Once the intern sits down at the desk we will film using a mid-shot of her filing through the magazines on the table and stumbling across a letter with 'confidential' stamped on the envelope. We will then do an over the shoulder shot so we can see her opening the letter, in which the viewer can read 'Court Summons'. We will then quickly cut to a close up of her face which will show a look of shock and confusion of her face. As she goes to read more of the letter, we will hear her boss shout 'Samantha' in the background. The camera will cut quickly back to a mid shot where we see the intern struggling to stuff the letter back in the envelope before her boss appears in the office. The camera will change to a wide shot which will show the room and both the intern and boss walking into the office. As the boss walks in she will demand 'where is my coffee?' and slam the magazines she is holding onto the desk, after this has been said a close up of the intern's face will show the realisation that she forgot to get her boss' coffee.
The second part of the opening will be a wide shot of a busy street where we see Samantha running into shot and into a coffee shop. The camera will stay in the same position until we see her run out of the shop and out of shot carrying a cup of coffee.
The introduction of the opening will be the protagonist (the intern) walking through the door, down the corridor and to the main office. We intend to film using a match on action angle when the intern is coming through the door and tracking when she is walking down the corridor. Throughout this half of the opening we hope to use cut aways and close ups of the props around the room e.g. magazines, laptop, clothes rail etc. In the background of the shot , we would like someone organising the clothes on the clothes rail to make it verisimilitude and give the 'office' a busy atmosphere.
Once the intern sits down at the desk we will film using a mid-shot of her filing through the magazines on the table and stumbling across a letter with 'confidential' stamped on the envelope. We will then do an over the shoulder shot so we can see her opening the letter, in which the viewer can read 'Court Summons'. We will then quickly cut to a close up of her face which will show a look of shock and confusion of her face. As she goes to read more of the letter, we will hear her boss shout 'Samantha' in the background. The camera will cut quickly back to a mid shot where we see the intern struggling to stuff the letter back in the envelope before her boss appears in the office. The camera will change to a wide shot which will show the room and both the intern and boss walking into the office. As the boss walks in she will demand 'where is my coffee?' and slam the magazines she is holding onto the desk, after this has been said a close up of the intern's face will show the realisation that she forgot to get her boss' coffee.
The second part of the opening will be a wide shot of a busy street where we see Samantha running into shot and into a coffee shop. The camera will stay in the same position until we see her run out of the shop and out of shot carrying a cup of coffee.
Friday, 7 November 2014
Storyboards
Here are the storyboards for our first film idea that we planned as a class which will be used when filming our film opening:
Friday, 17 October 2014
Frame By Frame Analysis
I wanted to find a scene from a film which was similar to at least one aspect of my idea for my chick flick opening. I found a video of a scene from 'The Devil Wears Prada'. In this clip, you see someone coming for a job interview. The place she has come to get a job is in a fashion office. It's a very modern office, buzzing with people. The environment is very similar to what I wish my office scene to be set in.
I have selected frames which use camera shots and miss en scene which I think I can use in my film opening.
Frame One
This is the first frame of the clip above. It shows the main character, Andrea, entering the 'Runway' magazine office, which is very modern and very elegant. This is the type of office I would like to film for my opening.
Frame Two
In the background of this frame you see two 'Runway' magazine covers framed on the wall. This is similar to my idea of having 'Vogue' covers around the office.
Frame Three
This shows Emily (the boss' PA) leading Andrea through the busy office. To the right you can see a clothes rail, I want a clothes rail to feature in my film opening too because it would create verisimilitude giving the impression of a conventional fashion magazine office.
Frame Four
Here we see two people who already work for 'Runway' wearing black. Throughout the whole of the office scene everyone is wearing black. This is a very mature and elegant colour to wear, especially in such a modern establishment like Runway. However Andrea's costume contradicts the ambience of the environment as she is dressed in brown, purple and white. Her outfit is later commented on by the boss saying that Andrea isn't very fashionable and as a fashion magazine, it is important for the workers to wear on-trend clothing.
Frame Five
This is a close up shot of the boss' foot as she gets out the car. This can be seen as a power shot as she has elegant shoes on and is getting out of a fancy car. This is also a cut away shot, however, as the scene quickly cuts from the chaos in the office to the calmness of her getting out the car. For my idea, I want to have a close up shot of the girl's shoes.
Frame Six
A tracking shot is used to film the boss calmly walking into the office, which contradicts what's happening in the office. She walks in a very confident and self assured manner. This is how I will ask my character to walk into the office to deceive the viewer.
Frame Seven
This is a good stereotypical close up shot that is commonly used in chick flicks. Often, a close up of a designer handbag is used. I want to use a close up of an object similar to a handbag in my opening.
Frame Eight
This is where the boss comes through the lift doors and into the main office. When the doors open, you see her standing there with a stern look on her face and she is clutching a copy of 'Runway" magazine under her arm. When the protagonist is at the train station in my opening, I want her holding Vogue covers.
Frame Nine
This frame finally shows the boss' identity after the frantic build up to her appearance in the office. She is placed in the centre of the frame which is quite an unusual shot to be used. However, it connotes her importance and authority within the narrative. I would ask my actor to pull a similar face when she enters the office to lead the viewer to believe she is of more importance.
Frame 10
In this frame, the boss handed Emily papers and books and we see her struggling to carry them. A frame like this in my opening would be the first time the viewer realises that she isn't as important to the business as we originally thought.
Frame Eleven
This is the first time we see the boss' office. It is a big modern room with simplistic furniture and the main colour used is white. I want the boss' main office in my opening to look like this in my opening.
The clip ends with the film title coming across the screen. The black background has a simple elegance and creates synergy with the costumes which are used in the office scene. The word 'devil' is in the colour red, which is usually associated with the devil and evil. Also, no capital letters are used which gives the impression of informality and it's obvious this isn't a horror film. In my film opening I need to think how the title reflects the film genre.
I have selected frames which use camera shots and miss en scene which I think I can use in my film opening.
Frame One
This is the first frame of the clip above. It shows the main character, Andrea, entering the 'Runway' magazine office, which is very modern and very elegant. This is the type of office I would like to film for my opening.
Frame Two
In the background of this frame you see two 'Runway' magazine covers framed on the wall. This is similar to my idea of having 'Vogue' covers around the office.
Frame Three
This shows Emily (the boss' PA) leading Andrea through the busy office. To the right you can see a clothes rail, I want a clothes rail to feature in my film opening too because it would create verisimilitude giving the impression of a conventional fashion magazine office.
Frame Four
Here we see two people who already work for 'Runway' wearing black. Throughout the whole of the office scene everyone is wearing black. This is a very mature and elegant colour to wear, especially in such a modern establishment like Runway. However Andrea's costume contradicts the ambience of the environment as she is dressed in brown, purple and white. Her outfit is later commented on by the boss saying that Andrea isn't very fashionable and as a fashion magazine, it is important for the workers to wear on-trend clothing.
Frame Five
This is a close up shot of the boss' foot as she gets out the car. This can be seen as a power shot as she has elegant shoes on and is getting out of a fancy car. This is also a cut away shot, however, as the scene quickly cuts from the chaos in the office to the calmness of her getting out the car. For my idea, I want to have a close up shot of the girl's shoes.
Frame Six
A tracking shot is used to film the boss calmly walking into the office, which contradicts what's happening in the office. She walks in a very confident and self assured manner. This is how I will ask my character to walk into the office to deceive the viewer.
Frame Seven
This is a good stereotypical close up shot that is commonly used in chick flicks. Often, a close up of a designer handbag is used. I want to use a close up of an object similar to a handbag in my opening.
Frame Eight
This is where the boss comes through the lift doors and into the main office. When the doors open, you see her standing there with a stern look on her face and she is clutching a copy of 'Runway" magazine under her arm. When the protagonist is at the train station in my opening, I want her holding Vogue covers.
Frame Nine
This frame finally shows the boss' identity after the frantic build up to her appearance in the office. She is placed in the centre of the frame which is quite an unusual shot to be used. However, it connotes her importance and authority within the narrative. I would ask my actor to pull a similar face when she enters the office to lead the viewer to believe she is of more importance.
Frame 10
In this frame, the boss handed Emily papers and books and we see her struggling to carry them. A frame like this in my opening would be the first time the viewer realises that she isn't as important to the business as we originally thought.
Frame Eleven
This is the first time we see the boss' office. It is a big modern room with simplistic furniture and the main colour used is white. I want the boss' main office in my opening to look like this in my opening.
Frame Twelve
The clip ends with the film title coming across the screen. The black background has a simple elegance and creates synergy with the costumes which are used in the office scene. The word 'devil' is in the colour red, which is usually associated with the devil and evil. Also, no capital letters are used which gives the impression of informality and it's obvious this isn't a horror film. In my film opening I need to think how the title reflects the film genre.
Wednesday, 15 October 2014
Chick Flick Film Conventions
I have created a Prezi to show all the typical chick flick film conventions.
Thursday, 9 October 2014
Film Openings
Using this blogpost http://whatculture.com/film/the-importance-of-film-openings.php I have analysed the film openings to Saturday Night Fever (1977) and Adventures of Babysitting (1987).
These are the clips I analysed:
In Saturday Night Fever, the film starts with a panning shot of of Brooklyn, America and then jumps to a close shot of a train passing on the tracks. According to the blogpost written about film openings, this train represents John Travolta's emotional journey throughout the film. Travolta's character wishes to succeed in life and become well known, the only way he thinks he can do this is by winning a disco dance competition. By the end of the film he won first prize in the dance competition and has achieved his dream. The train symbolises his need to escape his dead-end life.
In the Adventures of Babysitting opening, it shows a young girl dancing in a stereotypical teenage girls bedroom (pink and floral) and lip syncing to a an upbeat song. The song used is called 'Then he kissed me' by the Crystals the lyrics of the song go well with the film and with her getting ready for her date.
The idea of the train has inspired my own chick flick film opening. I had the idea of having a girl in her early twenties, waiting at the train station for her usual commute into London to work at the 'Vogue Magazine' offices. I would have her holding lots of important folders and papers and dressed in smart fashionable clothing, to give off the impression that she has a very important job role. As she is sitting and waiting for her train I would use a point of view shot (POV) of her flicking through a portfolio full of modelling shots. When she gets to London, I would film her walking into a modern office with lots of people around measuring models, clothes rails scattered around the room and Vogue magazine covers on the walls. I want to pan across the office so the viewer gets a feel of the ambience and I would also use a tracking shot to follow her walking over to the sofa with her papers. I would then have her strut through in a confident manner to make herself look important. However the twist would be that she is of no importance to the company, she is just an unpaid intern who runs around after the boss. But her dream is to be the boss of this company, a bit like John Travolta . Throughout this opening scene I would use a tune of an upbeat catchy tune and then have it come to an abrupt end when the boss shouts something like "Where's my coffee?" The use of an upbeat piece of music was inspired by the opening scene of Adventures to Babysitting.
These are the clips I analysed:
In Saturday Night Fever, the film starts with a panning shot of of Brooklyn, America and then jumps to a close shot of a train passing on the tracks. According to the blogpost written about film openings, this train represents John Travolta's emotional journey throughout the film. Travolta's character wishes to succeed in life and become well known, the only way he thinks he can do this is by winning a disco dance competition. By the end of the film he won first prize in the dance competition and has achieved his dream. The train symbolises his need to escape his dead-end life.
In the Adventures of Babysitting opening, it shows a young girl dancing in a stereotypical teenage girls bedroom (pink and floral) and lip syncing to a an upbeat song. The song used is called 'Then he kissed me' by the Crystals the lyrics of the song go well with the film and with her getting ready for her date.
The idea of the train has inspired my own chick flick film opening. I had the idea of having a girl in her early twenties, waiting at the train station for her usual commute into London to work at the 'Vogue Magazine' offices. I would have her holding lots of important folders and papers and dressed in smart fashionable clothing, to give off the impression that she has a very important job role. As she is sitting and waiting for her train I would use a point of view shot (POV) of her flicking through a portfolio full of modelling shots. When she gets to London, I would film her walking into a modern office with lots of people around measuring models, clothes rails scattered around the room and Vogue magazine covers on the walls. I want to pan across the office so the viewer gets a feel of the ambience and I would also use a tracking shot to follow her walking over to the sofa with her papers. I would then have her strut through in a confident manner to make herself look important. However the twist would be that she is of no importance to the company, she is just an unpaid intern who runs around after the boss. But her dream is to be the boss of this company, a bit like John Travolta . Throughout this opening scene I would use a tune of an upbeat catchy tune and then have it come to an abrupt end when the boss shouts something like "Where's my coffee?" The use of an upbeat piece of music was inspired by the opening scene of Adventures to Babysitting.
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