Titles And Names And How They Will Appear

*before the scenes at school*

• He opens the boot and puts his bag inside - name of actor appears

·         He shuts the boot- and we see the number plate - name of actor appears

·         A shot of the door handle - name of actor appears

·         A POV shot of the steering wheel - name curved round the wheel

·         Shot of the wheel - under the tire there's a name

·         A shot of the sky revealing the title, Opposites

 

Settings For Our Film

scene 1

this will take place in Aiden's house and driveway - him getting his stuff together and driving to school

scene 2

this will be inside the school - hallways and corridors

scene 3

most of this scene will take place on the field - where they are playing football

also the path that connects the car park and sixth form building for Jessica and Kate to walk up

Planning Of Characters - Personalities & Costumes

I used the role on the wall strategy to plan the characters

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

these will be the 4 main characters personality traits - mainly focused on Aiden and Kate because they are the main characters

these will be the costumes

 

 

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from my research I know that main characters usually have brighter clothing and are likeable and funny
 

Our Script

 

 

 

 

this is the first draft - I wrote the script- its quite basic because we expanded more on the storyboards

 

Music And Sound We Will Use

We have decided to include the song 'Bad Reputation' by Joan Jett. This song is very upbeat. We choose this song because it is rebellious, this represents teenagers, therefore the audience may be able to relate. It also gives the audience an insight on the characters behaviour/personality. it is also foreshadowing for Aiden's "bad reputation" later on in the film - when he gets with Kate. This song is going to play at the beginning, when Aiden presses play on his phone- and the song plays for the rest of scene 1.  (This song was also used in 10 things i hate about you - another teen angst film)

there will be a mixture of non diegetic sounds when he is shutting the boot and door of his car, when he opens his car with his keys and when he is getting all his things together - like his keys.

 

We will be adding non-diegetic sound of a car engine turning on and the car wheeling screeching, when driving away, this will emphasise that the boy can drive and is traveling at speed to show he is late, it will adds suspense, as the audience wants to know where the protagonist is headed.

 

A non-diegetic bell will be added when the title appears. This helps with the ellipsis as the bell shows him driving away and then the next shot is of the school, the bell helps show the passing of time. The bell also lets the audience suggest that the setting of the film will be in a school/sixth form, this setting is very stereotypical for teen angst films.

 

The second song we decided to use in the opening sequence is 'Fireball' by Pitbull, this will be plays at the beginning of scene 2. the song is also upbeat and fun, the song is quite comedic and helps to add the humour to the scene. i found this song when i was watching Ellen and thought the chorus would be an excellent choice for the the football scene in our film.

 

We will be including two voiceovers. This will be by the main character 'Aiden and his love interest (later in the film) 'Kate'. This will helps the audience understand their personalities. We decided to also give 'Kate' a voiceover because this shows her opinion other than just the main character.

 

Just before there the football hits Kates head, the upbeat song fireball will be playing and it cuts out very quickly so it will amplify the loud thump of the football hitting Kates head.

Our USP

our unique selling points for Opposites:

• we have a male protagonist -which most teen films don't

• its relatable - we have the stereotypical groups of people you would have at a NORMAL school (like footballers and large groups of friends)

• it set in the uk - most teen angst films are set in America at big overcrowded high schools where as ours is set in the UK

• its light hearted and comedic - its enjoyable to watch and as our target audience is teens they can, to some extent predict what's going to happen.

• our film tells a different perspective of the teen genre - the really shy girl and the popular boy- its unlikely paring but an underlying message in our film is to just be yourself. We've already broken the usual theme of having a girl as the protagonist, and in teen films you always have STEROTYPICAL groups of people - in real life you dont always have stereotypical groups of people - there just normal - and i wanted to carry that into our production.

Our Feedback From Our Pitch

 I did this - these were the brief points that our class made

Our Risk Assessment

this was done by Ben and Rahib

Our Title

we went with: Opposites - we went with Opposites because

1. we have a male as the protagonist - which is an opposite to many teen angst films
2. its also a well known saying and fact that "opposites attract each other" this is foreshadowing Aiden and Kate's relationship
3. the title Opposites is also reflective on Aiden and Kate because they are complete "opposites" in character and personality - also their status at school
4. its also quite vague which makes it intriguing

Production Company & Logo

we used the word tomorrow because kids are always looking to the future - our target audience

and productions is a word that was used on a lot of film companies logos (I noticed this in my research) the image used is in a cinema - where the film will be first shown- also the chairs are red and that is stereotypical for a cinema

the font is in Castellar which looks bold and professional

 

also the tiered seating gets lighter the higher it goes up - the more you achieve the brighter the future looks. (something teens are told a lot.)