SHOTS

This is an overview of the clips I got shot today.

Titles

To help us decide which style of titles we are going to use in our opening clip, we have researched different types in other film openings. Styles of titles can vary greatly, because our film is a romantic drama, we aim to get a theme of titles that will add to our chosen genre.
In our clip the idea of the voice over is that it is what the man is writing down as a letter. The first clip is the letter being wrote and the sounds effects add to this. Therefore we decided to use writing which was in the style of hand writing that the timing of the sound fits to. We think this makes it seem more professional, as the titles used have a professional look whilst also adding to the theme of the movie.
As we have not yet finished the editing of the clips in our film we have not yet decided the positioning of the rest of the titles. Once all of our editing is complete we will go through the final stages of adding in the titles.

Storyboard

   

Lighting

In our film we are going to rely mainly on natural lighting. This means we are going to have to rely heavily on filming outdoors and in well lighted rooms - big windows. This shouldn't be too difficult especially considering many of our scenes are set outdoors or are from the past - this should be easy enough to do with the use of editing.  The only problem is that our filming might be set back if it isn't a good day outside, we will not be able too or will find great difficult in maintaining this natural light and therefore the reality of the scene. Other methods of lighting will include backlighting and coloured lighting.
      An area when  we will have to pay specific attention to lighting is when we are filming the man sitting in the room. WE want to give the aura of a cell, therefore we are going to use a spare room in my house - the room is completely plain with only a bed and we can customise this is to make it as cold and unwelcoming as possible. There is however a problem when it comes to restricting the natural light here, as there is a big window. We therefore might need to look at covering this partially to restrict the light in this room. I will have to look into this further.

Sound

Throughout our clip, narration, music and sound effects will be used.

Narration - The narration will be spoken by a male, this will be the only voice heard the duration of the opening. The male will be speak in a soft manor and slowly to entice the emotions of the audience.

Sound Effects - At various points of the clip, sound effects will be heard in the background. These will add to the story that the narrater is telling and help the audience to understand it more clearly. The sound effects that are going to be used are:

• Crashing sound of car
• Echoing of laugh
• Door Slam
• Sound of Handcuffs closing

We think that the noise of these in the background will add to the feel of the movie and make it more dramatic which will intrigue the audience.  We began looking for free sound effects on line but after we realised that the sound effects we needed were all provided on final cut pro.

Music - There will always be music heard in the background of our clips, at different points of this clip the music will become increasingly loud and at other times increasingly softer. This will help add to the feel of our clip and add to the emotions of our audience. It will also make the genre of our clip more clear as its romantic with a sad, dramatic feeling. Songs that we are thinking of using are:

Costume

All of the costume in our film we have decided would be best being casual - this therefore makes it more natural. Below find different collages of different outfits of the style we are considering.

Above is a combination of different outfits we think would be suitable for our female character. We want to go with a summery casual look. Although the above outfits aren't the costume we will be using, it gives a fair idea of what we are aiming for with pastel colour blouses, skirts, jeans and skirts.

The baby in the film we will be using from our already existing home video footage. Therefore it is hard to say very much about what there costume is. However the above collage gives a rough idea of the costume - the baby in the home videos in wearing typical clothes for a baby colourful skirts, tops, baby grows. Again this all add's the natural effect we are trying to portray with our film.

Above is a collage of the costume we are wanting to use for the male character. Again, the above pictures is not exactly what the character would be wearing though gives a fair idea of where we want to go with his costume. This will involve shirts, possibly with slogans, jeans and jackets. This is all typical clothes to man/teenage boy today, therefore preserving the reality of the overall film.

Above you can see a rough idea for the style of costume for the male from whom the flashbacks are coming from. He will be wearing typical blue denim jeans in a plain, blank white top. Therefore the above collage gives a better picture of how we will have this character dressed. We think that by keeping his costume so simple, it will draw attention more towards the setting. We again want to try create as real a look as possible therefore trying to maintain the naturalness of the scene.

Editing and Camera Angles

Editing and Camera Angles:
The methods of editing we have decided to use in out clip are:

• Dissolve - We are going to use dissolve in our clip as it will add to the sense of distant memories and allow the audience to understand that some of the clips are from the past. The images on screen will fade-in and fade-out allowing some images to overlap working some shots to come together. A dissolve is when one shot fades out while another one fades in simultaneously. The result is a blurring together of two images.This indicates the passage of time and the flashbacks of these memories. 
• Slow Motion - Throughout our clip slow motion will be used at various points. This will also help portray the sense of distant memories, but will also make the scene seem more dramatic and help draw the audiences emotions in. 
• Bridging Shot - This shot will portray the discontinuity in the clip and the jumps of time from each of the scenes. 
• Ellipsis: This refers to periods of time that have been left out of the narrative. The ellipsis is marked by an editing transitions which, while it leaves out a section of the action, nonetheless signifies that something has been elided. 
• Fade in -  The screen is black at the beginning; gradually the image appears, brightening to full strength. This will help make the opening of the film more dramatic and draw the audience in.
• Whip pan - A type of pan shot in which the camera moves sideways so quickly that the picture blurs into indistinct streaks. It is commonly used as a transition between shots, and can indicate the passage of time. 
• Shallow Focus - This keeps only one plane in sharp focus; the opposite of deep focus. This keeps the focus of the audience of one aspect of the scene. Shallow focus suggests psychological introspection, since a character appears as oblivious to the world around her/him. It is therefore commonly employed in genres such as the melodrama, where the actions and thoughts of an individual prevail over everything else.
• Focus Pull - The focus pull is useful for directing the viewer's attention. For example, if there are two people in shot but only one is in focus, that person is the subject of attention. If the focus changes to the other person, they become the subject. We will use to this to draw the audiences attention to the  specific aspect of each scene we want the most focus to be on.