Review Draft 3

I have made some changes to my review and have displayed it within a stupeflix talking about what I changed, how I changed it and why. I am extremtly pleased with my progress and hope to be finish in the near future.

Editing Flashback Scenes

Day 2 of Filming

So today I headed out to Newcastle city centre in the early hours of the morning with Olivia and Ryan in order to film the flashback scenes which are scenes 3, 4 and 5. My plan for this particular day was to film scenes 3 and 4 then head to South Shields in order to film scene 5 at the market I have permission to film at. However filming the scenes took longer than I anticipated meaning I only had time to film the cuts from the scenes where Imogen and Mason are on their dates before I had to leave to travel to the market. Due to this I am currently arranging a time with Olivia where we can go back to Newcastle and finish filming the scenes.

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Review Draft 2

I have created a Powtoon to display the progress I am making with my review. I am currently very happy with the way it's shaping out.

Writing the Review

Writing the actual review that will feature in my article was extremely rewarding for me. To ensure that I had included all of the typical conventions of a romance genre film review I worked closely with a style model to ensure I didn't miss out any key aspects.

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Review Draft 1

I have created a slideboom presentation to display the progress I have made so far with my review. I have only recently began working on the production of it however I am happy with the layout so far.

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Evidence of Filming

Yesterday myself and Olivia headed out to begin filming and managed to stick to schedule and film the 3 scenes that I was planning on filming. I am currently looking at the footage I have recorded and am extremely pleased with the majority of it. I ensured that I recorded aspects of the scene from different angles and positions to ensure if a problem occurred I would have other footage to use. This also allows me to have a variety of different shots to chose from when editing my film together. Below are two cuts that I filmed yesterday.

Day 1 of Filming

Today myself and Olivia (Imogen) headed out to begin filming. Sticking to my filming log sheet we filmed scenes 1, 2 and 7 as they were all being filmed in the same location. Before heading out I ensured that I was confident with using the equipment however I did struggle to get the tripod level to start with meaning I had to re-film a couple cuts as I wasn't happy with the angle of the camera. Tomorrow I am planning on re-watching all of the footage so that I can start to edit the scenes together.

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Final Script

Since my last draft I haven't made any changes to the context of my script however, I have done some research into the layout of scripts and as a result of this have added in an information section at the start of each scene. This allows the script and storyline to be more clear to the actors as they know where they'll be and which other characters will be present.

Final Storyboards

Below I have uploaded my final storyboards for my short film including how long each scene will be and what sound will be present, referring to both diegetic and non-diegetic.

Contacting Locations (update)

After contacting many locations and being let down by a fair few of them I have finally received permission from a local market to film on their premise. Although not the type of location I was originally planning on using I believe this location will play an important part in making my film look as realistic as possible.

Character and Narrative Theory (My Own Film + The Notebook)

I have created a mindmap that compares character and narrative theory to my own film as well as a successful authentic film (The Notebook). This has allowed me to see which aspects of the theories are present in a real romance genre film and which ones are present in mine allowing me to see if I need to make any final minor changes to the storyline, characters etc. After comparing the two I am happy with my storyline and characters for the time being.

Problem

Recently I have received a phone call from the library I was planning on filming in informing me that it is no longer possible for me to film there due to them fearing it may disturb their customers because of this I have had to take time out to contact other possible locations and I am currently waiting to hear back from them.

Script Draft 2

I have changed quite a few scenes in my film due to not being 100% happy with them. I have removed what were scene 2 and scene 9 which were present in my first draft and changed the location of was scene 7 in my first draft. As well as this I have added in an extra scene at the end where Imogen receives a text from Mason. I am now happy with the context of my script and believe my next draft should be my final one.

Research into Flashbacks

As a key element of my film is going to be the flashback scenes I figured it would be a good idea to do some research into them and how to successfully feature them within a movie. Below are just a small selection of some of the advice I came across.

Props and Costume

Before I start my filming I decided it would be beneficial to decide whether or not I needed any props or costumes. I came to the conclusion that I would in fact need some however, they would be easily obtained.

Costume

Main girl

• Jeans
• Top
• Casual Shoes
• Coat

Main boy

• Jeans
• Casual Top
• Coat
• Hat

It is also vital for my film to ensure that the main female actor is wearing the same clothing throughout the film when she is in present day and is wearing different clothing during the flashback scenes

Props

Mobile phone for the main character

Practice Editing

In order to ensure that we are confident enough with editing we were set the task to edit a film to the soundtrack of a song. Below is the editing of the movie Finding Nemo to the soundtrack of the Jaws' theme tune that I completed with Amy Oughton and Cory Smith

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Initial Storyboards

Over the past few days I have been working on producing the storyboards for my film. They're not my final ones as I'm still not certain on the locations so will be producing a more detailed updated version in the next few weeks. The research I have conducted into different theories as well as my first draft of my script has really helped me to produce my stroyboards.

Script Draft 1

In order to ensure that the actors in my film are familiar with what it is I'm wanting them to do I have produced a script. My script will be developing more in the near future however for now I have summed up briefly what each actor will be doing at each point in the film. The scenes in my script may also change as I haven't yet received confirmation for permission to film from the coffee shop.

Character Theory

For the past day or two I have been doing some research into character theory. It was been quite helpful as I can now confidently apply some of these characters to my own film which has helped me develop my characters personalities further.

Narrative Theory

Recently I have been doing some research into narrative theory, this was quite an interesting theory to look at when considering the storyline of my short film.

Genre Theory

I have been doing some research into the different genre theories that many films are based around. This has been extremely helpful during the planning stage of my production as I am now aware of different genre theories I could apply to my film.

 

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Location Response

Today I received an email back from the library, which is one of the locations I am hoping to use in my film. I will be providing them with the information they have asked for and will be awaiting a response.

Contacting Potential Locations

I have been quite busy recently contacting potential locations that I could use as a setting for my short film. Below are just a small selection of emails and letters I have sent out to businesses asking their permission to use their locations in my short film. I am yet to hear anything back from them but I hope to hear back soon.

Music Rights

It is important that I have permission from music publishing companies before using the songs they have produced and published with different artists. Due to this I have ensured that I have contacted both record producing companies asking their permission to use their songs in my short film.

The first company was Warner Music who I tweeted asking permission to use the song Skinny Love by Birdy which will be the first main song played throughout the film in order to help the audience emotionally connect to the main character.

 

As my film is going to be longer than 3 minutes it is important that I have a second song. I have chosen How Long Will I Love You by Ellie Goulding as I believe the pace and tempo will allow the transaction between the two songs to be smooth and barely noticeable. I have Emailed Universal Music Group, the producer of this record, to ask permission to use the song in my short film.



 

 

My film relies heavily on the background music to help tell the story as there will be limited diegetic sound. The first part of my film will feature an upbeat pop song as the main character is seen studying whist listing to music which will be the song by Sigma ft Paloma Faith so I made sure that I contacted 3beat the producer of this record to ask their permission.

Final Music Choice

After a few days of intensely listening to the songs that I had short listed I finally decided on the three songs that I am going to use in my film. The first song I have decided on, which will a sad slow song played through the first half of the film is How Long Will I Love You, I decided on this song as I felt that the lyrics really related to the character and helps to portray the mood that I would like to come across. The second song I have decided on is Skinny Love which will play during the second half of the film. I chose this song as I feel as though it will allow the audience to make a connection with Imogen (the main female character) during the final scene. I believe both these songs also help to tell the storyline effectively.




My second song which would be the happier one of the two that will feature right at the start of the film will be Changing by Paloma Faith ft Sigma. I have decided on this song as I feel like it helps to represent the normality of the characters life before she receives the text.