Props
These props are important objects that help create the narrative in our film opening.
Neon lights: red ,pink, blue – we will use them in the fighting scene to illustrate the sadness, anger, love
Nose ring – to show the fact that Haley is more rebellious and non-comformist
Alcohol bottle – we will use it in the bedroom scene to show the sadness of the protagonist and how she drowns her sorrows in alcohol
Make-up: mascara – used in the bedroom scene; it will be under her eyes to show that she has been crying
Bed – very important prop in the bedroom scene because it shows her weakness – she need to sit and think about the whole situation
White blanket – used in one of the flashback scenes to show the close relationship between the characters and one of their happy moments
Neon lights: red ,pink, blue – we will use them in the fighting scene to illustrate the sadness, anger, love
Nose ring – to show the fact that Haley is more rebellious and non-comformist
Alcohol bottle – we will use it in the bedroom scene to show the sadness of the protagonist and how she drowns her sorrows in alcohol
Make-up: mascara – used in the bedroom scene; it will be under her eyes to show that she has been crying
Bed – very important prop in the bedroom scene because it shows her weakness – she need to sit and think about the whole situation
White blanket – used in one of the flashback scenes to show the close relationship between the characters and one of their happy moments
Budget
In order to start filming, we had to make a budget for our project.
Changes
Characters – “Hailey”, the protagonist’s lover, wasn’t available for filming anymore and so, Mara, who is part of our production crew, and also friends with the main character’s actress was most suited to play this role. This wasn’t a problem, it was actually really good to have someone who already knew what is going on and how we wanted it to look like. Also, we decided that the mother’s voice was not that relevant and we stick only with the sound of the opening door; the narration of the protagonist is descriptive enough for the situation.
We modified the script; the narration of the main character was written again, this time more profound and closely linked to the shots, in order for the audience to understand the story.
Lastly, we found a much more appealing way to combine the shots and in the end it turned out to show our vision of the film opening better than the moodboard we created in the beginning. Their order was slightly changed and some were cut and inserted in between others.
It wasn’t a surprise that our production suffered these kind of changes, but we were able to managed it well and we are proud of our accomplishment.
We modified the script; the narration of the main character was written again, this time more profound and closely linked to the shots, in order for the audience to understand the story.
Lastly, we found a much more appealing way to combine the shots and in the end it turned out to show our vision of the film opening better than the moodboard we created in the beginning. Their order was slightly changed and some were cut and inserted in between others.
It wasn’t a surprise that our production suffered these kind of changes, but we were able to managed it well and we are proud of our accomplishment.
Location
For our flashback scene the location is Cetatuie, a popular place in Cluj from where you can see the entire city. The sunsets are visible there and it would give a sense of romance to the story. We will film a shot in which they are holding hands while looking at the sunset. No one else will be in the shot so it will highlight the intimacy.
The second flashback shot will be filmed in one of the parks in Cluj, The Central Park. They will be seen in a hammock hugging each other. The sun will be shining and they will be glowing. This is one of their happy times so the weather is important in order to inspire that.
The shot in which they are shown fighting will be special because it will be filmed under neon lights. We will use different colours to emphasise different emotions. The background will be dark and not visible and we will film it in a friend’s room, because she has lights attached to her bed’s ceiling. Example:
The last shots (the scenes of Leyla in bed sobbing) will be filmed in the protagonist’s actual room, because we want it to be personal and it also fits our vision.
Prop list
These props are important objects that help create the narrative in our film opening.
Neon lights: red ,pink, blue – we will use them in the fighting scene to illustrate the sadness, anger, love
Nose ring – to show the fact that Haley is more rebellious and non-comformist
Alcohol bottle – we will use it in the bedroom scene to show the sadness of the protagonist and how she drowns her sorrows in alcohol
Make-up: mascara – used in the bedroom scene; it will be under her eyes to show that she has been crying
Bed – very important prop in the bedroom scene because it shows her weakness – she need to sit and think about the whole situation
White blanket – used in one of the flashback scenes to show the close relationship between the characters and one of their happy moments
Neon lights: red ,pink, blue – we will use them in the fighting scene to illustrate the sadness, anger, love
Nose ring – to show the fact that Haley is more rebellious and non-comformist
Alcohol bottle – we will use it in the bedroom scene to show the sadness of the protagonist and how she drowns her sorrows in alcohol
Make-up: mascara – used in the bedroom scene; it will be under her eyes to show that she has been crying
Bed – very important prop in the bedroom scene because it shows her weakness – she need to sit and think about the whole situation
White blanket – used in one of the flashback scenes to show the close relationship between the characters and one of their happy moments
The Characters
Storyboard
Genre Moodboard
For this task we had to create a mood board that would describe our movie, the story of the movie. When we made this mood board, we knew for sure that we are going to do a romance-drama. We wanted to make it more grunge and we also included a playlist that would give you the vibe of the movie.
http://www.gomoodboard.com/boards/si1ai18v/share
http://www.gomoodboard.com/boards/si1ai18v/share
Script
For this we used Celtx. Expect further change.
Target Audience
Our team has designed a questionnaire in order to find the preferences of film viewers and so to help us make decisions with our film opening task. We posted it on reddit.com and got 33 responses