Friday 29 October 2010

Props Mood Board


Music

The sort of music that we want in our film is very conventional to the genre we are doing. We want indie, guitar based (at times) jumpy music. These are the some songs we have found as a base for what we want. We will expand and find more music in case we cant use the songs we have already picked.


Titles/opening scene: It's The Little Things We Do by The Zutons - Upbeat, Alternative song

Scene 10/gets soaked: Buttercups by Cajun Dance Party

Scene 12/caught with porn mag and tissues in hand: Amylase by Cajun Dance Party

Mood board [Sally]



I have chosen both of these characters because in the shows they are from they both know they are pretty and are carefree about their looks and how they come across to people.

Mood board [Dick]



I have chosen a picture of Tim from 'The Office'. I have done this because his character in 'The Office' is a funny cool guy but at the same time he is lonely. Ive then chosen Will from 'The Inbetweeners' because this shows the more geeky and loner side of our character Dick.

*NEW* scrpit



This is the most recent version of our script. We have a few more drafts to do because we have had feedback from teachers and more idea we as a group have had.

Monday 18 October 2010

Opening titles research



This is the opening titles for the TV show 'The Inbtweeners'. This show is a teen comedy and is similar to what we want to create. I have looked at the opening titles because this is one of the ways we can make our film fit the conventions of the comedy genre. What i would like to do is try and re-create the way they have made their lettering and the effects they have put on them. It introduces the show in such a way that you will know that is a comedy. This is because they have made their in a conventional way to show this.

Saturday 16 October 2010

NEW script

This is our latest update on our script. We have drawn inspiration from various media texts such as 'The Office' and 'Curb your enthusiasm'.

int. Bedroom 10.00am

Alarm "beeps"
Dick wakes up, gets out of bed and puts a tracksuit on.

int. house 10.35am

Dick goes down stairs, looks at a note on the fridge.
"out for the weekend on business. have a good birthday. I will make it up to you, Dad"
Dick takes the note off the fridge and it uncovers a board that shows his list of things to do during the day. it reads "1. walk dogs. 2. call friends for birthday.
Dick then tiredly opens the fridge, picks up the milk. looks at the expiry date and smells it and throws it away.

int. shop 11.40am

he gets milk from fridge, walks to the card section. stops, picks up a card. shot of him standing alone in the shop staring down at a card he has picked up. sound of the card playing a happy birthday tune. puts it down and pays for milk and leaves.

INT. BEDROOM 1.00pm

Dick anxiously plays fifa. He gets beaten badly
commentator V/O
and he's lost it!
(recorded commentators show this). he throws the controller onto his sofa and decides to have lunch.
int. kitchen
decides to have a microwave lunch, grabs a pakaged lunch and shoves it in the microwave. halfway through cooking it blows up. now Dick cannot eat.

INT. BEDROOM 2.00pm

Dick exitedly tries to call his friend to try and get them to come to his house for his birthday.
Friend 1 V/O
sorry cant come the the phone right now, leave a message and call back later.
V/O plays as he is leaving to walk the dogs.

ext. waiting outside dog owners house 2.15pm

Dick rings the doorbell. the door swings open, camera goes low and you see the dog run out and a pair of giant bunny slippers waiting at the door.
old woman
make sure you take care of him

ext. walking dog 2.30pm

Dick is walking the dog in the park. he spots a girl on the other path. he starts looking interestedly at her. as he smiles he walks into a lap post. cuts back to the girl walking off and giggling.
the dog then stops and does a poo. but he forgot to bring carrier bags so he doesn't know what to do. then it plays one of Dicks ideas of what to do. 1. he kicks it away and it hits someone 2. looks around and runs off 3. he steps in it. in the end he finds a stick. tries to pick it up. it doesn't work so he runs away.
EXT. WAITING OUTSIDE dog owners HOUSE 3.00pm
Dick walks up to the front door and it opens, he hands back the dog and the woman is still in her bunny slippers.
OLD WOMAN
did he do any poos?
Dick
no
he then walks through the front garden and leaves through the gate.

EXT. walking to the shop 3.15pm

Dick is on his way home still looking depressed and fed up. he is walking past a car wash. as soon as he walks round the corner a man throws a bucket of water all over him.
man
oh sorry mate!

INT. SHOP 3.20pm

Dick walks into the shop with a clear intention. He buys a porn magazine and tissues. the audience do not see what he buys. he feels that he will be alone on his birthday...

ext/int. house 4.00pm

Dick arrives home. a sight of relief for him. he opens the door and walks into the hallway with magazine and tissues in hand. as he looks looks up and the lights turn on. All of Dick's friends are waiting for him in his house and he is caught.

shot of him from his friends POV of him looking very surprised/very embarrassed. over the shoulder shot all of his friends and their reactions to what he has come home with.

fade to black.

Tuesday 12 October 2010

New scene list

 This is our new scene list. We looked over our story and decided we needed to change our story and make a more rounded narrative about our character. We came up with the idea of having a tragic comedy about our character.

Scene 1.

Wakes up gets out of bed puts on a tracksuit.

Scene 2.

Goes down stairs looks at note on fridge saying his dad is out on business (out for the weekend again. sorry)
opens fridge gets milk smells it, it smells disgusting.

Scene 3.

Goes out to get milk. walks past the card section and picks up a card. shot with open framing, him standing alone looking down at the card with the music playing.

Scene 4.

Cuts to him later in the day playing fifa, gets beaten badly (commentaters voice over saying how badly he is doing), throws the controller on the sofa then decides to have a microwave lunch by himself, puts ..... in the microwave and it explodes so he cant eat.

Scene 5.

Trying to call his friends to get them to come to his house for his birthday but it keeps getting to there anwser phones. leaves for his job as a dog walker, as he is out he keeps getting to his friends happy answer phone messages in the backround of the action. the dog does a poo, he doesnt have any carrier bags, he does know what to do, he 1.covers it up 2.kicks it away 3.runs away and someone steps in it 4.he steps in it

Scene 6.

Then starts journey home, drops the dog off at the owners house the owner runs out of the house and shouts "how nice to see you!" but she goes for the dog over him, takes the dog and slams the door and he walks off. after he goes past a man washing a car. as he walks past the man throws the whole bucket of water over him. stops at the same corner shop as before, buys a porn magazine (the audience dont know its porn)  and some tissues, because he feels he will be alone for his birthday. 

Scene 7.

Arrives home, opens the door, walks into the main room with the magazine and tissue in hand, then he is caught by all of his friends who have been waiting for his birthday party. over the shoulder shot of him facing his frineds. cut to him holding up the porn and tissues. cut to black

Monday 11 October 2010

Scene List

 This is the Scene list our group have drawn up with the intention of each scene.

Scene 1.

Wakes up gets out of bed puts on a tracksuit.

Scene 2.

Goes down stairs looks at note on fridge saying his dad is out on business.
opens fridge gets milk smells it, it smells disgusting so gets dressed.

Scene 3.

Goes out to get milk. looks at the card section opens an audio card playing happy birthday.

Scene 4.

Cuts to him later in the day playing fifa, gets beaten, throws the controller so decides to have a microwave lunch by himself.

Scene 5.

Trying to call his friends to get them to come to his house for his birthday but they all make excuses. after lunch he leaves for his job as a dog walker close up of him picking up dog poo, dropping off dogs at houses.

Scene 6.

Then starts journey home in dusk gets sprayed with water as a car goes through a puddle, stops at the same corner shop as before, buys a 6 pack of beer, because he feels he will be alone for his birthday, to make matters worse, it becomes clear to the audience that he is being followed home, shown by a series of P.O.V and handheld shots.  

Scene 7.

Arrives home to find the door ajar, appears his house is being burgled, walks in to investigate grabs a bat walks up to the kitchen door slowly turns the door handle.

Scene 8.

Finds he has been thrown a surprise birthday party.