Wednesday, 10 March 2010

Our Film Opening Pitch

We have now completed and performed our pitch to the class and the teacher. Our pitch included a great amount of detail, we included everything that was supposed to be included. We also showed the audience that we knew exactly what was going to appear in our opening and in which order. We not only decided the camera angle we were going to use but we gave examples using images. The pitch was received well and the teacher said our idea was good enough to be approved and made. Next thing to do is to perfect our storyboards and scripts, we then need to create our shooting schedules, then filming should begin.

Our pitch powerpoint had many slides, here are a few.

Tuesday, 2 March 2010

The Pitch Preparation

We are currently working on the preparations for a pitch that we will perform and attempt to 'sell' to our teachers. The pitch will need to include details on; the film synopsis, a detailed description of the opening and what we are going to see, details on the location, the characters and the actors.
With all these details already decided we should have a well planned and organized filming process. We will also be creating a detailed and appropriately lengthened storyboard mentioning the camera shots, the camera movement and the timing of each shot. This will make the process altogether easier. We are currently creating a powerpoint and script which will make our presentation seem professional and organized.

Synopsis for Whole Film

Before creating our film opening, we needed to have an idea about how they whole film was going to go, although we didn't go into great detail we needed to discover how the film was going to end. This would help us to possibly give the audience subtle ideas on how the film will pan out, it'll also help us to portray our characters a lot easier, as the way their personalities are portrayed can affect the way we relate to, and gain emotional attachment too while watching the film.
We decided to create a rough outline as to how the film would go;

The Beginning
Equilibrium Set, Harvey and Katie introduced separately through their morning routine
Characters are introduced/ Personalities made obvious
Characters bump into each other
Characters are then at a date, and both get stood up, the couple interact

The Middle
Relationship develops
Girl’s sister (Janine) gets a job at the same place as male character
Janine and Harvey spend a lot of time together
Janine walks in on Janine and Harvey drinking together and gets the wrong idea (Disruption)
Katie and Harvey do not contact each other, yet still think about each other
Harvey goes to Katie’s house, brings singing lepricorn to sing her a romantic comedy (Attempt to restore)
Katie slams door in face
Katie constantly thinks about Harvey
Janine meets with Katie, and tells her about how she got the wrong idea, and explains that they were planning a romantic surprise for Katie

Ending
Typically ‘happy ending’ (Restoration of the equilibrium)
Harvey romantically proposes to Katie, by writing (in flowers) will you marry me on the ground (in a field)
Ends with a perfect wedding, and the couple drive past where they first met and smile to themselves.