Showing posts with label Planning. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Planning. Show all posts

Friday, 27 February 2015

Name of film

We originally had the idea of using Morning Coffee as our title for our film however we decided to go with the title Mug Shot for two main reasons.

The first is that the title highlights the two main aspects of the plot that affects both Layla and Sophia. This is used because later in the film you find out the cause of death was poison in the coffee that Sophia drank and the second aspect is that Layla is sentenced to prison and the picture of her 'mug shot' will be shown. This works well with the music change because it really helps to bring out the subtle shots and the connotations of them throughout the film opening.

The second is because the title is a pun. In social media puns are used quite often and even though people find them annoying they are easily remembered. This is good because it helps to give our movie a lasting effect.

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There is a third minor reason and that is the pun in the name is a reference to my prelim video I created in the summer. At the end of the film the words 'coming this fall' appeared which was also a pun towards the short movie.

Thursday, 5 February 2015

Fonts: Typography

We decided on using the Benchnine font because the other two fonts had more childish connotations and gave a less professional look. Also the shape of Benchnine was much more compact making the font easier to place on movie opening. Here is a segment of what the two fonts look on screen.




The Stainy font is what will be used as iconography for our film such as the title on advertisements. The Benchnine font is what will be used for credits because of its simplistic shape. Click here to see my original post about each of the fonts.

Wednesday, 4 February 2015

Plot

Here are some bullet points explaining the plot of the whole movie that are opening will be a part of.


  • Layla had to pay a shark loan for the new apartment
  • Sophia thinks that Layla is cheating
  • Sophia commits suicide making Layla look like the killer
  • Layla thinks Sophia was murder
  • Tries to find out who the culprit was
  • Layla is also dealing with the trial and she is the prime suspect
  • Layla finds out the truth
  • Layla is found guilty of murder with a life sentence

Saturday, 17 January 2015

Avoiding Lesbian Stereotypes

Upon research, these are some of the lesbian stereotypes that we found, and want to avoiding in the film opening:

  • In every lesbian couple, one has to be the man.
  • Lesbians all dress like men.
  • All butches have short hair and are overweight.
  • All lesbians hate make-up, shaving, bras and dresses.


We have decided to avoid these stereotypes in our opening sequence and create something that fits a more modern representation of homosexual women. This helps to break out of the current conventions that are in film and to appeal to young adults who are helping to break out of these conventions and are wanting to see homosexual characters used in normal shows without having their sexuality as the main theme of the show or character.

However we have decided not to subvert every stereotype that both females and lesbians portray. This is because trying to fit every subversion will give an unnatural feel  the film. To fit both criteria we decided to avoid the stereotypes we found in secondary research but to include the stereotypes we found in our primary research, our interviews.

Wednesday, 7 January 2015

Monday, 5 January 2015

Filming Schedule: 5th Jan

Wednesday-

Zoe coming over 4pm

Reshoot.
Breakfast preparing scene
Alarm clock scene
(New) Extreme close up of eyes shot
(New) Close up of packet opening, pouring into coffee shot

Location-
My flat, kitchen

Props and costume-
Pyjamas
Resealable packet with sugar in it



Saturday-

Zoe coming over 12pm
Sophie coming over 5pm

Reshoot
Breakfast preparing scene
Waking up scene
(New) Extreme close up of eyes shot
(New) Looking at message on phone
(New) Money passing scene, outside
(New) Lipstick shot

Location-
My flat, kitchen, bedroom
Outside the flat

Proper and costume-
Pyjamas
Jeans, jumper, shoes
Lipstick
Money

Thursday, 1 January 2015

Location of film

For the location we will be using Jess' flat for two main reasons. The first reason is accessibility. Using Jess' flat means we can move and use all the scenes to our advantage and also makes travel very easy so filming in that location is much quicker and we can be more effective with the use of our time.

The second reason is that the location gives a good feel to the film. The flat gives a nice homely feel to the film and the high ceilings give a view that the characters a wealthy as the audience associates high celling with wealth due to the amount the house would cost. However both the characters are young so this leaves the audience questioning how they can afford such a place.


Monday, 29 December 2014

Monday, 22 December 2014

Friday, 12 December 2014

Filming Schedule: 14th - 15th Dec

Sunday, 14th Dec

Sophie coming over, 11am

Shots-
Phone message scene
Towel shot
Shower shot
Dressing shot
Teeth brushing shot
Lipstick shot

Location-
My flat
- Bathroom
- Bedroom

Props, costume-
Jeans, jumper
Pyjamas
Towel
Phone
Lipstick
Wine glasses
Perfumes


Monday, 15th

Zoe and Sophie coming over, 4pm

Shots-
Waking up
Zoe hair and face mask scene
Toast and coffee scenes
Feet 'goodbye' shot
Kiss on the cheek shot
Mug smash, dead shot