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Coursework - Opening two minutes of a film - IDEAS

Keely and I have decided that our opening two minutes will be of the drama / realism genre, as we feel this will be the easiest and most effective genre to cover in regard to the environment we will be filming in. We don't have the resources or funds available to do any special effects or cgi work, and also because we have very limited filming experience, a drama / realistic opening would most likely be the easiest to work with, with the most effective filming results.

SHOOTING IDEAS:

HIGHLIGHTED = CHOSEN IDEAS FOR EACH SCENE

First scene:

Idea 1    - fade in shot of the sea, titles of film appear (title not yet decided)        

- Mid-distance shot of main character showing she is looking out to sea (introduce main character,   shows she is sad about something, making the audience question why)

- Picks up phone and see’s 7 texts from ‘Mother’, ignores them and leaves beach

Idea 2    - Shot of main character’s face close up (showing sadness in her eyes, as she looks forwards) - Long shot out to sea from main character’s eye view

- *Phone vibration* main character looks down at her phone ‘incoming call: Mum’ character rejects the call; phone says ‘7 missed calls from Mum’ (it is now apparent to the audience that perhaps the character has had a fight with her Mother and / or doesn’t want to talk to her)

- leaves beach

Second scene:

Idea 1    - Main character walking through town, headphones in, hands in pockets looking down (obvious she is alone and doesn’t want to talk to anyone)

- Town is full of people but this just emphasises how alone she is as they are all in groups and she is completely on her own.

Idea 2    - Main character walking through town, headphones in, hands in pockets looking down (obvious she is alone and doesn’t want to talk to anyone)

- Sees the town very busy and chooses to walk down a quiet alleyway to avoid the hussle and bustle of the people in the town.

Third scene:

Idea 1    - Main character runs up and down stairs of Hastings train station

                - Runs on to train just before doors shut (obvious she only just caught the train on time)

Idea 2    - Pictures main character sitting cross legged at train station with train pulling in behind her (skips straight to next scene of her walking down train to find a seat)

Idea 3 -                 Main character runs on to train just before doors shut (obvious she only just caught the train on time)

Fourth scene:

Idea 1    - Main character unlocks / walks into front door hears shouting from adult voices aimed at her from other room (her Mum) runs upstairs and slams door.

Idea 2    - Main character looks through window sees parents fighting

- Main character unlocks / walks into front door hears shouting from adult voices aimed at her from other room (her Mum) runs upstairs and slams door.

SUBMARINE - FACTFILE:

STORYLINE:

Intelligent and mature Oliver, has trouble fitting in at school due to his very advanced way of thinking and attitude compared to his classmates. He is very much and idealist and has a very good idea of what he wants, here being Jordanna; a girl the same age as him and it would appear he wants to lose his virginity to her and be the best boyfriend ever to her. Meanwhile Oliver’s mothers ex-boyfriend moves in next door and he feels that this is threatening his parents relationship, so Oliver comes up with some very un-conventional  methods of getting Jordanna and keeping his parents together.

GENRE:

Drama / Comedy (realistic)

DETAILS:

Country – UK / USA

Release Date – 18 March 2011

Language – English

Filming Location – Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, UK

                                    Swansea, Wales, UK

BOX OFFICE:

Opening Weekend: £244,476 (UK) (20 March 2011)

Gross: $466,702 (USA) (14 August 2011)                

TECHNICAL SPECS:

Runtime: 97 min

Sound Mix: SDDS Dolby Digital

Colour: Colour

RECEPTION:

The film was met with high critical acclaim, and holds a 87% "fresh" rate on the site Rotten Tomatoes. Critic Roger Ebert gave the film 3/4 stars saying ""Submarine" isn't an insipid teen sex comedy. It flaunts some stylistic devices, such as titles and sections and self-aware narration, but it doesn't try too hard to be desperately clever. It's a self-confident work for the first-time director, Richard Ayoade, whose purpose I think is to capture that delicate moment in some adolescent lives when idealism and trust lead to tentative experiments. Because Craig Roberts and Yasmin Paige are enormously likable in their roles, they win our sympathy and make us realize that too many movies about younger teenagers are filtered through the sensibility of more weathered minds."

Avi Avnir – Canada:

'Submarine' is a wonderfully engaging film. Along with being very funny, It genuinely understands and insightfully explores, teen anxiety and communication/perception troubles. While watching it, I felt like I was experiencing the story first hand. As a result of an artfully made, endearing and enjoyable experience, the film gently implies a progressive and positive message.