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.