Monday, 27 November 2017

Production Schedule

* - Rescheduled 



Storyboard

Scene - Arcade
Thai and Nia vlogging and having fun in the arcade together 


Scene - Dream 
Thai dreaming of Nia in the park. At his point he still has amnesia and does not know why he keeps having repetitive dreams of the same girl.



Scene - Park 
 Thai regains his memories of Nia after his basketball head injury, he then rushes to the park to see if the time capsule is still there.


Scene - Shopping mall
Thai and Nia are on a date in the shopping mall, POV shots for all shots in a Vlog style.



Scene - Park 
Thai and Nia are seen spending time in the park, this is the location where they have a lot of memories of one another. Filmed sort of like a montage. 



Scene - Pam and Nia
Nia tells her best friend she can't remember anything after the car incident.


Scene - Basketball match
A few shots of the basketball match are seen. This is also the scene Thai regains his memories due to a player barging into him, causing him to hit his head on the floor.




Scene - Bedroom
Thai Tells Nia they should run away because of Nia's parents disapproval. This scene occurs before the car crash.

Scene - Nia leaving
Nia is seen leaving out of town, without regaining her memories of Thai she obliviously leaves due to her mum.


Scene - Mary's disapproval
Nia's Mother shouts at Nia, telling her she can't be with Thai because he is poor and unable support Nia. Being with Thai will also ruin their families reputation.


Scene - Aftermath
This is the scene of Thai walking out of the hospital after the car crash incident. It shows Thai's recovery. 


Scene - Car crash 
Thai and Nia are running away from home to be together, however a hit and run car hits them as they cross the road hurriedly. 


SCRIPT - HER SMILE




Location, Costume and Prop list

Location list
  • Miss coffee - this is the place where Thai and Nia coincidently meets each other after the car incident, Jay(the waiter) is the dispatcher. By saying "I haven't seen you two together in ages". I will need permission from Miss Coffee to film inside as well as customers who will be seen in the background.
  • Hred's house (Thai's house) - shots where Thai is seen having the dreams as well as for scene 1 (refer back to shot list) to introduce the character of Zac. The bedroom and living room is mainly used to show interaction between Thai, his mum, Nia and Zac for scene 3 (refer back to shot list) Permission will not be needed however, the neighbours and any visitors of the household should be notified.
  • Markeaton park/Normanton park - Outdoor basketball court is used for scene 2 as well as the scene where Nia and Thai are seen in the park placing their photo under the tree. Permission is not needed as it is a public park but if there was a person seen walking between shots, permission is needed. When filming we should take into consideration of the noise around us as it is filmed outdoors. 
  • Intu Derby Arcade - flash back of Thai and Nia having fun at the arcade. Permission is needed as it is an enclosed area. People in the arcade should also be notified incase any one does not want to be seen in the background of the shots.

  • Top Shop (Photo Booth) - Filming will be done in the Photo Booth, however permission is still required as the Photo booth belongs to the retail store. There will not be people in the background of the shots as it is filmed inside the booth, however those who may be around the booth should be notified that filming is taken place.
  • Street - This will be used for the car incident scene. It will not be a specified street as there won't be any shots involving shops. However, a T junction is required to help film the required shots to be able to edit the shots to interpret a realistic hit and run incident. This scene will need to be filmed at night or early in the morning so that there are less people and cars. A quiet road should be considered as most of the shots for this scene will be filmed in the middle of the road.
  • Nia's house - filming will be done in her bedroom and in the living for scene 6(refer to shot list). Permission will not be needed, however people who are in the room will be notified that filming is taken place, this will ensure there is no interruption. 
  • Office - an office will be used to show that Thai is seeing a therapist, this ensures it is professional. They will be seen sitting around a table and saying one or two lines to notify the audience that Thai is trying to resolve his repetitive dreams. Permission will be needed as the office will belong to someone. Filming will be done in a closed room, therefore noise will be blocked to reduce interruption.
  • Building of a walk in centre - This scene will be shot outside where Thai is seen walking out of a walk in centre to show the aftermath of the hit and run. Permission will not be needed as it will be filmed on the streets outside of the building.  However, if there was to be someone who  is unintentionally filmed in the background of the shot, consent will be needed from the  passerby.
Costume list 

  • 'Normal clothes' - jeans, joggers, hoodies, shirts, winter coat, trainers.
  • Pyjamas/comfy clothing worn at home
  • Natural make up when at home or simple day out  - mascara, concealer 
  • Heavy make up when going out for special occasion - eyeliner, mascara, eye shadow, foundation, lipstick
  • 'Going out clothes' - more dressed up e.g Dress, knee high boots, ripped jeans, blazer, shirts
Prop list

  • Photo album, memories of Thai and Nia
  • Car
  • bandages
  • Acoustic Guitar
  • Basketball
  • Phone 


Actors Contract and Location Release Form







Risk Assessment







Thursday, 23 November 2017

Production logo feedback from audience

The majority of my target audience preferred the second or third design. They were the most popular. However the second one was the one which I personally think is the most appealing. My target audience agrees to this as well as it is the production logo chosen by the audience the most. The second logo is the most preferred logo because it looks professional, the picture of the blossom tree is high quality and the text is structured to be tranquil for the eye of the audience. The third one has been said from the audience verbally that 'it is too dark', this shows the audience feels uncomfortable looking at this design. Due to this I have decided to take the second design forward as my final production logo.

Tuesday, 14 November 2017

Film name ideas





After looking at existing film names specifically for the genre of romance, they all have similar designs, each and every one of them has a simple sophisticated design. As compared to thriller or action film title names, there isn't a lot going on. Most of the designs are either 2 words and they are placed either beside each other or above each other to make the title seem interesting. Another common design I have seen is using calligraphy sans serif fonts, this is because when you think of the genre of romance we think of intimacy and closure, which is why sans serif font is used to give an informal approach to relate back to the concept of romantic relationships.

Due to this I have decided to design my film names in a calligraphy font, using sans serif and lower case letters to interpret the main character writing the the text. This connects the audience and characters on a personal level. I chose my film name to consist of two words only, 'her smile' is short and snappy making it easy to remember and fitting to read. I also played around with the colours and the way each word is placed. The colours I used for the film name ideas are the common colours used for the genre of romance, which can be seen on existing films. This will allow the audience to instantly understand that it is a romance film. The ideas has given me a wide variety of options to choose from, this will then be developed and taken forward. 

Below are existing film names in the genre of romance, they are film names which I have took inspiration from to help me produce multiple of film name ideas.

I have gained some audience feedback on which film name idea the audience likes the most, from the feedback below I can say that the second one is the most preferred design because the two words sits nicely on top of one another which is a different style to split text into two lines.