I'm nearly ready to film, so to help me out on my scheduled filming days i've taken my redrafted shotlists and turned them into a storyboard.
Tuesday, 6 January 2015
Monday, 5 January 2015
Shot list
Shot 1 - Establishing shot/ wide shot of massive park overlooking city (Primrose Hill)
Shot 2 - Long shot of female protagonist walking
female is wearing casual clothes, looks quite young (16 years old)
camera pans slowly to follow her - also shoot it without any camera movement
Shot 3 - Long shot of female protagonist walking dog
walks towards the camera with the dog
Shot 4 - Close up of her hand letting go of the lead
Medium long shot of dog running off
Shot 5 - Medium close up of female shouting
hands on her head shouting "scruffy!"
A couple of shots of the dog running
Shot of him looking up or turning around to notice the dog has run off - Medium close up
Shot 6 - Medium long shot of male protagonist with dog, on the ground
Shot 7 - Medium long shot of male protagonist getting up - he looks quite a lot older, wearing a hoodie with hood up and ripped jeans - slightly suspicious looking
Shot 8 - Medium close up of female protagonist smiling/thanking him (over the shoulder shot, showing her looking up at him)
Shot 9 - Medium long shot of male protagonist putting his hand out to shake hers - isn't smiling but seems happy to meet her (over her shoulder look up this time)
'I'm Sammy"
Shot 10 - Medium close up of female protagonist looking up - eyes look big and wary
"Zoe"
(like in the safe haven trailer)***********
Shot 11 - Close up of them shaking hands
Shot 12 - Medium shot of Sammy looking into distance - not in a creepy way, in an intrigued way
Shot 13 - Extreme Long Shot of Zoe walking dog with Sammy in the distance behind her still watching her walk away
Fades into tagline ' chance meeting'
Shot 14 - Shot of her and her best friend somewhere talking to her
'I've met this amazing guy' - (4 shots maximum)
Shot 15 - Long shot of everyone leaving school - camera is behind them
Shot 16 - Medium shot of Zoe leaving school door with books smiling because she can see Sammy in the distance
Shot 17 - Medium close up of Sammy looking through the gates at Zoe
Shot 18 - Long shot of her running towards him (away from the camera)
Shot 19 - Medium shot of them hugging and embracing
Then the montage
Shot 20 - them riding bikes
one close up one long shot
Shot 21 - them one the swings in the park - possibly holding hands
Shot 22 - them kissing in her room
music becomes more serious
22 - fades to black with a tagline - a troubled past
23 - Long shot of police man at front door - Sammy's front door
24 - close up of hand banging on the door
25 - cut to protagonist - over his shoulder looking out the window
26 - cuts back to medium shot of policeman at the door shouting
27 - cuts to shots of them together - her asking whats wrong and him recoiling
28 - following that - medium long shot of policeman with the parents clearly saying something to them
29 - medium long shot of either mum or dad clearly arguing with girl
30 - medium close up of her slamming her bedroom door
31 - close up shot of her throwing things into a suitcase or bag
32 - close up shot of her crying in the mirror
33 - long shot shot of her leaving with her bag
fades into tagline ' a forbidden love'
34 - close up shot of dad banging on her bedroom door
35 - close up shot of her banging on Sammy's door
36 - medium long shot from behind Zoe of Sammy opening the door
37 - close up of her faces crying
38 - close up of him putting his arms around her
winters shadow
credits
coming soon
Shot 2 - Long shot of female protagonist walking
female is wearing casual clothes, looks quite young (16 years old)
camera pans slowly to follow her - also shoot it without any camera movement
Shot 3 - Long shot of female protagonist walking dog
walks towards the camera with the dog
Shot 4 - Close up of her hand letting go of the lead
Medium long shot of dog running off
Shot 5 - Medium close up of female shouting
hands on her head shouting "scruffy!"
A couple of shots of the dog running
Shot of him looking up or turning around to notice the dog has run off - Medium close up
Shot 6 - Medium long shot of male protagonist with dog, on the ground
Shot 7 - Medium long shot of male protagonist getting up - he looks quite a lot older, wearing a hoodie with hood up and ripped jeans - slightly suspicious looking
Shot 8 - Medium close up of female protagonist smiling/thanking him (over the shoulder shot, showing her looking up at him)
Shot 9 - Medium long shot of male protagonist putting his hand out to shake hers - isn't smiling but seems happy to meet her (over her shoulder look up this time)
'I'm Sammy"
Shot 10 - Medium close up of female protagonist looking up - eyes look big and wary
"Zoe"
(like in the safe haven trailer)***********
Shot 11 - Close up of them shaking hands
Shot 12 - Medium shot of Sammy looking into distance - not in a creepy way, in an intrigued way
Shot 13 - Extreme Long Shot of Zoe walking dog with Sammy in the distance behind her still watching her walk away
Fades into tagline ' chance meeting'
Shot 14 - Shot of her and her best friend somewhere talking to her
'I've met this amazing guy' - (4 shots maximum)
Shot 15 - Long shot of everyone leaving school - camera is behind them
Shot 16 - Medium shot of Zoe leaving school door with books smiling because she can see Sammy in the distance
Shot 17 - Medium close up of Sammy looking through the gates at Zoe
Shot 18 - Long shot of her running towards him (away from the camera)
Shot 19 - Medium shot of them hugging and embracing
Then the montage
Shot 20 - them riding bikes
one close up one long shot
Shot 21 - them one the swings in the park - possibly holding hands
Shot 22 - them kissing in her room
music becomes more serious
22 - fades to black with a tagline - a troubled past
23 - Long shot of police man at front door - Sammy's front door
24 - close up of hand banging on the door
25 - cut to protagonist - over his shoulder looking out the window
26 - cuts back to medium shot of policeman at the door shouting
27 - cuts to shots of them together - her asking whats wrong and him recoiling
28 - following that - medium long shot of policeman with the parents clearly saying something to them
29 - medium long shot of either mum or dad clearly arguing with girl
30 - medium close up of her slamming her bedroom door
31 - close up shot of her throwing things into a suitcase or bag
32 - close up shot of her crying in the mirror
33 - long shot shot of her leaving with her bag
fades into tagline ' a forbidden love'
34 - close up shot of dad banging on her bedroom door
35 - close up shot of her banging on Sammy's door
36 - medium long shot from behind Zoe of Sammy opening the door
37 - close up of her faces crying
38 - close up of him putting his arms around her
winters shadow
credits
coming soon
Locations
I need to film in a variety of locations and I have begun scouting taking photographs of suitable places to film. I will be filming in the following locations:
Park - for the opening scenes where the protagonists first meet
Kitchen - for the conversation between the protagonist and her friend
The school grounds (including the school gate) - for the scene where the male protagonist has come to meet the female protagonist (used to indicate to the audience that she is younger than him, a potential obstacle in the way of their relationship developing)
Woodland - for the shots in the montage of them cycling together
Playground in a park - for the scene with them of the swings together
Her bedroom - for a number of scenes with couple together
House 1 (Sammy's house)
- exterior shot of policeman knocking on front door
- shot of male protagonist looking out his window
- interior bedroom with couple having conversation
House 2 (Zoe's house)
- kitchen again with policeman talking to Zoe's parents
- hallways outside Zoe's bedroom (a number of shots of Zoe's entering her room and her dad banging on the door)
Park - for the opening scenes where the protagonists first meet
Kitchen - for the conversation between the protagonist and her friend
The school grounds (including the school gate) - for the scene where the male protagonist has come to meet the female protagonist (used to indicate to the audience that she is younger than him, a potential obstacle in the way of their relationship developing)
Woodland - for the shots in the montage of them cycling together
Playground in a park - for the scene with them of the swings together
Her bedroom - for a number of scenes with couple together
House 1 (Sammy's house)
- exterior shot of policeman knocking on front door
- shot of male protagonist looking out his window
- interior bedroom with couple having conversation
House 2 (Zoe's house)
- kitchen again with policeman talking to Zoe's parents
- hallways outside Zoe's bedroom (a number of shots of Zoe's entering her room and her dad banging on the door)
Potential Names For My Film
I needed to come up with a name for my film. name would reflect the story line as well as indicate the genre. Below are a list of names that I came up with.
- Trouble Path
- Stars In The Dark
- Winter Shadow
- Safe Waves
- The Road of Love
- The Promise
- Lie of Love
- Above The Clouds
- Life As A Lie
- Night and Day
I am going to conduct a focus group in order for me to decide on a name. The name of the film is really important for the way that my film is represented. By conducting a focus group I will be able to get an idea of what the audience think and take their opinions on board.
Sunday, 4 January 2015
Potential Ideas for Teaser Trailer
shots of the girl at school, meeting the boy at the gates
shots of her being forbidden to see him by her mum
the boy is older
shots of her running away and packing her bag
the boy and girl have to be wearing different clothes on the poster to the clothes they are wearing when they meet
girl and boy meet in the park when their dogs run off and meet each other - the boy and girl need to be wearing clothes which show its a cold winter
characters
main male protagonist
main female protagonist
policeman - - knocking on the door, shouting through the letter box, 'its CID… i need to talk to you about…' then have the policeman in it later talking to the mother or the father 'when was the last time you saw her' - over the shoulder shot focusing the policeman
verbal confrontation between the policeman and the main protagonist 'leave her alone or…'
the policeman is there to establish that something has happened in the past
mother and father
best friend - the lead and friend talking about how happy lead is 'I've met an amazing guy'
zoe and sammy
locations
park
school
house
after the shots in the park where they meet camera inside the school looking out through the gates (medium long shot)
scenes of them kissing
shots of each protagonist
a lot of scenes of them together in different times in different locations having fun together laughing etc
at the beginning when they meet in the park don't do a 2 shot - have a single shot of them both - not in the same shot together unless its an over the shoulder shot]
THEN in the the middle have several 2 shots to show them happy together
has to have a conversation 'theres something going on but i can't tell you'
after the shot of her jumping into his arms, have several shots of them happy together
then you get policeman knocking at the door, then you get the mum talking to the girl
birds eye view shot of zoe in bed looking upset
shot of the mum saying to the dad she's gone
DIFFERENT CLOTHES IN THE MONTAGE
a scene in montage to show he isn't bad
shot of him phoning from a phone box
shot of mum or dad picking up phone at home
close up of him talking down phone
shot of mum or dad arriving at a location
shot of him with a girl who is wrapped in blanket encouraging her to talk to them
long shot of police man at front door
close up of hand banging on the door
cut to protagonist - over his shoulder looking out the window
cuts back to medium shot of policeman at the door shouting
cuts to shots of them together - her asking whats wrong and him recoiling
following that - shot of policeman with the parents clearly saying something to them
shot of either mum or dad clearly arguing with girl
shot of her slamming her bedroom door
shot of her throwing things into a suitcase or bag
shot of her crying in the mirror
shot of her leaving with her bag
shot of dad banging on her bedroom door
shot of her banging on his door
shot from behind her of him opening the door
close up of her faces crying
close up of him putting his arms around her
WINTERS SHADOW
all too well taylor swift song
shots of her being forbidden to see him by her mum
the boy is older
shots of her running away and packing her bag
the boy and girl have to be wearing different clothes on the poster to the clothes they are wearing when they meet
girl and boy meet in the park when their dogs run off and meet each other - the boy and girl need to be wearing clothes which show its a cold winter
characters
main male protagonist
main female protagonist
policeman - - knocking on the door, shouting through the letter box, 'its CID… i need to talk to you about…' then have the policeman in it later talking to the mother or the father 'when was the last time you saw her' - over the shoulder shot focusing the policeman
verbal confrontation between the policeman and the main protagonist 'leave her alone or…'
the policeman is there to establish that something has happened in the past
mother and father
best friend - the lead and friend talking about how happy lead is 'I've met an amazing guy'
zoe and sammy
locations
park
school
house
after the shots in the park where they meet camera inside the school looking out through the gates (medium long shot)
scenes of them kissing
shots of each protagonist
a lot of scenes of them together in different times in different locations having fun together laughing etc
at the beginning when they meet in the park don't do a 2 shot - have a single shot of them both - not in the same shot together unless its an over the shoulder shot]
THEN in the the middle have several 2 shots to show them happy together
has to have a conversation 'theres something going on but i can't tell you'
after the shot of her jumping into his arms, have several shots of them happy together
then you get policeman knocking at the door, then you get the mum talking to the girl
birds eye view shot of zoe in bed looking upset
shot of the mum saying to the dad she's gone
DIFFERENT CLOTHES IN THE MONTAGE
a scene in montage to show he isn't bad
shot of him phoning from a phone box
shot of mum or dad picking up phone at home
close up of him talking down phone
shot of mum or dad arriving at a location
shot of him with a girl who is wrapped in blanket encouraging her to talk to them
long shot of police man at front door
close up of hand banging on the door
cut to protagonist - over his shoulder looking out the window
cuts back to medium shot of policeman at the door shouting
cuts to shots of them together - her asking whats wrong and him recoiling
following that - shot of policeman with the parents clearly saying something to them
shot of either mum or dad clearly arguing with girl
shot of her slamming her bedroom door
shot of her throwing things into a suitcase or bag
shot of her crying in the mirror
shot of her leaving with her bag
shot of dad banging on her bedroom door
shot of her banging on his door
shot from behind her of him opening the door
close up of her faces crying
close up of him putting his arms around her
WINTERS SHADOW
all too well taylor swift song
Saturday, 3 January 2015
Cast and Crew for Billing
Ben Pearce as Sammy Huberman
Kim Grey as Zoe Isaacs
Zoe Maguire as Mandy, the Mother
Daniel Lipman as Tim, the Policeman
Scruffy as The Dog
Lasse Hallstrom Director
Deborah Lurie - Composer
Nicholas Sparks - Writer
Nancy Richardson - Editor
Aaron Zigman - Music
Amanda Mackey Johnson - Casting Director
Terry Stacey - Cinematographer
Karyn Wagner - Costume Designer
Mark Friedberg - Production Designer
Denise Di Novi - Producer
Bruce Berman - Producer
Marty Bowen - Producer
Kim Grey as Zoe Isaacs
Zoe Maguire as Mandy, the Mother
Daniel Lipman as Tim, the Policeman
Scruffy as The Dog
Lasse Hallstrom Director
Deborah Lurie - Composer
Nicholas Sparks - Writer
Nancy Richardson - Editor
Aaron Zigman - Music
Amanda Mackey Johnson - Casting Director
Terry Stacey - Cinematographer
Karyn Wagner - Costume Designer
Mark Friedberg - Production Designer
Denise Di Novi - Producer
Bruce Berman - Producer
Marty Bowen - Producer
Friday, 2 January 2015
Potential Music
As my trailer is for a film that belongs to the romantic drama genre, I need to choose music that connotes that genre to my audience. My initial thoughts are that I would like to use tracks similar to those below as they have the right romantic tone.
Taylor Swift - Love Story
Taylor Swift - All Too Well
Lifehouse - Between the Raindrops
Taylor Swift - Love Story
Taylor Swift - All Too Well
Lifehouse - Between the Raindrops
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