For our group, we made a video, talking about the different sheets we have produced, such as the production schedule, characters and their costumes, and we also filmed them talking about the location of the courtyard, classrooms and corridor. Ryan then edited the short clip on iMovie, then uploaded it onto Youtube. Using iMovie, different titles, transitions, and other effects were added. As well as the locations and the printed sheets, music was also added. One of the pieces of music that was put in was composed by Max, and will be used for Charlie's imagination scene, for when he imagins himself leaning in for a kiss with Gabriella. Ryan also added the music which we might use for our montage scene. I have added both songs, so everyone can see which one is better, and which song would fit that part of the film. The music for that part was done by the artist, Shaheen. As well as Max and Shaheen's music, he also added the songs which our group might use for the second last scene, when we see Max preparing Charlie to go up to Gabriella, and Charlie is acting all cool, as well as dressing a bit more cool, unlike his geek outfit. The songs which go into consideration for this scene are by UnkleJam.
I took photos of the location our group is using for our short film, it is set in our college. We are using a classroom, benches, courtyard, hallways The bench (in the photo) is the bench that Charlie and Max will have there lunch on, and the other bench is where Gabriella and Sophie will be sitting, outside the classroom. The corridor is where Charlie will walk through, towards Gabriella when he leans in for his imaginary kiss.and the montage scene will be shot in a bedroom.
Between our group members we discussed ideas in how to create our poster. We came up with many different ideas that we couldn't agree on so we decided on mixing them together and came up with something we were all really liked.
Background: White (Yellow Border)
Writing: Yellow (Black Outline)
The character at the top left is Gabriella and top right is Max. Both their bodies we plan to fade into the background. The character in the middle is Charlie. We plan to split him in half and fade it together to show his geek side (on the right) and to show his cool side (on the left).
We then had the title at the bottom in a curve, curving upwards.
We have placed all the characters and wording in particular places to create a smiley face. i.e. Max and Gabriella's heads being eyes, Charlie's being a nose, and Smile being the smiley mouth. It is similar to the image below.
Here are some examples of some famous Romantic Comedy posters. You can spot the similarity between them all. They all have white backgrounds, bold writing and a bright happy vibe to them.
1 - Ext. - Cycling to college
Sound FX of bicycle
Whistling "Lucky - Kylie Minogue"
Pink bicycle
2A - Int. - Classroom
Classroom Sounds
Pencil Case, Text Books
2B - Ext. - Outside classroom
Romantic music
Blackberry (Gabriella)
Starbucks Coffee (Gabriella/Sophie)
3 - Int. - Outside classrom
Common Room Sounds
Pen, paper
Blackberry's
Coffee
Half eaten muffin
4 - Ext.- Sitting in courtyard eating lunch
Tuppa Wear Lunch Box
Picnic Chocolate Bar
Carrot Sticks
5 - Int./Ext. - Montage
Music - Shaheen (Mircales/Hip Teens) or UnkleJam
Clothes , hats , shirts etc
6A - Ext. - Round the corner from school
New look props e.g Rocky
Blackberry, Watch
P. Diddy - Bad Boys
6B - Ext. - Outside classroom
Blackberry, watch, sunglasses
8 - Ext. - Charlie is inside class, Gabriella is outside
Text Books
Lunch box , Pencil Case
we had a production meeting with our group discussing which roles each individual will take. It is important that everyone sticks to their own role.
Charlie
Max:
Gabriella:
Geek 
Smartly Dressed/Good Looking 
Jock 
In our film 'Smile' we have decided to stick with the conventional exaggerated stereotypes typical used in other films. This is to stick with our comical humour which is used throughout our film.
Group Meeting
We had a group meeting where we discussed our ideas and scenes. We came to the conclusion that there was just to many story strands to narrow down into a short 5 minute film. We then decided to take the basic idea of a boy trying to get a girl and take it into a new direction.
This is the scene list we came up with
Opening Scene:
Open to Charlie riding his bike to college.
Scene-1
Max and Charlie are sitting in a room; Charlie is staring out window at Gabriella. Mean whilst Max’s voice is in the background trying to have a conversation with him. Charlie zones out (Imagines him approaching Gabriella, dipping her and giving her a kiss). Max hits Charlie back to reality telling him to stop staring and that he could never get a girl like Gabriella.
Scene-2
Max and Charlie walk out room and are standing outside, they hear the girl telling her friend how her and her boyfriend just broke up, and starts to describe her perfect boy. Charlie and max over hear the conversation and Charlie begins to hatch his plan.
(smartly dressed, Good looking, nice body, cool hat, laid back personality, charming & most importantly an amazing smile and someone who makes her smile) – Ideal man
Scene-3 (Montage)
Charlie goes out to try and achieve the girls ideal man, with max’s help.
Scene-4
Charlie finally gets everything together, approaches girl with a cheesy chat up line dressed in the way she had described her ideal man. Girl laughs, rejects Charlie and walks away.
Scene-5
Next day Charlie comes back, back in his normal clothes. Girl spots Charlie and realizes how hard he tried to impress her. Gabriella smiles at Charlie and scene fades out.
We decided on the title Smile because the girls ideal guy is just someone who can make her smile and smiles at her too. We also felt it gave a warm feeling to the film and it was a nice simple title.
Characters
Charlie:
- Nerdy/geeky/unpopular
- Middle class
- Book smart
Max:
- Not as geeky as Charlie, but still geeky.
- Slightly more sociable
- Middle class
Gabriella:
- The girl Charlie admires
- Popular
- Beautiful
Sophie:
- Gabriella's best friend
Guy Ritchie
A British film director of films such as Lock, stock & Two Smoking Barrels (1998), Snatch (2000) He was a huge contributor to the British Gangster Genre.
Quentin Tarantino
An American director of films such as Kill Bill (2003), Death Proof (2007), Jackie brown (1997) but my favourite movie he directed would defiantly be Pulp fiction (1994). This movie has different stories of peoples lives merge in one. I loved this movie full of action and suspense.
Steven Spielberg
An American Director of films such as Jaws, E.T, Saving Private Ryan, Schindlers List. He has directed some of the most successful films in their time. Often know as the 'Peter Pan' of the film industry, his films are all based around family and children- ironically not having children of his own. My favourite film of his would be E.T it made my cry and laugh.
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what is 'cinema Verite'?
a style of documentary film making that appears to be realistic- showing ordinary people in ordinary situations speaking in normal dialogue. An example of this style would be from the recent 'Paranormal Activity' this film was shot in a naturalistic documental way that promtes realism
what is an 'avant- garde film'?
experimental film or experimental cinema, describes a range of filmmaking styles that are generally quite different from, and often opposed to, the practices of mainstream commercial and documentary filmmaking, often go against the conventions of film making. The word avant-garde is french for 'ahead of the crowd' - but we would now use the word 'cutting edge'
what is 'film noir'?
A Genre/ type of film, mainly produced in Hollywood during 1940s and 1950s, which depicts 'dark' themes. particularly those that emphasise cynical attitudes and sexual motivations. An
what is the 'french new wave' about?
was a blanket term influenced by Italian Neorealism and classical Hollywood cinema. coined by critics for a group of French film makers of the late 1950's and 1960s.
