Lock Down Shot

The different shot types

Genre Conventions - Romance

Film Production and Distribution Companies

Production Schedule

28/10/14 - Powerpoint on genre conventions.

29/10/14 - Create a prezi on initial story ideas and link our ideas together in one prezi.

05/11/14 - Practise shot types in preparation for film opening.

08/11/14 - Create our Facebook and Twitter accounts, look into feedback on these accounts for our three initial story ideas along with title ideas.

19/11/14 - Research the classification of films and what topics come under specific classifications, along with deciding our classification and reasons why.

21/11/14 - Decide the ice rink we want to film at.

03/12/14 - Look at existing company logos and create one, upload our talent release forms and location release forms to our blog.

09/12/14 - Get our audio permission and fill in our risk assessment grid.

10/12/14 - Create our classification screen with company logo, look at how to construct an opening and engage the audience, complete location scouting sheets.

17/12/14 - Have a meeting on the location change, create call sheets, make a blog post on our plans for shooting over the Christmas break.

19/12/14 - Create a shoot list.

22/12/14 - Piece together our anamatic.

24/12/14 - 04/01/15 - Film scenes for our film opening on any free days between these dates.

07/01/15 - Go through every clip we filmed and make an edit decision list.

21/01/15 - Post our rought cut.

04/02/15 - Discuss a script for our narrator.

10/02/15 - Post our edit decision list.

11/02/15 onwards - Edit the film opening until complete.

Meeting 1

After a good month spent on film research, Danielle and Ellie discussed joining forces as film producers to create a film opening as a pair. 

What resulted in this outcome was the fact that we are both interested in romance and chose this as our genre. As this is our very first attempt at creating a film opening, we are eager to put our similar creativity into a project that requires a hefty amount of work. Danielle suggested that it would be more practical to split the roles, and therefore spreading the work load. Ellie agreed to this and thought that it would be a great idea to work as a pair, as this meant that there would be less stress for us as first year students. Ellie wanted to apply a Christmas theme to the film opening, and Danielle liked the sound of that idea as we are both into the Christmas spirit. This was another reason that meant we came together as a pair. Ellie wanted to work with Danielle because as we are best friends, she knew that she'd be helping her with her film opening and Danielle would be helping Ellie with hers. Considering we also both decided to do a romance, we came up with the conclusion of it being an intelligent idea to work together. The reason that Danielle wanted to work with Ellie was because she thought that if she ever struggled with something, Ellie would always be there to support and help her. 

To begin the project, Ellie will write up a production schedule in order to keep her and Danielle organised throughout the duration of this project. This will help them stick to a plan of what must be done every lesson in order to achieve a successful outcome.

Secondary Research - Audience for romance audience

Like most romance movies, the target audience is focused on women. Romantic films have a large target audience as different films attract different ages. The age range as a whole can be from 11 to 40 years old. The teenage romance genre which my film opening will be falling under, is targeted at younger women from the ages of around 13-25. This is because the main actors/actresses in my film are of similar ages to the audience.

The audience of romance consists mainly of women. The action goes on in such a manner that the audience is able to share the feelings of the character, empathising with him or her at all stages of the story.

Romance movies and their ratings

Rated 8.8/10

- Casablanca (1942)

Rated 8.610

- Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
- It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
- Her (2013)

Rated 8.5/10

- Modern Times (1936)
- The Perks of Being a Wllflower (2012)

Rated 8.4/10

- The Apartment (1960)
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
- 3 Idiots (2009)

Rated 8.3/10

- The Gold Rush (1925)
- The Artist (2011)
- Silver Linings Playbook (2012)
- The Fault In Our Stars (2014)

Rated 8.2/10

- 500 Days Of Summer (2009)
- Annie Hall (1977)
- Les Miserables (2012)
The Princess Bride (1987)

Rated 8.0/10

- Shrek (2001)
- Stardust (2007)
- The Notebook (2004)
- Tangled (2010)
- Superman 2 (2006)
- Days Of Heaven (1978)
- Edward Scissorhands (1990)

The type of audience that The Fault In Our Stars attracts:

“The Fault in Our Stars” will attract viewers not only from its major target audience of young people, but also adult audiences who will be more concerned with the cancer theme.

It is mainly the two leading actors who carry this film on their shoulders, and luckily so, for at the end of the day, what we remember from this film is not the effect of the death of a loved one or how cancer ruins lives, but how falling in love is one of the most wonderful and meaningful experiences in life, no matter how long it lasts. 

The type of audience that The Notebook attracts:

Bland and sentimental, The Notebook is old-fashioned filmmaking aimed at an old-fashioned audience. However this movie is still a heart warming romance that may attract a younger audience. Because of it's adult actors and adult storyline, this movie will attract teenagers from 17 onwards rather than 10 or 11 year olds like The Fault In Our Stars would as older people will be able to understand the story with a lot more appreciation than a child.