Filming Schedule

Trailer Order Analysis

The Bling Ring begins by introducing the main characters of the film and establishing their personalities, in this case, teenagers Nicki and Sam are rich, lazy and full of them selves. A montage is then shown with a voiceover that transitions from diegetic to non diegetic, followed by two other characters talking about robbing Paris Hilton's house, setting up the premise of the film. The scene of the teenagers stealing clothes and jewellery is skimmed through, with an interjection of them walking down the street wearing said items. A contrasting next scene is shown of them getting scared by police that are threatening to appear at a house they are raiding. Fast-paced scenes demonstrate the havoc caused by the teenagers' hobby and them continuing to steal things. All of the scenes portray different emotions, for instance, a car crash is shown immediately after a character is contentedly taking selfies. There are a few landscapes shown between the people who are predominantly having fun. The longest scene shown is of Emma Watson's character making a speech, and even this is not in full but has scenes of the police and the teenagers edited into the middle of it. Overall, the trailer for The Bling Ring is fast paced and is predominantly made up of montages from different parts of the film, the only chronological order being at the very beginning and end of it.

Target Audience Research

Storyboard

Diary Post 5

Today I filmed some footage, first at school. As it was an inset day today, the school was empty and I was able to record without being interrupted. I used the sixth form social zone, as this is where the couple first speak. I also used the study zone, which is usually not to be disturbed which would have prevented me from filming in there.
I then went to Nicole's house, filming during the journey there. At the new location, I filmed a few scenes throughout the trailer, using my newfound knowledge of lighting to influence the mood of these, as some were devastatingly sad and others happy and uplifting. I will film some more on sunday during a gathering of friends, and the next day at a library, then begin editing.

Actors

Jack Woods and Nicole Wilmot will play the pivotal couple in my film. They are together in real life, which will assist me in my trailer as they will have chemistry onscreen as well as off. Also, they are available at very similar times, which puts my filming schedule at ease. Both are seventeen year old sixth form students, the same age as the main characters. Nicole used to do professional drama classes so will be experienced in and willing to do acting.

 

I will also be starring in my film, as Nicole's character's best friend. However, I will not be in the film as regularly as the other protagonists, as my character is deceased for the majority of the film. This is helpful though, as I will be able to monitor the camera during most of the filming instead of having to rely on the tripod and playing the footage back.

Lighting Research

Intertitles Analysis

Intertitles Analysis from zoeheinzbeanz

Costumes

Trailer Scene Analysis

For this task, we were asked to plan a trailer for the made up romantic comedy The Crush, making sure it was not in chronological order or gave away too much detail about the film to the audience. This assisted me in planning my own film trailer as I would have put the scenes in order of events and probably caused my trailer to become boring and predictable. It also reminded me to asses microelements of my film, for example which shots and angles to use throughout every scene.

Synopsis:

A man falls in love with his beautiful next door neighbour, the catch being that she is married to his boss. The film follows his comical efforts to impress her.

Scene Order:

1. Man is introduced
2. Man meets female neighbour and is entranced by her
3. Cuts to in the man's office, him being lectured by his boss, only to see a photo of said boss and attractive female neighbour on the desk
4. Man is shown staring at female neighbour gardening
5. Cuts to man watering his plants in an attempt to impress her, only to trip over his own watering hose
6. A montage of scenes show the man trying to win over his female neighbour by bringing over flour while she happens to be baking, a paintbrush while she is doing art, a pack of nappies while she is babysitting
7. In the last scene of the montage, she invites him inside
8. Cut to in a bar, the man in a fight with his boss
9. The female neighbour and he are at an office party flirting
10. The trailer ends with a black screen and The Crush coming up in bold letters.