Features of the Main Character (in opening):
simply pretty (potential of being a stunner)
glasses
basic dark clothing
simple hair
bored expression
quiet and reserved with family
Other Characters:
dad - drinking alcoholnan - holding a fag
sister - fairy outfit
mum - in apron, cleaning
brother - on phone, ipod etc
grandad - newspaper -bored.
These still snapshots of the family will represent their personalities, doing things that they're typical for, like a nervous cleaning wreck for a mum, and on each freeze frame, having a name of the character.
Prop List:
table and chairs
birthday cake with candles
banners
party poppers
table cloth
apron
DIARY
wrapping paper
birthday cards
fairy outfit
newspaper
cigarettes
appropriate clothing for the characters
glasses for the girl
plates for the cake
napkins
1 8 candles
drinks - empty beer bottles for Dad
Significance of Opening to the Film:
As she is now 18, she can drink,party, date and have sex. This film will show her doing all these things and most have hilarious consequences, meanwhile she writes in her diary these funny events. The 'best wish she ever made' was to have the best year of her life. And that she does, she even meets a hottie! So the significance of the opening of the film is that we are showing how boring her family is and on her 18th shes stuck with her family and a cake and the wish she makes at the end of the opening shows that film will be interesting and could be about anything. Also, as the shots of the diary are in the opening, the audience can tell that that will also be a major part of the film.
The Opening Sequence Ideas:
UNIVERSAL PICTURES intro.
The setting of a dining table with a cake and candles lit. Banners hung and party popper mess on the floor. Napkins and plates by the cake. The writing in the diary.
Then the front door opens, and the sister in her fairy outfit runs and grabs the girl that enters and takes her into the dining room. Then the same setting of the tables and chairs, but with a loud family singing happy birthday - mimed. Have a voice over of her introducing a character with the frozen snap shots of her family members. (Dad and Grandad at heads of the table, girl squished between Nan and Sister. Showing that the girl is insignificant). In the diary, she writes "Produced By" and "Directed By" etc. With non-diegetic sound building up in the background of a happy song. Shots of the birthday girl opening a present - its the diary she was writing in. The family sings happy birthday. She blows out the candles, before, the sister says to make a wish and waves her wand over the girl and the cake. Titles of the Film. Slow motion of girl blowing out candles, voice over "The Best Wish I Ever Made".
That sounds really good. i really like the way that you plan to link the title sequences to the diary. i think this would work well with a strong use of colours. i believe that this idea will work really well as your opening sequence and will keep the audience interested. :)
ReplyDeleteI like the idea and think there is a lot you can do with this although I am slightly confused about your opening sequence just from reading it and can't quite make out what is going. But it is good otherwise.
ReplyDeleteI really like the sound of this idea and think that all the little details like the diary which relate to the rest of the film are good. I think that the difference when flicking between before and after the birthday party also sounds effective and would definitely keep me interested in watching!
ReplyDeletehaha Like the idea seems pretty funny, sounds like the opening could be done really well, and from reading it seems you put a lot of thought into the characters and so on. Nice idea :)
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