Shooting schedule

These dates will have to be rescheduled due to college closure.

Tuesday 3rd February: Shooting in our lesson, outside Homerton College.
Thursday 5th February: Shooting various scenes in the city to create the montage sequence.
Friday 6th February: Filming optional if needed.

Costumes:
Zach (Lee)
- Black trousers as they look plain and best portray the geek stereotype
- Polo shirt- same as above
- Glasses as in any rom-com the typical iconic accessory for the geek is glasses, preferably thick rimmed
- Trainers as again they are plain.

Felicity (Claire)
- Pink long sleeved top as this will show that she is the stereotypical girl
- Jeans as this shows simplicity and that even though she is higher class there is no difference in appearance
- Pumps as these are more appropriate footwear for girls

Props:
- Mobile phone to show the conversation between Zach and his mum
- Compact mirror/nail file to show Felicity doing her make-up
- School bags to show they both attend a school

Possible Locations:
- Outside Homerton College (Hills Road) as this is our main location
- Cineworld to get shots of students from the area
- Grand Arcade to show the shops of Cambridge
- Emmanuel Street to show all the city buses
- Parkers piece to show Cambridge life
- Kings College to show older students
- Cambridge Corn Exchange again to show Cambridge life

Above shows pictures of typical buses which we will have shots of

Above is the view of cineworld one of our shot locations
Above shows buses parked at parkers piece which again is one location
Above shows people in Cambridge which we will have shots of to show that it is a busy city.



Soundtrack:
- Garageband track: simple beat.
- Hello, I Love You - The Doors: Montage sequence. This was chosen as the lyrics, strangly, basically perfectly depict the higher class of Felicity and the un-importance of Zach and how a romance would become of it all. 'Hello i love you wont you tell me your name?' and 'She holds her head up high, like a statue in the sky'.

Titles and fonts

1. Chic vs Geek
2. Class Clash
3. My Brains, Your Beauty
4. City Crush
5. Pretty Geeky

We have chosen to chose "My Brains, Your Beauty", because this is a stereotypical romantic comedy straight to the point title and it brings them together as a couple. It also introduces characters even before opening sequence and a catchy title to draw attention of our target audience. The idea of first person in perspective of Zach, makes it seem more personal for him and his love for Felicity as he is one of the main characters.

Here are some font ideas...






We have chosen font 2 (comiquita sans) because of its simplicity and has a teenage effect because it looks like comic writing. Also it looks handwritten to represent school. We will add shading, movement and colour to the font.

Ideas for our opening sequence

Here are some ideas which we have considered to use:

1. We will show the contrast between Zach and Felicity by showing how their daily routines begin. The sequence will show the two characters getting ready for their days, showing how different they are and separating themselves into the two different worlds that are then brought together at the college.

2. Focusing on their journeys to school, with each character giving a monologue about their lives and moments being shown by polaroid photos. When they arrive at school Zach preoccupied with a phone call from his mother and accidentally bumps into Felicity. We will create a slow motion scene at this point from both character's perspectives: Felicity staring at Zach. Zach staring at Felicity's breasts and then the shot panning up to see Felicity's disgust. The shot then cuts to Zach's face where he suddenly realises what hes doing and looks up. Awkward conversation. Montage for credits showing the settings of Cambridge and the stereotypical teenage spots to bring it into the genre more.

3. We create a sequence that shows what happens in the future (a wedding etc) and then the film would go on to recreate how it all came about.

We have chosen our second idea because we feel it is more original for the genre and has great potential and realistic for us to be achieve with the low budget and settings available.

Disney production company logo analysis

The castle featured in the Disney sequence is a typical mise en scene feature used in many productions from the company, this is a symbol of the fantasy genre that is used highly. The castle was developed into the real location for disneyland where many of the young audience have visited and therefore can find the logo recognisable. The music uses a full orchestra to create ensemble of memorable music that creates a sense of magic through sound, with help from specific instruments such as strings. The fireworks are an aspect of the visual entertainment for the young audience. The camera work moving from the sky relates to the disneyland slogan of where dream come true. The Walt Disney signature adds a personal touch to the sequence that relates to the history of the company, the font is sophisticated but has the effect of being child friendly which is a good link for the typical audience.