'Love Triangle'- Change of Characters and Plan

With our first draft back with feedback, the decision of re-planning and changing the plans a little bit to make it work easier and better were made.

The first decision was the number of characters and I decided that the least characters we had would be easier to arrange to film, quicker to get everyone together to film and better to organise everyone and everything during filming. Charlotte still had her three best friends, Sophie, Katy and Courtney to show the 'least' popular social group.

The characters decisions were made within the 'popular' social group, Yasmin originally had three best friends, Gemma, Emily and Lucy, however, we decided Yasmin should have two best friends, Gemma and Lucy. Taking away the character Emily just made less people and also within the teenage angst film 'Mean Girls' Regina George the 'popular' girl only had two best friends. Blake was also originally had three best friends, Ben, Jake and Joe, this was changed to just the one best friend Joe who's description was changed to dark brown hair with brown eyes. These changes of characters made it easier to get all the characters together out once to film, also within the shots there were less people and therefore made it easier to identify the different social groups.

Lists of shots

List of Shots

1.    Close up of alarm clock on bedside table

2.    Long shot of Charlotte in bed turning alarm off 

3.    Mid shot of Charlotte throwing her quilt of her to get up 

4.    Close up of slippers and feet going into them

Pan up to Charlottes face while she’s getting out of bed

5.    Mid shot of Emily stood up stretching 

6.    Long shot of Charlotte getting her dressing gown of the back of the door

7.    Shot of her going down the stairs
-behind going down the first set 

-in front going down the second set

8.    Close up of cereal 

9.    Camera side on with orange juice being poured into the glass 

10. Mid shot/long shot of Charlotte eating her breakfast 

11. Walking/bounding up the last few stairs 

12. Pj’s being thrown onto the bed 

13. Close up of Charlotte doing her hair

14. Mid shot of Charlotte getting her coat from the back of the door

15. Mid shot of Charlotte walking out the front door 

16. Match on action shot of Charlotte walking away from the door and up the drive 

17. Long shot of Charlotte walking across the field with best friends so they can be introduced 

18. Long shot of Charlotte and her three best friend walking from behind- match on action 

19. Long shot Yasmin pulls up in her car 

20. Mid shot of the popular group greeting Yasmin and open the door for her 

21. Long shot of Charlotte freezing when she sees the ‘popular’ group 

22. Long shot of Charlotte standing there frozen 

23. Long shot of the popular group standing together where Blake is introduced 

24. Close up Charlotte 

25. Flash back happens- Long shot of Charlotte walking down corridor, Mid shot of Yasmin walking the other way

26. Mid shot of Yasmin and Charlotte bumping into each other 

27. Mid shot of Yasmin walking away and long shot of Charlotte walking in the opposite direction 

28. Close up of Charlotte

29. Close up of Yasmin looking pleased with herself 

30. Long shot of Charlotte looking uncomfortable 

31. Long shot of Charlotte walking away awkwardly

Teen Angst Ttile Sequence and Opening Scene- Initial Idea

The Task 

We was given a task in a group of four (me, Naomi, Jared and Ollie) to create a title sequence and an opening scene of a teenage angst film which could be established on any idea we wanted. The group together was in charge of planning, filming and editing the film. 

My initial idea was planned out with very little detail to get the outline of the storyline. I therefore did a brainstorm to produce my ideas either further.

Once we had planned out our film, we started to make a story board which enabled us to have a clear view of what we wanted to film, for how long, what type of shot and whether we were using non-diegetic or diegetic sound. The story board also allowed us to decide to use a voice over within our film and what could go in it. The next step was then writing a script out for the voice over. 

This voice over, was the original voice over I had written. I wrote this, before any filming was complete as this voice over was complete to explain the story line and what was going to be on screen as we planned the filming through a storyboard.

Once the filming was complete, the first voice over I had written didn't quite fit the filming as when filming bits had to be added and bits had to be cut out for the story to make sense. This voice over fitted better with the my film and was better with the explaination.

With the first draft, not turning out the way we wanted and looked more like a horror film. The decision of re filming and re planning everything happened. This time, with the lesson learn of not completing the voice over until the filming has done makes it easier to write the voice over to fit in with what has been filmed in case additions were included when filming. Therefore, once everything was filmed and edited, I then wrote the voice over to fit perfectly with the new and final love triangle film.

Love Triangle Audience Feedback

When we presented our first draft of 'Love Triangle', we received positive and negative feedback from an audience in order for us to go back and improve it to the best of  our ability for the final submission. However, our first draft was going to be filmed into two parts, the title sequence and the opening scene as they both filmed in different location, this meant the filming could be done separately. Therefore, I went and filmed the title sequence, once it was filmed and ready to edit, I didn't like how it had turned up. I started to edit it, thinking maybe it'll look better when put altogether. However once put together we got feedback such as;

-Miss Bacchus said; 'the shots are too dark therefore makes it look like a horror.'
-Laura Dawson said; 'the shots are on the screen for too long.'
-Aoife said; 'it was too short'

However, with the comment of it being too short, potentially it was only half of it, as we didn't end up filming the opening sequence as I didn't like what was already filmed. After I completed to edit it, it was viewed for an audience where we got positive and negative feedback.

Positive Feedback;

- Over the shoulder shot looked good
- Good mise-en-scene by using hair grips, pictures on the mirror, headphones and make up which are stereotypical for a teenage girl's bedroom
- Good up beat music
- good range of shots

Negative feedback;

- Lighting was too low key
-Include a voice over
- Titles need to be added
- Need transitions
- Shots are too long

With the decision of the title sequence not looking how I wanted it to, I decided to not film the opening scene and re film from scratch and with this feedback backed up my decision. Using the feedback given to me by people surrounding me and the audience, I created a new story board and re filmed everything considering everything I didn't for my first draft. I considered, the time of day to get high key lighting when Charlotte is in her house. I choose a day that wasn't bright for when we filmed the opening scene of Charlotte introducing the 'popular' group. This time I filmed everything in two days, therefore went and edited everything together.

Our First Draft

With the story board complete, we started to film. The title sequence was focused within my house in Charlotte's bedroom who is played by my little sister. With this easily accessible for me, I booked a camera and tripod from school and after school filmed the title sequence. When filming, I followed the story board to ensure that when it came to editing it would be rarely easy with everything filmed, I filmed everything for a little longer than what it said on the sheet, which ensured everything was filmed and nothing was missed out. I filmed up to shot 9 which were all the shots into my house and by the time I had finished filming it was dark outside so therefore I couldn't film the next part. The next day, when I came to edit, I just uploaded everything I filmed to see what it looked like. Once I uploaded everything in final cut pro, it all seemed dark and gloomy. I put the filming into order and cut everything out that wasn't needed. Once this was complete, we decided it looked more like a horror than a teenage angst film. Therefore, with this we decided to re film, with a total new idea. With this to plan, created us more work but our draft just didn't work.

Our characters

Within my film 'love Triangle', you have the popular group of girls, the popular group of boys and the least popular group of girls who are 2 years younger than the 'popular' boys and girls.
Within the popular girls group, you have Yasmin who is the main character, and her three best friends; Gemma, Emily and Lucy.

Leah Fowles-playing Yasmin 

Farah Khan-playing Gemma
















Lily Shepphard-playing Lucy

Charlie Marshall-playing Emily









 



Within the popular boy group, Blake is the main character who is in a relationship with Yasmin, Blake also has three best friends; Joe, Jake and Ben. With the boys characters, from our presentation we changed around the names depending on the characters that were available.

Harry Shipp-playing Blake

 








Harry McLachlan-playing Ben 











 



 Lee Smith-playing Jake







 






Jack Payne-playing Joe

Within the least popular group, there Charlotte who is centred main character from this social group, with her three best friends; Sophie, Katy and Courtney. 

Emily Prout-playing Charlotte

Tamica Fabray-Smith-playing Sophie 

Anna Templeman- playing Katy













Hannah Holton- playing Courtney