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By posting the link to our opening on social networking sites we were able to find out what people thought about our opening. From this friends and family also then reposted the link to their own facebook and twitter pages to share it around. 'Yunji Kim' showed people she is with in Japan and all feedback was positive.This tells us that we have created a piece that will be enjoyed by all, even globally.

Risk assesment

One of our filming days

Here is shown our main filming days, we ended up filming on three occasions and on this day we got the bulk of the filming done. These photos show Sam being filmed at 'Brentwood Station' the weather was chilly but with clear skies, this helped us as we wanted the tone of our opening to be quite depressing, and so the weather went along with that tone.

Shot analysis

This is our first shot,it is our first setting which is a bright bedroom with romantic aspects in it,the shot pans from the left side of the room to the center. We show Actress Libbie opening the curtains and looking out the window to show the start of the day, as it is typically something you do when ready to go out etc.We used a mid shot so that the setting can be established but its still close enough to see major details.This is where the voice-over starts.

This is shot 2, it is our second setting and pans from the right to the center, the setting is very different from the first room as it is darker and a lot more manly, this is to show the juxtaposition between the two characters their feelings etc. Sam is shown putting on a tie, also to show the process of getting ready. We used a close up to focus on Sams look and what his emotions are.

Shot 3 shows Libbie brushing her hair, this is a typically feminine thing to do and also shows the getting ready process as we wanted to show the two characters on a journey. This is a close up as we wanted to show impact though the over the shoulder shot but still it being close enough to see Libbies face in the mirror.

To show emotion we decided to make shot 4 a shot of Sam rubbing his head, looking out the window, generally showing distress to add more tone to the opening and show that there is a story behind the opening. It is a close up as we want this shot to be effective especially through the emotions on his face and his body language.

Cutting back to Libbie we kept her in the same position but doing something different (putting earrings on) to show that it is a constant flow, we want it to display that the boy and girl are doing these things at the same time as eachother. Again a close-up is used to show detail of the shot.

Shot six of Sam is a mid shot of him putting on braces, we linked the credit with the shot (putting on braces=costume).Here the voice over ends.

This is our first creative credit shot, we decided to use phones because 1. We wanted to make it seem like they were texting to meet up with eachother and 2. Because it shows their age group with what phones they have etc. We changed the times on the phone so as time went on in real life we made sure it still seemed like morning in our opening. It goes from a close up to an extra close up then to a blur, to add effect.

This shot leads to our second creative credit, we decided to show the phone go off to build up enthasis on the shot. It also shows what type of person our character is, with the coffee and champagne.

This is our second creative credit, it is a close up so that the viewers can clearly see the name, again we changed the time to show that it is morning, when really when we filmed it was midday.

This shot shows our character finishing getting ready and leaving her bedroom, and so we showed a midshot of her putting on her coat to display this.Going back to our usual credits as we only wanted our main actors to have creative credits so that they stand out.

Another midshot, this shows our other main character putting on his coat to exit into his porch, as a coat hook wasn't avaliable we had Libbie hold the coat up in the hallway next to this room.

Our last shot of this setting, we are showing a long shot of Libbie leaving the house to start up the meeting of the characters.

Our last shot at this setting we show a long shot of him leaving straight after we show her leaving to create the idea they are meeting.

Change of setting this is a long shot showing Libbie walking, the shot also pans.

This is also a change in setting, it is a panning shot which follows Sam walking, we blurred the shot to display a change in time as it goes to the next shot which is the two of them at the station, we didn't want to show the whole walk to the station as it would be less effective, so we blurred into it to show the time change.

Our first shot at the station shows a long shot of Libbie walking onto the platform, throughout both characters have been walking in the direction towards eachother to enthasize the idea of them meeting.

Sams first station shot is a long shot which shows him entering the same place from a different enterance

.These shots are close-ups and cut very quickly to go with the music to build up tension on the fact that the two characters we have been following are finally going to meet.

This shot is a long shot, it also establishes the fact they are on a platform. It is the pair passing as the music drops, to add enthasis Sam looks at Libbie but she doesn't notice him atall, this leaves alot of unanswered questions.

Straight after the two cross a train goes past, this is when the voice over re-enters and it comes up with our title 'and the rest is history' We added the train shot because it adds effect, makes it more shocking.

Our last shot is a long shot, panning Sam walking away which then blurs and our last credit appears.

Re-filming

At first we had Katie Weaver as our actress, due to certain reasons Kate could no longer act and so we re-filmed with group member Libbie. This turned out to be a good thing as Libbie looks older than Kate and also she had great chemistry with actor Sam.

Setting

This is the setting for our shots of Libbie in 'her' bedroom. The room has aspects of romance in it, shown through the colours and love heart accesories. We chose to do some of the shooting in a bedroom as bedrooms are very personal areas. This shows hints of our characters personalities in the opening, which leaves more questions about our characters being asked.

StoryBoard

And the rest is history.. Opening Sequence

Opening prep

Filming, preperation

We shot some of the opening in my bedroom, to make it seem more realistic we replaced my photographs with Katies photographs, so that in the shots you can see her instead of me.We also placed the 'love' sign in front of the photos to display that the film is about love. The chrome and mirrored textures are very romantic and show elegance of the bedroom.

Sam Costumes

Sams look 1- This is his look for the part of the opening when he is indoors, it is smart as we want him to look older and working. It comes across like he has money, and also viewers may think he is on his way to work. That is important as we want our characters to have a purpose for leaving the house. 

Katie Costumes

Katie look 1- This is Katies first look, it is laid back and comfy as we want to portray her as just getting out of bed. We chose the black hooded jumper as it looks more like a boyfriends jumper than the other items, this will show the viewers that she does infact have a love interest.Wearing short shorts makes her look appealing to the boy viewers and the fluffy socks to the girls, she looks how most girls actually would when getting out of bed instead of a non realistic outfit.

Katie look 2- This look is the outfit we used to show Katie dressed and ready, leaving the house. We chose this outfit because it is stylish yet also shows what season our opening is set in- Autumn/Winter. The bag is a bright statement, showing she is willing to take risks and pride in her fashion. She is casual but smart, showing she is most probably going somewhere where she cares about what she looks like.

Voice over Script

They say its better to have loved and lost,
than never to have loved at all [PAUSE]
You were my first and my last love [PAUSE]
My only love.

The very first thing i think about when i wake up,
and the very last thing i think about before i go to sleep [SHORT PAUSE]
is you. 

I lie awake at night, thinking [SHORT PAUSE]
Thinking about what could have been.
I couldnt imagine me, without you
And my heart being only half full [PAUSE]

I'll never forget that very day we met, one of my favourite memories [SHORT PAUSE]
You looked at me, straight into my eyes [SHOT PAUSE]
my soul... right through me.

You gave me your everything, and i never said thank you for that [SHORT PAUSE]
I thought i might get one more chance [PAUSE]
And now i'll never have a chance.

You were beautiful [PAUSE] body, mind and soul.
[LAUGHS] what would you think of me now?

The very first moment i met you, i knew id have to have you.
But i never thought i'd have to lose you. [LAUGHS]
When you smiled [SHORT PAUSE] so innocent, so sweet.
The dimples in your cheeks, the way you fluttered your big blue eyes. [SHORT PAUSE]
You never ceized to amaze me.

I wish i could hold you forever, i wish i could hold you in my arms.
You really did teach me how to live [PAUSE]
But whats the point in living an empty life. 
You brought meaning, to my life. [PAUSE]

I'm always reminiscing our story, how could i forget our beautiful story? [LONG PAUSE]

And the rest is history..