Location: For
location, I would really like to use a number of different urban places with a
lot of grey brickwork but also some aspects of bright colour. To link with the
style and tone, I would like to make the shots quite grey/blue, making it look
quite flat and grotty as I really like how this looked in Fish Tank. However, I
would also like to use some contrasting shots of colour to also link to the
style of some of Wes Anderson’s films. For these reasons, I think the Southbank
Centre would be really useful as it has the perfect balance between colour and
also contains lots of grey architecture. Generally I would like to use colour
in the background for the main character and so I think the Southbank skatepark
would be perfect for this. By using colour in the background, I would like it
to juxtapose against the character, who I would like to be dressed in quite
dark clothes and possibly use some affect to make them look as if they really
don’t fit in. I’d also really like to use some of the rows of houses in places
in Central London such as Notting Hill and Portabello Road to add more colour
in. I also have an idea of what type of camera shots and angles I would like to
use with different locations. For the very urban and grey shots, I would like
to use quite close up, open shots to give an air of business. For these shots I
would really like to use bridges/the river as well, to make it seem like
everything else is moving around the central character while they are
stationary.
Style and Tone: For
style and tone, I have two main ideas that I would, if possible, like to
incorporate together. As I would like my location to be very urban and to have
quite a depressing and menacing feel, I would like to have a grey/blue
background to give quite a grimey and flat feel to the camera shots. However,
I’m really inspired by the style of Wes Anderson, who focuses on the text and
graphics as well as the framing of the shots and mise en scene. He tends to be
very particular with how things are placed and what colours are used and so I
would really like to incorporate some of his style by using colour and framing
to contrast against my main character which highlights her against the
background.
I
really like the way Anderson tends to introduce the settings of the scenes with
clear bold font. However, I think this lightens the mood and makes it slightly
comical, however I would like to use this style for the positioning and font of
my credits so that they look bold and stand out against the background.
I also have an idea of having the whole
opening scene as very busy and crowded and so for this I would like to copy
some of the frames of the opening scene in ‘Collateral’, by having a clear shot
of the most important character and then have everything around them very
blurred. To create this, I would like to have open shots to make it look messy
and crowded. By having my main character stationary and clearly framed, I think
it singles her out from the crowd and obviously shows she is the most
important.
My
main influence of style and tone comes from ‘Fish Tank’ and grotty TV series
such as ‘Skins’ and ‘This is England’. Films/programmes like these have a very
urban feel and reflect on this in the grey/blue style which I would really like
to replicate in my opening.
Character: For
my main character, I would like to generally base her look on one of my
favourite actresses, Chloe Moretz, especially her roles as Lulu from 'Hick' and
Abby from 'Let Me In.' However, to match my idea of a grey/flattish style and
tone, I would like my character to look slightly more ruffled with less of a
Hollywood glossy feel, so I would also like to take on the style of the actress
Juno Temple and Mia from 'Fish Tank.' For my characters personality, I would
like her to be quite independent and feisty but also have a weaker side to her,
similar to the character of Effy from 'Skins.' I would like her to be between
the age of 17-20 (to be fully decided after narrative). I am not 100% sure of
what I would like her name to be yet but I think something quite short and also
slightly original but not completely abnormal (similar to Effy or Lulu).
Title and Credits: For my title, I am not 100% sure about what I would
like it to be but I think it would like to be short, possibly one word or just
the main character’s name. I really like titles of films such as ‘Hick’,
‘Broken’ and ‘Skins’.
I would like subtle and simple,
bold font, similar to the style from ‘Fish Tank’. I would also like it to be on
the sides of the screen so not centre and while the picture is showing, so no
blackouts etc. For example: Wimbledon – I really like this opening but for my
film I would not like to use blackouts and I want to have the graphics towards
the bottom left/right of the screen instead of the centre
Music:
For sounds within the opening, I would either just like to use diegetic sounds
(business of streets, talking etc.) or I would like to use quiet background
music, most likely classical (mainly piano) and quite subtle. Alternatively, I
would like to use quite melancholy vocals.
Examples:
Point of Disgust - Low
Intro – The XX
Black
Flies – Ben Howard
For either case, I think I
would like to use a voice over of the main character talking (within her own
thoughts, memories etc.)
Narrative:
I’m not entirely sure at the moment, but the image I have in my mind is having
the main character going for a run/walking through busy streets but making her
look very stationary and slow compared to the rest of the surroundings. I would
like her to be talking over the top, possibly referring to an important memory
(not decided yet.)
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