CREATIVE CRITICAL REFLECTION 1: How does your film opening represent social groups or issues?
My film opening uses many rom-com tropes such as Cupid and dating apps which meets the conventions of the genre. I used many editing tricks such as enhancing the red highlights to give my film a pink hue at the start of the opening.
My BBFC age-rating is PG. As there is no violence or swearing it is suitable for children. However, like many rom-coms, even though I was only making an opening, my film would have involved mild emotional distress, which warrants a PG rating.
My company ident proved difficult to decide on. I decided on Acorn Theatre Productions, and chose the visual of rose petals collecting together and falling, to suit the rom-com genre.
My film opening mimics those from my genre. I give several pan shots of details in Katie's room. before focusing on Katie herself. This gives the audience the sense of knowing Katie before the action starts,. Certain objects such as a dying rose also hint the backstory that led Katie to where she is in the film opening.
Throughout my piece, I used a cover from my friend, of Michael Buble's Just Haven't Met You Yet. As a song that is quite familiar to a rom-com audience, it immediately shows the genre, especially as an acoustic cover. The voiceover from Katie merges with it to create one story of a lost soul looking for another.
Katie's costuming is deliberately very floral, to show her romantic side. Most often this is in a jumpsuit form- this emphasises the attitude Katie has, of an independent woman who makes her own decision. Cupid also appears early on, wearing all white. I was aware that Cupid needed to fit into the modern world whilst still being totally recognisable as Cupid. I put Cupid in all white to reference the Olympus robes, but put him in a tshirt and loose jeans for the modern aesthetic.
My credits are quite basic as I didn't work with anyone else in a production team. I credit my three actors when appropriate by name. I have credited myself as overall creator, combining the roles of director, camera crew and producer.
I used a stereotypically female, romantic font, which helped continue the rom-com genre codes. This helped to keep my audience in focus, and engaged.
I received feedback from a viewer that my film opening left them wanting to know more about what happens next. My film opening ends with Katie dating someone other than Cupid, and they haven't met either. Therefore, my opening hooks the viewer in due to the audience wanting to see Katie and Cupid's meeting, and whether Katie will ever find true love.
In order to understand my characters I decided to set up several pinterest boards.
The first board is for my piece as a whole. As I continue to develop my film, the aesthetic of this board may change.
The next board is for my main male protagonist, Cupid. This board can be split into 2 categories, how Cupid looks on Mount Olympus as represented through statues and paintings, and the inspiration for Cupid's look on Earth, as inspired by the actor Tom Holland.
Lastly, the next board is for my main female protagonist, Katie Parker. Her aesthetic is chic librarian so I decided to add many notebooks and autumnal themes in order to represent Katie as a whole, rather than just the outside.
I was able to portray the social issues within my film opening through these pinterests; the issues of women feeling validated only by romance and being rejected, as well as social themes such as the sterotypes of a big strong man. As pinterest recommends similar posts to add to the boards, I could collate ideas of the quiet shy girl wanting a god to sweep her off her feet within the pinterest.
My BBFC age-rating is PG. As there is no violence or swearing it is suitable for children. However, like many rom-coms, even though I was only making an opening, my film would have involved mild emotional distress, which warrants a PG rating.
My company ident proved difficult to decide on. I decided on Acorn Theatre Productions, and chose the visual of rose petals collecting together and falling, to suit the rom-com genre.
My film opening mimics those from my genre. I give several pan shots of details in Katie's room. before focusing on Katie herself. This gives the audience the sense of knowing Katie before the action starts,. Certain objects such as a dying rose also hint the backstory that led Katie to where she is in the film opening.
Throughout my piece, I used a cover from my friend, of Michael Buble's Just Haven't Met You Yet. As a song that is quite familiar to a rom-com audience, it immediately shows the genre, especially as an acoustic cover. The voiceover from Katie merges with it to create one story of a lost soul looking for another.
Katie's costuming is deliberately very floral, to show her romantic side. Most often this is in a jumpsuit form- this emphasises the attitude Katie has, of an independent woman who makes her own decision. Cupid also appears early on, wearing all white. I was aware that Cupid needed to fit into the modern world whilst still being totally recognisable as Cupid. I put Cupid in all white to reference the Olympus robes, but put him in a tshirt and loose jeans for the modern aesthetic.
My credits are quite basic as I didn't work with anyone else in a production team. I credit my three actors when appropriate by name. I have credited myself as overall creator, combining the roles of director, camera crew and producer.
I used a stereotypically female, romantic font, which helped continue the rom-com genre codes. This helped to keep my audience in focus, and engaged.
I received feedback from a viewer that my film opening left them wanting to know more about what happens next. My film opening ends with Katie dating someone other than Cupid, and they haven't met either. Therefore, my opening hooks the viewer in due to the audience wanting to see Katie and Cupid's meeting, and whether Katie will ever find true love.
In order to understand my characters I decided to set up several pinterest boards.
The first board is for my piece as a whole. As I continue to develop my film, the aesthetic of this board may change.
The next board is for my main male protagonist, Cupid. This board can be split into 2 categories, how Cupid looks on Mount Olympus as represented through statues and paintings, and the inspiration for Cupid's look on Earth, as inspired by the actor Tom Holland.
Lastly, the next board is for my main female protagonist, Katie Parker. Her aesthetic is chic librarian so I decided to add many notebooks and autumnal themes in order to represent Katie as a whole, rather than just the outside.
I was able to portray the social issues within my film opening through these pinterests; the issues of women feeling validated only by romance and being rejected, as well as social themes such as the sterotypes of a big strong man. As pinterest recommends similar posts to add to the boards, I could collate ideas of the quiet shy girl wanting a god to sweep her off her feet within the pinterest.
My BBFC age-rating is PG. As there is no violence or swearing it is suitable for children. However, like many rom-coms, even though I was only making an opening, my film would have involved mild emotional distress, which warrants a PG rating.
My company ident proved difficult to decide on. I decided on Acorn Theatre Productions, and chose the visual of rose petals collecting together and falling, to suit the rom-com genre.
My film opening mimics those from my genre. I give several pan shots of details in Katie's room. before focusing on Katie herself. This gives the audience the sense of knowing Katie before the action starts,. Certain objects such as a dying rose also hint the backstory that led Katie to where she is in the film opening.
Throughout my piece, I used a cover from my friend, of Michael Buble's Just Haven't Met You Yet. As a song that is quite familiar to a rom-com audience, it immediately shows the genre, especially as an acoustic cover. The voiceover from Katie merges with it to create one story of a lost soul looking for another.
Katie's costuming is deliberately very floral, to show her romantic side. Most often this is in a jumpsuit form- this emphasises the attitude Katie has, of an independent woman who makes her own decision. Cupid also appears early on, wearing all white. I was aware that Cupid needed to fit into the modern world whilst still being totally recognisable as Cupid. I put Cupid in all white to reference the Olympus robes, but put him in a tshirt and loose jeans for the modern aesthetic.
My credits are quite basic as I didn't work with anyone else in a production team. I credit my three actors when appropriate by name. I have credited myself as overall creator, combining the roles of director, camera crew and producer.
I used a stereotypically female, romantic font, which helped continue the rom-com genre codes. THis helped to keep my audience in focus, and engaged.
I received feedback from a viewer that my film opening left them wanting to know more about what happens next. My film opening ends with Katie dating someone other than Cupid, and they haven't met either. Therefore, my opening hooks the viewer in due to the audience wanting to see Katie and Cupid's meeting, and whether Katie will ever find true love.
Detailed textual analysis response but no visual evidence to illustrate points. Three effective embedded Pinterests showing social groups and issues.
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