Storyboard Animatic

This is a short animation of each shot from our storyboard. It has helped us to make sure the shots are in the most appropriate order and that the sequence makes sense to the audience. The shots that show flashbacks to the characters child hood have an effect to make them appear older, hopefully this is an effect we can use in our final piece.

Costume

Our costume plays an important role in our sequence. We have two characters that are the same person just at different ages. To show that they are the same person we will need to show similarities between them. To do this, costume is one factor where we can show the audience they are the same.
For our main 'adult' character, Owen Haynes, he needs two sets of costumes, as he is in different places on two occasions. In his first scene, he is in a gym so the sort of costume he needs is going to be; shorts and a t-shirt, or tracksuit botttoms and a vest top or mix and match them all. This is to show the audience that he is in a gym not out on the street. The costume will instantly make the audience know where he is. His footwear will be simple training shoes, such as trainers.
For his second scene, he will be outside and will be wearing clothes that suit his standards. So he will be wearing jeans and a hoodie. The hoodie is an important element as he will put up his hood in one scene, to mirror what he does as a child. So hopefully watching this contrast it will indicate to the audience that they are the same person. His footwear in this part will be trainers also or something similar.

For our other character, the child version of Owen, he will have similar clothes to the Owen that walks around outside. So he too will have jeans and a hoodie on. To symbolise their similarities the hoodie will lift over his head. As well he will have trainers on or something similar. As this character comes on before his older version the audience will not have an idea who he is until older Owen does the similar things mirroring his younger version.

We have one more character who gets hit by adult Owen. He plays a more imortant role in the whole film but for this opening sequence he doesn't matter too much. He will be wearing just casual clothes, so either a tracksuit or jeans and a top and jacket, or something that will indicate a lot of questions to the audience about who he is and why he got punched.

Props

For our opening sequence props isn't one of our biggest issues. It's more about location rather than having a lot of props. However we will need a couple, which are:

1. Pair of Boxing Gloves - For our main character to have whilst hitting the punch bag.
2. Hand Tape - Also for the main character to use before he puts his gloves on.
3. Possibly a Mobile Phone - To have when our character is walking down an alley way, not to symbloise anything just to have as an extra prop.

Because we don't have many props, it doesn't mean we're not incorperating a lot into our sequence. The location tells more about his life than the props do.

Production Schedule

Production schedule:

Thursday 4th February- filming the boxing scenes in Worle School gym
Tuesday 9th February- filming the alley scenes
Thursday 11th February- recording the voice over and child scenes

Changes in Production Schedule (due to unforeseen circumstances):

Tuesday 9th February- filming the alley scenes
Thursday 25th February- filming in the gym
Wednesday 3rd March- Voice over and child scenes
Thursday 4th March- Boxing scenes and murder scene

Final Story Board

Fonts

Font 1: We thought that this font could be good as the small lines surrounding the letters look like lines you would see in a picture to show something was moving. We thought this would relate to the theme of boxing, as there is a lot of movement, like his gloves and the punchbag.

Font 2: We liked this font because we liked the way in which the letters were all slanted in different ways. It makes it not look quite stable, like our character. The letters slanting different ways could show that our character does not know which way to go- revenge, boxing, forgiveness, etc? Also, we liked the way in which the letters seem to fade out at the top/bottoms. We thought that this could represent the way in which the aspects in his life are fading- like values, family, and even his ambitions.

Font 3: We really liked this font because we thought it was different.There are a lot of slashes through the words, looking like a knife has been through or suggesting violence which relates to our film. Also, on the 'R' there is a cross going straight through it. This stands out and links to the title of our film which is religious; ''Eye for an Eye''

Font 4: We liked this font because it gives a sense of danger and suspicion. It could look like graffiti on a wall, which matches one of our locations; the alley. The letters are not placed in line, corresponding with the character who is also out of line in many respects.

Font 5: We thought that this font was good because it hides some parts of the letters, which could represent the character of Owen hiding behind his boxing and anger. The font, like the film, asks a lot of questions.

Font 6: We thought this font looks like it could have been written by a young child. This corresponds with Owen's personality as he is still living in the past, and is obsessed with his childhood.

Font 7: This font reminds us of prison, which links to our film as Owen ends up in prison by the end of the film. The way in which the letters are not linked up could represent how he is not complete as he feels he still needs to get revenge.

We narrowed down these seven choices to two possible fonts; Font 3 and Font 4. We decided that one of these fonts would be the most appropriate for our film opening sequence. After debating over which font to use, Font 4 was our final decision. We chose Font 4 as it looks like graffiti which relates to our character growing up in a run down area and the film itself.

Analysis of Legally Blonde

The first frame fades into an extreme close up of the main characters' (Elle Woods) blonde hair, waving from side to side. The score immediately starts of ''Perfect Day'' by Hoku. The score automatically represents the genre and feel of the film, and appeals straight away to the target audience. The close up of Elle's hair means that the audience can only focus on one thing- exactly that. The audience can only see her blonde hair, which straight away brings up the first and maybe main issue of the film- blondes. It also gives us a clue to how her character i going to be. Titles fade in and out, with pink swirly writing. This writing again appeals to the target audience, as it is pink and girly, with things like hearts incorperated in it. The camera then starts to slowly zoom out to a close up of the back of Elle's head, still focused on her hair. It shows Elle brushing her hair. Her nails are manicured, giving the audience more clues about her character- that she is ''girly'' and cares a lot about appearance.

It then cuts to a long shot of a girl riding a bike. The camera tracks along side her giving the audience a clear view of the mise-en-scene. There is a water fountain, showing that it is not a poor area. There are a lot of people around, with diegetic sound of laughter and talking. This adds to the happy atmosphere in which everyone seems to be in and introduces us to where we are. But still, because the camera is following the girl on the bike, we are focused on the story, too.The score is still playing.

Next, it cuts again to a mid-shot of Elle shaving her leg. We still cannot see her face, which forces the audience to concentrate on what we can see and put these things together to work out her character. Her leg is leaning on a pink chair of some sort, and in the background we can see a pink curtain. Again, these things contribute to what the audience think of her character- we can see that she is definitely a ''girly'' girl, maybe even more so than we first thought. The camera is still, showing no intention of showing us her face yet. This causes more suspense. The score is still playing.

It then cuts back to the previous scene, in which there is a water fountain, greenery and lots of people. The camera is moving around the setting, showing the girl on the bike and the other people in the mise-en-scene e.g people playing frisbee. This camera movement adds to the lively and fun atmosphere of the place and emphasises the happiness. The girl on the bike is wearing shorts and a small T-shirt, with her hair down and she has a basket on the front of her bicycle. She looks like another ''girly'' girl. The camera carries on moving around the setting until it is a long shot of a group of topless young guys messing around, playing sport. They all stop and turn around, and the girl rides into the shot. There is diegetic sound of the boys cheering and shouting at the girl riding past. This shows what life is like where they live, and suggests one of the main focuses of the film- love.

The camera then cuts to a close up of Elle Woods putting on a silver heart necklace. It also reveals the top of a pink dress, and again shows her manicured nails. It again, forces the audience to think about her character and creates tension of what she will look like. The score is still playing underneath.