Post 9 - Final setting

 My final setting is in a cinema. It will be empty but filled with a few cast members to make it more realistic. Due to covid-19 I am awaiting to see how possible this is. 

Being inside means the main bit of my film doesn't depend on the time of day/ year etc. The short clip of my main character leaving the cinema and seeing her date with another women is outside. This means i'll have to do it just before it goes dark as I want it to look like the evening but I need the lighting to be in my favour. Being in a cinema will make my film look modern which is perfect as I want it to look current. 

I aim to film in Wymondham regal cinema. It is local and accessible. The image is of the cinema. As you  can see it does not look like a typical cinema from the outside like the odeon or view. The first scene will be inside and the layout and lighting will make it clear where the film is set. If the opening scene is inside it will create mine-en-scene, the setting will be clear. 

Because the cinema will be relatively dark it will create an element of mystery I believe. The cinema will help fit the genre because it creates a question of why is it set here? My film is a drama so it is a roller coaster ride of emotions with the main character who i aim to make so personal relationships are built between her and the audience. 

Post 7 - Audience research

 I asked people for their opinions on my film. I explained my idea and listened to the feedback they gave me. 30% of these people were a mixture of genders and ages outside of my target audience (young teen and adults). The adults all liked the idea it was relatable - they'd all been through something similar. 70% of these people fit into my target audience (young adults). Most said they liked the idea and the whole film being her thoughts sounds interesting and unique. One said she always wonders what people are thinking when watching films and wish they could get into their head. This gives her the perfect opportunity to just that. Someone I asked in my target audience said he liked the idea and thinks it will be successful. However, he said he feels like there needs to be a plot twist and something dramatic needs to happen, for example, she see's him and realised he lied about being busy. 

I took this idea and decided that I agreed. From the feedback I decided there needed to be a bigger ending as without it might get boring hearing her thoughts about why he's not there for 4/5 minutes. I decided to have my last scene as my main character leaving the cinema and as she walks down the road she see's her date with another girl. We will then see her face and thoughts toward this situation. It makes the film a bit more exiting.

Post 8 - Final script/ stage directions/ Plot outline

 The dialog will be the most important aspect of my short film as it is all based on her thoughts that we hear through voiceover. I want my script to be flexible and almost improvised. However, I have topics I aim for my main character to talk about. I believe it will add to the naturalism and be more believable if it is slightly improvised. 

These are some of the topics I would like my main character to touch on:

• What she's wearing - 'Am I too dressed up', 'He did say he liked me in grey', 'I hope my makeup hasn't smudged' 
• Where he is - 'What could he be doing', 'I hope he turns up before the adverts end'
• The surroundings - 'Why are adverts always so long', 'That girl over there has such nice hair', 'These seats are so uncomfortable', 'I'm going to have eaten all this popcorn before he gets here'
• Realising he's not turned up - 'Why though? What did I do?' 'He must've got caught in traffic', I didn't even want to see this film'
• Flashback - 'I thought our last date went well'
• Getting the text - 'What does he have to say for himself', 'Where am I, is he joking'
• When she's walking out & see's him - 'This cant be real', 'He could've gone somewhere else', 'Do I hide', 'Do I go over there'

Again with stage directions, I would ideally like the stage directions to look really natural. My main character will walk in the cinema - we will not see this. The first we see of the main character will a still shot of all the seats and her walking up the stairs. We'll watch her find her seat and look around whilst doing so. Once she's found her seat no directions are really necessary as I would like it to be mainly focussed on speech and little gestures and facial expressions. These will fit with the dialog.

The plot of my film is simple. It is a film of a girl going on a second date. She turns up alone and awaits the arrival of her date. We watch her thought process as she doubts his arrival. The plot twist is he doesn't turn up and she sees him with another girl.