Final Props List

This is our final props list- small moderations have been made since we wrote out our original props list as we have put more consideration into the props that will be used.

-Teacup

The teacup we have specifically chosen was bought from Tescos as it has the word 'LOVE' written on it. We thought that this would be very suitable for the hippie as stereotypically they embrace the idea of love and peace. This teacup will contain tea that the hippie will drink from throughout the opening.

-Three camping chairs
The three camping chairs we will use are going to be provided by Lauren. These are the seats our characters will sit on as they talk and are used to show that they are a group of friends.

-Tent
The tent in the background of the shots will be used to show the characters are staying out in the middle of the field- emphasising the 'rural' part of Rural Superheroes. It will also show how they are an odd, different group of people. Lauren will provide the tent.

-Guitar
The guitar will be used to emphasise the farmer character's personality as well as to bring some diegetic sound to the opening. The guitar will be provided by Lauren and the music will be edited in later.

-Notepad and pen for register
The register will be used to help let the audience know the character's names in a different way from most films, as well as show how they are an odd group of people. The notepad and pen will be provided by Sian.

-Old fashioned mobile phone
The old fashioned mobile phone will be used to progress the plot and to connote with how the nerd character is not up to date with technology. As said before, this will be provided by Amy.


-Sian Hayler-Magenis

Final Storyboard

This is our final storyboard- it is not that different to our draft storyboard but we wanted to add more detail into the final one in order to make everything clear. We made sure that everyone put equal input into the making of our storyboard, if someone was drawing, then another person was writing down the key information that was needed on the frames.

-Leyla Cindil, Amy Bowman, Lauren Tween and Sian Hayler-Magenis

Final Script

The main changes between this and our draft script is that the description of what is going to be filmed has been made clearer- this is to make sure that both ourselves and our cast are made aware very clearly  of what is going to happen. This also avoids any confusion on the types of shots used and if needed we will be able to refer to our final storyboard if needed.

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SHOT FADES IN and MUSIC FADES IN

Pan across field of beautiful scenery, straight past tent - bird's singing, serene music.
Camera stops panning abruptly and focuses back to tent before zooming in on tent - music changes to upbeat acoustic guitar at this point.

Camera zooms right in to tent before focusing on 'RURAL SUPERHEROES' sign, camera continues around to front of tent where friends are sitting on chairs around table.
FARMER playing guitar.
NERD sitting awkwardly, looking around, annoyed expression at farmer.
HIPPIE drinking tea noisily, slurping, sighing, clinking tea cups and saucers.

Close up shot of hand picking up tea cup and sauce.

Close-up shot of HIPPIE drinking tea out of teacup.

Close up of glasses being cleaned delicately by NERD.

Mid shot of guitar being played merrily by FARMER.

HIPPIE loudly complains about the music.

HIPPIE (DOOBIE)

Duuuuude, spare my ears, my soul is crying inside of me. The flowers are weep-

NERD interrupts him and tries to settle everyone down in a sensible manner.

NERD (EUGENE)

-Please stop now, PLEASE! You need to take the register now.

MUSIC stops SUDDENLY.

FARMER shows sad expression.
NERD hands register to FARMER (who sighs heavily).

FARMER (MAC)

Doobie Journey?

HIPPIE puts hand up quite slowly, taking time to register his name.
FARMER looks up from register, sees HIPPIE with hand up and looks down again and ticks name.

FARMER (MAC DONALD)

Eugine Snodgrass?

NERD puts hand up quickly and excitedly, waving it around.
FARMER looks up from register, sees NERD with hand up and looks down again and ticks name.

FARMER (MAC DONALD)

Mac Donald? …Present.

Y’all here, as solid as the ground we stand on.

FARMER nods head and ticks name, chuckling to himself.

Phone rings in NERD'S pocket.

NERD hesitates before realising it's his phone ringing. He is shocked, happy and puzzled at the same time and pulls phone out of pocket, after frantically searching them all.

NERD (EUGENE)

What’s it doing?! Why’s it doing that?! IT NEVER DOES THAT!

NERD shows distress and excitement.

HIPPIE takes phone off NERD angrily, glaring at NERD.

Everybody looks on.

HIPPIE answers phone very slowly (builds tension) and puts phone to ear,
PHONE rings for  long time before HIPPIE finally answers:

HIPPIE (DOOBIE)

Heeeeeeeeey man, what’s up, what’s down?

….

Uh-oh.

….

Oh.

HIPPIE puts phone down with extremely worried look on face.

Cut to black.
-Lauren Tween, Leyla Cindil, Sian Hayler-Magenis and Amy Bowman.

Final Costumes

Our costume designs for our characters are mostly the same aside from the major changes being with the hippie's.
We decided his costume was too eccentric and unrealistic to be suited for our film opening- our design didn't seem particularly modern and the items of clothing chosen would have been difficult to obtain.
Instead, we have gone for a more simplistic and casual costume for the hippie:

• Brown/green shirt
• Patterned waistcoat
• Headband
• Peace emblem necklace
• Baggy jeans
• Converse/trainers

The original ideas we had for the costumes of the remaining two characters, the farmer and nerd, have stayed the same. We have decided to stick to the original plan for these characters as we believe that the costumes are not over the top, like the hippies first costume was. We think their costumes are enough to represent their stereotype, yet not unrealistic.

(Left to right) Nerd, hippie and farmer costumes.

-Amy Bowman, Sian Hayler-Magenis, Lauren Tween

Chosen Location

The chosen location of where we will film our opening is Location 3 of Lauren's.  It is ideal for us as it is what we envisaged; a grassy open meadow.  It is a public place, being a Nature Reserve, so we will not be asked to leave the land as it doesn't belong to a farmer.  Also, it is fairly close to each of our and our actors' houses so we will be able to get there quite quickly and easily in comparison with the other locations.

-Lauren Tween

Second Script Draft

SHOT FADES IN and MUSIC FADES IN
Pan across field of beautiful scenery, straight past tent - bird's singing, serene music.
Camera stops panning abruptly and focuses back to tent before zooming in on tent - music changes to upbeat acoustic guitar at this point.

Camera zooms right in to tent before focusing on 'RURAL SUPERHEROES' sign, camera continues around to front of tent where friends are sitting on chairs around table. 
FARMER playing guitar.
NERD sitting awkwardly, looking around, annoyed expression at farmer.
HIPPIE drinking tea noisily, slurping, 'aaahing', clinking tea cups and saucers.

Close up shot of hand picking up tea cup and sauce.

Close-up shot of HIPPIE drinking tea out of teacup.

Close up of glasses being cleaned delicately by NERD.

Mid shot of guitar being played merrily by FARMER.

HIPPIE (DOOBIE)

Duuuuude, spare my ears, my soul is crying inside of me. The flowers are weep-

NERD (EUGENE)

-Please stop now, PLEASE! You need to take the register now.

MUSIC stops SUDDENLY.

Sad FARMER.

NERD hands register to FARMER (who sighs heavily).

FARMER (MAC)

Doobie Journey?

DOOBIE puts hand up quite slowly, taking time to register his name.
FARMER looks up from register, sees HIPPIE with hand up and looks down again and ticks name.

FARMER (MAC DONALD)

Eugine Snodgrass?

EUGINE puts hand up quickly and excitedly, waving it around.
FARMER looks up from register, sees NERD with hand up and looks down again and ticks name.

FARMER (MAC DONALD)

Mac Donald? …Present.

Y’all here, as solid as the ground we stand on.

FARMER nods head and ticks name, chuckling to himself.

Phone rings in NERD'S pocket.

NERD hesitates before realising it's his phone ringing.  He is shocked, happy and puzzled at the same time and pulls phone out of pocket, after frantically searching them all.

NERD (EUGINE)

What’s it doing?! Why’s it doing that?! IT NEVER DOES THAT!

NERD SHOWS DISTRESS AND EXCITEMENT

HIPPIE TAKES PHONE OFF NERD ANGRILY, glaring at NERD.

EVERYBODY LOOKS ON.

HIPPIE ANSWERS PHONE VERY SLOWLY (builds tension) AND PUTS PHONE TO EAR,
PHONE RINGS FOR A LONG TIME before HIPPIE finally answers:

HIPPIE (DOOBIE)

Heeeeeeeeey man, what’s up, what’s down?

….

Uh-oh.

….

Oh.

HIPPIE PUTS PHONE DOWN WITH EXTREMELY WORRIED LOOK ON FACE.

CUT TO BLACK.

-Lauren Tween, Leyla Cindil, Amy Bowman.

Consideration of Sound

For the sound used in our film opening, we have planned for there to be non-diegetic music that turns to diegetic once the farmer playing guitar is shown. This means that the music would have to incorporate an acoustic guitar and fit to our genre of rural comedy. The video above shows some music we have considered having in our film opening.

Song #1
Whilst this music does involve an acoustic guitar, the tempo and feel of the piece does not quite fit the tone we want for our opening. Preferably the music would have to be more up-beat and start out with a fade in order to be suitable.

Song #2
This song also incorporates an acoustic guitar and starts out with slow strums- however, the song continues at this slow tempo which does not suit the tone we would like. Towards the end of the twenty second clip in which the music is heard a beat starts- this is also a disadvantage for this song as it would be better off if the song included only an acoustic guitar.

Song #3
Out of the three songs considered, this is perhaps the most suitable. On the other hand, it is as not as upbeat as would be liked and does not quite have an 'urban' feel that is most suited to our film opening. Whilst the strumming is good, it would be better if it could start out slow and then speed up.

Overall, none of these songs seem suitable enough for the final chosen one for our film opening, but by considering these ones (and others) we have been able to consider in more detail what kind of music we would like.



-Sian Hayler-Magenis