Production plan

Dates and Times

January 2011 Thursday 13^th   morning- begin filming opening, looking at the opening shots.

Friday 14^th morning–continue filming looking at the main section of the opening.

Monday 16^th afternoon- complete all filming and go over shots that need redoing.

Thursday 20^th morning- begin editing, upload opening onto the computer.

Friday 21^st morning - editing the opening

Monday 24^th  afternoon- continue editing

Thursday 27^th morning-complete editing and put in titles

Location

I will film the opening of my film in a stereotypical school, so that the target audience will be able to connect with the locations. Then the opening moves into a school corridor which will represents the type of character Lilly is. The corridor will be empty with lockers and other staging that you would find in a school. This location also fits in with the convention of the genre of film.

Personnel and Actor

If this film was being done by a big institution then their would be more crew for the film such as a camera crew, lighting, sound ect and more people but for this their is only me to do all the different jobs involed in making a film. For the actors if it was an instituations I would have used well know actors as I found that this appealed to my target audience but I can not do this I will get my friends to play the characters. The actors I use will be the same age as my target audience and that age fits in with the convention of the film.

Equipment required and booked

I will need to book my camera and a tripod when I go out to film. Using a tripod will allow me to keep my different shots in the right framing, keeping them straight. I will also need to use an editing programme for my editing.     

Costumes

The costume used will mach the style of the time which will appeal to the audience. The costumes will match the characters and help represent them to the audience. With Lilly costumes showing her to be a stereotypical 'nerd' and then Emma's costume showing her to be the bully.       

Props

The props used will help create verisimilitude, using school work and books around Lilly showing her character. Then other props that would be expected to have in a school such as bags. Then I will use props to show the location with lockers in the corridor helping to set the scene.  

Storyboard

Shot List

Script

Characters
Lilly
Emma

Scene One
The opening of the film will introduce the main characters of the film, also showing the audience the location of the film.

[A school filled with people, stereotypical look.]
[Lilly sat down by a wall with on one around doing some type of work, showing her to be an outcast. Then a character, Girl 1 walks past stops as she sees Lilly]
Emma: Have you got my homework, nerd!
Lilly: umm it just.
[Stands up with the home work in her hand]
Emma: It better be good!
Lilly: [looking down] it’s just that … it’s not right to…
Emma: I don’t care just given it here!
Lilly: umm I ju …
Emma: Are you saying that you haven’t done it?
Lilly: No I’ve got it.
Emma: Well give it here!
Lilly: [handing it over]
Emma: [pushing her over]Get a life Lilly! [walks away]
Lilly: [sigh] I really don’t think that you should be cheating
Emma: [turning around] That’s not my problem and I don’t care! [walks off]

For the script I used little dialogue as I plan to use more shots at the start to introduce the location and the main characters. Using music that fits in with the storyline and appeals to the audience.

Outline of Film

Main Characters
Lilly- the outcast
Annie- the popular girl
Jack- Annie boyfriend, popular boy

Plot
The film will follow Lilly as she develops her relationship with the other characters, as she goes thought the last year of school, Lilly is an outcast and builds a relationship with Annie who’s been cheating on her exams. Lilly finds it hard to known what to do, being that she finally has a friend, yet she knows what Annie is doing is wrong. Lilly becomes more involved in Annie’s life, trying to find what is right; she becomes close with Annie’s long term boyfriend Jack. These two become very close in tying to help Annie and then Jack makes a move on Lilly. This is then spread round school, this puts Lilly is back were she started. Annie's friends left her as she stopped cheating in her exams and leaves Jack. She realizes that her only true friend was Lilly and tries to make things right with her. The film ends with Lilly and Annie as friends.

How I might appeal to my traget audience

Storyline Ideas



To help me come up with an idea for my film I brainstormed different ideas for my film. Doing this helped me to think about what type of things I would like to have in my film. Along with this I talk through my ideas with a group of people that would be my target audience. Doing this helped me to know what type of storyline would appal to my audience. Through looking at my research findings I found that some of my ideas would not be able to be implemented because of the BBFC regulation, the film I would like to produce I would prefure to be rated a 12A, so that a wider audience will be able to go and see this film. This though means that some of my ideas that I would have liked to use in my film such as drugs I will not be able to do so.