Alterations to All In Time.

As we filmed the opening, although we gained all the shots required, we did not have the facilities to have the screen split into 4 separate quarters which meant we had to rethink the beginning part of our opening as it was not realistic to complete. Despite this it was very easy to rectify and change. We decided to just leave out this particular part and go straight into a medium shot of Ellie walking around the bush.

We also found that some of the voice-over was not relevant to what was occurring in the opening and we felt it would be best if we altered it slightly, to ensure the audience did not get confused with what was going on in the film.

These were quite easy to alter as they were quite small changes, however although small, they did help with the overall flow of the film and understanding for the audience.

The Shooting schedule

We drew up a shooting schedule of when we were recording, and what we were recording on each day. This allowed us to plan in advance what needs to be done and allowed organisation. We not only based the schedule on when we could make it but also the cast was considered. We had to ensure that the timings we chose ran parallel to when Shantai also had time free. It was fairly easy to arrange the schedule as we only needed extra cast for one part of the film.

When it came to filming the opening a few of the scheduled days did not work out due to unforeseen problems, such as individuals being ill. This meant that we became behind on some of the filming which altered when the filming was complete. However what was contained in each event was kept the same and we got the filming done of each section all in the same categories.

The Characters

In our opening we only introduce two of the characters. The main character, Ellie, and her step sister, Chloe. Below shows the information about each character that we will try to express in the presentation of the characters. To do this we used Celtx which gave us the outline to which we could place our information.

Script for All In Time

This is a final plan of what we want to happen in the 2 minute opening we will create, including actions that will occur and what is said by the characters. To create this script we used our research into what other films did in the first two minutes. We felt that in the opening we would show binary opposites to set up the scene and then use a voice over to allow an insight into the character. The voice over also creates enigma as we don't understand what has happened to her parents and why her step dad is so horrible to her, along with her step sister. We felt that this opening followed the code and conventions of teenage romantic comedies.

Story Board - All in time

Our own opening

We have now finished our research into our genre and target audience and so we now have started to look into what we will do in our own opening, taking the research into account. Here we have put the different code and conventions to what we will include in our openings, which will give us a clear, precise idea of what we need to do and what sort of thing we will need to organise. We also established what the characters will be called and what characteristics they will hold:

The story Brainstormed