Group Organisation

Uses and Gratifications

Target Audience Research

Qualitative questions to our target audience (Sample size:  3 People)

1. Why would you watch a Romanic Comedy film?

"I like comedy and romance is something girls aspire for, I also like watching a range of films"

"Because they're funny and make the audience happy"

"Escapism for lonely people"


2. Who would you normally go with to watch a romantic comedy film?

"My friends"

"Boyfriend"

"Single lonely friends"

3. How would you expect to feel after watching a romantic comedy film?

"Happy"

"Looking for love"

"Sad because I'm lonely"

Prop Sourcing

Props Sourcing

The following is a description of the props we will need in our trailer, the necklace is the main one and then the papers that Casey makes for their class project.

Shooting Schedule

Shooting Schedule

Our shooting schedule is below, this was a brief outline of what we were going to shoot on different days. We did this in order to make sure that we got everything filmed by a certain point to ensure that we had enough time to edit and make our trailer correctly.

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Shot Test Vlog

Shot Test Vlog

As well as taking stills of our shot tests we also did some in a video format, this gave us the chance to see shots in action with real lighting techniques and just added depth to the shots.

Shot Tests

Shot Tests

These test shots are used in order to make our shot lists and decide how we will shoot each shot. The first is a neutral long shot. It shows us the entire body but not from any angle. Conversations can be shot like this as it allows the audience to view the entire shot.

This shot is a neutral mid shot, it shows us most of her body but allows a closer look at her face. Once again conversations can be shot like this, but these shots are a great way to gage a characters emotions and facial expressions.

This low angle long shot enables the audience to feel under threat from the character, it puts them at an angle where they look larger and intimidating. This is a useful shot in a crime or thriller film however is not seen a lot in rom coms. One reason it may be is if the 'popular girl' was stood over the 'nerd'.

The opposite shot to the previous one would be a high angled long shot, this does the opposite, makes the audience feel strong and empowered. It shows the person in the frame as weak and vulnerable. This is once again not the most used shot in a romantic comedy but could come in handy when showing Casey as vulnerable.

Synergy Research

Shot List

Shot List

Below is the original shot list that we created in order to film our trailer, we only set this as a lose plan so we know that it was okay not to follow it completely and to stray from it at times.

It is set out simple and clear for us to follow easily when filming, we have used a list to describe what is in each shot and what type of shot it is. This is meant to decrease time spent filming.

Audience Feedback of Location

The following is the feedback we received from out target audience based upon their thoughts on the locations we have chosen for our films.

Next to each of the charts is the question. We asked 15 people, a mixture of boys and girls in order to get a more accurate view of out target audience showing that we are appealing to all members of our target audience. 

As well as asking general questions we also wanted to ask specifically about out 

Location Report

Location Report

We have decided to use a typical school location for the development of our film because it suits the genre of film that we are trying to create. This location helps to set the age of the characters, genre of the film and overall stereotypes of the characters that are being portrayed.

More location by Annabelle Ferguson on Scribd

Lighting Tests

Lighting Tests

The following are different types of lighting being tested on similar shots.

As a rom com we knew we wanted to have mood lighting using warm colours, this is because we wanted it to look cosy and warm. This would make the film look more inviting and appealing to the audience.

As well as this we wanted to have darker lighting for scenes with intimacy, this is why we chose to look at an inside location with less natural and mostly artificial light.

This final shot is my favourite type of lighting, the fact that it is using white shows the bright coloured clothing and helps make the characters stand out but doesn't flush them out.

Makeup Choices

Wardrobe Decisions

Costume Research by annabelleferguson on Scribd