JADE GILLETT - Individual Blog

For the task of shooting our children's film opening sequence we have selected three members of the group to become actors. This will be me; Jade playing Lightning Girl, Esther playing Cat Woman and Emily playing Elastigirl. We have decided that three actors will work the best to portray the overall narrative as too few or too many could confuse the target audience of young children. We will therefore be keeping all conventions simple and easy to follow. We have also designated the role of filming to Steven, as this is one of his strengths in the group it would be an advantage to use him to help maintain a high standard while helping to give our final product the best possible quality.

The costumes we will be using have been purposely chosen to keep within the action, superhero genre. This will be the typical red and blue colours for Emily and me while Esther will wear a cat mask to show her character. The costumes will be most useful to assist the reflection of the true superhero characteristics, as well helping the audience to establish an introduction to the main characters from the very beginning of the sequence. A side from this there will also be the use of normal, casual attire to aid specific shots where the girls will be playing typical schoolgirls. Props are going to be kept to a minimum but there will be the use of food and drink when filming the shots in the lunch hall and the use of mobile phones for certain close up shots. As a group we have decided that it is our own responsibility to bring in costumes and props but small items have been decided on to share amongst us.

The filming of the sequence has been limited to the sixth form grounds so as a group we have decided on places that will work well to present the establishment of location. We have decided that we will use the refectory for the lunch hall shots; this can show the typical school environment, which we will use as an establishing shot. For the starting interviews we will need to use a blank background, which we plan to set anywhere that is free at that time. The end of scene features a small shot in the forest outside, this can portray a contrast to school life, hopefully helping to show a more adventurous and action looking location. We do not need permission to film in the places we have decided on, as students have permitted access to these areas during college hours. If on the day we decide to film somewhere that we need permission for, we will make sure to gain permission before entry.