Script

I have started to think of a script to use as a voice over for our movie opening. it will be the character taking about his past and the experiences he has had. I  am doing the voice over and will talk about whats happening on screen.
this is out first script idea.

 I was just a normal boy once, until the meteor came.
I don't know why i ran to it i just did.
Everything was a blur till i woke up the next morning.
all i remember then was running home
that's when i found what had happened to me.
i learnt how to use my powers.
but i don't no why i did it.
i just felt i could.

these sentences will be put over certain scenes to add effect to the movie and to show that this happened in the past and show that the movie opening is actually a memory from the past.
we also aim for it have a similar effect to the trailer of iron man 3 which you can see in one of my previous blogs.

Weather forcast

From This weather forecasts you can see that it has been a very cold month that we have filmed in and we have had a range of weather throughout the month. The first day we filmed was on the 6th and on that day filmed some of the scene where i go to the meteor but it was very foggy and we didn't know how well you would be able to see us in the film opening. We then filmed the on the 7th but all the fog had cleared so we decided that it would be best to start filming again and got to the part where i passed out until the next morning. We filmed the next scene on the 13th and it had snowed that night which meant that there was snow on the ground. This didn't matter however because in the clip it was a new day and so it didn't matter if it didn't look the same as it did previously.We filmed on the 17th next and this was a sunny day and so we filmed the scene where i go through the door and filmed most of where I'm inside getting use to my powers. We finished of most of the scene on the 21st and have about finsihed but just need to film the scene where i put on a balaclava and go to a bank. we haven't been able to film this yet dew to the snow but plan to film it soon.   

Location

Our film opening is going to be set in 3 locations.
The first loctaion is set in a forest and this is going to take up most of the film as it is where the meteor will land. The first day filming it the forest was sunny but the ground was very muddy and we managed to film up to the part where I faint because I pick up part of the meteor. The next part of filming was still very sunny but there was snow that hasd fallen the night before and so the ground was very muddy as the snow was melting makeing the dirty wet and muddy. this however was okay because when i faint i dont wake up to the next morning which could mean that the scene didnt have to look to much like the day before ans so could look like snow had fallen in the night when i had been asleep.

The next scene is going to be filmed inside a house that shows that the superhero is just a normal boy and makes the movie opening look more realitic. In this scene i run home after i have woken up the next morning. As i run home i trip on the door and fall through the door to the floor on the other side. This is when i discover my power and start to think about what to do with it. we will then have a edit that says 2 weeks later and shows me still thinking about my powers but then looking at a bank leaflet which then cuts to a scene of me outside a bank going to steal from it.
This leads onto the next location which is outside a bank. The bank looks like a very old and steriotypical bank that we thought would look better than just a new moden day one. This scene will have a overshoulder shot of me which will show me looking towards the bank it will then cut to a close up of me putting on a balaclava and walking toward the camera and out of the shot which ends the movie.  

Our target audience

Our target audience will be around the age of 16-20. We have picked this age group as we feel these will be the group that will find our movie opening the most interesting.The research I have done into superhero movies and the Audience they attract shows that it is 18-29 year old who watch the most superhero movie and this group and 16-18 are the groups that also give superhero movies the highest ratings. This should mean that if we target this age group as our target audience they will enjoy the movie opening and find it entertaining.

Filming

We have now almost finished our clip and have done most of the inside scene. we have also added a clip where you see me using my powers to walk through a wall and show that i have got us to my powers. we have one more little scene to do where i look a newspaper and see a bank leaflet inside which gives me the idea that i can use my powers to rob from a bank and get away with it as long as i don't get caught. In the scene we have done we have a mid shot camera Angle of me walking through wall. For the scene where i go to steel from a bank we will have an over shoulder shot of me putting on the balaclava which will turn to a mid shot of me walking toward the camera which cuts to a close up and ends with me walking out of the scene. 

Our superheroes costume

Unlike most superheroes our superhero has no costume and is just a normal boy as he has only just got his powers and so doesn't really know what to do with his powers and so doesn't have a costume. however when he goes to the bank he is wearing a dark hooded jacket and balaclava to hide his face and shows to the audience that he may actually be a villain. We are planning to get a balaclava like the one on the left to put on when going to rob from the bank to hide his Identity and this will also show that he may be more of a dark character.

  Our superhero is a lot like spider man when he made his first superhero costume as like our superhero he only recently got his powers and so didn't know what to do with them and also like our superhero he went after money and new he could get money by winning a wrestling competition. He then learns to be good and that is when he makes his proper costume and this could be a similar story with our hero.

Classifications

 

these are the classifications given to films and from this we can see what each one means. most superhero films are 12s or 15s as they can contain violence and language inappropriate for children you can see from the image of the movie avengers that it was a 12 and it also says at the back of the case why it is rated 12. From this we can decide what we want or superhero movie to be about and we have decided to have the age of 12 for our movie as it doesn't have any inappropriate language but will have violent scenes that are not suitable for children.  

Sound

The iron man 3 trailer has a continues voice over which has given me and idea for our sound in our film opening, which like iron man is also about superheros. I think if we had someone talking over the film clip we could have it so the person that gets the powers is talking about the experience of getting the powers and talk about what happened to him that gave him the powers. This can happen throughout the opening until it cuts to the current time and he is stood outside a bank putting on a balaclava looking like he is about to rob the bank which will give the audience a cliff hanger and makes them realise that he is actually a villain.

Filming

We have now filmed up to the scene where I have woken up the morning after I picked up the piece of meteor. in this scene I wake up and we have a shot of the blue sky from my eye line and it looks like I have just opened my eyes in the morning. It then goes to an eye line shot of me looking around not knowing whats happened and then you see a range of shots of me starting to run home to try to figure out what happened to me.The next scene we need to do after this is where I trip through the door and discover my powers and then go to the bank which will be filming soon.       

Websites

Superhero Movies 2013
This Website has lists of what films are coming out soon and also has a list of all up coming superhero movies that are going to be coming out this year. This website also has lots of information about the movies coming out and has the storyline of each of the movies. It also will have links to trailers when the trailer is officially out. This is good for our group because we can do lots of research on films coming out and get some ideas from the story lines of the films. We can also watch the trailers to see what camera angles and sound fx they use to get ideas and think about sound fx and camera angles we could use. It also has feed back from fans and you can see what people think about the upcoming movies and if they think it is going to be good or not This attracts an audience because they will like the fact they can give their opinion on the movies coming out and can vote to say if they would see the movie it or not. it is also very easy to find so people will be able to find it easily and find out news about the latest superhero movies that may not be on other websites.   

This is the official websites for iron man 3 and on the website has all the latest information on the movie. It has the trailers and information on iron man 3 and also a gallery hat is constantly being updated. This is good for fans of the iron man movies as they can see what the movie is looking like and by looking at photos and video clips the website is getting the fans interested and making them want to see the movie even more. It also has links to a facebook and youtube page which has lots of videos open and also gives the audience the chance to comment and tell them how they feel about the new film and if they think they will what it or not.   

Filming

We have now started filming an have gotten up to the part where the boy finds the meteorite. we first started filming when it was foggy but the second day of filming it wasn't foggy so we decided to restart so it doesn't look different in the background in each scene. We have kept most of it the same but changed the part where I fall down a big pit made by the meteor. We now have a scene where I go into the pit the meteor created and pick up a piece of the meteor which then makes me faint. We changed this because we couldn't find a pit that look big enough and we also couldn't figure out a clever way to film the scene. We should be on track and filming again soon and we will hopefully have lots of time to edit the film because that will be one of the biggest part of our film opening.

Peoples views on our film opening

Plot
Our basic plot was that a meteor was going to be crashing down to earth and a boy happened to see the meteor coming down and ran over to where it crashed. When he went over to the meteorite he was going to fall down the ditch made by the meteor crash and get knocked out by the meteor on the floor. When he wakes up it was morning and he runs home to tell his parents. When he gets to his door step he trips and falls through the door and onto the floor in his house. He then realises that he has developed the power to go through objects and is thinking about what to do with the power. He looks at the table and sees a leaflet for a bank and he then decides that he can rob a bank and get away with it.
Comments

• 3 people said that they liked the superheroes power because it was quite original and they thought it would be good to see a superhero that doesn't have the stereotypical super strenght and flight powers.
• One person said that it will only work if we get the character right and need to make sure he looks real and the actor acts professional
• Most of the people liked the fact we planned to use a lot of special effects to make it look professional and they thought that would make it look like a professional film opening.
• 3 people thought that it was very good and they couldn't give us any advise ON how to improve it as it was already detailed and should be good.
• 2 people said they like how its a normal everyday person gets the super powers and like how it seems like it could happen to anyone in real life.
• 4 people said that meteors are often in films and that we could work on the originality of that.
• 2 people said that it may be to much like a science fiction film but also said that a lot of superhero films have bits of sci-fi in them but we shouldn't go over the top.

Film Opening idea

We were asked to do a presentation to the class and talk about or film opening idea. The aim was to get feedback from the group as we would get a good mixture of feedback as we have girls and boys in the group who all had different feelings about the opening idea. These can be seen in my blog in another post. Instead of doing a PowerPoint or just talking to the group we came up with a prezi as we thought it would look good and our blogs and show some skill.

Storyboard

This is our first story board and we have just planned out all the scenes and what is going to be happening in the scenes.
shot 1
In the first scene we will be having a boy walking home through a wooded area. He looks to the sky and sees a meteor falling through the sky. We will be having some credits in this scene and they will be flying of the meteor. We have a range of ideas of how we will be doing the meteor scene and we have decide to edit it in or make it out of plasticine. we will be doing tracking shots, close ups and rolling shots the tarcking shot and close up of the boy will take around 10-15 seconds and the close up will also be seen from a low angle shot to see the meteor in the background.
shot 2
The boy turns around and watches the meteor fall from space and it goes over the hill and when it hits the ground and crashes the ground shakes and the boy falls down. We will also have credits in this scene as well and they will be near the meteor when it crashes. For this scene we will have tilt shots and close ups of the boy when he falls.We will also be having a tracking shot of the meteor in this scene and it will be seen through the boys eyeline making it look like its scene by him.This scene will take around 15 seconds to film.
Shot 3
In this scene the boy walks over to try to find the meteor and walks around trying to find it. In this seen we will have credits around the forest area on the trees and stuff. we will also have tracking and rolling shots with him walking and edit it to look like the clip is seen through his eye line. this scene will have tracking shots following the boy as he looks for the meteor and should take around 10 seconds.
shot 4
 In this scene the boy goes to the meteor and falls down the pit created by the meteor and is knocked out. In this scene we will have tilt shots, close ups of the boy and a crane shot looking over him when he is knocked out. we will also edit in this scene and get a bright light appear at the end of the scene as a fade out. This is one of the biggest scenes in our piece and so will take about 15-20 seconds depending on what editing we use and will have a 5 second shot of him looking at a piece of meteor. 
shot 5
In this scene the boy wakes up the next morning with the meteor gone. It will have a range of camera angles in the scene. We will have super close ups of the boys eye as he wakes up and a shot through his eye line of the sky. We will also have a range of close ups of the meteor sight and the boy. This scene should take around 15 seconds.
shot 6    
later he walks home and trips on his doorstep and goes through his door and falls on the flour. He then realises that he has the powers to go through walls. In this seen we will have Tracking shots and have lots of editing to make it look real. this scene should only take about 10 seconds and will show the audince the boys power.
shot 7
This scene shows us the boy trying out his new powers and wonders how he will use them. There will be a range of close ups and mid shots to show the expression of what the boy is thinking.This scene will only take about 5-10 seconds depending on if we show him using his powers alot or not.
shot 8
In this scene the boy is still wondering what to do with his powers, he then glances at the table and sees a newspaper, on the front he notices a picture of the local bank in town, he now knows what to do. There will be shots from the boys perspective when looking at the newspaper, also a low angle shot looking up at the boy has he picks up the newspaper and then looking at his perspective again and then zoom into the picture. In this scene it will take about 30 seconds to film because we have lots of camera angles throughtout which will take some time.
shot 9
It then zooms out and the boy is outside the bank and putting on a balaclava and we will have a over the shoulder shot looking at the bank and the boy walking towards it looking like he is going to rob the bank. This scene is a big one because it can show to the audince that our superhero may be a villian and will take about 10-15 seconds to film.