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Opening script
In the school
long SHOT
Geeky girl walking through crowded corridor carrying books.
straight cut
close up shot
Mary
(Narration) Ok, that's me over there
straight cut
medium shot
living and surviving
straight cut
long shot
in the realms of a concrete
CAMERA ZOOMS TO A CLOSE UP SHOT OF STUDENTS BEHAVING LIKE ANIMALS
jungle, where we are all fed from that
straight cut to a teacher talking expressively
medium shot
golden fountain of knowledge.
straight cut
(pause) Yeah, right school is just a place where our captors cage us, and leave us to fight the most important battle in the world.
jump cut to a star wars clip of a star ship
Star ship to Star ship.
straight cut
medium shot
Maybe I am going a bit overboard or maybe I am not, but anyway my name is Mary Watkins and I am totally and utterly in love with
straight cut
Scott Williams
close up shot
Scott Williams is seen in slow motion drinking a bottle of water
camera zooms out
long shot
straight cut
point-of-view shot(long shot)
Mary is seen staring at Scott
Olivia
Earth calling Mary, Earth to Mary, is it safe to land yet?
Olivia is not seen in this shot
jump cut
Medium shot of Mary and Olivia
MARY
Do you come in peace and carry Scott Williams?
OLIVIA
I come with love and skittles will that do?
MARY
I guess it would be rude to say no.
Both characters laugh, Mary snorts.
Mary
Marry me, Marry me Mr Scott Williams, take my hand.
OLIVIA
In five years time he will say yes Mary Watkins, yes.
MARY
Do you really think that? I do hope your right.
OLIVIA
Feel the force
Olivia holds up her hand
MARY
Feel the force
Mary holds up her hand
Close up shot
Both characters high five
male voice
off shot
Shouts
camera tilts to ceiling
Heads up!
Mary is seen looking up to the ceiling
camera crane
high angle point of view shot
Mary falls to the ground revealing her underwear
CAMERA CRANE
Long shot
STRAIGHT CUT
CLOSE UP SHOT OF MARY ON THE GROUND
voice
Wow embarrassing, much?
MARY
straight cut
high angle point of view shot
Narration
Now this would be the moment in my life in which a) wished I had participated in more P.E lessons and my reaction time was better and b) earth would banish me to outer Galatia. But fortunately neither of them wishes had to happen.
straight cut
low angle point of view show
Scott
Hey, you alright
Straight cut
close up shot
Reaches out to Mary's hand
camera zooms out
medium shot
let me help you up.
Beat
Mary, right?
straight cut
medium low angle point of view shot
Mary stares in an embrace
straight cut
long shot
taylor
She stuck in a time warp,
JUMP CUT
MEDIUM SHOT
everyone look.She borrows her Grannies underwear,
Straight cut
close up low angle point of view shot
Granny pants, granny pants!
CAMERA TRACKS THE EXPRESSIONS IN THE CROWD
CLOSE UP SHOT
EXTREME CLOSE UP SHOT
Everyone laughs, except Scott and Olivia
straight cut
low angle point of view shot of mary
voice
What is she wearing, eurgh?
straight cut
close up shot
Mary
Welcome to inside the cage the place where you experience the best and worst days of your life all rolled up into one.
straight cut
high angle point of view shot of teenage crowd laughing
Well this as you can evidently see is my best day so far.
long SHOT
Geeky girl walking through crowded corridor carrying books.
straight cut
close up shot
Mary
(Narration) Ok, that's me over there
straight cut
medium shot
living and surviving
straight cut
long shot
in the realms of a concrete
CAMERA ZOOMS TO A CLOSE UP SHOT OF STUDENTS BEHAVING LIKE ANIMALS
jungle, where we are all fed from that
straight cut to a teacher talking expressively
medium shot
golden fountain of knowledge.
straight cut
(pause) Yeah, right school is just a place where our captors cage us, and leave us to fight the most important battle in the world.
jump cut to a star wars clip of a star ship
Star ship to Star ship.
straight cut
medium shot
Maybe I am going a bit overboard or maybe I am not, but anyway my name is Mary Watkins and I am totally and utterly in love with
straight cut
Scott Williams
close up shot
Scott Williams is seen in slow motion drinking a bottle of water
camera zooms out
long shot
straight cut
point-of-view shot(long shot)
Mary is seen staring at Scott
Olivia
Earth calling Mary, Earth to Mary, is it safe to land yet?
Olivia is not seen in this shot
jump cut
Medium shot of Mary and Olivia
MARY
Do you come in peace and carry Scott Williams?
OLIVIA
I come with love and skittles will that do?
MARY
I guess it would be rude to say no.
Both characters laugh, Mary snorts.
Mary
Marry me, Marry me Mr Scott Williams, take my hand.
OLIVIA
In five years time he will say yes Mary Watkins, yes.
MARY
Do you really think that? I do hope your right.
OLIVIA
Feel the force
Olivia holds up her hand
MARY
Feel the force
Mary holds up her hand
Close up shot
Both characters high five
male voice
off shot
Shouts
camera tilts to ceiling
Heads up!
Mary is seen looking up to the ceiling
camera crane
high angle point of view shot
Mary falls to the ground revealing her underwear
CAMERA CRANE
Long shot
STRAIGHT CUT
CLOSE UP SHOT OF MARY ON THE GROUND
voice
Wow embarrassing, much?
MARY
straight cut
high angle point of view shot
Narration
Now this would be the moment in my life in which a) wished I had participated in more P.E lessons and my reaction time was better and b) earth would banish me to outer Galatia. But fortunately neither of them wishes had to happen.
straight cut
low angle point of view show
Scott
Hey, you alright
Straight cut
close up shot
Reaches out to Mary's hand
camera zooms out
medium shot
let me help you up.
Beat
Mary, right?
straight cut
medium low angle point of view shot
Mary stares in an embrace
straight cut
long shot
taylor
She stuck in a time warp,
JUMP CUT
MEDIUM SHOT
everyone look.She borrows her Grannies underwear,
Straight cut
close up low angle point of view shot
Granny pants, granny pants!
CAMERA TRACKS THE EXPRESSIONS IN THE CROWD
CLOSE UP SHOT
EXTREME CLOSE UP SHOT
Everyone laughs, except Scott and Olivia
straight cut
low angle point of view shot of mary
voice
What is she wearing, eurgh?
straight cut
close up shot
Mary
Welcome to inside the cage the place where you experience the best and worst days of your life all rolled up into one.
straight cut
high angle point of view shot of teenage crowd laughing
Well this as you can evidently see is my best day so far.
Character Profiles
Character profile:
Name: MaryCostume: Princess Leila hair, Geek glasses, Red cardigan, Band T-shirt, Knee length, Denim skirt, Stripy sock and boots.
Characteristics: Star wars fanatic, nerd, timid, naive and outcast.
Gesture/Movement: Enclosed, scurries whilst walking.
Representations: Social class – she derives from a working class background.
Possible casting ideas:
Who? Charlotte Beddows
Why? Charlotte is a reliable candidate with previous acting experience; she also has a versatile appearance.
Who? Kate Rogers
Why? Kate is a reliable candidate who is organised and we believe she could portray a geeky stereotype.
Character profile:
Name: OliviaCostume: Hair tied back, black top, denim jeans, badges and trainers
Characteristics: Happy, crazy, impulsive and star wars fanatic.
Gesture/Movement: Habit of putting hair behind her ears, skip whilst she walks.
Representations: Social class – she comes from a middle class background.
Possible casting ideas:
Who? Jasmine
Why? Jasmine shares qualities with Olivia she is a happy go lucky girl and she is full of energy.
Who? Anna Alcock
Why? Anna is a jolly individual who has a previous acting background and is committed to her work.
Character profile:
Name: ScottCostume: White T-shirt, Blue denim jeans, Trainers or pumps.
Characteristics: Cool, laid back, smart, friendly and popular.
Gesture/Movement: Walks with a cool grace
Representations: Gender
Possible casting ideas:
Who? Iain Boyce
Why? Iain is a clean-cut boy who is popular figure in the sixth form community.
Who? Kyle Roberts
Why? Kyle is a popular individual and he is easy to get along with and we believe these qualities reflect those of Scott.
Who? Jayon Virdi
Why? Jayon is a reliable candidate and he has a good fashion sense.
Who? Peter Brown
Why? Peter is reliable and he is committed to all tasks presented to him.
Character profile:
Name: TaylorCostume: Hair down, Makeup – red lipstick, tight top, skirt and shoes/boots or heels.
Characteristics: Manipulative, provocative, defensive, intimidating, self-absorbed.
Gesture/Movement: Gesture and movement are dramatic and she hips lead when she walks.
Representations: Gender
Possible casting ideas:
Who? Helen Carter
Why? Helen a wealth of acting experience and she is a popular individual amongst her sixth form community.
Who? Stephanie Little
Why? Stephanie takes pride in her appearance and she is popular female.
Who? Rosalyne Norford
Why? Rosalyne has previous acting experience and she is a committed reliable individual who takes pride in all aspects of her work.
Name: MaryCostume: Princess Leila hair, Geek glasses, Red cardigan, Band T-shirt, Knee length, Denim skirt, Stripy sock and boots.
Characteristics: Star wars fanatic, nerd, timid, naive and outcast.
Gesture/Movement: Enclosed, scurries whilst walking.
Representations: Social class – she derives from a working class background.
Possible casting ideas:
Who? Charlotte Beddows
Why? Charlotte is a reliable candidate with previous acting experience; she also has a versatile appearance.
Who? Kate Rogers
Why? Kate is a reliable candidate who is organised and we believe she could portray a geeky stereotype.
Character profile:
Name: OliviaCostume: Hair tied back, black top, denim jeans, badges and trainers
Characteristics: Happy, crazy, impulsive and star wars fanatic.
Gesture/Movement: Habit of putting hair behind her ears, skip whilst she walks.
Representations: Social class – she comes from a middle class background.
Possible casting ideas:
Who? Jasmine
Why? Jasmine shares qualities with Olivia she is a happy go lucky girl and she is full of energy.
Who? Anna Alcock
Why? Anna is a jolly individual who has a previous acting background and is committed to her work.
Character profile:
Name: ScottCostume: White T-shirt, Blue denim jeans, Trainers or pumps.
Characteristics: Cool, laid back, smart, friendly and popular.
Gesture/Movement: Walks with a cool grace
Representations: Gender
Possible casting ideas:
Who? Iain Boyce
Why? Iain is a clean-cut boy who is popular figure in the sixth form community.
Who? Kyle Roberts
Why? Kyle is a popular individual and he is easy to get along with and we believe these qualities reflect those of Scott.
Who? Jayon Virdi
Why? Jayon is a reliable candidate and he has a good fashion sense.
Who? Peter Brown
Why? Peter is reliable and he is committed to all tasks presented to him.
Character profile:
Name: TaylorCostume: Hair down, Makeup – red lipstick, tight top, skirt and shoes/boots or heels.
Characteristics: Manipulative, provocative, defensive, intimidating, self-absorbed.
Gesture/Movement: Gesture and movement are dramatic and she hips lead when she walks.
Representations: Gender
Possible casting ideas:
Who? Helen Carter
Why? Helen a wealth of acting experience and she is a popular individual amongst her sixth form community.
Who? Stephanie Little
Why? Stephanie takes pride in her appearance and she is popular female.
Who? Rosalyne Norford
Why? Rosalyne has previous acting experience and she is a committed reliable individual who takes pride in all aspects of her work.
Film Synopsis
Geeky pretty girl walks through the school corridor, a ball hits her head/body and she falls over. Popular Guy helps her up and she embraces this, then popular girl gets jealous at this and shouts ‘granny pants’ at the geeky girl, who’s skirt has flown up to reveal her underwear.
Geeky girl likes the popular boy but he already has a girlfriend whom is the popular girl who hates her and uses every opportunity to embarrass her especially in front of her ‘crush’ / popular girls boyfriend. Eventually geeky is so put down by this that she goes to get a make over and things take a turn for the best at school. Popular boy falls for her. HAPPY EVER AFTER !
Geeky girl likes the popular boy but he already has a girlfriend whom is the popular girl who hates her and uses every opportunity to embarrass her especially in front of her ‘crush’ / popular girls boyfriend. Eventually geeky is so put down by this that she goes to get a make over and things take a turn for the best at school. Popular boy falls for her. HAPPY EVER AFTER !
Potential script opening
The environment would be a school, with everyone just arriving and getting to lessons.
(The geeky girl would be walking through the corridor to her locker where there are the popular boys messing about with a ball. The ball hits off the geeky girls head and she drops to the floor)
Geeky Girl: aaaahhhh (shes embarrased but stares at this one popular guy who tries to help)
Popular Guy: Are you alright there? that was quite a hit.
(Popular Girl notices him helping geeky girl and see's girls skirt up)
Popular Girl: GRANNY PANTS! HAHA GRANNY PANTS!
(Geeky Girl gets up faster and runs off, keeping head low)
(The geeky girl would be walking through the corridor to her locker where there are the popular boys messing about with a ball. The ball hits off the geeky girls head and she drops to the floor)
Geeky Girl: aaaahhhh (shes embarrased but stares at this one popular guy who tries to help)
Popular Guy: Are you alright there? that was quite a hit.
(Popular Girl notices him helping geeky girl and see's girls skirt up)
Popular Girl: GRANNY PANTS! HAHA GRANNY PANTS!
(Geeky Girl gets up faster and runs off, keeping head low)
Summary of questionnaire
From the questionnaire our group have found out more of the audience's perspective of a romantic comedy.
- We found that 95% expect a film to be entertaining not informative
- The stock settings for a romantic comedy are mostly a school environment or a home where main events are emphasised, in our questionnaire we found that 80% think the environment creates realism and 20% did'nt.
- The use of titles for our chosen genre appear unique, they are mostly in the colour pink and our shown as bold so it catches our eye, also the colour represents the romance. Examples of this are 'Wild Child' and 'The perfect match.'
- We found that the appearance of characters and the situations they are put in create an enigma which an example of this is 'Angus Thongs and Perfect Snogging' where she is dressed as a olive at a house party.
- The stock characters that we found were mostly seen in romantic comedys with evidence from our questionnaire was a 'mean girl/popular girl' who gets what they want and takes over. A new person who soon becomes noticed, in alot of films there are the main group of friends.These are shown in films like 'Mean Girls' and 'John Tucker must die.'
- throughout our research the main themes in romantic comedys would be friendship and loyality, social status and love.
- The iconography is teen girls dramatic, there is conflict between groups and there status. The girls having crushes on the boys that come across mysterious. Films with this iconography include 'Angus Thongs and Perfect Snogging' and 'Princess Diaries.'
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