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Final Decisions on Props and Costume

Our final decision with regards to props is a clean looking shell that looks aesthetically pleasing on camera and contains no blemishes such as cracks or holes. This makes it look its best on screen.

The final costume decision came after conversing with the actors and what they felt most comfortable in and if they agreed with the style for their character after discussing their traits with the writer. We gave them a few extra options or variations of the original costumes and they agreed with our decision. The clothes were then provided for the actors and to be worn once they arrived at the film location. For the character Katie, actor Hannah Gurling, we made the final decision of a navy blue military style coat, black hoodie, blue jeans and black converse. Amy, actor Millie Hawes, the final decision was made on a green parka, dark blue jeans and black converse. We felt these reflect the character well and the lack of colour with Katie has the connotations of death which is a key factor in the plot-line of the film that may be picked up on by our active audience 

The final sound decision came after we could not find an appropriate soundtrack on the web. Instead, we explained to a musician (Sam Pridige) exactly what we required - a slow paced track that hints at sadness - and asked him to produce the music. He did so, and we were left with the track we wanted instead of settling for something we found on the internet. We also decided not to use the natural sound of the waves and the wind on set and remove this during editing. A voice over will also be recorded after filming and placed over the top of the soundtrack for dramatic effect. 

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Final Script

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This is our final script. We have chosen to cut away a lot of the dialogue, as from the feedback we got from the second rough cut of our film opening we found out that it was too wordy and that too much was being said for the first two minutes of the film.

Script by Hayley

Shot List

Shot List for Amitie.xlsx 

When we come to film, this shot list will be vital to our efficiency. With the shot list, we can check that we have filmed each shot we intended to and ensure we leave the film loaction with each part filmed. We won't forget a shot and it will be much easier to identify what needs to be done and what doesn't. We can also order the shots so that we aren't going back and forth between different places to film.

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Final Location Choice

As a group we have decided to use one location for the opening and that location is Walton-on-the-Naze beach. We feel the advantages of this location outweigh the disadvantages and the location is what we all feel would really help set the mood of the film and give it an original independent look.

The location is conveniant as there is enough room to film the different shots we need, also the beach at this time of year is also not very busy, so we would be able to film easily without too many interruptions.

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Sound Consideration

Considering the sound for our piece is crucial. This is because it has to fit the theme(s) of our film, thus meaning the piece of music cannot be too upbeat nor too sad. If the piece of music does not fit the genre/theme of our film it will make the whole project seem out of place. However, the chosen music piece has to be copyright free, this is so we're not charged/sued for using it.

For example, I have found some music that fits the theme of our film on a copyright free music website. (http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/)

On this link, there are many sounds that fit the feel of our film, they all have a slow/sad feel to them.

Colm Gerlach.

How we organised props and costume

We started organising our props and costumes in the very early stages of planning and we always knew we wouldn't be needing that many due to the fact our setting and location are key to our opening and they already give the piece the feel and look we want, however we did decided to add in one prop and focus on what the girls were wearing as this would add to the feel and atmosphere of our film opening.

Due to the fact Amy and Katie are best friends we wanted a shot of the girls playing on the beach together, we decided to achieve this shot by having them playing with shells and throwing them in the water, therefore the only prop we would need were some shells which we found on the beach.

We knew we also wanted to focus a great deal on what the girls were wearing, we did this because we knew that it would make our film look a lot more professional and well done if we had them in the appropriate costume and footwear, we also wanted it to put more empathises on the fact that they are best friends with each other. We decided in the early stages that we wanted the girl to be in relatively plain clothing so they wouldn't look to dressed up as they were only on the beach. We were originally going to have them in t-shirts and jeans but due to the time of year we were filming and the time of year the film opening was set we decided to put the girls in coats, hoddies and jeans, this was still a very casual outfit for the girls to wear but also was appropriate for the weather and time of year.

In terms of organisation we didn't need to do a great deal in terms of purchasing outfits for the girls, we asked the girls about a week before the shoot if they had the clothing we wanted them to wear at home already, and if they didn't we would've gone out and purchased the appropriate clothing for them. However, the girls luckily owned all of the clothing we wanted them to wear.

We wanted Katie to be wearing a navy blue military style coat, with light blue jeans, a black hoodie and black converses, we decided to use mainly dark colours on this characters as it emotes sadness and potentially death. We decided we wanted the character of Amy to be wearing a green parka style coat, with dark jeans and black converses. The fact the girls would both be wearing black converses puts empathsis on the fact that they are best friends.

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