We now have official approval to use our song selection from the record company.

Costume design

Our costume design for the character of sammy was a relatively simple choice, as we knew we needed to portray him as a screwball character, this was easy to do by simply making him wear casual shoes, roughly put on tie and shirt not all buttoned up. He also sleeps with his skateboard, this makes the audience think that his priorates are on the skateboard which he sleeps with in place of his girlfriend.

His girlfriend is dressed in complete opposition to sammy, she is smartly dressed and tidy looking.

We have emailed the company that owns the music we intend to use asking for permission to use it.

Music choice

Our music choice was heavily debated, first we looked to gothic rock such as the ghoulies, of whom Chloe is a friend of the lead singer. We then decided that this would not be in keeping with the theme of the intro. We then looked to bands such as NOFX, less than jake and rancid. we then briefly considered Lupe Fiasco before finally settling on the wonder years - new years with carl weathers.

Juno intro analysis

 Establishing shot: This is the first shot for the film which is a tracking shot of juno walking along in a straight line. The camera is moving at the same speed as Juno which gives the feeling of us walking along with her. The shot being directly from the side is highly effective as it allows us to see the scenery around her whilst still focusing on Juno as the centre of the shot. After this Juno walks behind a tree and upon coming out the other side she is transferred in to a cartoon world.

 This shot is part of the ending sequence of the introduction to Juno and shows Juno transferring once more back into reality, this gives a really nice feeling to the intro as it shows Juno is no longer going through a 'dream-like' walk shot and now shows that things are about to get serious i.e: pregnancy test.

This shot shows Juno now in the cartoon world,
The titles are shown to be in an almost sketched
this accentuates the quirky and alternative feel to the film. This is the first time we encounter Juno and her boyish costuming, this is effective as it allows us immediately to accustom ourselves to Juno's personality.

Music/sound:

The music playing during the intro is Barry Louis Polisar- All I want is you, which is a kooky, country song, this further enhances the feeling of quirkiness.

Ex drummer intro analysis

This is a clever, Flemish film that follows the course of three disabled 'handicapped' men who are portrayed as 'losers' as they form a band and make the mistake of asking a famous writer to be there drummer, which ends badly.

 

Establishing shot: This is the first shot of the intro and shows the name of the production company on an everyday appliance that is operated by the characters within the film. This is highly effective and stylish and presents a strong feeling of interaction between the characters and the producing of the film.

This is another shot of the movie titles appearing on real life objects within the film, this time the actual movie title 'ES DRUMMER' appears in bold, capital letters on the door of an office. This is a clever use of mise en scene and gives an understated feel to the film.

This shot shows the three characters involved in the intro riding bicycles backwards, this is a lovely use of tracking and I'd really like to incorporate a feeling of this in my piece. It gives the idea of quirkiness to the audience and shows that this film is unique to 'normal' film-making or production techniques and that it's going to be different and refreshing.

Music/sound:

During Ex Drummers intro there is a voice over/narration present that is spoken in Flemish with subtitles underneith. The narration gives the feeling of an anecdote and really draws the watcher in.
The music that is playing is heavy metal, this contrasts with the long. slow, dragging feel to the intro and the dull, anaesthetic colours.

Costume research

Juno:

The costume in Juno, similarly to Eagle Vs Shark, is used to create a feeling that the character of Juno is your typical laid-back, teenage tomboy who doesn't really care about appearance, it also enhances the idea that Juno is quite an alternative and quirky character. The character of Paulie (Juno's boyfriend) is a lot more feminine than Juno, this creates humour and binary opposition between the two as well as straying from the ideologies society usually sees as a norm when it comes to the male being masculine and the female feminine. Paulie is dressed throughout the film, mostly, in his track kit which consists of colour coded yellow shorts, headband, wristbands and socks all topped off with a red top. This shows off Paulie's femininity and almost weakness within his character. He also looks quite 'silly' which adds to the audiences view of him as a comedic character within the film.        

Eagle vs shark: