Filming Schedule

Date:29th december

Location: Charles’ House

Filming:

· Walter coming out of his house

· Walter poisoning Cynthia (with nuts)

· Cynthia dyeing Walter’s hair green

Props:

· Bag of nuts

· Muffin

· Green hair spray

· Latex gloves

Date:29th december

Location: Lucy’s House

Filming:

· Cynthia coming out of her house

Date: 29th december

Miscellaneous scenes:

Cynthia driving off in car

· Walter hailing cab

· Outside of office

Date:

Location: house in the park (country house)

Filming: 17th February

· Outside (dropping coffee)

Props:

· Bags

Date:

Location: near Osterly park near heathrow flight path

Filming:

· Plane taking off

Props:

none

Date: 17th March

Location: sixth form office

Filming:

· Penny at desk

· Cynthia and Walter bursting in

and at desks on phone

· Sitting waiting for results (messed up)

Props:

· Green hair spray

· Red blusher

Locations

We used the office in the sixth form block to film the office scenes.



















The park we filmed in, Lammas park

The dinning room in which we filmed our dinner scene






















The bathroom in which we filmed the hairdying scene

Props and Costumes

This is a collection of some of the props which we used. These include:

- Umbrella

- Dinner glass

- Chair

-Plane

-Grapes

-Carrier bag

-Champagne bottle

-Mobile phone

-Candles

-Chocolate cake

-Napkin

-Sunglasses

-Shampoo


Costumes

Walter/Charles: Sparkly shirt, trousers, white shoes.

Cynthia/Lucy: pencil skirt and shirt.

Penny/Ola: white shirt, long skirt and glasses

Group Member Roles

Charlie

Major part(s): acting and editing

Minor part(s): filming

Lucy

Major part(s): acting and editing

Minor part(s): filming

Ola

Major part(s): filming and editing

Minor part(s): acting

Snobs in the City film synopsis

Two privileged friends, Cynthia Smith and Walter Bishop are both doing an internship at a PR firm as part of their degree. However, things take a disappointing turn for the pair when they are sent to a meeting in Scotland rather than getting the opportunity to travel to New York to meet an important client. To their disbelief this chance is given to their geeky arch enemy, fellow intern Penny Potson. When Walter and Cynthia think things can’t get any worse an unexpected turn of events cause them to miss their meeting. The boss is far from happy and in a cloud of anger sacks them both! However their friendship is put to the test when the boss calls back with a change of heart but only offering one internship. As things turn nasty between the pair who will come out on top and will their friendship survive?

Walter Bishop and Charles Cadman

Name: Walter Bishop

Age: 20

Likes: designer shoes, gossiping, playing the lottery, shopping, clubbing, the Atkins diet and sushi

Dislikes: Losing, dogs and fat people

Other information: is also doing a marketing degree at university. He actually chose to do it as he is very smart. He also comes from a wealthy background. His nickname is Wally. Is an intern at a PR firm.

Ola Kargbo-Reffell and Penny Potson

Name: Penny Potson

Age: 21

Likes:organisation and being the best at what she does
Dislikes: lazy and unintelligent people

Cynthia Smith Lucy Sangster

Name: Cynthia Smith

Age: 20

Likes: shopping, gossiping, clubbing and networking, Louis Vuitton and powerful rich men

Dislikes: spiders, ugly people, poor people, and Primark

Other information: comes from a wealthy back ground. She is a student and studies marketing. She copies most of what best friend Walter does, which is why she doing a marketing degree. She got onto the course by sleeping with one of the deans. She isn’t too bright. Is an intern at a PR firm and is allergic to nuts.

Questionaire Analysis continued

What makes a teen comedy funny?

Characters and the situations they find themselves in evidently tend to be the thing that viewers find funniest. The nature of humour is another popular category, which shows that as long as the type of humour in a film reaches the appropriate potential audience, it will be a success.

Where would you prefer to watch a teen comedy?

19 people have ticked the multiplex cinema option. This is because most films watched by teenagers (who the majority of people who took the questionnaire were) are mainstream/blockbusters which are mainly shown in multiplexes.

Conclusion: These graphs have been extremely useful in giving us an idea of what an audience expect from a teen comedy. We will take the results into consideration when finalising decisions such as, the settings, characters and themes. To improve our questionnaire we would give it out on a wider scale, concentrating on a more diverse range of people and focusing on how the age and genders of the people affect their answers.

Questionaire Analysis

What gender are you? From this we see that more males took part in our questionnaire process than females. This will have an imbalanced effect on the outcome.

What age bracket do you fall into?

From this we can see that most people who filled out our questionnaire were of ages 16-24. This is useful as this is our intended target audience.

What do you think is the best way to promote a teen comedy and why?

This graph shows us that the most useful way to promote a teen comedy is through use of theatrical trailers and television spot. This is because the trailer would be shown in a film screening within the same age rating and genre. And at this point in time television is one of the most effective and popular forms of media and communication; this is particularly appropriate for the 16-24 age group. It also emphasises how the audience are persuaded to watch a film. These are the most effective ways of advertising.

How much would you be prepared to pay to watch a teen comedy?

As you can see, the £5-10 category is most popular. One of the reasons for this may be because the 16-24 age group were the majority of people who filled out the questionnaire, and they are among the lowest earners in the population.

What type of setting do you expect to see in a teen comedy?

This graph shows us that a high school and party setting is most expected in a teen comedy. Our film idea uses a work place as one of the main locations, even though it is the least ticked option. However, we aim to create a non-generic film idea reflecting an original spirit to the genre.

What type of characters do you expect to see in a teen comedy?The four most popular options are perfectly in keeping with the potential characters in our film. However, the two main characters of our film are students with part-time internships at a PR firm which is one of the least ticked options. Though, after researching programmes such as The Hills which follows several young women’s lives, showing their studies at university and internships at companies related their industry prospects. From this we see a new generation of media concepts growing which have proved to be exceedingly popular amongst teenagers which we will follow with our film idea.

What storylines/themes would you expect to see in a teen comedy?

This graph shows us that dilemma is the most expected theme when viewing a teen comedy. This is again, in keeping with our storyline as our main characters find themselves in a huge dilemma which takes up the majority of the story. Sex was the most popular ‘other’, as teen comedies tend to show younger characters struggling with their sexual identities which emulate comic elements.

Teen comedy audience reasearch questionnaire

A typical teen comedy is targeted at teenagers and young adults. The plot is based on topics that would interest teenagers such as, coming of age and rebellion. These topics are often presented in stereotypical ways. This genre often, if not always has a happy ending.

1. What gender are you?

Female

Male

2. What age bracket do you fall into?

16 - 24

25 - 35

36 - 45

46 +

3. What do you think is the best way to promote a teen comedy and why? (Circle two options)

Theatrical trailer ____________________________

Television spot ____________________________

Billboard/ Posters ____________________________

Magazine/Newspaper features ____________________________

Radio ____________________________

Internet pop ups ____________________________

Other ____________________________

4. How does a trailer capture your attention? (tick 2 boxes)

Actors

Narration/ Voiceover

Music

Images

Other __________________________

5. What type of setting do you expect to see in a teen comedy? (tick two boxes)

High school

Workplace

Shopping Centre

Home Party

Other ___________________

6. What type of characters do you expect to see in a teen comedy? (tick 2 boxes)

Students

Interns

Bitchy group

Teachers

Popular people

Parents/Family Geek

7. What storylines/themes would you expect to see in a teen comedy?

Love triangle

Dilemma

Change in social status

Other ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

8. What makes a teen comedy funny? (tick 2 boxes)

Characters

Sound effects

Nature of humour

Situations

Unexpected event

Other _____________________

9. Where would you prefer to watch a teen comedy? (Tick 1 box)

Independent cinema (not a chain)

Multiplex cinema (Vue, Odian, Empire etc.)

10. How much would you be prepared to pay to see a teen comedy? (Tick 1 box)

£5-£10

£10-£15

£15-£20

THANK-YOU FOR ANSWERING OUR QUESTIONNAIRE :)

Clueless trailer analysis by Charles Cadman

Themes and ideas:

· Wealth

· Puppy love

· High School clichés

Textual Analysis:

Camera shots:

· Mostly mid-shots used, as they are extremely important in establishing and exaggerating the character’s lavish lifestyles and the locations they visit. Most mid-shots include the high school campus, classrooms, homes and restaurants

· The first shot (mid-shot) of main character (Cher Horowitz), gradually zooms in on her whilst jumping to close-ups of different people’s facial expressions about what she is saying gives audience clues to her personality and nature as a character

· There is a close-up mid way through the trailer of ‘Cher’s’ facial expression when ‘Christian’ complements her, after this, the camera pans up her legs implying sexual energy between the characters

· Short mid-close-ups showing different relationships throughout the film as to give the audience some knowledge

· Last shot is of a humorous nature leaving the audience wanting more entertainment

The camera shots in this trailer generally help to establish status between characters and to reflect the setting and location of scenes. The shots also convey the difference in personalities and status.

Mise En Scene:

· Costume consists of teachers and parents in formal dress representing there authority over the teenage characters

· Most of the teenage characters at the school are shown to be wearing expensive designer casual wear reflecting their wealth

· Costume also plays a role in terms of conveying the character’s personas e.g. ‘Cher’ is shown wearing lots of bright colors and strong patterns emulating her extravagance

· Black boards, books, desks all show the location and setting of the film

· Lighting is mainly high-key reflecting a natural setting of a school

· Shadow on ‘Christian’s’ face as opposed to the brightness on ‘Cher’s’ face conveying the difference in status and personality

Mise En Scene plays a key role in separating characters in terms of wealth and personality. The costume tends to relfect the importance of wealth and social strata. Lighting and other props are used to assist the camera shots in reflecting the environments of the school and the character's houses.

Editing:

· Slow cuts between the first shots of the trailer, though gradually getting snappier, keeping the audience on edge not allowing them to get bored

· Spinning transitions between some shots in keeping with the energetic feel of the film

· Credits pop up at regular intervals throughout the film in a colorful and youthful font which represents the immature personas of the characters

· Unlike most comedy film trailers, this one doesn’t have a narrator talking throughout, this is because the shots used for the trailer are informative and humorous enough to get an audience into cinemas without the use of voice-over

Editing is used mainly to create enigma and pace in the trailer keeping the audience engaged with the preview and information about the film. It also tends to be in keeping with the comedy genre.

Sound:

· Rock/pop music is used in the trailer, like that of the music the characters would listen to creating a bond between the audience and characters

· Music changes twice throughout, playing three different sound tracks at pivotal moments in the trailer causing the mood to change as well

· Music tends to stop altogether for a second when there is a particularly important or hilarious moment

· A car screeching sound effect is used, also to symbolize a particularly significant moment

The music used in the trailer is used to reflect the characters' ages and stereotypical cliques they fit into. The other sound effects are used to put emphasis on particular humurours or romantic moments/shots.