Casting video

This is our casting video.  We auditioned four different girls for the role of the youtuber in our film.

We decided not to audition the role of the stalker since he has no lines and we already had a good idea of who we wanted to play the role.  A little bit of an inside job!

FILMING DAY SET!

Providing that all of our actors are available for this date, we are planning on getting a large chunk/all of our filming done in the morning and early afternoon of January 31st.  We believe that this should be sufficient time to film the segment of our film and that after that date we should be ready to edit and finish our two minute opening.

Script

SCRIPT

(Camera flicks on revealing Youtuber from the point of view of the camera, as she begins making her video.)

YOUTUBER

Hi guys!  I know I haven’t been able to post loads recently so today I’m making a little video just to update you all on everything that’s been happening in my life over the last few weeks!  

So, as I’m sure many of you are aware, me and my family moved into our new house last Tuesday and I’m relieved to say that it is lovely and we are all settling in great.  The move was obviously a little stressful but we are all glad to be that twenty minutes further down the A11! [laughs]

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(Cross-cuts to the hand of a man scrolling through the Instagram account of the youtuber and liking all of the photos on her account.  He then gets into a car and slams the door shut)

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(Cross-cuts back to the youtuber’s bedroom.  The camera is focused on the mobile phone on her bedside table which is flashing from the man liking her photos.)

YOUTUBER (in background)

…we want to say a massive thank you to all of you who helped us with everything!  We are so extremely grateful.

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(Cross-cuts back to the man who pulls up in his car behind bushes of the youtuber’s house.  As he leaves the car and walks towards the house, the audience can see various photographs taken of the youtuber, as well as videos and other things related to the youtuber left on the passenger seat and dashboard of the car.)

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(The shot cross-cuts back to the youtuber who is still filming her video)

YOUTUBER

Now, on to more important things. [laughs]  I have been no stranger to all of the rumours surrounding me lately about me starting a relationship with another, let’s say “quite well known” youtuber in the last month or so…

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(Cross-cuts back to a close up of the man’s fingers as he opens the front door and walks into the house.)

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YOUTUBER

…And I just wanted to take this opportunity to tell you all that me and Jack have indeed been on a couple of dates and I’m very happy to say that things couldn’t be going any better!  And I-

(A smash is heard from downstairs, the youtuber stops and pauses for a moment before shrugging it off)

[To herself/out of character]  Hmm, I’ll need to edit that out…

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(The shot cuts to a shocked and frantic man downstairs as he attempts to push the smashed vase underneath a drawer.  Once he does this adequately, he hears a laugh coming from upstairs, and looks up the staircase.)

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(The youtuber is reaching the end of her video.)

YOUTUBER

So then, I think I’ve said everything I wanted to say!  I should be posting regularly now from here on, and I want to say a massive sorry yet again for my inactivity over the last few weeks, but yeah!  I shall be posting more makeup,

(In shot, the door slowly begins to open behind the Youtuber.) 

hair and beauty posts over the next couple of days because while I was away I found loads that I just

(The man slowly walks towards the girl menacingly, who is unaware that he has entered the room.  He gets closer and closer until he is only a few meters away when she says the final line.)

think are great and want to show you all!  But yes, I just want to give an enormous thank you to everyone who helped and everyone of my subscribers who have followed me on this adventure.  I love you all!

(Shot cuts to black.)

(An upload bar fills up on the screen.  When it reaches the top you hear a small ‘ding’ and the words ‘Upload Complete’ appear on the screen.)

Fin.

Audience Research

For our two-minute film opening coursework, we are required to get audience research from at least six people.

This is the result of these interviews:

Audience research is important because it allows you to see the ideas and feelings of your target audience before you start making the film.  By doing this audience research, we were able to find out many different things about what people look for in films and what they would be expecting to see early on in the movie.

Storyboard

This is our completed storyboard, it does not include all of our shots but this is due to the fact that we are undecided about what footage we will need and use for certain shots:

Target Audience

 Who is your target audience?

Our target audience will been teenagers and young adults. This is because our two minute opening will have a specific focus on the topic of social media and people in these categories are most involved with this.

Where would they watch it and how?

This type of film could be played on television, in cinemas, on a dvd or streamed from Netflix.  Our plan is to create an entertaining yet informative film opening, warning people of the things that can happen if you share too much of your private information online.

What is it about your idea that appeals to this audience?

This idea appeals to my audience because of the rising power of social media. A film about the way in which most young people publicise their lives can be a very personal thing as it reflects the everyday lives of viewers.  It is very relevant to the ideas in the modern world around the internet and therefore is a very new and interesting topic of interest.

Coursework Update

As of today, we still need to complete...

New casting, storyboard, scriptwriting, audience research videos and deciding on filming dates. This will be our focus for the next week before we are able to start filming.