Characters:
This is chris the main character, starting off getting a result from a recent test. He is portrayed as a student obviously from the bag and from the clothes. Similar characters would have to be intelligent yet clumsy, perhaps have lived a sheltered life from the outside world.
Title of the Film: Beyond The Line
We chose this title because the opening is based around an exceptional student who manages to get an A in his test, from here it goes downhill. His family is poor and he cannot afford higher education, in order to become a higher class citizen he must resort to crime. But something goes terribly wrong. This opening works more like a prologue, setting up the audience for the genre straight away, with a short ’shock’ scene to finish it off.
Setting & Locations:
Most of the opening scene was located in College itself, some near the grounds. The First clip is of the front entrance, it was firstly used as an establisher then moving onto Chris walking past entering the college from the front door. The locations were chosen because it is trying to set the scene for a “star” student, travelling into college on a day off to get his results. He gets his results but returns to his house to find his parents arguing about him and how then can’t afford to send him to a better school.
Costumes & Props:
The costumes used added to the setting of the college, however no uniforms were used. There was only 1 prop used which was a test paper with a fairly large A based at the top of the paper, clearly showing the result.
Camera Work & Editing:
The camera work was pretty shabby we didn’t really focus on taking multiple shot of the same scene, however it is mainly formed of Two-shots and med/wide shots. The editing was incomplete unfortunatly. We managed to insert some text and transitions.
Title font & Style:
The Title font was a standard keeping it constant the text font was Times New Roman font 14. If it isn’t constant the opening would have to vary, there are few cases where it actually works however these are mainly abstract scenes such as in Bored to Death. Movies that incorporate constant and standard texts are movies such as Forrest Gump or Dirty Harry which both use same same text font throughout the opening.
Story:
The story is about a boy who is highly successful in school however one day after school he finds his parents fighting, the arguement is around fundings for his schooling. Determined to raise enough funding he must resort to crime, but it goes terribly wrong.
Genre:
Drama/Crime
The Target audience for my CourseWork is:Teenagers, in general
There was no specific teenager type that was targeted, other than ages 16+. However this opening is based around the genre Teen Drama. The Targets likes and dislikes can vary, but they will most probably watch drama series such as Skins, Hollyoaks or the Misfits.