PROPOSALS: AS Media Opening Scene Coursework

As part of our AS Media Studies coursework we had to come up with an idea for the opening of a film of any genre which lasted atleast 2 minutes. We had to put together this opening in a group of 3/4 people.

For our opening scene we came up with 2 proposals, both of which consisted of different genres. 

CAMERA ANGLE OF HAND IN HAND WHILST RUNNING AWAY

FLASHBACK BEGINNING SETTING

The first proposal was of the Drama/Romance genre. A brief outline of the idea was that an interracial couple face adversity throughout the Victorian Era as they are forced to marry other people from their own class even though they love one another and want to be with none other than each other. The mis en-scene for the first scene is to open in a church with both the couple hand in hand ready to run away; as they are running we switch to a flashback (technique used) which tells the beginning of their love story and how they met. 

COSTUME IDEAS 

We used various films/TV series as research and inspiration for this proposal:
* Interracial couples: Othello, Django Unchained, Bend it like Beckham
* Costumes: Pride and Prejudice, Jane Eyre, Downton Abbey
* Classic love stories: Romeo & Juliet, Othello, Reign, Grease & all others mentioned above. 

This is the opening scene to Pride and Prejudice (2005). This was part of our consumer research for the proposal and our most inspirational for location, sound effects and costumes. 

The second proposal was a Thriller/Chick Flick. A brief outline of the idea was four girls all have a sleepover and decide to play a game of truth and dare, and under the influence of alcohol things get a bit out of hand. The girls blackout and wake up the next morning outside a graveyard covered in blood, the body of one of their friend's next to them and no recollection of the night before...

IDEA FOR OPENING CREDITS

For the first scene, we are set in the kitchen where we are getting all the food for our sleepover and taking them up to a the bedroom. However, we came up with the idea of writing our opening credits and production title on our food and other props just as seen in the opening credits of Napoleon Dynamite. 

The mis-en-scene of the bedroom will consist of dim lighting to create a cosy yet mysterious atmosphere and all the characters dressed in casual pyjamas.  

COSTUMES

The research/inspiration used for this proposal was:
* Mean Girls
* Pretty Little Liars
* Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants
* Napoleon Dynamite
* Wild Child

SETTING

WE WERE UNABLE TO FIND A CLIP OF THE OPENING CREDITS TO NAPOLEON DYNAMITE AS AN EXAMPLE OF HOW WE WANTED TO CREATE OUR OWN PERSPECTIVE TO THEIR CREDITS.