Evaluation Q1

Question one – What were the aims (purpose) of the script and nine key frames?

The script that I chose to make was a disruption scene for a sequel of the film ‘One Day’, 2011. I was exploring the way that gender is represented within romantic comedies. In my textual analysis I had explored the way in which this genre of film had represented both male and female characters, I learned that females usually have a journey within the film in which they are represented differently throughout, whereas the male character is usually quite soft and romantic. From learning this, I followed the same way for my script and nine key frames.

The aim with my nine key frames was to select key moments within my script that was visually shown how it would construct the gender representation. I had to think about many different aspects, including the location. In my script I wanted to set the scene in a restaurant as I felt this was a good place to set up a character interaction and to have the characters have a full conversation about their feelings with one another but it was also a location in which there could be distractions to interrupt the awkwardness that the female character felt. I wanted a location with low lighting so that the audience would focus on the characters and that also the scene would feel romantic. This idea that the scene was romantic also gave some background on the male character as he set up this occasion so we see that he wants this. If I was to improve the location now, I would show other people within the restaurant in my shots, to make the restaurant look busier and increase the sound appearance.

I also had to focus on the costume, I chose for the female character to be wearing a white dress to represent purity and innocence but I also dressed her up as this showed her true feelings that she was claiming that she didn’t want the situation although she clearly did through the effort  she made. Within the script, her white dress was important as she spills red wine over it. The male characters costume was also important as it showed what this situation meant to him and showed his feminity of carefully choosing his clothes which is a modern stereotype.

The props was also an important aspect, the wine bottle and glasses on the table showed an important idea within the film with drinking alcohol as the male character was an alcoholic like Jasmine’s father was in One Day. The drink was wine, giving the idea the male was feminine again as this is stereotypically a more feminine drink. To improve this now, I would have had the wine bottle less full to give the impression that they had been drinking more than shown. I would also experiment with putting a small candle on the table to increase the setting.

The nine key frames were also important in showing how the film would be shot, I had to think carefully of how I would shoot this and tried to keep swapping the camera round to be behind each character to give equal power. I experimented a lot with taking photographs through the wine glasses which I liked a lot; this could give the audience many other messages.