Risk assessment

RISK ASSESSMENT:

Bumping into people on the streets. RISK-UNLIKELY
Tripping on the stairs. RISK-UNLIKELY
Getting in the way if the halls are busy. RISK-POSSIBLE. COMPRIMISE-FILM DURING FREE PERIODS
Rain. RISK-POSSIBLE. COMPRIMISE-FILM WHEN IT'S NOT RAINING OR GET AN UMBRELLA
The stair scene being at a slanted angle. RISK-POSSIBLE. COMPRIMISE-FILM AS HAND HELD, NO TRIPOD

STORYBOARD IMAGES

Film Production company logo

For this logo I decided to make it dark with little colours to appeal to the angsty teenage crowd. I also turned the helmet visor into a pattern/layout for the title, this adds a sharpness and a coolness to the logo which will help sell the company. the different type of fonts is to differentiate the name of the company from the company itself. this also helps the name of the production company stand out. I also decided to make it simple and symmetrical so it looks neat and more organised while appealing to an edgy teenage crowd. I named it Knight after my last name, so not only do people know who made it, but it will also be very catchy and simple.

OTHER PLANNING

TITLE:

JOE! Or the greatest loser in all of Longsands Academy

I wanted something that would stick, but I didn’t want it to be clichéd or conventional. So I named the movie after the protagonist and just added a lengthy subheading. This will hopefully draw the audience in as it is like nothing anyone has seen before. The adding of the “!” I thought would attract the younger crowd as it is more loud and aggressive, the young teenage crowd like that. I thought the subheading would be relatable as every teenager feels like a complete loser at some point. Then it mentions a school, which connotes the location and the age of the audience the film is aimed at. Also the fact that the character’s name is very ordinary can help relate with the audience as it’s not a super duper warrior name, it’s simply “joe”.

FONT:

The font will be a rough font, one that looks cracked or broken. This would be to symbolise how unpolished Joe is and how broken his social life is.  It would be san serif because it looks less fancy, and our hero is certainly not a posh character.

SETTING:

The setting for the movie would include a street, a school, a park and his bedroom. This is to create a normal down to earth setting that teenagers can relate to, all the while creating the uncomfortable and surreal atmosphere with the dramatized lighting (dark for school and light for outside of school) but with the 4^th wall breaking going on. The lighting scheme is like this to signify that school is not a fun place and outside of school is where the characters are free.

MUSIC:

The music will mainly be electronic pop rock to try and connect with the audience and appeal to the mainstream market of that audience.  They will however not be popular songs to avoid copyright issues. That way my video can still remain up on youtube.

UNIQUE SELLING POINT:

This will be a 4^th wall breaking movie.  This style of comedy will hopefully sell the movie after the recent success of films like Deadpool, which many teenagers enjoyed. This will make the film appeal to the audience while still keeping different from the other teen angst films.

Character Plan

CHARACTERS:

JOE-A 16-18 YEAR OLD BOY WHO IS THE MOST UNPOPULAR KID IN SCHOOL. HE IS ALSO THE NARRATOR OF THE MOVIE, WHICH ALLOWS FOR DEEP TALKING TO YOURSELF THEMES AND COMEDIC 4^TH WALL BREAKING. HE WEARS OLD CLOTHES THAT ARE IN NO WAY FASHIONABLE. HE IS SOCIALLY AWKWARD AND SHY. THIS WAS MAINLY INSPIRED BY CHARACTERS LIKE SCOTT PILGRIM (SCOTT PILGRIM VS THE WORLD) AND GARTH ALGAR (WAYNE'S WORLD), WHO ARE BOTH VERY SOCIALLY AWKWARD AND NOT VERY POPULAR COMPARED TO THEIR FRIENDS.

ERIN-A 16-18 YEAR OLD GIRL WHO IS AN EDGY PUNK GIRL. SHE IS THE CHILDHOOD FRIEND OF JOE. SHE HATES EVERYTHING AND IS VERY GRUMPY. SHE WEARS A LOT OF EMO/GOTH MAKE UP AND MUSIC RELATED CLOTHES. SHE WAS MAINLY INSPIRED BY JANIS IAN (MEAN GIRLS) WHO DRESSES IN A LOT OF BLACK AND HATES A LOT OF COOL STUFF LIKE THE COOL KIDS AND MAINSTREAM MUSIC.

SIMON-A 16-18 YEAR OLD BOY WHO IS OBSESSED WITH MEMES AND THE INTERNET. HE IS THE OTHER BEST FRIEND TO JOE. HE IS ALSO SOCIALLY AWKWARD AND SHY BUT IS MORE DISTINGUISHED BY HIS LOVE FOR JOKES. HE IS THE FUNNY ONE. HE WEARS A LOT OF NERDY/HIPSTER CLOTHES WITH LOGOS AND INTERNET JOKES ON THEM. HIM AND ERIN DON’T GET ON. HE WASN'T INSPIRED BY A SPECIFIC FILM CHARACTER, BUT FROM WHOM I'D IMAGINE WOULD BE THE KIND OF KIDS THAT GO ON THE INTERNET A LOT AND WATCH MAINLY MEMES FOR ENTERTAINMENT.

EUGENE-A 16-18 YEAR OLD BOY WHO IS JOE’S ARCH NEMESIS. HE ACTS LIKE THEY’RE POLAR OPPOSITE WHEN REALLY THEY’RE THE SAME PERSON. HE TOO WEARS UNCOOL CLOTHES. HE IS ALSO SOCIALLY AWKWARD BUT IS MORE AGGRESSIVE AND SELF CENTERED. HE WAS MAINLY INSPIRED BY MANY HIGH SCHOOL BULLIES IN FILMS LIKE HENRY BOWERS (IT), KENNY (LET ME IN) AND REGINA GEORGE (MEAN GIRLS), WHO ARE MAINLY BULLIES TO EVERYONE BUT ARE INSECURE ABOUT SOMETHING PERSONAL. WITH EUGENE, IT'S HIS NAME.

JOSH-A 16-18 YEAR OLD BOY WHO IS EUGENE’S BEST FRIEND. HE IS EXACTLY LIKE SIMON FOR COMEDIC EFFECT. HE TOO WAS INSPIRED BY HOW I'D IMAGINE THE INTERNET AUDIENCE TO LOOK AND SOUND LIKE.

GRETCHEN-A 16-18 YEAR OLD GIRL WHO IS EUGENE’S OTHER BEST FRIEND. SHE IS EXACTLY LIKE ERIN FOR COMEDIC REASONS. SHE TOO WAS INSPIRED BY CHARACTERS LIKE JANIS WHO HATE EVERYTHING AND WEAR MAINLY BLACK.

EVANGELINE-A 16-18 YEAR OLD GIRL WHO IS JOE’S CRUSH. SHE IS WAY OUT OF JOE’S LEAGUE BEING EXTREMELY BEAUTIFUL. SHE WEARS LOTS OF MAKE UP AND FANCY CLOTHES. SHE DOESN’T LIKE JOE THAT MUCH. SHE WAS INSPIRED BY CHARACTERS LIKE RAMONA FLOWERS (SCOTT PILGRIM VS THE WORLD) AND THE PLASTICS FROM MEAN GIRLS, WHO HAVE MEN DYING AT THEIR FEET, BUT THEY ARE QUITE BITTER AND HARSH AND ON THE OUTSIDE, COULDN'T REALLY CARE LESS ABOUT THE GUYS WHO WORSHIP THEM.

SHOT LIST

SHOT LIST:

SHOT 1: LONG SHOT. JOE ON A BENCH. THE CAMERA MOVES OVER TO HIM. JOE TELLS THE CAMERAMAN TO LOOK OVER THERE. HE TURNS AROUND. LOOKS BACK AND JOE HAS FLED.

SHOT 2: MEDIUM CLOSE UP. JOE GETTING OUT OF BED.

SHOT 3: LONG SHOT. JOE GETTING DRESSED.

SHOT 4: MEDIUM SHOT. JOE IS WALKING. STOPS AND LOOKS ANNOYED.

SHOT 5: MEDIUM SHOT. JOE IS WALKING AGAIN.

SHOT 6: LOW ANGLE SHOT. JOE ENTERS THE SIXTH FORM BUILDING.

SHOT 7: MEDIUM SHOT. SIMON ON HIS LAP TOP.

SHOT 8: MEDIUM SHOT. ERIN ON HER PHONE.

SHOT 9: LONG SHOT. ERIN AND JOE IN PLAYGROUP.

SHOT 10: CLOSE UP. JOES FACE AS HE WALKS UP THE STAIRS.

SHOT 11: LOW ANGLE SHOT. EUGENE WALKING DOWN THE STAIRS.

SHOT 12: MEDIUM CLOSE UP. JOE AND EUGENE STARING AT EACHOTHER.

SHOT 13: CLOSE UP. JOE TALKS.

SHOT 14: CLOSE UP. EUGENE TALKS.

SHOT 15: CLOSE UP. JOE TALKS.

SHOT 16: CLOSE UP. EUGENE TALKS.

SHOT 17: MEDIUM SHOT. JOE AND EUGENE LEAVE.

SHOT 18: MEDIUM SHOT. EUGENE GOES TO HIS CLICK.

SHOT 19: LONG SHOT. JOE WALKS.

SHOT 20: LONG SHOT. JOE GOES INTO A ROOM WHERE EVANGELINE IS.

SHOT 21: LOW ANGLE SHOT. EVANGELINE LOOKS UP.

SHOT 22: CLOSE UP. JOE STARES.

SHOT 23: CLOSE UP. EVANGELINE STARES.

SHOT 24: CLOSE UP. JOE STARES.

SHOT 25: LONG SHOT. EVANGELINE GETS BORED AND LEAVES.

SHOT 26: LONG SHOT. JOE WALKS, WAITS FOR HIS TITLE AND HIS FRIENDS TO SHOW UP.

SHOT 27: LONG SHOT. HIS TITLE AND FRIENDS SHOW UP ONLY TO LEAVE. JOE WALKS OFFSCREEN.

JOE SCRIPT

                                                                          JOE  SCRIPT

SCENE 1: EXT, DAY, JOE IS SITTING ON BENCH IN PARK.

JOE (a socially awkward child) is sitting on a bench in the park. He looks zoned out. He looks to the camera.

JOE: What? (pause, looks off screen) Wait, we’re filming now? (looks at camera) Um, I don’t really have anything to say right now, so uh (pause, points off screen), look! Over there!

Camera turns around to look at nothing. Camera turns back to Joe only to find he ran off.

Cut to Joe in bed. He is getting out of bed, puts his clothes on and gets everything together for school. While that’s happening we can hear a narration by Joe himself.

JOE (narrator): Let me start over. My name is Joe. I am 17 and I go to sixth form in my local town. I have autism, which means I talk to myself a lot, hence this narration. I am also terrible at getting out of bed.

(Cut to Joe walking to school. Narration continues.)

I am also very socially awkward. I’m (pause, followed by violent coughing while the Joe on the screen looks at the camera somewhat annoyed).

(We start the shot again).

JOE (narrator): I am also very socially awkward. I’m the most uncool kid in my school.

(Joe looks at the camera again).

JOE: Wait, why am I the uncool kid again?

JOE (narrator): Um, we pooed our pants in year 4?

JOE: Wait, how are we doing this right now?

JOE (narrator): Oh god he knows! (Sentence is cut off before its finished).

Cut to the school. He is walking in the sixth form centre.

JOE (narrator): I have very few friends. I’ll show you.

Cut to his friend SIMON (an internet obsessed nerd), who is sitting on a chair playing on his lap top.

JOE (narrator): This is Simon. If there is anyone less cool than me, he probably doesn’t exist, but he comes close! He pretends he’s some meme god when really he’s that smart kid that can really be doing other things than making dated internet jokes.

Simon looks at the camera awkwardly.

SIMON: Uh, yeah boyyyyy?

JOE (narrator): Shut up!

Simon shuts up and goes back to his computer obediently.

Cut to ERIN (an emo punk girl wearing heavy makeup) is on her phone. Not looking at the camera.

JOE (narrator): Avril Levine over here is also my friend. Her real name is Erin. I don’t think her and Simon get on. Despite her hating everyone and everything, we are very good friends. (Erin looks up at the camera, rolls her eyes and goes back to her phone). Probably because we went to playgroup together.

Cut to the two sitting on the floor in a playgroup. They are still the same age. Erin is on the phone and Joe looks confused.

JOE: Wait, did this even happen?

Cut before the sentence finishes. Joe is walking up the stairs, staring angrily at EUGENE (Joe’s nemesis despite them being the same person), he is walking in his direction. They meet.

JOE (narrator): Not everyone is nice though. There is no one I hate more than Eugene!

JOE: Nice to see you again spaz!

EUGENE: The pleasures all mine, ass burgers!

JOE: How’s your Runescape account coming along? Not good enough for Warcraft?

EUGENE: Still playing with your sonic toys?

JOE: Your mum’s so fat when she fell down the stairs I thought eastenders was on!

EUGENE: Your mum’s so stupid she gave birth to you!

They walk off in separate directions to where they were originally going to, only to go back on their original routes a few seconds later, hitting eachother’s shoulders.

Cut to Eugene going to his group of friends. He too has an emo friend (GRETCHEN) and a meme obsessed friend (JOSH).

JOE (narrator): I hate him! We are complete polar opposites!

EUGENE: Hey guys.

GRETCHEN: Eh.

JOSH: WHAT ARE THOSE!!! (Cut before his sentence is finished).

Cut to Joe going into a room and seeing his crush EVANGELINE.

JOE (narrator): I totally forget about Eugene whenever I see Evangeline. She’s so….wow!

Joe and Evangeline lock eyes. But after a long awkward pause she goes back to school work. Joe leaves still shell shocked by her beauty.

JOE (narrator): Yeah she totally digs me.

Cut to Joe alone in a field waiting for his friends to show up.

JOE (narrator): Oh, well I may have no social life, no dignity or no Evangeline. But at least I have my friends. (Pause). I said at least I have my friends! (Cut before he can finish his sentence).

Erin and Simon appear out of thin air. Both not interested and doing other things.

JOE (narrator): There we go! My squad. I wouldn’t be anything without them.

Long pause as they eventually leave Joe alone (going off in separate directions). Joe looks to the camera, shrugs as the title appears. “JOE: or the greatest loser in all of longsands academy”. The shot lingers as Joe looks confused.

JOE: That’s the opening right? (Pause). Hello? Hellooooo? (runs off screen). Hey guys wait up!

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