Planning title.

Short film name.

I am currently planning my short film title. I am currently stuck between names,

My first name is 'Perfect Score'. I came up with this idea due to the whole point of the short film is for the leading male to 'score' with a female, and because he thinks she is the perfect female for him this is why it would be a Perfect Score.

However my other idea for my short film title is 'desperado'. This is because the male is desperate to find a female in his life and I believe that adding the 'desperate' outburst of footage in my short film will bring a comedic factor to my short film which I think will work rather nicely. For example whenever I think of the word 'desperado' I automatically think about people wearing sombreros singing to someone for an event such as a birthday  to make people laugh and that's what I want my short film to do, make people laugh.

Props for my short film.

While creating my short film I will be using many props in order to make the film flow and to make each scene and location look realistic and believable.


One of the props I have already made is a Coffee Bar sign as all good coffee shops have a sign, and while creating a sign I can use a close up shot in order to get the point across that the coffee bar is significant location in my short film. Also as it is a short film there is not a lot of time to get the theme and point across so therefore using signs and imagery will make it a lot easier and more effective.

I will also use plenty of mugs as props in my short film again to show that the coffee bar is an important feature in the short film and that is where most of the action will take place.








 Also there is not much time in short films so therefore to get the point across that he is alone and doesn't do much it has to be done through visuals rather than speech, Also to get this point across I will use a teddy bear for him to wake up and cuddle to get the comedic fact
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My 5 minute short film plan.

There is a close up male asleep and it flash backs to an ellipsis of him having a dream about falling in love and having a relationship.
It will then follow on from a high shot of a male hugging a teddy bear and then going to kiss the teddy bear to create a light hearted feel about my short film.
 It then quick cuts to a long shot of a pretty stereotypical fashionable girl, it will show that she is on the phone arranging to go to the coffee shop with her friends.
It then cuts back to a shot of the boy laying in bed surrounded by sweet wrappers to represent that he doesn't have much of  life. This is to get the point across of him being a 'loser'. It then shows him getting ready for work.
It then cuts back to the girl walking into the coffee bar going to meet friends.
This then carries on happening everyday as an ellipsis.
Until one day it shows him learning her order off by heart, and writing a love poem and then on the last day he goes to give her the poem in with the menus and waits nervously for her to read them. Until her boyfriend walks in and he quickly runs back to get the poem and to chuck it in the bin he then looks up and another pretty girl appears.


In evaluation my story line follows Todorovs theory of narrative theory structure.

My 'ideal' cast.

My ideal leading boy:

This is my ideal leading boy. He is wearing basic coloured clothing as he doesn't have much of a fashion taste as he doesn't really go out that much. Although he has nerdy aspects he also needs to be good looking for the story to flow and for the text to seem more realistic.

This is my ideal leading girl. She is a brunette. She's fashionable and pretty so she fits into the social group that I want her to be in. For example the stereotypical 'popular' girl group.

This is my chosen actor as he doesn't look like the stereotypical high school jock. He looks like he really cares about his education. He will wear a white t shirt and black skinny jeans in order to match this stereotype. He also comes across shy and someone who would keep themselves to themselves so he is the perfect match.

This is my chosen actor as she has the dark brown hair. She looks fashionable with the outfit she is wearing. 

Planning my short film through my story board.

It is important to note that the first half of my story board will be repeated twice as it's to emphasis how the leading boy has the same boring routine everyday and how he begins to learn the girls order off by heart really shows how desperate he is in getting a girlfriend.

PERSONAL FEEDBACK AFTER CREATING MY SHORT FILM:

While creating my short film I referred back to this very basic story board and made some changes for the good, as the project had to be about 5 minutes long, I had to add in more shots that weren't originally planned in order to make my film longer and to more importantly make the overall narrative flow better.