Costumes & Props

These people are not our actors but are just presenting our props and costume ideas. We wanted our
female character to look sophisticated and smart but also casual. She is wearing a midi pencil skirt with a smart but casual top tucked inside, I think this sort of clothes represent out character's lifestyle very well and once we edit the final video the difference in the character's style should be very noticeable. One of her props is a mobile phone, particularly an iphone because it looks very classy and more sophisticated than a normal mobile phone.

This is our outfit idea for the male character, we want to make him look very laid back and casual. I think jeans would work better with this outfit because they look more casual and comfortable.  He is also wearing a hoodie and a gym bag which adds effect to his 'casual and laid back' life style.

Character profiles

Koneesha - Nina

Nina is a very sophisticated and smart woman who wears dresses and high heels. We've planned that Koneesha will be wearing a pencil dress however we decided to change this idea because our actors are young adults we thought that it will be better if Nina wore simple but smart, black trousers and black high heels. For makeup, me and my group have decided that red lipstick is a must for our female character. Nina lives in Central London which is known for being expensive and quite exclusive to live in. In our video, we are going to show clips from the expensive shops in Oxfrod Street like Swarovski.






Jessie - Aundre
Aundre is a very laid back and casual character. He wears jeans, trainers and hoodies. He lives in Greenford which is quite a typical West London area. His lifestyle is totally different to Ninas. In this case we are going to use very simple props like a bag pack and a pair of headphones. In our opening sequence we are going to shows clips from the area of Greenford for example, some local shops and fast food restaurants. I think in the final video when we edit and put everything together it will be very easy for the audience to understand their contrasting lifestyles.

Introduction to the opening sequence

The genre we choose for our opening sequence is a romantic comedy, also knows as a RomCom. We chose a title 'Not exactly Romeo and Juliet' because we wanted a title that would show that it's a romantic comedy but doesn't give out any information what could possibly happen in the movie. We are planning to introduce two characters, a girl and a boy who live two totally different lives. We want to show their surroundings and film clips from their everyday life to show the differences. We will be filming in two different places, in central London to show Nina's (Koneesha) surroundings and everyday life and in Greenford to show Andre's (Jessie) life.

Teenage Romantic Comedies

Our plan was to make a romantic comedy film opening but after watching a few romantic comedies I have realised that most of them are based on an adult love story rather than a teenage one. The actors we are using are teenagers therefore we decided that we must change a few little things in our plan to make it more suitable for teenage actors. I have searched some teen romantic comedies, analysed the openings and watched beginnings of them to see the similarities and differences between the teenage and adult romantic comedies.

The first teenage romantic comedy I have watched was 'Wild Child'
00:00 - Animation
00:19 - Universal Studios logo
00:31 - Working Tile
00:33 - Universal Pictures present
00:40 - In association with StudioCanal
00:45 - A Working Title production
01:31 - Tile

Summary of the movie:  Poppy More is a spoiled teenager living in California with her father Gerry. In a wild prank with all her friends, she ruins and gives away her father's girlfriend's belongings. Her father returns home angrily and informs her that she is going to an English boarding school.

In the opening, very little information is given but while watching the movie we see that it is set around a school therefore I came out with an idea to add clips from the character's schools and show how different they are. 

Another teenage romantic comedy I have researched was: 'Cinderella Story'
00:00 - Animation
00:11 - Warner Bros. Pictures logo
             A TimeWarner Company
00:18 - Warner Bros. Pictures present
00:26 - A Clifford Werber Production
00:29 - In Association with  Dylan Selleres Productions
00:33 - Name
00:39 - Title

Summary of the movie: At the age of 8, Samantha Montgomery lost her father to an earthquake, having to live in an attic, while her stepmother Fiona and her 2 stepsisters take over her life. It's a modern version of the Cinderella story where a teenage girl goes to school ball where she looses her phone, a boy finds it and tries to find his 'cinderella'. They both live two totally different lives and don't know anything about each other.

The opening shows a big castle with beautiful surroundings from the Cinderella story but then it very quickly changes to a loud, dull, boring city view. We want to use a similar idea in our opening sequence, show two totally different surroundings and the differences in the character's lives.