PLANNING - Title and Font Focus Group

We were unsure of the title of the film and the font we should use. So we managed to organise a focus group of 70 people form our target audience. Firstly, we asked what they think the title of the film should be. The results are as follows:

From this graph we can see clearly that the favourite title was 'Boys & Girls'. After this was decided we designed the word in many different fonts. We then asked the same focus group what they thought was the best font. Here are the results:

We can see clearly form the second set of results, that the favoured font was font A).

PLANNING - Music

I have looked at a similar trailer that is going to be part of our inspiration and it is clear that the music complements whats on screen and should make it clear that the trailer is more modern. It should have clubbing connotations. This is because clubbing songs are more associated with dancing. Also the synth and other more dance music instruments i.e. a Kaos Pad, are closely linked to the 21st century. Bands that have inspired us have included, Magnetic Man, Justice, Crystal Castles.

PLANNING - Casting

I held auditions at my house and invited a number of people to it. I either gave them actions to do or lines to say. From the auditions I decided who would be more of a main focus and who would be an extra. The cast includes:

- Adam Worsley: Kissing boy

- Hannah Arnold: Kissing girl

- James Ross-Dreher: Sick boy

- Izzie Cheeseman: Party Girl (On poster)

- Hannah Tebbutt: Party Girl (On poster)

PLANNING - Outfits

The outfits will be based on modern styles. Most of the actors in the film have clothes I am happy with, however I will help pick out what they wear. This is a good piece of mise-en-scene which shall prove effective in making the teaser look more authentic. I have looked at many websites including www.topman.com and www.topshop.com for inspiration, as well as looking at famous teenagers for more inspiration.

PLANNING - Film concepts

Our film is about the lives of adolescents living in England. Obviously it is a dramatisation for entertainment purposes. It has proved popular in TV drama recently, so this is an attempt to adapt this genre onto the big screen. Recent successful examples have been Misfits, Inbetweeners and Skins. The teaser trailer isn't meant to give much away about the film so none of the plot is given away during it. The teaser trailer will be a party with a lot of quick editing between each shots. The teaser will require a minimum of 10 different cast members to make the party seem more authentic.