Brainstorm for my Preliminary Task

 

Ideas

 

 

Preliminary task- 2 mins maximum

                            Target audience: Kids to young teens?

 

- Could get siblings involved- superhero or princess costumes

- Film at home (use Dad's camera)

- 'Princess' in danger- superheroes save her- let Billy be Billy for possible humour- one bad guy and one good guy

- Script

 

- Editor- Bradley Bryant?

 

 

 

OR

 

 

- Me off camera, but actor- film day-to-day life and introduce some form of tragedy- run off with camera

- 'Issues at home'- title?

 

 

OR

 

 

 

- Stick to day-to-day life: SIBLING RIVALRY- me VS brother 1

 

OR

 

- Quiz show with younger three siblings as contestants- ask questions related to their favourite films/ TV shows/ etc- brother 1 as camera man or quiz master

 

OR

 

 

- Annoying habits- me VS others (SIBLING RIVALRY)

- Mum's sayings

- Dad

- Me and Dad playing Zombies on the PS3?

 

Have to get actors doing:

 

Match on action

180 degree rule

Shot/reverse shot

Ten second/short conversation

Walking (or running) across a room and out of a door

Character sitting down

Climbing or running down stairs- focus on feet

 

- NERF GUNS!!

- Music? Background noise?

- Billy: Batman (obviously), Thomas: Superman or other, Emma: Either superhero or princess or superhero ninja princess with a Nerf Gun

- Fight? Superhero VS superhero? Princess VS Superhero!

-(References to books- Percy Jackson (blue food), Harry Potter (Page 394) Hunger Games (sugar cubes) etc.)

- Photos of the younger three siblings in costume, of setting, of props (blue food, etc.)

- STORYBOARD

 

- If not Nerf Guns, toy guns that light up and make sounds- FIND THEM!

- KEEP ALL WEAPONS AWAY FROM EMMA- NOTHING SHARP, FLAMMABLE, VALUABLE, HEAVY OR POSSESSING AN ABILITY TO BE A WEAPON

 

- NEED SCRIPT OF SOME SORT! (Or improvisation?)

- Photos of the siblings captioned with names and slogans for all:

 

Billy- 'He may look like an idiot, he may talk like an idiot, but don't let that fool you- he really is an idiot' - (Joker, from Batman)

Thomas- As devilish as he is adorable- DO NOT FEED!

SWEETS. DO NOT FEED SWEETS.

OR NO SWEETS HERE! I DON'T SHARE!

Emma- She's a vicious, terrifying six year old- DO NOT BE FOOLED BY THE SWEETNESS!

 



- Emma could be Buzz Lightyear! Will need a space gun- FIND THAT TOO!

 

- Work around Christmas theme? Santa hats? Emma in her elf costume? ('Dobby is a free elf!') Tinsel hats?