Planning - Settings

This is where the film will begin. The classroom scene would last roughly 45 seconds, and then the students, along with our main character will leave.



This is outside the door of the classroom. Our main character will walk outside here and we will use a variety of camera shots to make our introduction look more interesting.

This is the top of the stairwell that we will be using; this also helpfully illustrates the bird's eye view that we will use as the main character walks down the stairs.

This is at the bottom of the stairwell. We will use this specific shot as the character walks down, and pan to the left as they walk around and down a long corridor.

This is one end of the corridor. The bottom of the stairwell can be seen on the right, and we will change camera shots to this one, as they walk down this corridor, away from the camera.

This is at the middle of the corridor, in which we will see the main character walk inside from left to right. Each of these shots will last a few seconds, as we don't want this segment to be too slow-paced or boring.

This is at the other end of the corridor, in which we will see the character walk towards the camera. This follows on smoothly, as the previous shot can be found in the middle of this corridor, on the left from this shot.

This is the end of the second corridor, which is located immediately behind the camera's previous shot, and now facing a different direction. The previous corridor in just out of shot on the left. We will see the character walk from the left and then turn as they walk away from the camera down this corridor.

This is the other end of the corridor. The camera will likely be zoomed in as the character walks toward the camera.

This shot will be used to pan from the right, behind the lockers on the right, to keep the main character in centre frame as they turn and walk towards the left.

This is also a panning shot, in which we will see the main character walk towards the camera on the right, and then walk towards the left as the camera pans.

This is our next shot, in which we will see the character walk from left, through the doors on the right.

This is through the doors in the previous shot, where we will see the character walk down these stairs and walk straight ahead down the corridor, and go through the doors at the top of this picture.

In this shot, we see the other side of the door, which the character will be walking through and then walk towards the camera and then past it.

In this shot, we see the scene change to the outside, as we walk towards the park. The camera will be zoomed in here, so we can see the character as they walk out and towards the camera. They will then walk around the corner to the left, out of frame.

This is situated right next to the park. We will see the character walking from the school, through this line of trees, and towards the camera.

This is when the camera is turned around and inside the park. We will include some POV shots, where we will look at the scenery and trees. The character will walk all the way across this park to a road, in which the opening sequence will conclude.

We won't follow the character along the entire park, as it would take too long. We will likely cut partway through to the road, in which we will see the character waiting to cross as cars drive by.

This is on the other side of the road, where the camera will be placed. We will likely use a close-up shot of the character as they wait to cross. When they begin to cross, we will fade to black as our opening sequence will end.

 

These settings are key to help the audience know about the story and how it all begins. Easy A was our main inspiration as it is set in a school and our main character is not in the 'popular' stereotype. We tried to deviate from the typical conventions that surround films set in a school, but there were some key stereotypes we had to keep in order to keep the setting and atmosphere that we wanted.