Main Task Final Film & Evaluation.

(We were advised that our final film would be better without the added photo scene at the end, if we were going to re edit this again that would be something we would consider.)

Evaluation

In what way does your media product use,develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?
Our final media product both develops and challenges conventions of real media products. Conventions exist to allow people to establish a social connection and our film allows our teenage age group to discuss and agree with the genre presented to them. Psychological Thrillers are often released for our demographic of 16-25, so we needed originality to stand out amongst others. Editing techniques like the use of split screen create a new outlook on these usually predictable scenes. We also considered the camera techniques, as these too are often predictable for this genre e.g. Hand held camera for suspense and drama.
We have also considered the characters and their conventional roles. The female character has mental health issues and suffers from alcoholism - which was a typical convention for other films of this genre. The character is both vulnerable but has a sense of fearlessness which challenges the conventions that she will run from danger. What makes our film different is the role of the male, who in comparison appears helpless to her situation instead of being the strong heroic stereotype often expressed in other films.
Our film remains original but not so far from the conventions its not recognised by our chosen genre. The film will attract audiences and hopefully keep them engaged throughout due to our clever editing techniques and original storyline. The title of our film is not conventional to our genre who tend to use name of the evil character (Hannibal) oran element of the story that is quite dark in nature (Dark Wood). Along with the simplistic title fonts it could appear like a romantic tale but as we know the story has a twist, which will keep the audience focused on our story.

How does your media product represent a particular social group?
Our film represents the social group of teenagers. Our film both develops stereotypical views and also challenges our opinions of this age group.
The male character is represented as a sensible person who is obviously grieving for a loved one - showing a sensitive side not often seen when representing male characters.
The female character represents the stereotypical beliefs that all teenagers party and drink themselves into unconsciousness. The female character's actions are topical with the new stories today (that females are more likely to binge drink and find themselves in the gutter or unaware of dangers such as traffic). Her scruffy appearance and lack of interest as she walks shows she has no care for her looks and well-being. In contrast the male character appears smart and takes care to look as he crosses the road. They both could represent class differences or perhaps the stereotypes we have become accustomed to.

What media institution might distribute your media and why?
Our production company, as you know was 'Funky Monkey Productions' dealing with all aspects of the filmaking process. If we were doing this for real would need funding from other companies to create a film that would best attract viewers.
As our film is relatively low budget and British made we would be more likely to get support from a British based institution. Hollywood companies wouldn't be interested due to the fact that our small production wouldn't attract large profits. Therefore i would expect a company like Film4 to distribute our film. This would allow our film to be open to audiences in both the cinema and perhaps their TV channel as well. Film4 supports British based films and raises their profiles because of their well know and trusted name. Our film would be likely to achieve success to the best you could expect with a company like Film4 behind us.

Who is your considered audience?
Our chosen demographic was an age group of 16-25 year olds. This was because we had found from previous research that this age group were more likely to watch films, and the films they did watch were likely to be of our chosen genre.
Also we could not of lowered this age group due to the restrictions on age certificates that i had researched before hand. We were therefore aiming to get a certificate rating of 15 to make it more available to our age group. If the certificate was to be lower we would be unable to attract the age group we wanted as it would appear too childish perhaps or unappealing to the psychological thriller fan base.
Older age groups may also take an interest to our film but would not be directly targeted as the audience by us. They may just be interested for the genre or intriguing storyline.

How did you attract and address your audience?
We first used the genre of psychological thriller to attract our audience. Although there is great demand for this genre, not many have been made well in recent years. This combined with our storylines originality helped us to attract viewers. The audience may also be attracted by the representation of their age group in our film. They may see themselves in the characters and relate to the story being expressed. This would attract them to discover more about the story and those who could not relate may be able to understand how others are effected by teenage issues. When it comes to actually advertising the film - if it were to be realeased, we would make use of the social netwroking sites as before to get a fanbase together before it actually goes to the cinema.

What have your learnt about technologies and processes in construction?
During the process of making our film i have learnt a great deal about the technology used to produce our finished product. We had to adjust to the new technology and take time to learn new techniques and understand how to get the best from our software. I had to get used to using the camera on a tripod and spend time on how to get the best shots from the small hand held device.
Editing was also difficult at first. I had never used CS4 before and was only used to simple editing software such as Windows Movie Maker. We had to spend time experimenting with clips and working out how to best make the software work for our film. As we had difficulty with sound previously, we decided to leave it out of our final film and use the editing software to our advantage with a great soundtrack overlapped.
The processes of making a film were easy enough to grasp and as a group we found it easy to produce the film to the best of our ability. We also had time to re film and look at production in detail.
I have also become confident in using blogs - something which i had never been able to do before. Finally i have learnt techniques to include links, photos and videos on the blogs using embedded codes and Html, which i hadn't done before either.

Looking back from the Preliminary task, what have you learnt in progression to the full product?
Looking back to when we first began filming for our preliminary task, i believe we have learnt alot. When we filmed scenes for the preliminary we only filmed what we needed. We learnt from mistakes and for the final film we over filmed everything to edit a version that is free of imperfections like a lack of sound.
We also learnt how to improve filming techniques and how to use the tripod to our advantage when getting smooth panning and steady zooms. I used to re film whole sections to create perfect scenes but now i have learnt this is not necessary as editing together small parts also works just as well.
Editing was a struggle for the preliminary and we took a long time trying to work out the complicated software. As we got used to CS4 we were able to experiment more and eventually come up with our final film in half the editing time it took for the preliminary.
Due to poor sound technology on both the camera and microphone we decided to not include sound in our final film. This allowed us to re film scenes without the worry of sound transitions and breaks in diegetic sound.
Finally, from the preliminary task to main task i have learnt all that is needed to produce a film and feel with this knowledge i would be able to create visually effective films like this in the future.

Main Task Target Audience.

Although our teacher had previously watched our Rough Cut, we decided to create a group online for our chosen Demographic to express their opinions. We chose a popular social networking site - Facebook. We chose this because we felt this would be the easiest way for a large sample of 16-25 year olds to view our video clips.
As administrators we could also control who saw it (chosen demographic) and check for the feedback and comments that people had left.
Publishing online allowed people to view it in their own time and post their opinions for everyone to compare and evaluate.

Film Industries themselves use Facebook to increase their films advertising potential and the influence of these popular sites are attracting more people to the cinemas again. Therefore we knew this opportunity would benefit our group when it came improving our final film.
We knew that our Demographic category were most likely to be using one of these social networking sites and felt that this was the best way to carry out this kind of research.
In conclusion we felt we could of put this site up earlier to really get the best from their comments. We could of spend more time effectively resolving the key issues that were mentioned.
Key Issues -
Vague connection between the male and female character. However as this is the opening two minutes you wouldnt expect the connection to be well established yet.
Lighting was an issue in the Girl's scenes. They were too dark and you couldnt see what she was holding as she came out of the shops. Also the camera distance was wrong and out of focus. This was a point also made by our teacher so felt it was a key point to improve on.
Finally music was another issue. Many felt that the music was too repetative and didn't make a clear distinction between the characters. This could confuse or annoy some viewers causing them to lose interest. We knew this was a key problem that had to be delt with because it is crucial that we keep our audience gripped in the first few opening scenes to keep their interst throughout.

Facebook Group Link - http://http//www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/group.php?gid=119822351367780&ref=ts

Main Task Re Shoots.

16-04-10 (11.45am - 12.45pm)
Location - Nisa Shop, filming Girl's scenes.
Characters Involved - Laura.
Camera Crew/Photos - Kayleigh & Grace.
Costume - Rose Dress & Hoodie.
Props - Vodka Bottle.
This Re shoot was scheduled to make improvements to our final film. The footage shot on this day was going to be used in the final edit for our final film. However we could re shoot this again if we want to maintain a high standard.
Things being re filmed -
The Girl's shop scenes to get the same distance between Nathan's shots for the split screen. This will need to be cut and edited as the shop railings obstruct the view.
Added the smashed vodka bottle scene, which was laid on the road and zoomed into. Will edit in the white flash and sound effects later.
Re shot the front door with Laura leaving to create the same distance to Nathan.
The Girl will be edited to black and white now instead of night shots. This will still create the contrast between the Girl and Boy, but means we are able to control the brightness and as the days get longer and we are able to control when we film as apposed to having to wait for the sun to set.


22-04-10 (1.30pm - 2.45pm)
Location - Shops & Laura's house.
Characters Involved - Laura.
Camera Crew/Photos - Kayleigh & Grace.
Costume - Rose Dress & Hoodie.
This was the last Re shoot filming stage and all filming is now complete. The footage shot today was shot to enhance our final film and was taken from advice we were given by our teacher when he watched the Rough Cut version.
Things being re filmed -
The Girl's scenes near the shops.
The Girl's scenes at her house coming out of the front door and leaving.

Re Shoots will help us to improve our final version and enhance it from the viewers prospective. We listened to the viewers advice, which would count for a lot if this was a real film when it came to advertising, promotion and post production.

Main Task Research Age Certificates.

Taken from - http://www.sbbfc.co.uk/

DVDs/Films are classified by a Board of Directors, Presidents and Vice Presidents who take responsibility for the certificates. They consider such issues as:
Violence
Weapons
Imitable Techniques
Sex
Sexual Language
Sexual Violence
Drugs
Horror
Criminal Activities
Language
Theme
Tone
Discrimination

U = Universal for ages 4+
Only allowed mild language e.g. Damn and Bugger.
Only kissing and cuddling can be shown, can have some sexual reference but can't focus on it.
May have brief scenes of danger, fight scenes or scary scenes, but may be more comical or have a 'baddie' and 'hero'.
No references to Drugs.
U certificates will contain positive messages and happy endings for children.

PG = Parental Guidance for ages 8+
Can include some challenging issues like bereavement or racism, but won't be condoned or glamorised.
Bad language will be mild e.g. S**t, but not used aggressively.
Can have reference to sex but lacking in detail.
This is the same for Violence and Drugs, they can make a passing reference but nothing to disturbing.

12/12A = 12 Accompanied for ages 12+ alone, or younger if with a person 18+
May have strong language e.g. F**k, but must be infrequent.
There is some allowance for puns on strong language.
Discriminatory language may be present but not endorsed.
Sex may be briefly portrayed but nudity must be discreet.
Moderate horror is allowed if not to frequent.
Dangerous behaviour such as suicide may be present but not dwelled upon.
Drugs may be present but infrequently.

15 = for ages 15+
Allowed to portray:
Strong Violence.
Frequent language e.g. F**k.
Portrayals of Sex, both verbally and actively.
Nudity.
Brief sexual violence scenes.
Discriminating language and behaviour.
Drug taking.
Occasional Strong terms e.g. C**t.
Horror can be strong but not strong in gore.
Only strong substance drug abuse will not be in a 15.

18 = for ages 18+
Allowed to portray:
Strong issues.
Violence.
Sex in real time not brief cut scenes.
Sexual Violence and activity.
Language.
Horror, with blood and gore.
Discriminating language and behaviour.
Drugs as long as they are not promotional.

From this research i can conclude that our film would probably be certificated at 12 or 15. Our film deals with frequent issues of alcohol abuse and bereavement and would definitely be unsuitable for younger viewers as it depicts a dark and vulnerable side to life.

Main Task Rough Cut.

Our teacher watched our rough cut, which allowed an outsider to view our film as an audience would for the first time. He was able to give use some ideas for improvements and guide us to complete our final version -

Door frame Laura shot too dark - Re shoot lighter.
Laura shop scene too far away, out of focus - Re shoot same distance.
Split screen needs to be the same distance away.
Split screen needs to be blended more subtly - Laura side too dark.
Transaction between car and graveyard - needs improving/better music.
Cut car headlight scene - add in smashing bottle.
Bottle - cut from Laura walking to close up of bottle smashing.
Bottle smashing could link to white flash.
Add in phone call after Laura looks at teddy - Nathan doesn't answer.
Nathan is supposed to wake up in the morning - yet his phone reads 12.30 ish.

In Evaluation we felt our Rough Cut was a good stepping stone to our final version and allowed us some feedback to develop our skills further, kind of like an early screening for a real film. We will also consider our target audience and get feedback from them aswell. We will add extra filming dates and be on schedule to finish by May.

Main Task Practice Split Screen.

I wanted to experiment with the editing software Adobe Premiere Pro CS4 to see how our Split Screen effect would look. For the Main Task Kayleigh will be editing but i wanted to understand the process and learn to use the software.

The Process

I took both clips filmed on the left and right and layered them together. I then added a video effect, transform, crop. You crop the left video 50% and the same for the right. When played together as a layered video the images appear to be together.

Problems

The subject in the video has to be to the very far side of either the left or right or you risk chopping part of the main focus off. Also There was a problem when both videos were split that meant they froze as you will see in the video. This will need to be resolved for our final version as it takes away the effect that we wanted to create. The process is quite difficult but with practice it would become easier to create Split Screen videos.

Main Task Process Diary - The Editing.

We began editing towards the end of February and into the beginning/middle of March using Premiere Pro CS4. We initially created a rough cut to establish the correct scenes, create flow and experiment with our music and split screen techniques. We then made changes during refilming and the final edited version was finished by May. As a group we had previously experienced some difficulties using CS4, when we edited both the Preliminary and Juno projects. We therefore understood that we would need to allow enough time to edit our final piece and gain enough experience to use the software to the best of our ability.

Main Task Filming Permissions, Health & Safety.

We thought we would need to ask permission to film in Paston church & the Nisa shop, however when it came to the days of filming no one was around in the church to ask, so we filmed and were aware that we could be asked to move if it caused a problem.The Nisa shop didn't seem to have an issue with it either. When it came to filming outside the shop, we made sure we were not causing a hazard to passers by and people in their cars (as we were quite close to a road and car park). There was always a member of our group next to the camera to look for anyone who would cause an obstruction or if we would need to move on. When filming the scenes where the Girl would be ran over we chose a quiet road down Gunthorpe to create less distractions and problems to other people. It was also safer for Laura as it meant we could shoot on the road for long periods without the traffic.
When it came to smashing the glass vodka bottle during Re shoots we made sure we smashed it within a plastic bag to prevent shards of glass harming others, therefore making it easier to clear the scene afterwards.

Main Task Process Diary - Day 7 (18-03-10)

Location - Girls House/Street, filming Girl's final scenes.
Characters Involved - Laura.
Camera Crew/Photos - Kirsty.
Costume - Rose Dress & Hoodie.
We finished these scenes as the last ever shoot and last Girls scenes. We filmed again at night to consider continuity. We had to consider the fact that to create the split screen we needed the Girl to remain to the left and made sure we filmed this way.

Main Task Process Diary - Day 6 (17-03-10)

Location - Boys Bedroom & House/Street, filming Boy's final scenes.

Characters Involved - Nathan.

Camera Crew/Photos - Laura & Kirsty.

Props - Teddy & Bed with covers.

Costume - Bed clothes & Suit.

We filmed these scenes to finish the Boys scenes completely. We filmed during the day to remain realistic to our story. We took into account continuity and may have to darken some of our footage during the editing process to best match the weather that we had in the Boys previous outdoor scenes a few weeks ago.

Main Task Process Diary - Day 5 (12-03-10)

Location - Nisa Shop & Gunthorpe Road, filming Girl's night scenes.
Characters Involved - Laura.
Camera Crew/Photos - Kirsty, Laura, Grace & Kayleigh.
Props - Vodka Bottle & Car.
Costume - Rose dress & Hoodie.

We filmed these scenes to continue the story of the Girl. We filmed at night to give the contrast between the Boy & Girl's scenes. We chose to film some scenes in Gunthorpe as it was a quieter road that meant we could film scenes without being disturbed. We took into account continuity when filming due to the changing light conditions as it gradually got darker.

Main Task Process Diary - Day 4 (09-03-10)

Location - Nisa Shop & Paston Church, filming Boys scenes.
Characters Involved - Nathan.
Camera Crew/Photos - Kirsty, Kayleigh, Laura & Grace
Props - Flowers & Teddy.
Costume - Suit shirt, trousers & tie.
We filmed these scenes to finish off most of the scenes involving the Boy character. We filmed at both locations as they were close by and had the right lighting and environment for what we wanted. We took into account the continuity when filming walking scenes from various angles.

Main Task Process Diary - Day 3 (05-03-10)

Location - Girls Bedroom, Filming follow on scenes as she wakes up.
Characters Involved - Laura.

Camera Crew/ Photos - Kirsty & Kayleigh.

Props - Clothes, Teddy, Hairspray & Wardrobe.

Costume - I love NY t-shirt, leggings then rose dress and hoodie.

We filmed these follow on scenes so we could create more of the story. Again the scene was meant to be a night scene but we chose to film during the day, creating a look of night with closed curtains. We also took into account the continuity of the previous scene and made sure we used the same markers.

Main Task Process Diary - Day 2 (12-02-10)

Location - Girls Bedroom, filming Girls opening scenes.
Characters Involved - Laura.
Camera Crew/ Photos - Kirsty.
Props - Bed with covers, mirror and photos of the couple.
Costume - I love NY t-shirt and leggings, bed clothes.
We started filming the scenes that follow on from our opening scenes. The scene is supposed to be set at night and because we filmed during the day we had to make sure we created the right atmosphere by pulling the curtains etc.
We made sure our scenes near enough matched the way that the Boys scenes were filmed. If we have to re film this scene again we will make sure we take into account continuity throughout.

Main Task Process Diary - Day 1 (09-02-10)

Location - Boys Bedroom, filming Boys opening scenes.

Characters Involved - Nathan.

Camera Crew/ Photos - Laura & Kirsty.

Props - Bed with covers & mobile phone.

Costume - Black t-shirt, bed clothes.

We started filming the scenes that begin our movie. The scene is supposed to be set early in the morning so we had to make sure our lighting reflected that, as we were filming late afternoon. We will make sure that our next scenes of the Girl match the way we filmed the Boys scenes so that when it comes to the split screen editing they will create the right effect on screen. If we have to re film this scene again we will make sure we take into account continuity throughout.

Main Task Storyboard Animatic.

Music copyright free - Created by Kirsty Clark.

We created our Storyboard Animatic to get a rough idea of how our finished film could look. We could also get an idea of how long our opening for the film would be (roughly 3.00 minutes) and the type of shots we could use to best portray the story.
The animatic allows us to see if our story, when filmed, will be visually engaging and gathers pace to the storyline. We can also use the animatic to visualise our ideas and consider the types of conventions we are using. The animatic creates a visual mock up of the storyboard to consider camera shots and in some ways editing.

Commentary

We begin with a black screen and the sound of a screeching car, as an audience we are unaware as to what the situation is.
Next we see a Boy from a crane/high angle shot. He wakes suddenly to the screech as if it was part of a dream - we will use a sound bridge to link the previous scene to this one.
The next shot is a centered mid/long shot showing the Boy gradually waking fully.
Followed by a similar shot of him holding a phone - creating a focal point.
We then see an over the shoulder shot of the character looking at his phone we see the picture and begin to make a link to his photo on the background.
Next we see an eye level shot panning to show the character leave his room, and again when he returns in a similar way.
The character is back in shot and the camera slightly zooms to focus on a teddy. At this point titles will be added for the actors name.
The next shot shows the character walking down stairs and cut from his back to his front to show his journey.
The process is repeated but this time with the Girl character, she also gets up and gets dressed - we see the same teddy in her wardrobe and as an audience make the link between them. There is also a photo of the couple which links that to the Boys phone background.
We now see both characters leave with split screen editing and we see them walk from different angles to the shops at different time periods.
The Boy and Girl both emerge from the shops with the items they brought for both the camera will pan and follow them.
Both characters cross the road but the Boy is more aware of his surroundings, we see the Girl drinking and being carless along the road side followed by headlights and white fills the screen. We will add a faint heartbeat sound to add to the suspense.
We see that the Boy is going to a grave and quickly establish a connection between the Girl dying and her grave stone. The Boy places the flowers and teddy on her grave.
The scene finishes by fading to black after zooming in on the flowers and teddy, we will then add a title saying 2 years earlier where the film will fully begin.

Main Task Storyboard Process & Filming Schedule.

The Storyboard was drawn up by Laura using the 'initial notes' we had previously written.

Storyboard



Page 1 - We begin with a blank screen with a sound of a screeching car, we are unaware as to what is happening as an audience. We then cut to the Boy character getting up and ready in the morning, there is no mention of a crash and no one appears to be hurt so we as an audience are still trying to find a reason for that start.
Page 2 - We now cut to the Girl character getting dressed in much the same way, but to go out at night. The teddy bear used in these scenes is very significant to the rest of the story which is why it is focused on for a lot of the frames.
Page 3 - This is where the story progresses and split screen editing is used for some of the scenes. We see both characters going to the shops at the relevant time periods and buying items. They appear to be in sync with each other but never meet.
Page 4 - The characters cross the road but the Boy is more aware of his surroundings, the Girl is seen crossing and a flash of headlights appear behind her, we then see that the Boy was heading to a grave and that in fact it was the Girl that was killed two years ago.

We will use the Storyboard as a basis for the Directors vision and add to it as we film if new ideas occur to us which may improve the film's overall look.

Filming / Editing Schedule

We had to work around commitments such as School, Work and when everyone was available to film together.
However we did manage to come up with some sort of schedule that meant we could spend a few hours filming at the relevant times.
Days we are more likely to be free - Monday, Tuesday Afternoon, Wednesday, Friday Morning.

Schedule -

Filming 09-02-10 (11.00am - 2.00pm)
Filming 12-02-10 (12.00pm - 1.15pm)
Filming 05-03-10 (12.00pm - 1.15pm)
Filming 09-03-10 (11.00am - 2.00pm)
Filming 12-03-10 (6.00pm - 8.00pm)
Filming 17-03-10 (12.30pm - 2.30pm)
Filming 18-03-10 (6.45pm - 7.15pm)
Editing process begins.
Any further changes that need to be made after the audience viewing of the rough cut will be taken into consideration to reschedule shoots and make any necessary improvements.

Re Shoots 16-04-10 (11.45am - 12.45pm)
Re Shoots 22-04-10 (1.30pm - 2.45pm)

Main Task Props.

Props are used to enhance a production, add to the location and create a realistic environment for the audience.

Props should represent a part of the story or grab the audiences attention.

Props will be remembered long after the dialogue is forgotten so should remain realistic and shouldn't be over used.

Main handheld Props - Vodka Bottle, Teddy Bear, Flowers and Phone.

For our Main Task we will be using many props that will enhance our story to make it more accessible to the audience. For example we will frequently show a teddy bear that will relate to the death of the Girl and the grieving Boy (he will place it on the grave). We will only use props that are relevant to the overall appearance of the movie.

Main Task Costume Possibilities - Nathan.

Nathan's character is supposed to be still grieving from the loss of his girlfriend two years ago. His costume will reflect his state of mind.

After considering a few other ideas, we chose a costume that would be the complete opposite of Laura's. We chose a suit because that would reflect his mind set of paying respect to his girlfriend and would show that he still hasn't recovered from her death. The only problem we could come across is if he doesn't appear youthful.

His appearance is also a contrast to how Laura looked, he still seems to be mentally stable despite the situation and is aware of his surroundings and how he should dress.

Main Task Costume Possibilities - Laura.

Laura's character is supposed to be mentally ill and out partying most nights so her costume needs to reflect her personality.

We chose costumes that would enhance the character.We used scruffy items that were mismatched or uncared for.

Our first choice was the dress to the left but we felt this was too over the top for her decline.

We chose the dress on the right because it was more subtle and added a mismatched hoodie to keep it youthful, but still showing how she no longer cares for her appearance.

Main Task Research Copyright - Music

Taken from http://www.copyrightservice.co.uk/

Using the work of others
If you use samples of music by other authors in your work, ensure that you get permission to use the work before you attempt to publish or sell your work. Similarly, if you use loops or samples available via sample collections etc. ensure that these are licensed as free to use, or obtain permission first.

Obtaining permission
If you need to get permission to use a piece of music, normally the best place to start is with the last know publisher for the work. They will certainly know how to get permission to use the work, (as they must have permission themselves), so they will certainly know who you would need to contact.

After researching into the copyright restrictions regarding music, we as a group decided that we would try to use copyright free music for our movie to avoid having to ask permission and await replies.
There are many websites that we have found that would allow us to use their music without the restrictions or we could create our own original tracks.


After struggling to find original music that would best fit the overall appearance of our final film we decided to go with the option of using copyrighted music and therefore had to ask permission.
Laura constructed an email and we sent this off to await a reply.
By the time the Rough Cut was in the editing process we still hadn't heard back, and because we had written within the email that we would assume that we were granted permission, we went ahead and included the song in our edited version.
A copy of this email is below -

The song we chose was 'Hoppipolla' by Sigur Ros. This instrumental piece is often used in adverts and TV media to enhance dramatic scenes and appeared to be quite versatile. As this song had been previously used in the media we felt that it wouldn't be too difficult to obtain permission for educational purposes.

Main Task Initial Notes - 'A distant memory'

Two different time periods to show this one at night one during the day.
Start with a blank screen as piano starts to play.
Consider adding in an alarm sound - not required though.

Parallel starts here- show an above shot of the guy waking up, cut to a side shot of him sitting on the side of his bed.
Possibly reach for a framed photo of him and his girlfriend or look at his phone background wallpaper.
Repeat with girl, show her in bed passed out, wakes up rubbing her face.

Show them walking out of the door at the same time, split screen.

Fade out to black - could possibly insert title now of simple white font on a black screen. Fade text in then out, you could fade back into them fully dressed or getting ready, the girl will have the same photo of her and the guy on her mirror.

When getting ready show a teddy on the side, guy finds it, picks it up and moves it smiling. When the girl is getting ready the teddy could be on her desk, this links to the fact the teddy was once hers.

You could also do a freeze frame of their faces saying starring etc.

Phone call to add in dialogue so it doesn't look like a trailer. The girl calls the guy in the past so we don't ever see him answer the phone even though she appears to be talking to someone.

They will now walk out of each of their houses but as split screen, they cross a street, he adjust his coat she pulls her top down.

They both enter the shop, he leaves with flowers, she leaves with vodka. They both cross the road he looks to cross, she doesn't. He glances at his phone picture again.

Cut music fades.

Cut to him appearing at the graveyard and laying flowers on the girls grave it is now obvious that she is dead. Cut to screen saying two years earlier and that will begin the rest of the film.

Possibilities for music if not restricted by copyright -
Kansas Dust in the wind
Slipknot Vermilion part 1 and 2.