Storyboard for Vanity

Storyboard from fbjorkegren09

We chose to re-do our storyboard as the second draft of our trailer no longer fitted with the original storyboard. This is because whilst editing the first draft, we realised we needed to improve the shots and also that the trailer, we feel, didn't make sense to the audience to get our plot across concisely which resulted in re-filming the majority of our shots used.

Script for Vanity

THE CONTENTS OF THIS DOCUMENT ARE PRIVATE AND

CONFIDENTIAL

VANITY

by

FRANCESCA BJORKEGREN

SECOND DRAFT

OCTOBER 2015

© FRANCESCA BJORKEGREN, JANUARY 2016

OAKGROVE SCHOOL, MILTON KEYNES

01908 545305

1.  INT. NEWSROOM

MARK ROW is sitting at a desk reading the news.

MARK ROW

It has been 20 years since the decree of self-worship was implemented. Today in 2089, King Arthur has approved the long-awaited renewal of the decree to include Vanity. As of today, you will not be able to admire oneself or another and observing one’s reflection for practical reasons only.

 FADE TO BLACK

2.  INT. LIVING ROOM

ZAC

I’ve you something today.

FLORENCE

What is it?

ZAC

Open it and you’ll see.

(intertitle)

GEORGE COATES

(Florence opens the box that Zac hands to her).

ZAC

Will you move in with me?

FLORENCE

Are you sure?

ZAC

Yeah.

(intertitle)

and FRANCESCA BJORKEGREN

3.  EXT. WOODLAND

ZAC and FLORENCE are walking towards the camera holding hands.

(intertitle)

In a world without Vanity…

4.  INT. KITCHEN

FLORENCE

My day was so hectic today. Rachel didn’t come in so I had to do all her work for her. How’s your soup? Zac? ZAC?!

ZAC

What?!

FLORENCE

Are you listening to me?

ZAC

Yeah.

FLORENCE

Doesn’t seem it like it?

FADE TO BLACK

5.  INT. BATHROOM

Zac looks in the mirror and smiles, admiring his reflection.

6.  INT. LIVING ROOM

Florence and ABI are sitting at a table talking.

ABI

Well, Florence, all guys are abit selfish…

(cuts to shot of Zac looking at himself in the mirror in the hall way.)

FLORENCE (V/O)

No, he’s vain.

ABI

            (shocked tone)

Vain?!

(cuts back to Florence and Abi talking)

FLORENCE

                  (shaking head)

I know, I can’t believe it.

(intertitle)

Will this relationship survive?

7.  EXT. WOODLAND

Zac, clearly in distress, walks up to a concrete post and hits it. The shot then cuts to him sliding down the post and holding his head in his hands in despair.

8.  EXT. WOODLAND

Zac holding a glass, throws it at a wall. This is in slow motion. This shot then cuts to a mid shot of the glass breaking against the wall.

(intertitle)

Or will it end in pieces?

FADE TO BLACK

(intertitle)

VANITY

(intertitle)

www.vanity.co.uk

Valentines day

(intertitle)

Billing block

END

Initial Magazine Cover Ideas

Initial Film Poster Ideas

Costume and Location Shots Whilst Filming

These are some of the costume and location shots that we have taken whilst filming for our trailer, Vanity. We tried to keep with the moodboard and colour palette with warm toned colours which included blues and reds. 

Shooting Schedule - W/C 2nd November

Casting Documents

Concept Development - Production Logo Research and Ideas

These production company logos are ones that have been used in other romance films that we have already researched. Because we want to make sure our own production logo is one that looks realistic and as professional as possible, as well as making sure it's one that will be used for our genre of film, I decided to research these company logos to get some ideas.



By researching these production company logos, I discovered that the company name is included on the logo as well as normally some kind of picture, most often something that is related to the company name. For example this can be seen in the logo for Focus Features where the image is out of focus as well as the 'o' in the name.

Below is the production logo that I made and designed for our trailer.

Prop Sourcing

Wardrobe for Vanity

Wardrobe Vanity Updated

Script for Vanity

Location Report

Animatic Storyboard for Vanity

Concept Development: Mood Board

This is our mood board for our film idea Vanity. The mood board includes the colour palette we are aiming to have in our trailer, the main themes of our storyline and the lighting we are striving towards. 

Concept Development: Character Outline

Florence Anderson

Florence is a sweet, outgoing and responsible young woman who is supportive and in love with her husband. With the couple being newly weds they have hardly had any bumps in the road so the hardship that she has to go through with Zak is the hardest one yet. She isn't one to give up but because she is young she's also very vulnerable and almost reaches her breaking point when her husband can't seem to get over the obsession he has with his reflection. In terms of Propp’s character type Florence is a modern day "hero", there isn't a clear cut villain but her husband’s reflection can be classed as that. She needs to rescue her husband from himself and she's the only one that can do this. 

Zac Jones

Zac is a humble and honest family man who is loved by all. He's never been superficial or materialistic in anyway so the he's caught off guard by these new feelings he's experiencing. Zac is also very independent and doesn't take help from others as graciously as others, despite the kind of help it is. This a down fall in his personality when he refuses to accept help from outsiders and his own family. In terms of props character types Zac is a modern 'damsel in distress" who needs rescuing from himself.

Audience Profile: Vanity

Iconic Imagery from 'Vanity'

Rough Narrative Thread of 'Vanity'

Zac and Florence are having a romantic meal out, enjoying their time after moving in with each other.
The trailer fades to black with a female voiceover saying: "I know that we're not supposed to say this, but you're very handsome." 

Zac is washing in the bathroom, and then looks up to the mirror, staring at his reflection with the comment in mind. Voice over with "you're very handsome" over again. 

(Man in the Mirror starts playing slowly)

Montage of relationship developing with shots of Zac looking in any reflection available.

"We need to find a way of telling her."

Zac and Florence sit at the dinner table "how was work?" Zac doesn't hear as he is staring at himself in the knife/spoon. 

(Man in the Mirror finishes - "CHANGE")

"Take these, you'll feel better soon."

Smashes mirrors in anger because he can't communicate with his reflection anymore and doesn't understand what is happening.

He becomes withdrawn. 

Four Iconic Images

Film Treatment

Title: Vanity
Characters: Zac and Florence
Logline: In a world without vanity, Zac notices himself in the mirror for the first time and begins a journey into self-admiriation whilst his marriage spirals out of control.

Synopsis: Zac and Florence are happy being newly moved in with each other in a world without vanity, when someone tells Zac that he is very handsome - a statement in itself which is banned. Zac finds himself in the bathroom and fully notices his reflection for the first time, thinking about the comment.
Zac soon becomes obsessed and infatuated with himself - even though he knows it is him in the reflection. This therefore enables the downfall of his marriage due to his new obsession. Florence gets sick and tired of him looking at himself in the mirror at any available opportunity, and takes him to the doctors. The psychiatrist cures him of his love for himself, and Florence is happy even though Zac is not.

Analysing Survey Results

Analysing Survey Results from fbjorkegren09

In conclusion, we have chosen to create the pitch Vanity as our trailer as it was quite popular with the respondents and most thought it was the best out of the three choices. The respondents said that the pitch was interesting and something that hasn't been done before - which we aimed to do. The other pitches seem to be not as successful as perhaps they were too complicated and not easy to understand.
We, as a group, also preferred the Vanity pitch as we could envisage ourselves filming it and we already had ideas as to what we wanted the trailer to look like. 

Pitch Ideas and Survey

Vanity

Luna

A Quest for a Heart

This is our pitch ideas for our two minute trailer. Each pitch is a different idea so the audience can choose through the survey what one they prefer and what we can change about each trailer to make it appealing to our target audience. 

The survey will enable us to choose, unbiasedly, the best pitch for the two minute trailer and be able to make adaptations to the existing storyline. 

 Our survey asks what they liked about the pitches, what they would change about the pitches and their favourite one. The survey is below.

Take our survey here!