Conforming to Theorists

Todorov's Narrative Theory:

Franco-Bulgarian philosopher, Todorov, studied fairy-tales and established this theory about the stages a story goes through in a typical narrative: 

1. Equilibrium - A State of normality
2. Disruption - An event that disrupts the normality
3. Recognition - The hero recognises the disruption
4. Complications - The hero meets problems in trying to restore the equilibrium 
5. New Equilibrium - The hero restores a new state of normality

This influenced our trailer, as at the start there is a sense of normality when we see the couple in love. However, the introduction of the brother provides the disruption, and the break-down sequence shows both that the protagonist has recognised this disruption and also provides the complications. However, of course, being a trailer, we did not include the end state, as we wanted to keep the audience interested and intrigued to find out what happens. 

Film Title

Deciding on a title for our film was a difficult task as we had lots of ideas, focusing on different aspects and themes of the film. Some of the ideas included:

Maybe One Day
White Lies
A String of Secrets
The Right One
Take Its Course

'The Deep End' was our final decision as it had a lot of meaning behind it. Firstly it reflects the dramatic ending of the film where, in the trailer, it is suggested that the protagonist drowns, thus 'The Deep End' is a literally reference to deep water. It also gives the impression of danger, reflecting the danger of our protagonists actions throughout the film, particularly her infidelity. 

Our Production Company Logo

This is the logo for our company name. It was created using Microsoft Word and has been designed so that the black in the logo above becomes transparent when placed over another image, which can be seen in our film trailer. 

Health and Safety

In order for everyone to be safe during the filming process we needed to consider the risks involved and how we could prevent them.

We used a swimming pool as our location for filming the underwater scenes, and therefore this involved people having to hold their breath for a long period of time, which could have lead to alterations in breathing patterns. We reduced the risks by taking regular breaks to ensure people were not out of breath. 

Another hazard is that for some scenes, we filmed with a tripod, meaning there was a trip hazard. In order to prevent any injuries we made sure there was warning and reminders that people should take care when near the camera. 

We also shot some scenes near a fire, which of course created a lot of dangers. We made sure that no one got too close to the fire to reduce the risks of people getting burnt or getting smoke in their eyes. 

Celtx

We used Celtx to put together our storyboard, as it allowed us to clearly organise the different frames chronologically, as well as select the type of shot, description of action in the frame and the length of the shot. 

Call Sheet and Shot List

Talent Sourcing

When making the transition from AS to A2, we knew we had to think more carefully about who we cast. We wanted to make sure we cast people with skill in acting so that the performances were convincing. 

We cast Jack Burns as the role of Archie, as we felt he had a look that would make the audience warm to him, and that also made him look more vulnerable than the antagonist, Robbie. Jack studies Drama at A Level, so we knew he had acting experience.  

We cast one of our own group members, Jordan Winter, as she had a very convincing performance, as she was able to portray both a girl hopelessly in love, and was also convincing in showing her distress during the breakdown sequence. 

Location Scouting

We are aiming to create a very rural feel to our film trailer, so the locations we use are extremely important. To gain some research I went out and had a look around my local area and found a footpath separating two fields. The open and vast view that can be seen from the path could work extremely well for our film. 

Visionary Sheet