Initial Idea

Inspiration Films:
The opening to my film is largely base on dance, therefore I looked at some films on YouTube that also focus on dance to see if I could gain any good idea's.
1. Step Up:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCsl4JgveVg
At looked particular at the start of this film until 2.15 It was interesting see how they'd used different types of dance, which is what I would like to do with my own piece, and colaberated them together with lots of different shots. I thought the music was especially fitting with the sytle the film was going for as well as the font used for the credits.
2. Billy Elliot:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6Cm0A0iuA8
I thought this clip was good as it uses dance as away of getting across emotion. This is similar to my opening as my character's need to portray to the audience their difference ethnic backgrounds, plus a passioin for dance which is clearly shown in this short video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYxtkhTD2Xk
This next clips shows Billy Elliot at an audition, I may show one of my dancers at a audtion as a flash back when they were younger. This gives me an idea of what a dance academy looks like, a fell for what happens in the auditions to get in to such a spertiduous school, certain camera shots that could be used (such as the one used at 3:28-3:31) of the ? and lastly how to make the auditonee come across to the audience, who is in this case Billy himself, i.e. nervous, unsure.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5BSyJ_vlHo&feature=related
The last clip I think is a really poweful visual image of when Billy as a young boy, haven succseeded leaps into the air - a dance move I will now consider using within my two minute opening.
Inital Idea:
At the start there is a wide over view of a big city, such as London. This creates the illusion that all the character's live in the area when in fact all the remaining filming will be shot in Norwich. I wanted to use this shot of London as I feel it is a more realistic area for dance auditions to be held and it is a place where you can see a lot of different nationalities, unlike Norwich where majority of people are White British. My idea consists of five characters, all from various racial backgrounds who communicate their ethnicities through the means of dance. For instance, a black man who can street dance, a white girl who performs ballet etc (I haven't yet decicded all of my characters.) Each one introduces themselves through the use of a voiceover whilst the audience see each of the them performing their particular tyep of dance. For one of the characters we even see a home video made of them dancing when they were younger. Once they have all introduced themselves there is a wide shot of all five of them walking in a line next to one another, they did not acknowledge one another's existence but it communicates to the audience that although they appear different and come from different places they all share one thing in common, dance. Finally the two minute sequence ends with a shot of a dance school which can clearly be shown to be where auditions are being held.
Target Audience:
As discussed in a previous lesson, I have decided to aim my peice at women between the ages of 15-24 and to those who are in the class of C2DE. This is because I myself am categorised with in this group of people and most of the films I am interested in are aimed at people in this group, therefore I feel it would be easier for me to portray a film for people who fall into this bracet.
Target Actor - what sort of person/look do I want as my actors:
I want to ensure that I use a variety of age ranges in my piece and not to make it predictable by using characters of my own age range. I'd like to use people who are between the ages of 16-35 and also a younger girl who is around the age of eight. As well as this, I would ideally like my characters to come from different racial backgrounds and different class backgrounds.
Who?
5 characters that can dance, a mixture of male and female, of all different racial backgrounds.
What?
Five characters who specialise in different types of dance, who are different races, that all introduce themselves by voiceover and end up all going to a dance audition.
Where?
I want to give the illusion that the film is set in Lodon simply because that is where most dance opportunities arise from, so I am hoping to be able to go to london one day in February to get a nice wide shot of the city. The characters dancing will be shot in a variety of places; In an street allley way, at home in a front living room, in a local bar/club, at a dance studio.
When?
I am hoping to shoot most of film filming in February half term so I atleast have a first draft in order to make any adjustments.