- Richard Ayoade's 2010 directoral debut 'Submarine' has been a favourite of mine since its release. Its narrative in many ways reflects that of our own, a coming of age tale of a boy who falls in love and after a period of watching from afar ends up with her.
- This section from the film is the protagonists own mental reflection on the time the two have already spent to her complied into a montage of what he calls "Two weeks of lovemaking".
- The sequence caught our eye as the activities they partake in mirror those I imagined our own protagonists to do within the conceptual portions of our own narrative.
- The Mise-en-scene within the sequence portrays the two as connected in many different ways, their casting initialing places them together as both Craig Roberts and Yasmin page are quite short and share similar features such as medium length dark hair and pale skin.
- The use of costume connects them as although the items such as the large duffle coats and hats are similar to one another their colours juxtapose based on their personalities , the character of Jordanna being more adventurous and risk taking represented through red and Oliver Tate trying to figure out who he is doesn't have his own colour and remains black. The colour of peoples personality is reflected upon later in the film as he refers to his father as 'egg-shell'.
- A major influence towards out own narrative is the body language the two share, this being a key factor of their relationship and something we would really like to capture within the conceptual narrative, a feeling of genuine connection.
- The use of fireworks in the sequence not only creates a character representation of the two as outsiders and rebels but also makes for an elaborate visual display.
- For this reason we have decided to include a section of the narrative based at a firework display also partially based on the scene in the film in which Oliver runs down to the local firework display only to see Jordanna through the crowd.
- In order to do this we plan to film this section on two separate occasions. The first portion of this chapter being the reality will be filmed at an actual fireworks display, here there will be a crowd differing from the previous two portions. In the second half of the chapter, the conceptual aspect, the two will be alone however will continue to let off fireworks as is seen in the above clip.
Fireworks Risk Assessment
- As a group two of our members are now 18 and legally allowed to buy and use fireworks, this will enable us easy access and availability.
- We have selected a variety of different of different fireworks and looked into their use in order to ensure that we are responsible and safe when using them.
- The location we have chosen to perform our own fireworks at is Ben Sinden's Garden and back field, this allows us easy accessibility as well as a well known area to navigate in the dark. There are also many fields that are unowned, the large empty space allowing less risk for fire hazards and as it is away from any urban areas the use of flares or fireworks will not be misinterpreted as distress signals.
- The first choice we have made is hand flares, as can been seen in the shot above. Hand flares are an emergency rescue tool designed to give of a bright red light as well as smoke to emphasise the it, whilst not releasing any heated material that may harm you, enabling those who use it to hold it in their hand. This tool could be very effective in illuminating the scene whilst giving a vibrant tone as the light illuminates the path in front of them when they run. Of course before performing any running or actions with this tool a route will be established without an trip hazards.
- The second firework of choice is the Roman candles, this cane bought as a singular rod that fires 5-8 small shots of colour, some may crackle or have other effects but they do not explode lessening any danger of sparks and injuries. In order to ensure the safety of the user and the cast we must make sure the candles face away from the crew and the actor/actress. A bucket of water will be brought on set to extinguish an and all flammable items used.
- The last two types of firework that we plan to use are Rockets and a Catherine Wheel, both of these fireworks can be embedded in the ground a lit by a responsible adult ensuring all cast and crew are within a safe distance of the fireworks
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