Learning Parts

There aren't going to be successful visuals if the performances aren't convincing and so Oli and Lucy will need to really get into learning the guitar tabs and lyrics. Filming begins in roughly two weeks which should hopefully be plenty of time have these learnt.

Props

Throughout the planning process I've been keeping a list of props as ideas developed in the notes section of my phone:

 

Most of these things are everyday objects and so just like with the costumes, they are fairly straightforward and cheap to obtain. As soon as I could I began collecting ice-cream tubs with a total of around 5 and if any more are needed there are cheaper alternatives to the branded tubs below that still looked like everything they need to be, which is simply an ice-cream tub.



The temporary green-hair dye has been something I've used before and can be bought quite cheaply from Claire's.
As for the all important pineapple, Asda is my chosen destination where they have a decent selection all year round. And just to be on the safe side, I'll be buying an extra pineapple, as similar as possible to the first in-case of potential damages, and after all, one has to be cut up at the end.

Items I forgot to include are the knife and guitar. I plan to use a kitchen knife of Lucy's so as not to cause issues with transportation and possible injury.
Luckily as was established pretty early on, Oli has his own guitar as pictured below - which is perfect as he doesn't have to take responsibility for another person's property and will be familiar with playing it.


With props there always tends to be something that ends up forgotten but a little closer to the shoot I'll be making a comprehensive props list so as to refer to and document this best

Rest of Cast Costumes

Luckily, everybody else is straightforward. Bethany is the only other person who needs to wear normal clothes as she is seen to be strangled on the swing. She's got quite a bit to choose from, all relatively conservative which is what we want:

The rest of the cast are seen only during the 'Ice-Cream' scenes, which essentially involves wearing pyjamas which everybody has:



The only other exception is Oli as he will be seen wearing the Hawaiian shirt I managed to win on eBay and a pair of shorts. Simple.

There may need to be tweaks along the way but as the costumes are so simple, this shouldn't be much of an issue.

Lucy's Costume 3

Luckily I managed to find the skirt. The connotations of punk that tartan brings should work well with the leather to juxtapose the sweet vintage styling's.

Considering the other girls (which are currently Jess and Katie) I want the pair of them to wear denim jackets (which I know they both have) with the addition of:
- Denim shorts and thick tights for Katie (she owns)
- Red skinny jeans for Jess (she owns)
- Red vest top for Katie (I own)
- Blank vest top for Jess to have aggressive slogan written on (cheap as £2 from Primark)

I have found it a great benefit to cast friends to cast as I already know the personalities they can portray as well as what's in their wardrobes (although it would be careless not to confirm).

Lucy's Costume 2

It seems that Lucy doesn't have anything of her own that's fits it with vintage goody girl style. However this shouldn't really be a problem as it would be perfectly plausible for her to wear a 'regular' outfit that can be picked out closer to the shoot date.

Luckily she was able to find some items for the scene where her and two girls will be moving in sync, acting pretty much as symbols of when 'breakup girls' go from craving sympathy to scary. The leather jacket and shirt would work great for this character phase, however the skirt doesn't really gel. Fortunately I should have a skirt that fits the bill...



Health and Safety 2

Thinking more along the lines of what the scenes I want to shoot entail, there are actually quite a few risks to consider. This is mostly based on the hazards caused by the actual performances or the environments I have chosen to put the performers in.

The following are things to be taken into consideration:
- Producing a key from Lucy's mouth: as with anything that someone would put in their mouth, for hygiene it would need to cleaned thoroughly both before it goes in and afterwards so as not to spread bacteria. There is also the risk of choking and so Lucy will have to remain very calm whilst the key is in her mouth and try not to keep it too far back.
- Strangling: this is a no-brainer really. Obviously the intention is not to actually strangle nor does the strangling need to be serious (we're keeping this still relatively light and up-beat after all) but care still needs to be taken when Lucy attempts this. She'll need to make sure her grip is more gentle than we are meant to believe and that not only does she not shake too vigorously, but also inform Bethany of exactly have vigorous she will be shaking. Also, as this will be shot on swings in the park, we will need to take into consideration that there may be young families around who may be startled and discomforted by this kind of action and so filming would be preferable when little to nobody is around.
- Sharp knife: the presence of a knife is always a danger and although this will only be seen resting on the table it will still be used to cut up the pineapple pieces (if pre-cut is not available) and so this needs to be done on an appropriate surface with fingers well out if the way.
- Tissues: with these and any item left on the floor there is the hazard of slipping or tripping. Care will then need to be taken to ensure items on the floor are avoided and that there is a big enough 'clear area'.

Blocking

Below is my completed PowToon featuring the work I did to work out my blocking. I am very pleased with the outcomes and information I came back with.