Ideas for a Soap Opera Poster (Thomas Brown)

Minute Record Sheet - Tuesday 30th September 2014

Minute Record Sheet
Date: Tuesday 30th September 2014
Held at: Library and G2
People Present: Annie, Lauren, Sara and Tom

Matters Discussed	Action taken by whom	When?
Completing the storyboard, angles and the shot list Researching further into the TV Listing Magazines and creating potential ideas. Also creating an approval letter for our filming. Researching further into the Poster ideas and creating potential ideas.	Annie and Lauren Sara Tom	In Lesson Time - Finishing drawing up the storyboard and working on the shot list, concentrating on the detail of angles. In Lesson Time - Researching and annotating different TV Listings, then creating ideas for our final TV listing Magazine. Creating a letter to Miss Hare gaining written permission for our filming space. In Lesson Time - Researching into different posters created for soap operas and annotating them. Then creating different ideas for our soap opera poster.

Annotation of a Tv Listing Magazine

Minutes Record Sheet

11:20am-12:20pm 29th September 2014

People present: 

Lauren Neighbour,

Thomas Brown, 

Annie Penn.

Matters Discussed:

Thomas to hand out actors call sheets to correct people. This is so that all of the extras needed will be where they need to be as and when we need them. 

Lauren to improve shot list and make sure everything is correct so that when we are filming we know exactly what we are supposed to be doing and to make sure that everything flows smoothly.

Annie to improve on storyboard and work with Lauren to compare storyboard and shot list, again meaning that when we are filming we know exactly what is happening and what needs to be in the scene.

FairField Pitch

To start off our pitch we used our stimulus as the background. Our idea was at the beginning of our trailer the camera will zoom through a key hole into the asylum reception.

This keyhole is our stimulus, about what happens behind the lock doors of an asylum.









Our initial idea is as follows, we came up with this idea was wanted to make something different and relating to Misfits and Bedlam.

We have now chose that each flashback will be black and white with one element of red for example, red lips, red ribbon etc.
This was suggested to us in the feedback stage when someone pointed out how we would show the audience the difference between present time with flashback.

We chose sick bay because of the white, clinical feeling it gives you and the sterilised bins, The small plain rooms also gave us the feeling that you were in confinement and was cramped into a tiny corner.










Here are the reasons we chose the BBC and why we would want them to consider us to air our soap opera.

We have targeted this set audience for reasons which are as followed, not suitable for younger viewers and involved older viewers story lines for example, sexual abuse or drug abuse.

Here is when we wish to air our soap opera and also what times we want to fill it in.
However, from the feedback we have decided to either shorten each episode to 30 minutes or extend them to an hour depending on the characters story for that week.

Looking at the audience we are targeting, we conducted a questionnaire finding out who is more likely to watch a soap and also different age groups.

Our trailer will then end with out stimulus of the key hole again, after everyone's flashbacks and their own individual stories.

Font Analysis (Thomas Brown)

Character Profiles

Character Name: Jeffery Anderson

Age: 25 Years Old

Stereotype: Super Villain

Role: Sexually Abusive Boss

Played By: Kamen Walmsley

Costume: Black Shirt, Black Trousers and Red Tie.
Why we chose this: We chose this character to be in all black because it is a connotation of his darkness and evil. It also contrasts with the red emphasising the danger of his character.
We decided for him to be in smart wear due to him being the boss of those who work in the asylum but looking menacing because he uses his power to manipulate people.

Bit about the character: This characters is a sly, mysterious character who uses the power he has to manipulate other people within the asylum. There have been multiple occurrences of sexual abuse withing the work place.

Interests: Drinking issues, going out with his friends to the pub, a ladies man.

Marital Status: Single
Children: None.

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Character Name: Stephen Jones

Age: 22 Years Old

Stereotype: Bungler

Role: Mental Patient

Played by: Tom Brown

Costume: Black Trousers, White T-shirt and Grey Hoodie

Why we chose this: We chose this because it is the stereotypical wear of a mental patient, the colour grey is a dull colour representing a mixed up mind, 

We decided he would be in casual wear and the enclosed body position to show he is reluctant to open up and express his feelings.

Bit about the character: This character has been wrongly accused of being a mental patient. He is wrongly perceived as crazy, depressed whereas he is not insane and upset as he is stuck in asylum.

Interests: Reading, bird watching and wildlife documentaries

Marital Status: Married
Children: None

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Character Name: Ava Banks

Age: 19 Years Old

Stereotype: The Underdog

Role: Mental Patient

Played by: Annie Penn

Costume; Long Grey T-Shirt

Why we chose this: It is the stereotypical wear of a patient in a mental asylum. The wear is loosely fitting representing what the women may have worn in a mental asylum. 

We decided this again for the grey colouring but also the position she is in represents her mental state that she just wants to break free of the hurt and anger she has been building up for her past.

Bit about the character: Sweet and innocent until she caught her finance cheating on her, from there she became depressed and attempted to commit suicide. This is the cause for her being in the asylum as her finance admitted her as he was worried for her life.

Interests: Greek Mythology, Drawing.

Marital Status: Engaged
Children: None

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Character Name: Elsa Regbo

Age: 21 Years Old

Stereotype: The Vamp

Role: Nurse at Asylum

Played by: Lauren Neighbour

Costume: Red/Black Dress and Lab Coat

Why we chose this: We chose Lauren to be in the red dress to represent seduction, danger and lust, this highlights her stereotype as the vamp.

We chose her in the lab coat to represent her being a nurse and her clinical position in the asylum. 

Bit about the character: She is from a broken home and never had a supportive parent therefore she was put into foster care where she would act up and never got along with the other children, This lifestyle has impacting her to taken drugs which has got out of hand.

Interests: Seducing people, manipulating men into doing what she wants then to.

Marital Status: Single
Children: None

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Character Name: Lexi Phillips

Age: 23 Years Old

Stereotype: The Girl Next Door

Role: Receptionist at Asylum

Played by: Sara Northover

Costume: Black Dress, Lab Coat and Red Choker 

Why we chose this: We chose for this costume as the black suggest the darkness in her soul which could be why she works in the asylum.

She wears the red choker as when it is taken off me it shows my vulnerability to my boss when he sexually this character.

Bit about the character: This character has gone through abusive parents who used to sell her out for money. Her father was never very nice to her and would beat her when she was drunk.

Interests: Music and looking after people

Marital Status: Single

Children: None

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Song choices to be featured in trailer

Our initial favourite song for the trailer was a cover of Toxic by the Yael Naim. In our minds we plan to slow down the song to half the speed and lower the pitch to create an eerie effect that leaves people subconsciously wanting more and draws them to the edge of their seats.

Similarly the background noise of the song enforces the idea of a broken mind and the melody cuts out multiple times.

Problems with this song are that the sections would be very difficult to edit together and harmonise for example the start of the song and the end.

We like the beginning of the song Gods and Monsters by Lana Del Ray and the first verse as the lyrics link closely to our theme and ideas of the plot however the song features explicit content that would be unsuitable for our project. 

Overall the title of the song Creep, covered by Vega Choir is very suitable for our piece, and the choir effect is good for creating another eerie effect that we were desiring. Initially we wanted to take certain sections of the song and slow it down and lower the pitch.

This song is not the composition we would like to use for our trailer due to the fact it takes a while to crescendo when we need mutiple crescendos with each characters flashback.

The lyrics of Fix you by Vega Choir once again fit well with the plot and the choir effect creates an eerie atmosphere. However the melody is too sweet sounding for our piece and does not suit the plot.

Ain't No Sunshine by Coeur De Pirate is our favourite song for our soap opera trailer because the speed is perfect and will work well with the slow motion scenes and flashbacks. With this song we feel a crescendo is not needed as once again the melody cuts out in the background and enforces the idea of a broken mind. The lyrics themselves match to the emotions evoked from our plot as they invoke a sense of being trapped in world without hope or the light of your life.



After filming has finished and we have begun editing the recordings together we are going to experiment with both Toxic and Ain't No Sunshine as they are our favourites and as a group we are going to come to a verdict after the sound and video are played together.

Fairfield-Actors Call Sheet

We had to change the filming date and bring it forward, originally the dates had been Tuesday 4th November and Wednesday 5th November.

Programme Title: Fairfield

Directors: Thomas Brown, Lauren Neighbour, Sara Northover, Annie Penn

Actor: Matthew Banks

Character: Drew Woolnough-Fiancé

Scene/Page of Script: No script. Scene where character is caught having an affair.

Call Date and Time: 4 o'clock Tuesday 14th October 2014 

Location: 16 Berwick Way, Sandy

Wardrobe: Casual clothes, jeans and a top.

Props: No props necessary.





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Programme Title: Fairfield

Directors: Thomas Brown, Lauren Neighbour, Sara Northover, Annie Penn

Actor: Shaun Klopper

Character: Doctor

Scene/Page of Script: No script. Walking asylum patient down the corridor.

Call Date and Time: 11:20-12:20 Tuesday 7th October 2014

Location: Sandy Upper School, Sick Bay

Wardrobe: Black trouser, white shirt. Need to look smart

Props: Lab Coat-provided by directors.





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Programme Title: Fairfield

Directors: Thomas Brown, Lauren Neighbour, Sara Northover, Annie Penn

Actor: Kamen Walmsley

Character: Jeff Anderson-The Boss

Scene/Page of Script: No script. Sexually abusing receptionist, no explicit scenes or material.

Call Date and Time: 9:00-12:20 Tuesday 7th October 2014

Location: Sandy Upper School, Sick Bay

Wardrobe: Black shirt and trousers, red tie. Need to look smart.

Props: No props necessary.

Risk Assessment- Lauren's House (Thomas Brown)

Minute Record Sheet - Tuesday 23rd September 2014

Minute Record Sheet

Date: Tuesday 23rd September 2014

Held at: Library and G2

People Present: Annie, Lauren, Sara and Tom

Matters Discussed	Action taken by whom	When?
Actor Organisation and Actors Call Sheet. Shot list and Storyboard Character Profiles and Consent Forms Risk Assessments and Fonts	Annie Lauren Sara Tom	In Lesson Time - Using Microsoft Word to create these sheets in order keep our extras up to date with the production schedule.  In Lesson Time - Creating a final draft of the story-line and also a shot list to help us as directors when filming, In Lesson Time - Creating profiles of how we wish our characters to be and making sure they are up to date on all the terms and conditions we expect them to follow. In Lesson Time - To understand the risks we may have to face when filming and also the solutions of these making it easy to over come. Also to analyse different fonts relating to a mental asylum.

Risk Assessment- Sandy Upper School Sick Bay (Thomas Brown)

Group Update!

Due to recent occurrences, there have been changes to our group, adding in an extra person.

Tom Brown
Here is his previous blog and research, please take this into consideration.
http://susbtjmtb2015.blogspot.co.uk/

Tom has also been updated on our planning and research for our Soap Opera Trailer, he is now classed as a member of our group.

Minutes Record Sheet - Tuesday 9th September 2014

Minute Record Sheet
Date: Tuesday 9th September
Held at: The Library
People Present: Annie, Lauren and Sara

Matters Discussed	Action taken by whom	When?
Storyboard Creating the Pitch to BBC 1	Annie and Lauren Sara	In Lesson Time In Lesson Time

Analysis of Soap Opera Posters (Thomas Brown)

Analysis of Soap Opera Posters 

American soap opera case study

Days of Our Lives

Days of Our Lives is an American soap opera, shown during the daytime on the NBC television network, created by husband and wife team, Ted Corday and Betty Corday. Being associated to many countries around the world, it is one of the longest running scripted television programs, showing every weekday since November 8, 1965. On April 21, 1975, as the show itself was becoming increasingly successful, its episodes were expanded from 30 minutes to 60 minutes.

Days of Our Lives is a series set in the fictional town of Salem, which focuses on two core families, being the Hortons and the Bradys, although other families have been added to the cast. The series aired its 10,000^th episode on February 21, 2005 and aired its 12,000^th episode on January 11, 2013 and was given a title of the most daring drama during the 70s, due to topics being covered which other soaps would not. Days of Our Lives was close to cancellation during the first three years on the air, due to its place of the bottom of the Nielsen ratings, however its assent to top rating was rapid as the season of 1969 finished and in 1980, the soap opera was placed as the highest rated soap.

During the 2000s, Days of Our Lives started to gain a steady decrease in viewers, due to vastly altered viewing habits  such as cable networks and an introduction to many popular reality and talk shows.

Minutes Record Sheet - Tuesday 9th September 2014

Minutes Record Sheet
Date of Meeting: Tuesday 9th September 2014
Held at: G2
People Present: Annie, Lauren and Sara

Matters Discussed	Action taken by Whom	When?
Creating a draft storyboard Creating a breakdown of scenes and finalising the plot.	Annie and Lauren Sara	In Lesson Time In Lesson Time

Minutes Record Sheet - Monday 8th September 2014

Minute Record Sheet
Date of Meeting: Monday 8th September 2014
Held at: 201
People Present: Annie, Lauren and Sara

Matters Discussed	Action taken by Whom	When?
Basic ideas for Soap opera – Plot, Character and Location ideas.	All of us	In Lesson Time