FINAL CUT HUGO FILM OPENING

This is my final cut of my film opening. And here it is for all to see!

My Rough Cut Is Now LIVE!

HERE IS THE ROUGH CUT OF HUGO!

Target Audience for Hugo Film

I have aimed my film towards the people who like to see comedy and adventure in a movie. The feeling that I want to give to the audience is that I want them to get really engrossed in the film and hopefully on the edge of their seat. In other adventure and action films when it gets the climatic point there would be an explosion or a gunshot occurs. But with my film I want to drop a witty joke or a act of stupidity to blow their cover. This is because I want the audience to get a small reality check because at the end of the day the characters are only teenagers on an island full of killers and mystic runes. They aren't going to just become super-heroes over night so by making the film funny at these important times I think it will also make the film more believable and relatable to the audience, plus it will give them a laugh at the same time.

A good film as and example of this is the Hangover. They have a character called Alan and he is the dopey and clumsy on from the lot who does exactly what I want to do in my film. Be stupid and funny at the same time.
I would also have to rate the film as a 15 certificate film because I would indented to include violence, drugs, dangerous behavior and use of strong language.

The intended place to watch my film is in the cinema and after it has left the cinema I would want it to be on DVD and online streaming services. so people can enjoy it whenever they want to as its a great film to watch in groups as they can all usually relate to one of the characters.

Character Profile:HUGO

 



HUGO played by Jack Kemp

Hugo is a mischievous 17 year old teenage boy who attends Wymondham high sixth form and absolutely detests it. He seems to have the mind-set that he is king and nobody can tell him what he can do and if they even dare to try he will make sure it won't happen again. He once was excluded from school after allegedly sawing another pupils ear off after they wouldn't listen to him. Well at least that's how he says it happened...

Hugo experiences a life changing experience on the island, and while going through these frightful and dangerous times he discovers allot more about the himself and the world around him. He starts to learn that he cannot judge people by how they appear but instead to learn from them and make himself a better person. This is shown when his life is saved by Stanley and after all the stick he had given Stanley over the years he still was shown mercy by his fellow classmate.

After Hugo returns home he starts to put into place his new teachings and becomes head of his schools council. He starts to make the school a better place and his left hand man is Stanley. And although he doesn't like to admit it he knows he owes a hell of allot to that boy.

HUGO opening 2 minutes AND Location

 

Film Name: HUGO

Genre: Comedy/Action

Main Cast list:

• Hugo-Main Character
• Ken- Hugo's Mate
• Stanley-Dweeby kid bit odd
• Jamie- know-it-all girl from school
• Emanuel-Maniac Island ruler

The opening 2 minutes-

Hugo wakes up to the sound of his Alarm. This is then followed by his mum knocking on his bedroom door to see if he is awake. Hugo then clearly to the audience pretends he is ill to stay home from school knowing his mum is late for work and she is not in the mood for a morning dispute. So she just goes along with it and goes to work.

As soon as she leaves Hugo run down the stairs to the phone and calls his friend Ken. To Hugo's surprise the split screen reveals that ken is already at the place where the two have planned to meet. So this automatically rushes Hugo into a frenzy to leave while Still on speaker to Ken. While in the panic Ken announces that Stanley is there too, Hugo doesn't understand why and neither does ken but its revealed by Stanley who's voice can be heard in the background The Scene ends as Hugo leaves his house and slams the door. And with the sound of the door being slammed shut comes a quick heavy drum roll and reveals the films name HUGO.


Locations:

HUGO's House

Riverside -Norwich (place where ken is)

The reasoning for choosing these locations is that the house is my own house, So it is easily accessible and I do not need to ask for permission before using it. One of the main reasons I wanted to use this house is because it has a straight staircase that is perfect for a shot of Hugo coming down the stairs when running to the phone. The house is also a common sized house so it suggests Hugo is not a rich or poor character straight away. This helps me try to get the audience to relate to Hugo and create a bond with him.

The reason I chose riverside is because its accessible, it looks very much like typical Norwich and where kids would be if they weren't at school. It also has a river which gives it a calmer peaceful look because after all the kids should be at school, so there should be less people out and about to make the streets look busy.

storyboard for my film opening (corsework)