Update.

Our actress has brown hair again!

We shall be finally getting the infamous shot Monday afternoon.

NOTE: Setting, hair & make-up needs to be perfect.

Problem.

We still need to re-shoot just one shot, but our actress has now dyed her hair blonde!





Our actress is proving difficult to work with as she does not feel comfortable with the thought of using hair spray. I could not think of any other alturnative. I suggested to my group we make our film black and white, and showed them Gary Ross' film 'Pleasantville'. The film uses both colour and black and white. I thought this would be a good way to reference the 50s style, but in a more modern way.

(above: Callum's thoughts)

After much discussion, I believe we are going to remove the clip and cut to her picking up another object.

Title

As we are visually paying homage to French cinema (colours in Amelie), Callum suggested we use a French title.
The title we are currently using is Le Repas de Fétiche (The Fetish Meal) which I really dislike. So using this website http://uk.babelfish.yahoo.com/translate_txt, I decided to think of some titles of my own. The three words I kept in mind were: food, foot and dinner.

Potiental Film Titles
Pied Pour la Nourriture - Foot for Food.
Le Dernier Dîner - The Last Supper.
Repas du Jour - Meal of the Day

I then started to think about our protagonist, her mind-set and her feelings, the reasons for her actions.
En Raison de Vous - Because of You
Frénétique - Frantic
Vous m'avez blessé, je vous faites cuire - You Hurt Me, I Cook You.

I don't know!

Screening

Wednesday's screening went really well. Everyone's films are so different.
No-one had anything bad to say about our film. Which took me by suprise, not only had I prepared myself for "constructive critism" I generally thought people would not like it.
We need to capture one more shot.
& work on perfecting the DVD.

AND THEN WE ARE DONE.

Goin' out of my head

Well, I think I'm goin' out of my head

Yes, I think I'm goin' out of my head

Over you, Over you

I want you to want me, I need you so badly

I can't think of anything but you

And I think I'm goin' out of my head

Yes, I think I'm goin' out of my head

Over you, Over you

I see you each morning

But you just walk past me You don't even know that I exist

Goin' out of my head over you

Out of my head over you

Out of my head day and night

Night and day and night, Wrong or right

I must think of a way

Into your heart

There's no reason why My being shy

Should keep us apart

And I think I'm goin' out of my head

Yes, I think I'm goin' out of my head

Goin' out of my head over you

Out of my head over you Out of my head day and night

Night and day and night, Wrong or right

Night and day and night

Wrong or right, day or night

everyday, every, every day

You Really Got A Hold On Me

Many people have covered this song, but I feel this version works the best. It is soft, yet powerful.

I don't like you

But I love you

Seems that I'm always

Thinkin' of you

Oh, ho, ho, you treat me badly

I love you madly

You've really got a hold on me (You really got a hold on me)

You really got a hold on me (You really got a hold on me)

Baby I don't want you

But I need you

Don't wanna kiss you

But I need to

Oh, ho, ho You do me wrong now

My love is strong now

You've really got a hold on me (You really got a hold on me)

You really got a hold on me (You really got a hold on me)

Baby I love you and all I want you to do

Is just

Hold me

Hold me

Hold me

Hold me

Tighter

Tighter

I wanna leave you

Don't wanna stay here

Don't wanna spend another day here

Oh ho ho, I wanna split now

I just can't quit now

You've really got a hold on me (You really got a hold on me)

You really got a hold on me (You really got a hold on me)

Baby I love you and all I want you to do

Is just

Hold me (please)Hold me (squeeze)Hold me

Hold me

You really got a hold on me (You really got a hold on me)

You really got a hold on me (You really got a hold on me)

Update

FILM SHOULD WILL BE FINISHED BY THIS EVENING.
Callum and I have been doing the final touches all day:
- We needed to replace two shots as Layla cannot seem to not look at the camera which is highly frustrating.
- We also needed to add a track. We have used two different tracks.
- You Really Got A Hold On Me by She and Him
- Goin' Out Of My Head by Anthony and the Imperials.
We wanted to create the illusion that music is playing in the background (hence the two different tracks) whilst the protagonist is cooks.

You really got a hold on me..
We chose these particular songs to reflect Layla's emotions. Once we shot the film and had a rough cut and showed it to a few people the same questions were asked:
- Is this woman a mother? (photographs of children are present)
- If so, why is she being so crazy?
- Why is she so manic?
& so on.

Well I think I'm going out of my head, over you..
At this point, I came across this song and suddenly all the questions had be answered.
Yes she is a housewife, with children.
Yes she is manic, neurotic and impatient.
Yes she did have a husband.
Yes that is his foot she has cooked.
Yes she is planning on eating that.

The reason she comes across as so abnormal is simply because of him.
The husband.
She does the things she does, because of the way he makes her feel.

I feel this two songs work really well. They are not too cheesy.