Shot By Shot Remake Task

Our task is to remake the opening scene from The Breakfast Club. We need to create a digital storyboard, decide on the props and costumes and film and edit.

 The Breakfast Club is about an unlikely friendship that has blossomed during an gruelling eight hour detention. To the other kids, they are just The Brain, The Princess, The Athlete, The Criminal and The Basketcase; but together they will always know each other as part of The Breakfast Club.

In the opening, we are introduced to the five main characters and we see them being dropped off by their parents. Through the matter of seconds, we get an insight into what stereotype they fit through their dialogue with their parents. Firstly, we are introduced to "The Princess" - a pretty girl with light feminine makeup. We soon learn that her father is an important man when she says "I can't believe you couldn't get me out of this." We can also infer that she is wealthy through the BMW she is dropped in and the shopping bag with a gift to make her day better.

Next we are introduced to "The Brain". Getting dropped to school by his irritated mother, we can see that he is a plain and rather nerdy looking. His mother advises him to "use his time wisely" and "find a way to study" even if they just want him to sit there. His little sister is in the average looking car whilst he is being dropped off which connotes an average American family.

"The Athlete" is dropped to school by his controlling father in a bulky masculine jeep. We can see a good looking blonde male dressed in a varsity jacket which show us the typical jock character connotations. His father is also lecturing him about his pursue of being an athlete and how this detention could jeopardise it whilst the jock looks annoyed.

"The Criminal" is introduced next. It all happens very fast and we see a mysterious young man in shades and a long jacket, walking like he does not want to be seen. He is the only student to arrive alone and has the shortest amount of introductory time.

Lastly introduced is "The Basketcase". Dressed in dark dreary attire with short black hair, she already fades into the background. There is no dialect between her and the person who drops her off, and they don't even get a cameo. We also see that as she comes out and gets ready to say goodbye to the driver, he/she drives off and leaves her standing there awkwardly. This instantly shows the unimportance of this character.



Planning:

Locations:
We are gonna film inside college for the most part. The lockers, the canteen area and displays in the corridors. We will use the area just outside the college for the entering of the characters.

Props:
Costume:
The Princess will be wearing a fur jacket, a floral shirt and will have long hair.
The Criminal will be tall, wearing a black jacket and a cap to cover his face.
The Brain will be short, wearing glasses and will have on plain clothes.

Miscellaneous:
Folders,