Alterations Made Along the Way

We have news about, perhaps, the biggest alteration that was made in the opening sequence process so far and it is the fact that Nile O'Meally-Newell, also known as the main protagonist (Bradley Keano), has left our group and moved schools so this was definitely quite a shocker for us but we realized that we are still able to overcome this regardless and our research and planning work will be quite different due to the fact he is the key character of our Split opening sequence so we will just be posting a reasonably-sized picture representing him rather than a picture of him explaining his character traits and appearances that we are attempting to emulate in our opening sequence.

However, the show must go on and we enjoyed having Nile in our group so, news aside, we wish the best for him in his future and still hope he can accomplish whatever it is he desires.

Costume Planning Analysis (Vans)

Vans are growing rapidly in the sneakers fashion trend and we wanted to ensure that our "Split" movie is consistent as well as it is current since if we included elements that felt dated and not modern-day elements, it also wouldn't really help with the fresh and innovative style we are trying to bring to our film and opening sequence. Furthermore, we picked grey Vans to be the type of footwear that Nile O'Meally-Newell (Bradley Keano) is going to wear in the film and opening sequence as it also connotes to the dark and monotonous atmosphere of the gang lifestyle in comparison to the bright and colourful lifestyle of Bradley Keano being a football star in the making.

Simplicity also links with the movie itself since we picked a simple football kit for the opening sequence, simple smartwear (typical white shirt and black tie; the white shirt being the dress code for several schools anyway) and simple casual clothing to represent the fact that the audience shouldn't be worried about if the film would suffer from complexity despite the fact we are trying to flesh out three "characters" fully, balancing out each of the three personalities so we are faced with the risk of leaving plot holes or continuity errors yet we have managed to counter this in our opening sequence since we know that the gang scenes had a slow and intense pace while the football scenes had a fast-moving pace to it so we are glad with the costumes we had come up with to fit in with everything else.

Costume Planning Analysis (Smartwear)

The colour of the smartwear, being white in the scene where Nile (Brad) is fixing his tie, can link to themes such as purity since if Bradley Keano is able to leave the gang and focus on his examinations; this could lead to him taking a pure path towards University and also being able to get the best careers out of his abilities, creating pure money for himself rather than being in a gang that would rob stores and mug the innocents to earn filthy money which would then be spent on less beneficial things.

Furthermore, the colour of white links to light so the costume had been particularly chosen to show that light has been shed upon Bradley Keano and if he is able to take this lifestyle and get the best results out of it, his future would be bright and could lead to a wider range of possibilities than it would if he was in a gang. Also, if he plays for a big-name football team such as Arsenal, his examination grades would help him since if he has an early retirement; he can use his qualifications to get a good job that will pay him good money and his life would still be bright and consistently good whereas, in a gang, Bradley would always have that same question recurring in his mind, "Will I be able to live up to the end of today? Will I go sleep? Will I be even able to have enough money to feed myself?" That is the type of atmosphere and mood we are trying to adopt for our "Split" film.

Costume Planning Analysis (Bomber Jacket)

The black bomber jacket represents the bottom of the scale as the main protagonist could not sink any lower than being in a blood and money-hungry gang that would murder any innocents to gain what they feel will benefit their lifestyles and this adds to the overall atmosphere of the"Split" movie as it adds to the grittiness and violent nature of the movie since no main protagonist could be completely perfect and all lead characters must be flawed in a single way or more than one and this is what we tried to go for with Bradley Keano as the audience could interpret him as a person who had different motives in a gang which had different personalities to him but he realizes this, at a late time, and will find it difficult to leave the gang since once you are committed to a gang, the other members would expect you to always follow their code of honor and to never betray them so it also adds to the element of suspense and surprise in the movie.

Furthermore, this also represents the dark nature of the protagonist and the gang itself which means that it also adds to the character of Bradley Keano since we did not want a one-dimensional lead character in the movie so we had decided to add different lifestyles to widen the ways in which the "Split" storyline can branch out and how his character can be portrayed by the audience since a lead character that can have various interpretations is better than a lead character only being interpreted as either a villain or a heroic person since the audience could interpret the character as being a villain in his early days but attempting to turn over a new leaf or a good character that was lost in a world in which he was unable to mold with so he tries his hardest to escape his past. It follows the same "person who tries to leave his past and create a good life while he can" type of storyline that is added in most of the drama movies yet this storyline structure can be described as much more varied in comparison to the likes of Shank and Anuvahood.

Costume Planning Analysis (Football Kit)

Although we picked particular costumes for our opening sequence's scenes, this is an analysis of how these costumes link to the themes and atmospheric feel of the movie. The yellow Nike football kit represents life and vibrance as the colour also represents the main protagonist's happiness to be rising to the top in the football dog-eat-dog world and this also contrasts the other recurring themes in the opening sequence. Furthermore, the fact that this particular costume features the least black colour out of all of the costumes that are used in the opening sequence also emphasizes how the football lifestyle of Bradley Keano is distinguished from the two other lifestyles.

The costume also represents his potential since if he wore a jersey from a licensed team such as Arsenal or Manchester United, he would have already exceeded his potential and been at the top and it wouldn't have blended in well with the storyline at all as he would have already been a successful football star yet he would still be a notorious gang leader and also still taking his examinations whereas this football kit also hints at possibilities and outcomes that will occur later on throughout the movie such as him being so close to being in a team such as Arsenal yet his gang lifestyle would be a barrier or the fact that he IS in Arsenal yet he may be kicked off of the team by the manager for his misbehaviour or may be told to leave the gang and focus on helping the team win the League otherwise he would be kicked off of the team for good. The possibilities are endless which is why this costume fits in perfectly with the style we are trying to go for with our film.

Existing Film Production Company Research

  

Scripting

We had decided to craft a script for a monologue that will be featured in our opening sequence and this is to breath more life into our character since there are voiceovers in some opening sequences (examples include Inside Man etc.) and the voiceover from our opening sequence clicked really well with the scenes and the flow as it will also give the audience a sense of what is to emerge later on throughout the movie (e.g. Nile attempting to determine himself to work harder and achieve his dreams yet the corruption of the gang, that he once banished and left behind, are trying to stand as a barrier and a threat against him)

"I say to you, that if you have never found a dream that is so dear and precious to you that you will die for it, then you aren't fit to live. Some great opportunity stands before you and calls upon you to stand for some great principle, some great issue, some great cause. And you refuse to do it because you are afraid.

You refuse to do it because you want to live longer. You are afraid that you will be criticized or that you will lose your popularity, or you're afraid that somebody will stab or shoot you. So you refuse to take a stand...... you died when you refused to stand up for right. You died when you refused to stand up for truth. You died when you refused to stand up for justice."