The Sequence

      From my film idea I have chosen to do the opening sequence. In this sequence I am planning on having the protagonist be preparing for work, then on the bus, at work and being fired and finally have the character walking through a busy street in a city centre. At this point, what I would like to do is have the characters apparel worsen, in the sense that it becomes less pristine and becomes unkempt. This, I aim to do by having a couple of people walk past the camera so that each time the protagonist comes into view she is wearing a different costume. However this is a preliminary idea, which I will have to thoroughly think through and organise so that I will know whether or not I will be capable of achieving my aims.
      For the first few minutes of the sequence I plan to use the song ‘She’s Losing It’ by Belle and Sebastian as non-diegetic background music, apart from the section when the character is on the bus, as then it will be diegetic as it will be played through headphones the character will be using.

These are the lyrics for She's Losing It:

Lisa knows a girl who's been abused
It changed her philosophy in '82
She's always looking for a fight
She keeps the neighbours up all night

I go to her when I'm feeling slack
The girl's using me as a punching bag
I think that I could help her out
But the girl's got a lot to be mad about

BUT in the first moment of her waking up
She knows she's losing it, yeah she's losing it
When the first cup of coffee tastes like washing up
She knows she's losing it, yeah she's losing
Yeah she's losing it

Lisa met Chelsea at the knocking school
Chelsea didn't feel like following the rules
So they left the place for another school
Where the boys go with boys and the girls with girls

Chelsea was the ONE who's been abused
It changed her philosophy in '82
She says, "Inch for inch and pound for pound"
Who needs boys when there's Lisa round?">

BUT in the first moment of her waking up
She knows she's losing it, yeah she's losing it
When the first cup of coffee tastes like washing up
She knows she's losing it, yeah she's losing it
She goes to the mirror to put on her stuff
She knows she's losing it, oh yeah she's losing it
When she doesn't speak to anyone till four 0' clock
She knows she's losing it, yeah she's losing it
Oh yeah she's losing it

I chose this song to use in my opening sequence due to the lyrics, specifically the chorus. This forms a link with my sequence as the main character is 'losing it' in terms of her losing her job and then eventually losing her friends.