ideas for voice over

We needed the voiceovers to create the storyline and to give background information on the characters. We needed a quite room to record the voices and we had problems finding this as the main room was being used and there was noise from the computers so we had to use an office to record our voiceovers. We also had problems finding suitable people to read the voiceovers as our original actors were not available on the day that we had arranged. So we had to use different people.

The voiceovers for the opening were also important to create the right feel and the script was important as this tied the shots together and created the storyline of the film. We considered what we needed to say about the characters and how they were feeling to relate this to the shots used during the opening. The noir element to the film was also important this influenced what was said in the script about how the characters story unfolded. Which is how other noir films also begin, for example in Sin City in the opening where voiceover and music are important elements.

For example, in Sin City:
"she shivers in the wind like the last leaf on a dying tree. I let her hear my footsteps, she only goes stiff for a moment. Care for smoke?"

"sure, I'll take one. Are you as bored by that crowd as I am?"

For the voiceover in our film opening, we plan for it to tell the story of the two characters.

His part - " I was waiting for a sign, any sign that we were meant to be. This empty train station was the only reminder of what we had....happier times ... past memories fade as each day goes by. The day was cold, reflecting the mood of the moment. It was this day my hopes would either be realised or shattered. Would she return or leave me in this pitiful state".

Her part - "Wondering whether I should go was unclear in my mind. My past was starting to repeat itself, old memories re awoken. * But they are in the past, an old life i am trying to forget. Should i repeat past mistakes for a chance of future happiness or stay in my loveless marriage".

* we added another phrase to her part to show how times have changed.
" but many years have past and people change, some for the worse some for the better, there's only one way to know for sure".

Bold phrase- was removed as it did not fit in with the filming.