Rough Storyline for My Film and the Intended Effect of My Opening Sequence

I have used the research I have done into existing romantic comedies, to outline a very rough storyline for my film.

The main female character is introduced to the audience (in the opening sequence) and she will be presented as a clumsy and ditsy, but loveable, character. She is an undergraduate and is doing a journalism course at university, where she meets the graduate - the love interest - (the main male character), who is just as clumsy and ditsy as her.

They spend more time together and have very farcical situations, including her super glueing her hand to a frying pan, and then hitting her head with it when she's trying to act cool. The couple learn to love each other, bonding over their collective clumsiness.

 

The male protagonist then gets some devastating news from his boss, that he has to move his whole life to their Hawaii offices. This puts a strain on their relationship while he's deciding what to do. The obstacle is not, in fact, the characters' traits, but instead a situation that arises about him having to move away. Does she move to Hawaii with him? Does he knock back the career opportunity of a lifetime? Will their relationship end happily? I will flesh these elements of the narrative out later.

Intended Effect

The intended effect for my opening sequence is to showcase the clumsiness of the main female lead, but also to show her loving nature (through a phone conversation with her mum) and from the music used in the opening sequence. I am keen to establish her traits but also to make sure that she is likeable, so that the audience position themselves with her and root for her to find love. I hope that it will feel like a 'feel good' film to the audience.