Our first thought for the voice over was to have the main character recite a famous quote and then completely ruin it with her own ideology. We decided on a Shakespeare quote from Romeo and Juliet and this was our first draft:
"These violent delights have violent ends and in their triumph die, like fire and powder, which, as they kiss, consume.
What the fuck does that even mean? I'm not bothered about these old sods who wrote those romantic classics. I just think we should live life in the moment and to the full. Don't you?"
After hearing it being said and putting it in the opening we decided it was not what we wanted and also that it was too long. Instead we took inspiration from the voice over in trainspotting. The short snappy phrases and philosophical meaning was more suitable for us and our film opening. Our final voice over is this:
"Wake up. Get dressed. Go to college. Do work. Go home. Do homework. Graduate. Get a job. Have kids. Die. Fuck that, I'm gonna live my life how I want to."
We all agreed that the final voice-over fit a lot better and helped the audience gain a better understanding of the character's attitude to the normal ways of her life. It also builds up the idea of the theme of rebellion from the offset as this will be put directly at the start of our opening, just before and during the first few frames.
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