The Hangover Project

We were given the task of recreating the opening sequence of The Hangover. We got into groups of 6 and gathered some ideas together and talked about how we were going to tackle the task. We watched the film a number of times to get some ideas, to think about who could be the characters, to look at camera angles and shots and to look at what props we would need.

•  We knew the task will involve doing replica shots of the film so we decided to take pictures of the different shots we would have to replicate so we could see what we had to do. This would also ensure that we had exact replicas of the most important shots such as the scene where Phil is on the phone telling Tracey that they had lost Doug.

This is a list of the props that we think we'll need:

• wedding dress
• bridesmaid dresses x 3
• flowers
• mirror
• car- trashed
• sunglasses
• white dressing gown
• black suit trousers
• white shirts
• cake

Venues: We thought about some local venues that were similar to that of the film. We decided to look further into a venue in Old Buckingham and Park Farm to see if it was possible for us to film parts involving the setting out of chairs for the wedding. We decided to look at these venues because we thought that they would be equipped for a wedding function and that we would hopefully be able to use.

Characters:

• Phil - we want someone who looks similar to him so that they would be recognisable as the character  Phil, but that is not entirely necessary as the costumes and props will help to identify him.
• Tracey- again, we want somebody that looks similar to her, preferably with long brown hair as this is one of her main characteristics.
• Bridesmaids x 3- the bridesmaids can be any random girls as they dont have a big part in the opening scene and have no lines. They are just milling about in the background.
• Hair Dresser- again this person doesn't have to resemble the hairdresser as you only really see their arm in a shot where they are brushing Tracey's hair. However you do see a full shot of the hairdresser in the background but this is an insignificant part of the story.
• Brides Father-this person doesn't necessarily have to resemble the actor who played his character in the film. A man who is evidently older than the actor who plays Tracey would be fine as he would easily be identified as her father.
• Brides Mother- again, similarly to the brides father, all we need is an older woman.
• Men in the background of the car scene x3- like the bridesmaids, these people can be anyone as they are not the main focus of the shot and have no lines or major importance in that particular part of the scene.
• people setting out the wedding- again, these people can just be random people as they have no lines and are of no major importance in the film.