task 9

Analysis of film opening in 'Superbad' -
We were asked to analise our favourite film's title sequence and I chose Superbad because its one of my faviourite films and it has a very memorable opening. It is stylised as it is heavily edited and gives away nothing nothing in terms of story however we get to know both of the characters' in this short opening through silhouettes dancing.

The style of it is very interesting because like many films do, it is almost completely unrelated to the storyline of the film but as I said before it does give an insight to how the characters behave solely through the way they move. The look of it is very memorable with a vintage/retro style of contrasting bold colours with a grainy outline.

The content of the opening sequence is quite comical which goes well with the genre of the film (comedy)

Three overall targets from audit

Blog audit and SWOT analysis

Blogging health check 2 - feedback

To ensure I go back up to a grade C I will start to set myself target dates of when I need to blog to avoid a haphazard order of posting, so it will then allow my posts to be frequent and up to date and also will allow me to spend a decent amount of time on them so they are not brief or left incomplete. I will also go back and edit my 'planning' blogs and make them up to par with the rest of my posts i.e. by using more mixed media to produce them. Then I will complete all my to do tasks regularly and promptly and edit any posts that need adjusting or adding too. For example the storyboard post I will use Emaze to present it rather than posting it directly onto the blog. Finally I will keep on top of when the blogs need to be posted, give myself enough time and therefore they will be detailed enough for my mark to increase.

1. Discrete title sequences. These consist of a series of short scenes which are not part of the film, but set the mood for the film. The cinematography and music are used to create the atmosphere. Clues as to the narrative of the film might be included in the scenes. They can be seen as a “mini film” before the film properly starts, as in 'Se7en'. The title sequence of Kyle Cooper’s film 'Se7en' is a classic example of this type of opening, and has been copied by many directors since. The audience are given an insight into the main character in an exciting, but disturbing way, leaving them anxious, but wanting to see more. Another example is Skyfall, which uses haunting music by Adele to enhance the stylish scenes featuring James Bond.

2. Narrative openings. The opening consists of a coherent story line which prepares the audience for the film. The title sequence of 'The Shining' uses wide tracking shots of a car on a mountainside road next to a beautiful lake. The camera flies over the scene. Meanwhile the music with brass instruments playing slowly creates an unsettling atmosphere.


3. Credits over screen. This type of title sequence simply consists of a blank screen with the credits rolling up. The choice of font and colour is important in setting the mood for the film. The sound is also important: for example in Donnie Darko the opening creates an atmosphere of anxiety and anticipation in the audience, with the sound of a storm, or the sea. There is more scope for the audience to impose their own ideas in setting the scene. The music then starts quietly as the camera pans in to see Donny lying on the road: apparently lifeless, but he then wakes up and cycles off.



4. Stylised editing. This relies heavily on the editing process. In the opening to 'Mesrine'. The split screen enables the audience to view the action from different angles simultaneously. This gives the impression that the character is being observed by people all around. Zombieland also uses a stylised opening. As with other opening, the choice of music is important to create the atmosphere before the film starts. For example the opening of Spiderman 3 combines cartoon images with shots of the actors, stylised spiders’ webs and more abstract images: all swooping in and out of view.

My group is thinking about using discrete title sequences: with one character walking round the forest to set the scene for our film.

Targets for today

Today, i will;

• be going over all that we have filmed,  
• i am going to take in the shots we need, 
•  i am going to discard the shots we do not need.
•  I will also take notes on what i believe needs to be reshooted.
• Another thing i will be doing today is roughly starting a sequence with the shots i have chosen and i believe are ready to be put into our title sequence. 

task 6

What makes a good title sequence?

 Kyle Cooper is credited as being the man who single-handedly revitalised the art of the film title sequence. In his opinion a title sequence needs to dovetail into the film seamlessly to suspend disbelief, excite you and capture your attention and set audience expectations of what is to come. He talks about the film Seven in the clip we watched as a class and particularly about the font used as he says it adds to the overall tone (hand written like the serial killer is writing it himself). We were also introduced to the idea of integrated credits within the video with the credits being written in the diary as he is building it. Integrated credits are now commonplace with most modern films using them but the technology required was not available for older films.

When Kyle Cooper says story based title sequence he's referring to one that explains a specific backstory and also a clear metaphor that has to do specifically with what the film is about.

Cooper believes titles are important to a film because they 'put the audience where they need to be in the scene at the start'

Task 17

Analysis of sound in the opening credits of ‘Evil Dead’

Evil dead is a film similar in genre to our film however it is an old film (made in the early 80s). In the credits we hear swirling distorted sound (which goes with the gory red swirling font used) alongside dramatic cinematic orchestra music. The usage of orchestra is to be expected as all film round this time used it but its effectiveness cannot be undermined.  The grandness of a full orchestra adds to the tone of the film and makes the characters seem even more vulnerable as if this wall of sound is closing in on them. Finale is a choir of voices – makes it seem epic and as if something powerful is going on. 

Planning - todays plan

Today we will start editing the footage we filmed last Wednesday, 30th, and will be using Adobe Premier Pro. This will be done in the morning as the majority of filming we need to do needs to be filmed when it gets dark so if possible around 3pm we might go to Highgate Woods to start filming as the sun starts to set, we're doing this to add realism and that our audience really believe our main character has been in the woods for a long period of time.

Evidence of filming

Planning - pitch feedback

To improve our idea for our opening title sequence we will put more detail on our storyboard and make it more realistic for us to achieve filming. By doing that we will include camera angles and shot types for each scene and divide up the scenes shot by shot to make it easier for us when we go and film. Also by doing this it will ensure that we are using a wide range and variety of shot types, camera angles and movements to show our camera skills and knowledge. It will also avoid our title sequence appearing boring with the same angle and shot throughout.

Representation by Marlo

In the film there is only one character. This means the storyline will be different than most films because there is no protagonist or antagonist, in my opinion this could be a good thing for the film because it would allow the audience to focus in on this one character and see all these archetypes as elements of his own personality. However I think it would be hard to portray this in a title sequence so we have to clearly show the emoional journey the character goes through via short clips of him gradually getting more and more fearful and visually the character looking dirtier as if a lot of time has passed.

Pitch prezi

Planning - rough cut of storyboard

Genre

Genre is the classification that relates similar styles of art. It allows us to categorize media easily. For example in spy films there are clear codes and conventions when it comes to the plot there tends to be a mission where something has to be done/acquired this usually requires going to an 'exotic' place. Themes often include betrayal and there is usually a happy ending. In terms of the mise-en-scene characters are usually wearing suits the whole look of the films is often flashy with expensive cars, gadgets etc.

Why is genre important? Genre is important for producers because it allows them to predict a target audience and also sets boundaries of what can and cannot be in the film for example in a family film you would not have gore or explicit language. Genre is also important for the audience because it allows the audience to know what they're in for meaning they're more likely to be satisfied with the product.

Genre has changed over the years and will continue to change because media mirrors society, for example horror films have changed drastically for a number of reasons. Things that are commonly feared change so tools used by film makers to scare you would keep up to date with this. Also rules over censorship have changed so films can be much more hyper realistic and gorey as opposed to old horror films which were more built up tense moments. It changes for a multitude of reasons; Changes in audience expectation (by this I mean people get bored of seeing the same things over and over again) - parody films are in response to this, Technological advancements mean graphics and effects improve and there is more freedom to make films visually better looking.

 In my opinion a film that changes the game in that it defies existing codes and conventions of genre and or creates new rules is one that plays with the perception of good and bad and one that has unexpected things happen and unexpected characters in it. A good example of this is the wire. It plays around with who we usually view as the 'bad guys' with the police sometimes seeming worse than the gangsters also an unexpected character of one of the main gangsters being gay - this is interesting because it is playing with our assumptions as an audience and making us reflect on why would deem that unexpected.

Planning - Institutional details - by ciara

production schedule-hassan makke

we are planning to film in December as it is very cold and will help make our ideal atmosphere. It will show the audience that harsh conditions our main character is in and will help make them understand what he is going through. It id important that we know what we are doing as it will help us be more organised, if we do not plan then I believe we will not be able to film. We will only need two sessions to film in Highgate woods, that's 6 hours worth of shots which needs to be cut down to approximately 2 minutes, I think we will have enough shots.

The film- Hassan Makke

The title of our film is

Indiana State Road 145

Our film begins with a man and his camera. He films himself doing various activities as making a fire, setting up is bed etc,he videos himself surviving, but at random times there seems to be some creature hidden or just seen in a blink of an eye,then all of the sudden j=he is videoing himself running stating that his battery was gonna die when suddenly something is chasing behind him. Then thats when the title sequence ends and the rest of the film begins, which explains how and why this man is stranded in the woods.

mise-en-scene-location and setting--Hassan Makke

Our location is going to be highgate woods as we believe it will be suitable for us to really get the atmosphere that we need, it also suits with our genre which is horror. Our location given was the forest, so it is only logical to film in the woods. Our clothes will be normal casual clothing but ideally look abit dirty and worn out, as well as having a bug bag pack for hiking. We believe that these props will really tell the story which is a man going on an adventure.

Planning - type of title sequence - by ciara

Planning - title credits - by ciara

Title sequence genre- By hassan Makke

Our title sequences genre is it being a horror/documentary as i believe it is best suited to our story and the props and location given. I would compare our title sequence to a little bit like paranormal activity as it it also a sort of documentary horror. We also believe that this genre would really help our title sequence to engage the audience and interest them

sound design ideas-Marlo

    Pitch task 9 - Sound design ideas

We considered the location and genre of the film when we started to think about the soundscape of the film opening. For example these are the sounds we thought we should layer to create our initial soundscape (to be layered over with non-digetic sound to create a dark scary atmosphere):

-Birds

-Wind

-Water running

Ideally if we have time we thought using foley for the movement of the main character would be very effective but hard to factor in to our production schedule.

For the end we were thinking it would be memorable and enticing  for there to be a build up (crescendo of sound) to a loud bass heavy non-digetic sound which will abruptly stop at the end.

Film idea

Our film idea consists of  man being in a forest. He is filming himself and is using his camera as a vlog, after this, he is seen to be running away from someone while his battery is dying. This is when the title sequence ends and the film starts, which tells us how he got there.

The film idea

Our film idea is based on a man who is stranded in a forest with just his camera and some necessities. He films himself doing various activities such as making a fire, setting his bed etc. He uses his camera as a diary, at the end of the title sequence, he is seen being chased by something or someone and his battery is going to die out, then the film begins with it explaining how he got there and why he is there.

Planning - Risk assessment - by ciara

We will be filming in Highgate Wood's which is approximately a 25 minute journey, some risks can be encountered on the way there and back and during filming.

Problem	Risk	Precaution
Carrying the filming equipment to and from our destination.	The equipment could be damaged, lost or stolen.	Ensure each group member has responsibility for individual pieces of equipment.
There is a short walk from each tube station from the college and to the woods involving crossing roads.	Equipment could be dropped or people could get run into.	As a group, we need to cross roads sensibly and where there are designated crossings.
We are filming outside so we need to be careful if the weather isn't very appropriate, i.e. if it rains.	The ground could be muddy and slippery, someone could slip and fall or damage equipment.	Make sure correct footwear is worn and take extra precaution when filming in more slippery or muddy areas.
Our title sequence is very fast paced and therefore involves a lot of fast movement such as running.	This could result in someone falling or tripping over branches or logs on the paths.	Check before filming the route we will use to ensure we know where such objects are or move any that could be potentially dangerous.
We also intend to film in the dark, as the sun starts to set	Like the previous risk, not being able to see where we are going someone could trip or break equipment.	Make sure we have suitable lighting to help guide us and so we can see what we are filming properly.

Planning - Audience profile - by ciara

Planning - further audience research

To further my audience research I asked some family members and friends what they think about our idea of our opening title sequence. None of them fitted our primary or secondary audience profile but it still gives us the useful information we need about what works and what doesn't and what we can develop further to improve our title sequence. Here are the written up answers I got from each person:

Person 1 likes the documentary style, but not the horror element. To perhaps entice this age range more we should really emphasise the documentary style of filming by possibly adding camera like features to the camera being used to record the main characters video diary. Therefore justifying that it has more to it than another 'cliché' horror film. 

Person 2 is three years off our primary target audience which may be why he said that more context is needed otherwise it could be confusing. This helps us as it is clarifying that we have chosen the correct target age to start off with as 18-30 year olds can often be more open minded and have more interest in something which doesn't have a lot of context because it can leave them wanting more. Whereas the younger generation haven't fully gotten that interest of enigma codes and cliff hangers as they need information to fill in the gaps immediately.

Person 3 didn't fit within any of our targeted audience but she does enjoy horror films so it is why she would watch it. But she did say it could be more horror like by including more elements of a typical horror film rather than just it a survival documentary which she didn't like. This is more of a particular personal preference and therefore can make it harder for us to satisfy every individuals needs for an opening title sequence. But it is important to ensure that our opening sequence is easily identifiable as a horror so our general target audience will watch it.

Person 4 also helped us feel confident that we have chosen the correct age range as she is only one year off our targeted audience and said she would really enjoy the film if it was ever made, however when I was explaining it to her more detail was needed for it to really grab her attention. So as a group we will make sure that our opening title sequence is thoroughly detailed and makes sense yet still leaves that mystery and the audience questioning what is going on rather than not understanding what they have just watched.

Research - analysing sound of a previous group's title sequence

I enjoyed the music and the sound effects they used in their opening title. It was very simple yet effective as it was synchronous with what the audience was seeing on screen. The backing music acted as a sound bridge as it continued throughout the sequence and it also helped set a sinister slow tone as well. They added in Foleys over the alarm clock sound, the falling of the pills, the footsteps and the camera shutter, I liked this because is emphasised the sound and therefore made it evident what was the main focus of the scene. For example if the camera shutter hadn't been added in it would not have been clear to the audience that a photo had just been taken and without the voiceover from the older actress again the storyline may have been confusing. They also used some ambient sound when the younger actress was in the playground which again emphasised where the characters were and then the heavy breathing from the stalker added to the eerie aspect that they were hiding and were not supposed to be there. Overall the sounds flowed well together and helped piece together the film and the repeated shots and sounds that went with the selected scenes helped build tension for the viewers. However the one thing I think would have made it better if they had started the music with their indent or created a different soundscape that went with it to make it appear more professional.  

Planning - head on activity

The first influential film opening is the Blair Witch Project. The inspiration from this title sequence is the camera movement, mise-en-scene and the credits. From the very beginning they have established that the style of filming is as a documentary as the movement from the camera is very shaky making it obvious it is hand held and the angles are all POV, you can also hear the camera man talking from behind the camera to give context. This follows the codes and conventions of a documentary film so the audience know that the camera movement and angles are not going to be perfect therefore are not disappointed. The mise-en-scene is also influential to our opening sequence as it denotes everyday life, the characters are wearing 'normal' clothing; jeans, coats, t-shirts etc. They are in what is perceived to be the main characters house as she then goes on to tell the audience what she is doing and that it is her idea to go on this trip. They then film outside of her house as another character is introduced, the season chosen to film in looks like Autumn, due to the colour of the leaves and the characters clothing, which is often associated with Halloween connoting horror. Which could then be foreshadowing that something supernatural will happen later on in the film. Although there is not much of the title credits and they only include the production/distribution icon, the film title and some context the lay out of them is intriguing and goes well with the genre, horror. The method used is very simplistic with white text against a still black background yet it is effective as the text looks as if it is being filmed on a super 8 camera, which are often associated with horror films so it creates that eerie tone for the title sequence. The reason these are influential to our film is that we are filming in the style of a documentary therefore we need to create realism in our film and to do that we will be using similar camera movements and angles such as the Blair Witch, the mise-en-scene also helps to create the realism we wish to achieve in our opening sequence and the way the credits have been stylised is appealing to the eye and flows nicely with the genre. But when we do our title sequence we will be including more credits following a more traditional method.









The second film which helped gather inspiration was Grave Encounters. The pilot clip they play in the beginning of the film about the main character's profession gave us some inspiration on sound. Most horror films shot in the documentary style do not include background music just dialogue from the characters, this is because they want to create realism and real life doesn't have music playing in the background like they do in films. Mostly this works as the silence in the background helps create the build up of fear and tension for the audiences as they do not know how to react or feel without sound in a film, because they are used to seeing films with background music connoting how they should feel about what is happening onscreen. However in our opening title sequence we will be using sound as it can strongly coincide with the footage and make our title sequence better as we have limited recourses to produce our title sequence. The sound used in the main characters short clip is very sinister and eerie, giving off a spooky tone when the music dramatically changes as the images onscreen start to show supernatural beings. This short clip with sound is influential as the image and sound are synchronous which is what we hope to achieve when editing and it adds elements of fear and mystery to the audience which the footage alone could not do. The editing is also influential as it consists of short match cuts which creates a seamless effect and the audience can concentrate on following the action as it occurs rather than becoming distracted with irrelevant background movement.

Planning - target audience research cont..

Our primary target audience research and our secondary target audience research did not match up, but our primary research was very minimal and therefore does not account for people all across England within that target age group (25-39). Our film will share most similarities with the Blair Witch project which our secondary research fills in the gaps of the missing information we need about our targeted audience. The two individuals we interviewed fitted within our target audience as they are the same gender and age, however didn't follow the same demographics and location. In the first interview they said that they liked the idea of our film because he enjoys films which the title sequence is the ending of the film so the film goes on to explain what, why, how and who was happening and featured in the opening. Our second interview said he didn't particularly like the sound of our idea purely because of his genre preference but overall sounded like a good idea to do.

Hassan Makkes Prelim

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Planning - target audience research

For our opening title sequence we have chosen to do a Horror. For our target audience research we have used the YouGov website to see audience profiles for three films we chose which will be similar to our opening sequence. We chose the blair witch project as one film. The target audience for this film are males aged 25-35 commonly from Yorkshire, mainly with jobs in media/publishing/research analysis etc. Secondly we chose paranormal activity which has a very similar target audience to the Blair witch project. The same age and gender and social grade, however the location and professions vary. The third film we chose was The Conjuring 2, which targeted mainly to women but of the same age group as the previous two films. They are also located in similar regions as the target audience from Paranormal activity, Midlands, but have the same monthly spare income as the target audience from The Blair Witch Project.

Research - Genre shortlist

Planning - Development of our ideas for our practical

For our practical we have chosen to develop our 6 minute challenge idea. We came up with our rough 6 minute challenge idea with the help of the random selection of our location, an opening in a forest, and one prop, a diary, given in class which turned out to compliment each other very well. We then had to use Wikipedias' random article selection to give us the name of our film which was Biduiyeh-ye Nakhai. For the 6 minuet challenge the title of the film was well suited, but because we have chosen to develop that idea for our final practical we will either change the name completely or shorten it to make it better suited and not come across as confusing to our audience. We were pleased with the location and our prop but again we decided to developed them further to fit in better with the hybrid genre of our opening title sequence. So rather than just using the opening in a forest we will film in a variation of locations within a forest of our choice and instead of a handwritten diary we will be using a video camera for a video diary which our main character will be documenting his experience on. Because we are doing it in the style of a documentary we want to create a sense of realism and to do that we will use everyday props, costume, location and characters that aren't out of the ordinary. As an example for a prop we will use a sleeping bag, our main character will be someone our primary target audience can relate to, his costume will be a stereotypical 'normal' everyday outfit and we will only be filming in one location, a nearby forest which will most likely be Highgate Wood in Muswell Hill, as it is nearest our college and therefore will not have to carry the filming equipment far.

So, as mentioned before our chosen genre is a hybrid combination of Horror and Documentary as we will film our opening sequence in the style of a documentary but the storyline is fictional. This is some context about the film as a whole as we have decided that the opening title sequence will actually be the films ending. Our main character is a 21 year old male who is on his gap year and has decided to travel. He has travelled to the town of Biduiyeh-ye Nakhai to gather film footage on the types of wildlife found in the towns' forest. However there are many ancient stories about a family that were driven out of the small town into the forest and never returned. During his research into his trip he discovers these myths about the missing family and then after some further research he uncovers lots of articles about missing people who have visited the same forest, from tourists to locals to film crews all entering the forest and never returning. The last report was on a film crew dated back in 1997 which was 19 years ago so he thinks nothing of it and is still determined to complete his documentary film.

A brief summary of our possible storyline -
He arrives in the forest and creates a video diary explaining where he is and why he's out there, then begins to shoot footage of his surroundings. He then starts to hear weird noises further inward the forest so follows them and then discovers some birds in the trees and documents them. The only filming the audience see is what he films, it then begins to cut from each day and small bits of footage show what he is documenting per day. The credits will appear randomly onscreen and flow well with what is already onscreen so it doesn't distract the audience from the film. The footage gets to about day 5 when he documents himself saying he needs to return to the town so follows his GPS tracker in the right direction. He then notices that although he's been following the tracker all day he is not any closer than when he first set off, it starts to get dark so he sets up his sleeping bag for the night and says he will try again tomorrow. As he starts off again on his journey home he hears the same noises from when he first arrives but they are louder and seem to be following him, so he films where the noises are coming from and sees a strange figure behind the trees and looks up but there's nothing there then looks into his camera again and the figure is getting closer and closer so he begins to run as the noises are still behind him. Then the camera shuts off. The ending of the title sequence will be him filming himself saying how he can't get out of the forest and something in there is after him then the camera battery dies. The film will then go on to explain who he is, his life before this and how he got himself in that situation.

Here is the mindmap of our brief ideas on mise-en-scene and storyline-

Task 4 - Purpose and common features of a title sequence

Task 4 - Purpose and common features of a title sequence 

The title sequence is a poignant short and important section to a film which opens it and lays down the foundation of the film establishing the general feel of the film. There are four main purposes of a title sequence; to entice the audience, to set the tone/genre of the film, to identify the main characters or any characters involved and to give credit (in the credits). Title sequences are varied and some more stylized ones won't necessarily follow these rules, they are a part of the film but also they have there own identity for example in the film Life of Pi there is nothing given to us in terms of character and story but themes of animals and growth are apparent, this helps create intrigue which is what is needed from a title sequence. 

Individual Evaluation of my 6 minute challenge ideas

In today's lesson we were given a random location and key prop to include in our film opening. We then used the 'random article' feature on wikipedia to find our title (which was Biduiyeh-ye Nakhai). As a group we discussed and decided that a hybrid genre of a documentary/horror would fit best with the location of a clearing in a wood, this decision came quite fast because personally that is what I thought of immidiatly and everyone else in the group was thinking along the same lines. We learnt in a previous lesson that one of the main reasons why genre exists is to satisfy what the audience want and so that they know what they are in for this is why we all recognised the conventions of a horror/documentary and chose that for a woods setting.

The key prop which we had to include was a diary, at first someone suggested incoorperating a physical diary of the main character but then we eventually came to the idea of a video diary. I think this fits the genre and location very well and could see it working really nicely with handhold shots and a 'Blair Witch Project' inspired look.

I think our idea is very good for what it is: an initial idea. Its a good basis but more planning is needed to develop backstory and justify creative decisions.

Blogging health check 1 - feedback and targets

To improve from now on I will upload my blog posts in chronological order to ensure it makes sense and flows nicely. I will also keep on top of tasks and post regularly to avoid 'binge' post so it flows well and looks presentable, which will also help me avoid missing any blog tasks that I haven't posted or completed. Finally I will embed more of a range of ICT programs and visual images to help back up my post on the blog, rather than just the blog's own format. This will also make it look much more presentable for marking and will also demonstrate my wider range of skills and knowledge in using ICT software.

Blogging health check 1. Feedback and targets.

To improve i must add extra detail to my tasks, i got praised for doing most of my tasks but i just need to add much more detail. I should also add more images and visual works, i need to apply my ICT skills into my blog posts.

Health check 1

Not much feedback was given because there wasn't much to feedback on. I need to catch up with all the blog tasks.

Planning - Individual evaluation of the 6 min challenge idea

The 6 minute challenge involved us to come up with a quick opening idea for an opening title sequence. We were given a location and prop to selected at random and then the title of our film was again chosen at random, by Wikipedias' random article option. We selected an opening in a forest and a diary, and got the name Biduiyeh-ye Nakhai, which then became very easy for us to select a genre which those two could fit in together nicely and the title could be the name of the location. We first decided to do a documentary film as the forest location gave us the idea that would be easy to do, and we then put our own interpretation of a normal diary and decided it would be better as a video diary as typically in a documentary film they are commonly used to document what the actor/actress is witnessing and experiencing. After some more thought for a storyline we then decided it would be best if we switched genres and did a horror but in the style of a documentary, so a hybrid genre, which we got inspiration from The Blair Witch Project and Chernobyl Diaries. After finalising this decision we thought up of the idea that the opening title sequence would actually be the ending of the completed film so after the title sequence the film would go on to explain how the main character got himself in the situation and give much more context. With more time on planning I think that this idea could be a success if we develop it in much more detail and focus on the character's profile and come up with a much more detailed storyline as we have decided to use this initial idea as our final production.

Creative thinking our 6 minute challenge ideas

Individual evaluation of my 6 minute challenge idea.

In my opinion, i believe coming up with the actual idea was rather easy as our props and setting was given to us and they set the actual story themselves, the prop was a diary and the setting was the woods, a video diary in the woods was as simple as it gets in terms of ideas. The title given to us sounded very foreign, so we just came up with the idea to name the woods we are in the foreign title.However, it was rather difficult to come up with the title sequence as we didn't want to give too much of the story away. I believe our idea was very successful as me and my group feel very confident on filming it and we want to see how everything goes.

research task 17

The opening i will be analysing is shutter island, which is a psychological thriller about a murder who has escaped a mental asylum on shutter island.

Usually, in thrillers the sounds consist of low pitched non diegetic noises to create a dramatic aura and many jump scares to scare the audience.

In shutter island with the music alone you can tell that the movie is a thriller as it is very dramatic and has moments where it goes really loud then goes really really quiet. The music acts as a sound bridge between match cuts.

The 3 genres I may like to use are;
-thriller
-action
-syfy
These are my 3 main choices as my favourite movies all have these 3 genres. I also like comedy however it will be harder to execute than genres such as thriller

blog task 9

My favourite film is Wolf of wall street by Martin Scorsese and I believe its title sequence is amazing because it combines great cinematography  and music that paints a picture of the setting which is Wall street in the ealry 1990s. It then shows us our film name,  producers, directors, music b and lastly the original story by then shows the actual novel written by Jordan Belfort.

Analysis of 2 title sequences

Casino Royale Title Sequence : the opening of the film starts with a very silent tone, and a bleak atmosphere and then a loud gun shot. At this point we are introduced to the main character James Bond as he shoots an enemy.  We know he may be the first character as the camera is focused on him. The dramatic theme tune begins and the credits start to roll. The theme of casinos are shown throughout the title sequence as the credits are put against different card symbols for example spades, diamonds, hearts, kings and queens etc. The animated part of the title sequence shows Bond fighting another character and many guns. The genre of the film is action and this is shown very clearly from the beginning. The special effects and  props used help to show this. Towards the end of the title sequence we get the main character James Bond (Daniel Craig) walking towards the camera it first starts off as an animation and as he gets closer we get a close up of his face looking dead straight into the camera. The close up allows us to see his stern facial expressions building tension. As a whole I think this is a good title sequence as the credits are simple and easy to read, they fades into the next action and the title sequence helps to get the audiences excited

  

Batman Title Sequence : the opening of the films starts off looking at a very bleak and dark sky. The credits begin to roll in a very simple text style and in the colour yellow. The dark sky and yellow credits follow the theme of the well known batman logo which is the black bat and yellow around it.. The mysterious music helps to build the tension and suspense in the atmosphere which manipulates the tone and it just shows us the genre. The slow pace of the camera panning the area, is much similar to how a bat would move when looking over its prey. Overall I like this title sequence as its very simple and sticks to the point. It helps to leave the audience in suspense wanting to find out more.

Genre shortlist

The 3 genres I may like to use are;
Horror
Thriller
Action
These are my 3 main choices as I believe these genres have the most tension in them and therefore there will be more marks, I believe that comedy will be a bad idea as if it is not funny and no one is laughing then it will be quite awkward. However, if I made my title sequence a horror, I feel it will bring the audience in more and do more for me as a whole, it would be much easier to make a good horror than to make a good comedy.

What is genre

Genre: Style or category of art, music or literature
Sub genre: sub vision of a genre of music, literature etc.
Hybrid Genre:  Cross genre in fiction that blends themes and elements
Codes and conventions: System of signs , which creates meaning
Genre troops: words used in figurative sense.
My favourite genre is comedy and action as i like films that are light and are not too dark. Another reason i like this genre is because they generally have an happy ending, which makes me feel good after i finish watching the movie, also, unlike horror, comedy and action films normally answers all my questions by the end of the film.