Sunday, 6 November 2011
Plan of Pre-production & Production
We as a group decided that we need to write up a plan of how we will go about completing the pre-production task leading up to our production faze. We have decided that we need to complete our filming before the start of the holiday as that leaves up a nice period after the holiday to edit and complete the title sequence.
So here is what we decided we need to do and by when we need to do it.
- Brainstorming / ideas (to be blogged)- Monday 7th November
- Development of ideas - creating a shot list - Friday 11th November
- Scripting - Friday 18th November
- Storyboard - Friday 18th November
- Props / Costume / Locations / Actors and Actresses - Friday 25th November
- Animatic / Presentation - Friday 25th November
- Shooting Schedule - Monday 28th November
We have also decided that we need to:
- Scout locations and take picture - on the Sunday 20th November
- Filming day in location and (if time) with actors- Sunday 4th December
- Reshoot day or Backup Day- Saturday 10th December
This has been designed and influenced upon our Continuity Task and how we need more time to produce a good quality pre-production plan e.g. Storyboard with description and annotations. Also we have factored in to our plan that wee need to make and complete the task of getting actors, choosing locations and creating an animatic and shooting schedule.
We have also include a backup day to film incase the weather is back or we did not get and the forage we need. However is day will also service as a reshoot day if we don't like or thing a shot is been frame wrong and there is some shaking. Unfortunately this poses a challenge is we need to reshot how the weather or other factors are not the same as the first day filming. This is something the we will have to consider and manger as and what, if it does, happen.
Past Students Work
Room To Breathe: The grade I thought Level 3 / 40 (Shot shakes/ Different shots/ Music cut out/ Titles did not fit.)
Given Grade: LEVEL 2 / 35 (Top)
Unrequited Love: The grade I thought Level 3 / 36 (Titles cut into the shots, SHot not shaker, Not different transitions, Music)
Given Grade: LEVEL 2 / 30
Root Cause: The grade I thought Level 3 / 47 (Title fit, Shot still, Mise-en-scenc fit with the plot)
Given Grade: LEVEL 4 / 54
Revelation: The grade I thought Level 4 / 52 (Good use transitions, Music, Titles, Shot length)
Given Grade: LEVEL 4 / 48
Final Fate: The grade I thought Level 2 / 29 (Music, Could be transitions better)
Given Grade: LEVEL 2 / 24
The Domino Effect: The grade I thought Level 3 / 47 ( good shot length, music fit well, Title are to small, The verisimilitude is low)
Given Grade: LEVEL 3 / 40
This has help me to understand what a good student make title sequence looks like but also what we should not do in terms of plot, editing, sound, mise-en-scene and camera. This has given some good ideas about plot and how we should create our sequence to make it feel professional. From this I feel that through out our proses we need to constantly need to be looking at thee mark scheme, to see if we are doing the best and that we are doing all that we need to get the best grades.
Tuesday, 1 November 2011
Reviewing Continuity Tasks
Our Groups Continuity Task
Evaluation and Improvements
For our continuity task I feel that we could have held the shots more steady, instead for it holding a little to from side to side, e.g. at 0:07 the camera moves shakes. This is some thing to remember when we are film our opening title sequence. Also the lighting at 0:16 is a dramatic change from the pervious shot, which is a little bit disorientating, and need consideration when filming our opening.
However we do uses a range of different shot from long shot to a close up, and this is a panning shot of our characters walking down the corridor. We also do frame our shot so that the element or characters remains which the shot. We also have edit the sequence together to create meaning which is apparent with the viewer. Also, we used music in to sequence to create and build tension and dramatic affect on the audience.
On the other hand, we have not uses a range of different transitions or put titles on to it either. This is some again that we need to remember to do and consider when creating our main title sequence.
Hannah, Nicole and Danni Continuity Task
Evaluation and Improvements
When watch the other groups continuity task, like ours they did not hold there shot steady but shakes from side to side, e.g. at point 0:22 the camera shakes violently. Also, at point 0:22 there framing of there main characters is not positioned are as they have cut her head of by it being out side of the frame. The editing and mixing sound to create continuity is lacking for me as there are points where sound it cut of half way through (0:31) and at points where audio is missing all together (0:25).
However this group does use a range of different shot distances from long shot to close up. There edit does create meaning for the audience. Also the indoor dialogue is clear and easy to understand and follow. There uses of setting, props, and figure has been well thought out and is clear to the audience.
Other the other hand, like us they have not used a range of different transitions or out title on the sequence to convey meaning.
Evaluation and Improvements
For our continuity task I feel that we could have held the shots more steady, instead for it holding a little to from side to side, e.g. at 0:07 the camera moves shakes. This is some thing to remember when we are film our opening title sequence. Also the lighting at 0:16 is a dramatic change from the pervious shot, which is a little bit disorientating, and need consideration when filming our opening.
However we do uses a range of different shot from long shot to a close up, and this is a panning shot of our characters walking down the corridor. We also do frame our shot so that the element or characters remains which the shot. We also have edit the sequence together to create meaning which is apparent with the viewer. Also, we used music in to sequence to create and build tension and dramatic affect on the audience.
On the other hand, we have not uses a range of different transitions or put titles on to it either. This is some again that we need to remember to do and consider when creating our main title sequence.
Hannah, Nicole and Danni Continuity Task
Evaluation and Improvements
When watch the other groups continuity task, like ours they did not hold there shot steady but shakes from side to side, e.g. at point 0:22 the camera shakes violently. Also, at point 0:22 there framing of there main characters is not positioned are as they have cut her head of by it being out side of the frame. The editing and mixing sound to create continuity is lacking for me as there are points where sound it cut of half way through (0:31) and at points where audio is missing all together (0:25).
However this group does use a range of different shot distances from long shot to close up. There edit does create meaning for the audience. Also the indoor dialogue is clear and easy to understand and follow. There uses of setting, props, and figure has been well thought out and is clear to the audience.
Other the other hand, like us they have not used a range of different transitions or out title on the sequence to convey meaning.
Wednesday, 26 October 2011
Continuity Task - Production and Post-production
After deciding on our idea and them story boarding and scripting it, we then got down to filming or production of our short film. For the filming I told a back set role as I was heavily involved in the pre-production faze. I thought that this was good as it allow and other team members to get involved to the proses. In the filming we had to follow the 180 degree rule, create a shot-reverse-shot and variety of appropriate camera angles as well. So to complete is we have a long shot, Mid-shot and close up; Low angle, eye level and over the shoulder shots.
After we finished filming all of the shot we need we when back to the computer and looked at all the footage we had and decided that we need to reshot 2 scene. after we did that we sat down and started editing. Is I have edited before I feel that it would be better if my team mates learn how to use the Premiere Pro. So Amy started editing. We started by piecing the shot together, focusing on getting the shot in the right older not on the time length. After getting the shot done we when about getting the right feeling to the piece cut some of the shot down in time and adding to some others. At this point we also add the title at the start and the credits at the end. we watch the sequence back and found that it would look better and that we did not need to see the weapon getting smack over the woman head. So we cut that part out but left the diegetic audio in, so the audience could hear what happened but did not see it. we also cut little bit out of the find scene to give the feel of life leaving the woman and we used fade out to black to show this. Finial We need to music to go over it all after a little consideration we decide not to uses a song the lyric but a soundtrack, we chose one of the soundtracks to Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, ” Voldmort”. However to be able to hear the non-diegetic sound over the diegetic we had to fade down the Background music at certain point in the film.
Here is our finished film:
After we finished filming all of the shot we need we when back to the computer and looked at all the footage we had and decided that we need to reshot 2 scene. after we did that we sat down and started editing. Is I have edited before I feel that it would be better if my team mates learn how to use the Premiere Pro. So Amy started editing. We started by piecing the shot together, focusing on getting the shot in the right older not on the time length. After getting the shot done we when about getting the right feeling to the piece cut some of the shot down in time and adding to some others. At this point we also add the title at the start and the credits at the end. we watch the sequence back and found that it would look better and that we did not need to see the weapon getting smack over the woman head. So we cut that part out but left the diegetic audio in, so the audience could hear what happened but did not see it. we also cut little bit out of the find scene to give the feel of life leaving the woman and we used fade out to black to show this. Finial We need to music to go over it all after a little consideration we decide not to uses a song the lyric but a soundtrack, we chose one of the soundtracks to Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, ” Voldmort”. However to be able to hear the non-diegetic sound over the diegetic we had to fade down the Background music at certain point in the film.
Here is our finished film:
Continuity Task - Pre-production
We where lucky enough to be given a whole day to start our continuity task. This was a chance to work in our groups to learn how to come up with an idea, story board it, script it, film and edit it as well. We also developed our knowledge and technical skill of camera work, sound, editing and miss-en-sence. The film must not be more than 60 seconds long.
To complete this successfully, our technical requirements for this task are that:
So after deciding that we would do a murder, we next brainstormed the ideas we have for the film itself (which can be scene below). The decision we make was that it would be about a man who find out his wife is having an affair, he finds a weapon (metal bar) and sets of to got and kill her. He finds her tell her the he know what has been going on and find hits her over the head with the weapon. We feel that this was a good idea as it was simple to shoot, easy to understand and it fulfilled the requirements.
After coming up with our idea we then decided to storyboard and script our our 60 second shot film. In this proses we known that we need to not break the 180 degrees rule have a shot-reverse-shot, a variety of angles, more then one location and a interaction between character. So we when into story boarding with this at the front of our minds.
Here is our story broad:
We now that we want music to come in at the point what our main characters see the weapon and we know what style we wanted but not what piece of music. We also known that we what to have diegetic sound through out the film.
Our script need to be short be concise, allowing our audience to understand what was doing on In a shot time. We feel that our scrip did this, here it is.
Man: I know what you have been doing.
Woman: What?
Man: Don’t You lie to me. You know what I am talking about. How dare you sleep with him.
Woman: How did you find out?
Man: John down the pub told me. How dare you? [Man lifts weapon up in the air.]
Woman: I’m Sorry. I’m Sorry [Scream]
I feel that out script was very good as it got to the point quick and gave the audience the information they need to understand what had happened. However I think out story board could have been better, giving more information like shot angle, lengths, Sound, Diegetic or Non-Diegetic Editing, Cuts or Cross Dissolve ect. This is something to take on and think about when we make our prover story board as this will make the production and post production faster and easy, as all the chosen have been made before hand.
To complete this successfully, our technical requirements for this task are that:
- You must not break the 180 degrees rule
- You must include a shot-reverse-shot
- You must include a variety of appropriate camera angles
- You must edit so that continuity is apparent and meaning is clear
- You must include more than one location
- You must include some interaction between characters
- You must include some non-diegetic sound
So after deciding that we would do a murder, we next brainstormed the ideas we have for the film itself (which can be scene below). The decision we make was that it would be about a man who find out his wife is having an affair, he finds a weapon (metal bar) and sets of to got and kill her. He finds her tell her the he know what has been going on and find hits her over the head with the weapon. We feel that this was a good idea as it was simple to shoot, easy to understand and it fulfilled the requirements.
After coming up with our idea we then decided to storyboard and script our our 60 second shot film. In this proses we known that we need to not break the 180 degrees rule have a shot-reverse-shot, a variety of angles, more then one location and a interaction between character. So we when into story boarding with this at the front of our minds.
Here is our story broad:
We now that we want music to come in at the point what our main characters see the weapon and we know what style we wanted but not what piece of music. We also known that we what to have diegetic sound through out the film.
Our script need to be short be concise, allowing our audience to understand what was doing on In a shot time. We feel that our scrip did this, here it is.
Man: I know what you have been doing.
Woman: What?
Man: Don’t You lie to me. You know what I am talking about. How dare you sleep with him.
Woman: How did you find out?
Man: John down the pub told me. How dare you? [Man lifts weapon up in the air.]
Woman: I’m Sorry. I’m Sorry [Scream]
I feel that out script was very good as it got to the point quick and gave the audience the information they need to understand what had happened. However I think out story board could have been better, giving more information like shot angle, lengths, Sound, Diegetic or Non-Diegetic Editing, Cuts or Cross Dissolve ect. This is something to take on and think about when we make our prover story board as this will make the production and post production faster and easy, as all the chosen have been made before hand.
Sunday, 23 October 2011
Title Sequences Analysis
I understand what is need for a good opening scene, however I don’t think I know what makes a really good title sequences. So i feel that I need to do some research into what makes a title sequences.
SE7EN (Seven)
In Seven the camera does very little, all the shots are extreme close up will not panning of tracking. The pace of the film is all created through cut or continuity editing which create the feeling that time is moving fasted. The fact that all the shots are extreme close up add ambiguity, mythes and unease about the whole film as the audience does not know what is really happening or where, when, how or why that are seeing what is on the screen. All of this is added to by the high key light of the shot that is in juxtaposition to the black background, making the audience feel uncomfortable with the change in lighting.
The only sound that has been used is non-diegetic music. The music has a receptive beat and sound the have been effect so that the audience can not make out what they are. This ambiguity build on the unease of the camera shot to make the title sequences uncomfortable to watch. However it is not to uncomfortable of the audience to sit through and find out when the mythes is and satisfy there inner need to know what is going to happen.
The tex is white over black, with the style been hand write as the add obscurity to what is being written. Also the text is hand written as it ties in with the fact that in the shots there is a “hand” writing in a book (diary). When the text is on the screen is moves about on the screen, little old film does. This give across the feel the something super nature is going to happen as text what should stage still is moving.
Splice
The start of Splice is extremely ambiguity. The Camera tracking across this unknown green and white skin like substance. The use of the tracking makes it feel like the audience is exploring the surface of this substance and because they don’t know what it is they become fearful of what they might find. The further uses of green adds the notion that there is some sort of alien presents or something unknown. All of the shot are extreme close up would adds different type of ambiguity as the audience does not get to see all of what is there is around so become anxious of the unknown and what is lurking in the shadow.
There is only one sound that can be hear and this is the music which is a non-diegetic sound. The music is piano with a low murmuring beat which adds the sense of unfamiliar and unease about the whole start to the film. There is also a low muffled quality as if it was underwater. This reenforce the fact that the green substance is underwater as is the shot there are bubbles around it, again this add more interest in to the film as the audience start to ask question like Why is it in water? Why is it green? What is it?
The text that has been used is mixture of typewriter text and text the has been created out of the green create. The actors names have been make out of the create and imply that there character has something to do that the create of this green animal. The crew name are in white and look like that have been type by a typewrite, this could imply that what (as the crew) had some part to play in creating this crate and that it have been write up as a report. Also the all of the text is in a green hue and imply that is some thing move to this than meets the eye.
From this I have learnt that the title sequences need to be part of the main story and need to tell the story to the audience as well. Also I have learnt that the text need to be part of the story and represents the story line.
SE7EN (Seven)
In Seven the camera does very little, all the shots are extreme close up will not panning of tracking. The pace of the film is all created through cut or continuity editing which create the feeling that time is moving fasted. The fact that all the shots are extreme close up add ambiguity, mythes and unease about the whole film as the audience does not know what is really happening or where, when, how or why that are seeing what is on the screen. All of this is added to by the high key light of the shot that is in juxtaposition to the black background, making the audience feel uncomfortable with the change in lighting.
The only sound that has been used is non-diegetic music. The music has a receptive beat and sound the have been effect so that the audience can not make out what they are. This ambiguity build on the unease of the camera shot to make the title sequences uncomfortable to watch. However it is not to uncomfortable of the audience to sit through and find out when the mythes is and satisfy there inner need to know what is going to happen.
The tex is white over black, with the style been hand write as the add obscurity to what is being written. Also the text is hand written as it ties in with the fact that in the shots there is a “hand” writing in a book (diary). When the text is on the screen is moves about on the screen, little old film does. This give across the feel the something super nature is going to happen as text what should stage still is moving.
Splice
The start of Splice is extremely ambiguity. The Camera tracking across this unknown green and white skin like substance. The use of the tracking makes it feel like the audience is exploring the surface of this substance and because they don’t know what it is they become fearful of what they might find. The further uses of green adds the notion that there is some sort of alien presents or something unknown. All of the shot are extreme close up would adds different type of ambiguity as the audience does not get to see all of what is there is around so become anxious of the unknown and what is lurking in the shadow.
There is only one sound that can be hear and this is the music which is a non-diegetic sound. The music is piano with a low murmuring beat which adds the sense of unfamiliar and unease about the whole start to the film. There is also a low muffled quality as if it was underwater. This reenforce the fact that the green substance is underwater as is the shot there are bubbles around it, again this add more interest in to the film as the audience start to ask question like Why is it in water? Why is it green? What is it?
The text that has been used is mixture of typewriter text and text the has been created out of the green create. The actors names have been make out of the create and imply that there character has something to do that the create of this green animal. The crew name are in white and look like that have been type by a typewrite, this could imply that what (as the crew) had some part to play in creating this crate and that it have been write up as a report. Also the all of the text is in a green hue and imply that is some thing move to this than meets the eye.
From this I have learnt that the title sequences need to be part of the main story and need to tell the story to the audience as well. Also I have learnt that the text need to be part of the story and represents the story line.
Research into Crime / Detective plot lines
Before deciding on what is going to happen in our two min opening scene, me and my group thought that it would be a good idea to do a little bit of research into the other Crimes / Detectives plot lines. What similarities and differences do thay have? What type of characters are there? What is the main topic that the film in base around e.g. money, drags ect.?
The Dark Night
"Set within a year after the events of Batman Begins, Batman, Lieutenant James Gordon, and new district attorney Harvey Dent successfully begin to round up the criminals that plague Gotham City until a mysterious and sadistic criminal mastermind known only as the Joker appears in Gotham, creating a new wave of chaos. Batman's struggle against the Joker becomes deeply personal, forcing him to "confront everything he believes" and improve his technology to stop him. A love triangle develops between Bruce Wayne, Dent and Rachel Dawes." Written by Leon Lombardi Provided by IMDb
Goodfellas
- Both films contain the mob and a main character working with or for them.
- There is a thin line draw in both film between good and evil, The main character breaking the law steeling money to get them self a better life and the Batman who breaks the law to do good.
- Both films show money trafficking.
Differences
- Mob or criminal group
- One character who breaks the law (Evil character)
- Another character who some times breaks the law to go good and stop the crime. (Good character)
- Police or a law enforcers
Topics / Themes / Ideas
- Getting a better life
- Money
- Good Vs Evil (right vs wrong)
- Conflict
- Morals
I feel that this have help me to understand what is need from a plot for a film to have a real good story line and therefore a good opening, as you need to know where the film is going to know hoe to start the film. I will take what I have learnt from this into my opening sense and develop upon this to create repetition, variation and familiarity.
If I did this again I would like to do more that 2 films and films that are close together in time. The reason I decided to do film the had a time gap was, that I thought it would show how film had developed. However what I how found is that I don't need to see how film have develop but to can I develop them from past film. So to do that i need to look at film that are close together in time be use close to today.
The Dark Night
Goodfellas
"This film views the mob lives of three pivotal figures in the 1960's and 70's New York. Henry Hill is a local boy turned gangster in a neighborhood full of the roughest and toughest. Tommy Devito is a pure bred gangster, who turns out to be Henry's best friend. Jimmy Conway puts the two of them together, and runs some of the biggest hijacks and burglaries the town has ever seen. After an extended jail sentence, Henry must sneak around the back of the local mob boss, Paulie Cicero, to live the life of luxury he has always dreamed of. In the end, the friends end up in a hell of a jam, and must do anything they can to save each other, and stay alive." Written by formica97@aol.com Provided by IMDb
Similarities- Both films contain the mob and a main character working with or for them.
- There is a thin line draw in both film between good and evil, The main character breaking the law steeling money to get them self a better life and the Batman who breaks the law to do good.
- Both films show money trafficking.
Differences
- In the Dark Knight there is a love triangle.
- The Dark Knight show the police or law enforcers combating agains the mob or law breakers.
- The Goodfellas main character all work with or for the mob.
Key Characters- The Dark Knight show the police or law enforcers combating agains the mob or law breakers.
- The Goodfellas main character all work with or for the mob.
- Mob or criminal group
- Another character who some times breaks the law to go good and stop the crime. (Good character)
- Police or a law enforcers
Topics / Themes / Ideas
- Getting a better life
- Money
- Good Vs Evil (right vs wrong)
- Conflict
- Morals
I feel that this have help me to understand what is need from a plot for a film to have a real good story line and therefore a good opening, as you need to know where the film is going to know hoe to start the film. I will take what I have learnt from this into my opening sense and develop upon this to create repetition, variation and familiarity.
If I did this again I would like to do more that 2 films and films that are close together in time. The reason I decided to do film the had a time gap was, that I thought it would show how film had developed. However what I how found is that I don't need to see how film have develop but to can I develop them from past film. So to do that i need to look at film that are close together in time be use close to today.
Saturday, 22 October 2011
Analysis of Godzilla Trailer
Camera
The establishing shot is a extrema long shot with a tilt from the sea to the New York skyline. This sets the location from the audience but also back than ask, Why an I looking at the sea? It creates an engaging trailer as it add myths and wonderment to what could be in the sea. The next shot is if the dock as a old man (our protagonist) enters. The is a low angle, pan and track shot which create the feel that someone or thing is watch and wait for him. Following on from that the audience sees the protagonist friend calling to him, this shot is a high angle and a mid shot create the feeling that that are up high and out of the way. Creating the feeling that something is waiting him is the next shot of the camera looking down on to him throw the chickening wire. The audience then watches the protagonist set him self down and get ready to fish. All of these shot are mid length and at eye level. This create a connexion between the audience and out main character with makes an engaging trailer. These shot follow on with long shots of the sea and the monster which create scale of how big the "Godzilla" is compared to protagonist. That is a bird eye view shot on the dock getting ripped up by "Godzilla". This give the audience a different angle to view the destruction from create interest in the story line and film. The audience then gets the title of the film and a Close up of the eye of the monsters. Followed by a shot in in a car with rubbish and cars flying everywhere, this can infer what happens in the rest of the film.
Editing
The film start of very slow, with cross devolves linking the New York skyline with the docks. However the film then start to become faster as the protagonist and audience move close to see the monster. The long timed shot with simple cut or continuity editing followed by fast timed shot and more cut between shot. This create pace and gives the feeling the time is moving faster with the cut.
Mise-en-Sence
The fist shot the audience sees is New York with a very foggy day this gives a very foreboding feeling to the film and tense atmosphere. The is reenforced my the back streets - slums of the dock. The rain also gives a cold and miserable feel the start of the film. The clothes the they are dress in are thick and warm clothing which implies that is it a cold day and that not much is happening as people would be indoors. The long dock that gets rip apart is used to create speed and tension as the audience does not know if the protagonist will escape. The text at the end of the film is a green font the a yellow cloud behind over black. The use of green tell the audience that there is something mysteries going on and that the film had some sort of green skin monster in it as there is a texture to the font.
Sound
The music at the beginning of the film is mythes as it uses high sound, this is a non diegetic sound. The audience can hear the rain hitting water the tell the view that it is rain as cold, this again is non-diegetic. The sound of the rope unwinding is diegetic and tell the view that something is pulling the ropes line. When the monster is seem the music change and become tense and dark with sharpe and uneven sounds. All of these are used to create a dooming atmosphere and that something is coming.
Friday, 21 October 2011
Analysis of Donnie Darko
We have analysed with Mr Michie the opening scene and first encounter of the rabbit in the film "Donnie Darko". We have analysed the use of the camera, sound, editing and mise-en-scene with in the film. Here are me notes on the film.
Opening Scene
Camera:
- Panning / Tracking Shot
- Extreme long shot - establish location
- Far away to close (not cuts)
- Panning mid-shot
- Pan of landscape
Sound:
- Thunder (Non-diegetic)
- Sound Bridge
- Birds (Non-diegetic)
- Ominous Music - Deep Sound (replase thunder)
- Sad Music - Melancholy
- People Sing (angelic) when he stands up
- Upbeat Music at the end
- Song is call "The Killing Moon"
Editing:
- Fade in
- Slow Opening
- Fade in will fade out
- Faster (Cutting)
Mise-en-scene:
- White titles - black background
- Text hand written (old style)
- Man in mid of road
- Looks like he has fallen off of his bike
- Just wearing his PJs
- Characters looks confused
- Character starts to laugh (make us ask more questions)
- Jumps Location
- Sign setting the place, time and event
- American suburbia - Wide Streets, People running
- 'It' by Stephen King is being read.
- Frige saids "Where is Donnie" - He does this a lot.
First Encounter -"I've Been Watching You"
- Long shot, Mid shot
- Tilts
- Modified voice over
- Chiming of the clock (Midnight) - Time Travel
- Other worldly voice
- Non-diegetic (inside head)
- Cross dissolve - Supper inposition
- Cuts - Remover the effect of time passing
- Continuity editing or "Cheat cut" as it cheats time
- Shot reverse shot
- USA Flag
- Indoors to outdoors
- He is in his PJ
- Light in room is low key
- Stairs
- Front door - camera look up at the stairs, chandelier before leaving
- Rabbit suit - Spot light
The activity has help me to develop my skills in analysis of films and refreshed my knowledge. This is something I can take and use to help me analyse other films for my thriller opening title scene task.
Camera:
- Panning / Tracking Shot
- Extreme long shot - establish location
- Far away to close (not cuts)
- Panning mid-shot
- Pan of landscape
Sound:
- Thunder (Non-diegetic)
- Sound Bridge
- Birds (Non-diegetic)
- Ominous Music - Deep Sound (replase thunder)
- Sad Music - Melancholy
- People Sing (angelic) when he stands up
- Upbeat Music at the end
- Song is call "The Killing Moon"
Editing:
- Fade in
- Slow Opening
- Fade in will fade out
- Faster (Cutting)
Mise-en-scene:
- White titles - black background
- Text hand written (old style)
- Man in mid of road
- Looks like he has fallen off of his bike
- Just wearing his PJs
- Characters looks confused
- Character starts to laugh (make us ask more questions)
- Jumps Location
- Sign setting the place, time and event
- American suburbia - Wide Streets, People running
- 'It' by Stephen King is being read.
- Frige saids "Where is Donnie" - He does this a lot.
First Encounter -"I've Been Watching You"
Camera:
- Long shot, Mid shot
- Tilts
Sound:
- Modified voice over
- Chiming of the clock (Midnight) - Time Travel
- Other worldly voice
- Non-diegetic (inside head)
Editing:
- Cuts - Remover the effect of time passing
- Continuity editing or "Cheat cut" as it cheats time
- Shot reverse shot
Mise-en-scene:
- USA Flag
- Indoors to outdoors
- He is in his PJ
- Light in room is low key
- Stairs
- Front door - camera look up at the stairs, chandelier before leaving
- Rabbit suit - Spot light
The activity has help me to develop my skills in analysis of films and refreshed my knowledge. This is something I can take and use to help me analyse other films for my thriller opening title scene task.
Wednesday, 12 October 2011
Title Sequences and Opening Scenes
We have decided that we are going to create the first two minutes title sequence of crime and gangster thriller. Our reason for doing this is that we feel, and our surgery information shows, that the majority of people would like to see this genre in preference to others. We also feel that this is the right decision as there are not many gangster films out at the moment. This is a variation on what the industry is producing today.
I have researched three title sequences of our chosen genre to understand how the films use repetition, variation and familiarity. I have watched The Godfather, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and The Departed. The familiarity between all three is that the camera work is mostly at eye level with the characters that they are following, the shot choices or majority close up to mid shots and finally, the tracking and panning are some of the most used motions in the title sequence. All of this has been used so that the audience connects with the characters. However, there is still ambiguity and the unknown about these characters from the lack of information that the visual representation gives.
The editing in these films is all continuity edited and, except for the Godfather, are fast paced films. The majority of transitions are cuts which give the sense of speed and time passing without having to see it second by second. This is also known as a "cheat cut". The effects on the audience is that they are gripped and are interested immediately the film starts.
The main sound in all three is a monologue which allows the audience to connect with the characters and the plot early on in the film. These monologues range from The Godfather being diegetic to Lock, Stock having both diegetic and non-diegetic to The Departed only having non-diegetic. All of them have some sort of music in the title sequences the main style is Rock, giving the film a punchy edge and followed by an action sequence.
The mis-en-scene for each film is very different, not having a traditional costume, props or location for each. However, the lighting, on the whole, is low key making them very moody, sinister and dark. The colour of the films is also very dark, not having much colour at all. All of this adds a feeling of unknown and mystery, as the audience can not see everything that is happening because of how dark and unlit the opening sequence is. This also creates intrigue.
Every film that I have watched for our genre uses white text over a black background, which creates the feeling of the unknown as this aspect of white font is not usually seen as we normally read black print.
I feel that we need to take some of these key elements into our title sequence to keep the repitition and familiarity from other films. We should keep the monologue from the main character as it creates interest for the audience. I also feel that we should keep the low key lighting and mid to close up shots for the same reason. However, I would like to add variation in the aspect of the text, as I feel this needs to be revitalised and refreshed.
I have researched three title sequences of our chosen genre to understand how the films use repetition, variation and familiarity. I have watched The Godfather, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and The Departed. The familiarity between all three is that the camera work is mostly at eye level with the characters that they are following, the shot choices or majority close up to mid shots and finally, the tracking and panning are some of the most used motions in the title sequence. All of this has been used so that the audience connects with the characters. However, there is still ambiguity and the unknown about these characters from the lack of information that the visual representation gives.
The editing in these films is all continuity edited and, except for the Godfather, are fast paced films. The majority of transitions are cuts which give the sense of speed and time passing without having to see it second by second. This is also known as a "cheat cut". The effects on the audience is that they are gripped and are interested immediately the film starts.
The main sound in all three is a monologue which allows the audience to connect with the characters and the plot early on in the film. These monologues range from The Godfather being diegetic to Lock, Stock having both diegetic and non-diegetic to The Departed only having non-diegetic. All of them have some sort of music in the title sequences the main style is Rock, giving the film a punchy edge and followed by an action sequence.
The mis-en-scene for each film is very different, not having a traditional costume, props or location for each. However, the lighting, on the whole, is low key making them very moody, sinister and dark. The colour of the films is also very dark, not having much colour at all. All of this adds a feeling of unknown and mystery, as the audience can not see everything that is happening because of how dark and unlit the opening sequence is. This also creates intrigue.
Every film that I have watched for our genre uses white text over a black background, which creates the feeling of the unknown as this aspect of white font is not usually seen as we normally read black print.
I feel that we need to take some of these key elements into our title sequence to keep the repitition and familiarity from other films. We should keep the monologue from the main character as it creates interest for the audience. I also feel that we should keep the low key lighting and mid to close up shots for the same reason. However, I would like to add variation in the aspect of the text, as I feel this needs to be revitalised and refreshed.
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