Receiving feedback

For this we created a tally chart and past it round to a few people to get their feedback on the fonts we have chosen. Clearly the bottom one got the most votes and so we used that one. In my opinion I am pleased the bottom one got the most votes as I think it looks more like it has been written by a male and at the same time looks childish which is in fact what our group aimed for.

Assigned roles

For making our title sequence we have signed everyone in our group a different role, we assigned different roles by thinking who would fit each role best. for example Nicola because her effort to make sure things are done precisely. Thomas as he has had experience with the 180 degree rule and he is very aware of mistakes and things that need to be done and improved. And finally we have put Louise with props and location because she is good at choosing good space and good props which are suitable for each scene.


Director and Producer - Nicola Vickery
Cinematography - Daisy Moore
Continuity - Thomas Madden
Make up, Props, Location - Louise taylor

Story Boarding

This is the spider diagram our group created to show ideas we had for our film title sequence, we all threw in ideas so we had a rough idea on what we wanted our title sequence to involve. This made it so much easier to create our story board. We had ideas to include old photographs, old brick goofy mobile phones and also bird poop, most of these are to create humor within the sequence because the genre of the film is in actual fact a comedy.

Feedback

- Due to the comment I have now added paragraphs and screen shots to my essays, Johhny English and also Juno.

Audience Profile

Fight Sequence

In lesson we were set a task to create a fight sequence in order to explore foley sounds. once we filmed our video we muted the sound and watched our video discovering were to place the foley sounds. After this we started to experiment creating different types of foley sound such as snapping a carrot or even celery in half. after this we put the foley sound in place with the video for example when someones head hit the floor we put a cracking nut in so it sounded like the boy had cracked his skull. Throughout this process we got more skills in final cut pro and i also learnt the basics of using foley sound. we used foley sounds for things like this.. -mobile phone beep -slow foot steps -shopping bag russel -door creek -heavy footsteps -loud bang -slap -grunt -walking stick taps -umbrella slam - sliding umbrella -cracking skull -dragging on floor -kick -crackle bone -police siren

Kyle Cooper Presentation

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Film studies research task

Film Studio research task on Prezi

Johnny English

Our group have chosen to analyse the title sequence to Johnny English due to the film being in the same genre as our film we have created.


At the beginning of the title sequence for Johnny English we see a number of split screens informing us on a variety of things. We are introduced to the protagonist in this title sequence, we find out that in the film the protagonist is actually Johnny English himself and we find out who he is. We find out that the actor we see is not just an actor playing a role in the title sequence we find out that he is actually the protagonist, we find this out on the very first clip for example in the split screen we see an image of Johnny English and we see text next to it saying ‘passenger: English j. seat 6a, window allocated’ from this we can work out who Johnny English actually is.

Throughout the whole sequence every person is in silhouettes apart from the main protagonist and I think this gives us an introduction on who the main character is. We can also see that maybe London isn’t the only place he goes; maybe he travels many other places too.

In the next clip we see the actor being introduced, we see him walking out of fire, we see a silhouette of a hand holding a gun and finally we see ‘destination: London’. These clips give away many things. In my opinion the protagonist walking out of the fire is meant to be humorous, because I think it is meant to be a copy of James Bond, it is humorous because the actor is a very comedic guy and the fact he is copying the role of James Bond and perhaps pretending to be him is funny as it is not something you would have seen before. In my opinion the fire he is coming out of and the hand and gun silhouette is there to connote danger and action which could be coming up in the film. The ‘Destination: London’ shows us the setting and where the film is going to be set, this is not the only thing that shows or tells us that it is set in London there are also other things we see too we will see later on in the title sequence.

 In this title sequence during the split screens we see lots of thing which we will probably see in the film for example we see a target, this probably connotes danger and actions as well as the guns the protagonist seems to be holding, the fire blazing all over the background and also the fact he shoots a whole in the casino chip.

In one clip we see an aeroplane taking off, this shows and resembles the places maybe he will visit and the places this film is set. In one part of many of these clips we see a silhouette of a woman, this maybe shows us his personality, maybe in this film he is the typical spy who gets seduced by all the women, this could also be copying James Bond. By using the women it brings in the male gaze and possibly attracts more men to the film and title sequence.

We see England on a globe map then it pans in to a typical British black taxi and a typical British big red bus, all of these things certainly give away that the film is made and set in London, England. A target is aimed at the Taxi which the protagonist and this maybe connote the danger and risks Johnny English will be getting into. We then see a glance of him in the taxi with him with his legs crossed in a humorous position; this is to create a comedic scene within the sequence.

The last clip we see are circles round the car as if he is being tracked down this may show in the film he is getting chased with many people after him.

The music is very fast paced and reminds me very much of a spy and so it gives off that the genre is maybe an action movie but joined with the clips we notice it is in fact an action comedy. The protagonist is dressed in a suit and this is the only thing we see him dressed in, to me this is a typical spy, James Bond thing to do so that’s another point that this film is slightly bouncing off of James Bond although in a comedic way.

Walk On The Wildside

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Saul Bass

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Mr Teddy Pitch

Mr Teddy Presentation.

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Mr Teddy Pitch reviews

After we presented our pitches in class every group gave their own feedback and this is what people thought of ours.

I am pleased with the results we got and I also agree with some of the negatives too, we got multiple negatives such as the film has been already made for example the cliche 'funny, clumsy spy' although this is a good point our group found that it wouldnt actually matter because we wanted to create plenty of humour in this comedy and by going down this route of the spy we could find plenty of directions to create humour. Also we would be creating our own story line not following other films which have been previously made.

Another negative was the fact that we had two characters that are very comedic and others thought that it wouldnt go at all but our reaction was that we wanted to create a sense of 'dumb and dumber' in this to create humour. However we did get a good comments from others saying that they actually liked the cast and one also saying that the things that worked were 'the funny, quirky duo'

Our final negative was that the money was too extravagant and it needed to be lowered but we had got the price whilst researching into another similar film to this, we got the price and figures fom the film 'Johnny English'.

Our group also got good comments which we enjoyed reading, the comments were 'solid film ideas' and 'good cast which fit in well'.

 

Monday 19th November 2012

SOUND!

Diegetic sound - Any sound that would be heard in the films 'world'. What the characters will actually be able to hear.

Non-Diegetic - Any sound edited into the movie for example the background music.

Pleonastic sound - Exaggerated sound!

                           - Foley Sounds!

Monday 5th November 2012

Title sequence

• Introduction of the characters and cast
• Cinematography
• Sound - Theme tune

Monday 22nd October

- A title sequence is the method in which cinematic films or television programs present their title, key production and cast members, or both utilizing conceptual visuals and sound. Title sequences are everything because it gives a good opportunity to make the best impression possible on the viewer. A well drafted title sequence introduces the audience to the tone and theme of the film as well as the cast and crew.

S - Setting - Where and when is it set?
T - Theme - Overall mood or message of the film.
I - Iconography - Any props, costume, make up, relevant to the genre.
N - Narrative - What's the story about.
C - Charactors - Who are they? What are they like? - Principles, Antagoist, Protagonist.
S - Style - Cinematography, sound, editing, What the film will look and feel like.

Juno

Juno

Juno holds a sense of comedy, drama and romance. The title sequence for Juno holds a massive sense of childhood because the whole sequence looks like a children’s colouring book. I get a feel of childhood in the sequence from the very beginning, the grass has been designed to look as if it is coloured in and this instantly took me to think about a child’s colouring book. Then we see the houses made from graph paper, this made me think of maths lessons and school and it gives us a hint of the main character maybe she’s young enough to have to go to school. The text which tells us the director and actors are in bubble writing, this also gives a sense of doodling in school when you’re bored and this also resembles the main character being young. The only character we see is the main character in the film and we see her drinking Sunny D, this to me is a children’s drink and this also gets me thinking about the character and her age. As the main character walks we see he walks past a shop with a bold ‘sale’ sign in the window, under the sale sign is a bunch of tiny baby clothes. This gradually brings the sequence together and it shows even though she young the situation is she is pregnant. Now I see this and the story line is slightly hinted more things are brought to my attention for example the only other people we see in this title sequence are the boys running in the park and this resembles the father of the baby being one of them boys.

We can tell a few things from what she is wearing, we can see that the film was set a couple of years ago due to her fashion, the red jumper and the jeans and the really short shorts the boys are wearing whilst they run. The Character is wearing plenty of layers this may resemble her trying her hardest to try and hide her belly or her pregnancy. As the character walks through the park this part slightly resembles little red riding hood because she’s wearing the red jumper walking through the woods, this creates a sense of childhood and being young, it also connotes innocence.

In this title sequence we can see many things, we can see where the film is set, we can tell the film is set in an American suburb because we see her walking through everywhere. We can also tell its set in autumn because of all the leaves which have fallen to the floor.

At the very end when she reaches her destination the words ‘drugs’ pop up on the wall and this could show her need and desperation for an abortion.

The sequence starts normal and then goes into cartoon and when the sequence finishes it turns back into normal, this may represent that when she is walking she’s in her own daydream and that’s she’s still young in her own little imagination, this also back up her age and her innocence.

This whole sequence hints the story line and it fills you in on what’s about to happen and what your about to see in the film.

Article homework

http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2010/10/04/the-art-of-the-film-title-throughout-cinema-history/

• The studio system were incredibly interested in conveying the tone of a movie through its main title for example if the opening credits had black letters it would usually connote a horror, flowery lettering could connote love and the typography on wanted posters could connote a western.
•  The 1950's was the time in which the discipline of film title sequences were born. independent film makers made commercial headway by doing things differently' utterly fresh ideas were spread about new possibilities of title sequences.
• An enormous role was played in the silent era by words and lettering. Film titles made their appearances along side letter cards, they provided the information which was essential to the viewer
• Other important early film makers such as Emil Cohl and Winsor McCay who dedicated years of their lives to discovering the dramatic potential and practical techniques of animation.Their focus was more on character development and story visualization than on title animation.
• It could be argued that typography lost importance in this era of title design. The imagery behind the credits received a lot more attention. Still, the interplay of typography and images was by no means ignored.

Zombie land.

Daisy Moore

Opening sequence to zombie land.

My first thoughts of this opening scene is that this film is going to be mainly aimed towards men, I also picked up on the fact that it was a comedy as the voice over was being very humorous.

The first thing we see was the American flag and this easily shows were the film is set but the fact the camera is turned upside down could resemble everyone’s worlds being turned upside down. We see a hand held camera being used straight away and this also very easily resembles the film being based on one person’s journey and perspective of what is happening, it also shows some sort of scared and worried feelings, in some ways it resembles peoples emotion. Then we see a zombie jump out of the camera and chase the person with the hand held camera, we also see the zombie eat the person with the hand held camera. In my opinion this bring you in to the film it makes you feel like you are the person running away and this matches the man in the voice over who we will hear give you instructions and rules, this sort of seems like you are going through this experience in the movie.

The voice over which is giving you instructions is very humorous such as ‘poor fat bastard’ and also ‘this lady could've avoided being a human happy meal’ this shows straight away that the film is going to be a comedy. The commentary lets you understand what going on; it gives you an introduction to what’s happening in the film.

The music we hear in the first part of the opening sequence isn't that loud because we focus more on what happening plus most  noises such as the zombies are louder than the music this emphasises them. They are purposely made louder and we are more aware on what happening because of this, the things which are louder include the zombies, the car crashes and even the guns shots. The music changes when the credits start rolling in, it turns into to a very rocky, edgy sounds this represents action. It is also a very masculine sound in my opinion.

Going on to the credits we see a number of scenes put together, in these sense which are very manly, this shows to me that this film is probably a very manly film and it is aimed mostly to a male audience. I feel this due to the short clips that include blood squirting out of a zombies mouth, a woman running in slow motion, an explosions, a naked woman running, a car garage, men in suits, a fire station, guns and also cars. These are all what usually appeal to men.

In one of the scenes used I noticed a black mail character getting chased by a white male zombie, this is very stereotypical, this is because black people are often used in a negative light, they are usually represented as cowardly and incompetent.

Another thing about the credits is the font that is used is red and when someone touches it, it very easily falls down, the red connotes blood and this can show the gore which will be shown in this film, the fact that it easily falls down can show the action and fight which will occur in this film. 

This is for my media course work, we got put in groups and we all filmed, the 180 degree rule had to be used correctly, we also had to use a few lines of dialogue plus a match on action needed to be included.

I found this all really easy because we just followed the story board we had created and fallowed all the actions we decided to do before hand.

In my opinion the most confusing part was working out what parts to film to make it look like she is walking through the door and what close ups to make.

I found using the 180 degree rule really easy, I really understood it, the only awkward part I found was having to run backwards and forwards to create the conversation.

 I really enjoyed being able to create this because I like being able to think of our own idea to rein act, we was totally independent to make our own decisions. I found creating the idea easy because we all felt comfortable working together and we all worked together and we all took part to get this idea.

I found final cut pro difficult and confusing as I have hardly used it before, the only time I have used it was in a previous year and we was in groups so everyone used it together whereas we split up and used final cut pro separately.

I found this very successful because our idea came through in the video, we can tell its an interview, the 180 degree rule was used correctly and all the cuts were put together nicely so the whole thing looks together and doesn't look all jumpy.