Wednesday, 18 December 2013
title sequence analysis
These are some of the some examples that I have been looking
at for opening titles for my film as part of g321.i like the jaws one because it’s
very simplistic using simple fades and the iconic music identified with the
shark about to attack someone. The music appears as the shot goes to and
underwater tilt this is used as it is trying to replicate a shark swimming
thought the water, it gives a very important feel to the story straight away. The
main jaws title is very bold and thick and grabs the viewer’s attention it is a
very unique font that the viewers can only identify with this film. The credits
are very big and bold and I think this fits the whole theme of the film. At the
start the credits include the universal studios logo as it’s the producer of
the films. I also choose the psycho opening titles of 1960. I like in the into
that it is constantly moving and it uses an interesting transition methods and
colours that I think could be related to the theme of the film. The font is
very straight and the font size is small that could be linked to a psycho theme
with a black background there is also included the paramount logo to show that
that is where the film was made the intro also includes very fast strange music
that I think relates to the them very well and in some ways sets the tone of
the film.
Tuesday, 17 December 2013
audience profile
The audience I am trying to target with my film will be.
Who likes watching films a lot and has an interest in
different styles on the horror genre and likes watching films a 4+ times a
month. I have seen from research I have done into film and people that I have
asked that people that are interested in film of all different genres watch a
lot of different types of there interested genre
Mainly an age range of 15-17 or 18-25 where the ages that
answered the survey more than other age ranges this could suggest that they
have the time to answer surveys about film and they have the knowledge about
film to answer it. The range that I have decided upon seems to be acceptable
with the backing of the research I have done into ratings of films and what
types of content in films increase the rating with violence being a common
feature that increases ratings on film. I have the age rating at 15+ because
the my film contains to features of violence or any adult content because I feel
it does not require that to be a great horror film and that if we just include
the elements people like such as shocks and a fitting storyline people will
like it more that regular films. My improvement question to horror films in the
survey suggests this that people want more storyline and better suspence
Mainly male because my surveys suggest that they could be
more interested in the horror genre than other types of film genres. Where this
cant be really tested I believe that because more males have anwered the survey
than females and I have a much higher result for horror than any other genre
listed that I must be down to more males liking that certain genre.
A student mainly in college/university or in work I believe
this is the right employment target to aim for because this group may have more
time to spend watching films especially if they are doing courses to do with
film or media. Also my survey results show that more students have answered the
survey than a person in full time employment this could suggest this.
A person that is interested at a wide range of horror
elements such as suspence , shocks and storyline all of these elements seemed
popular with the people who answered the survey.
Wednesday, 11 December 2013
inspirational / creative opening sequences
Olympus has fallen –
It starts of in a snowy Christmas time forest scene where the camera tilts upwards over a forest covered in snow in America this sets the scene as it happened right at the start you get a scence of Christmas time but the way it is shot is very realistic and leaves room for what is about to happen. Olympus is fallen titles appear in this scene with a kind of a musical tune
The next scene is a secret service officer dressed in black opens a door leading to where the president is with the first lady you see even more of a Christmas feel as there are decorations in the room and there is a very golden light filling the room making it look very inviting and homely. The president and other secret service agents are dressed in suits which suggest that there is some sort of meeting or dinner they are attending. There is a wide shot of outside that shows ‘the beast’ lining up along other presidential cars this shows the scale and size of moving potus. We see the outside of camp David residence which sets the scene further, the house is all lit up. There is no music but are real sounds like car engines. The next scene is in ‘the beast’ with potus and the first lady this is meant to show the president has he is traveling and what he is saying and how he feels about the upcoming dinner. There is a very dim light and there is only them speaking in the car very softly I think it gives a scence of security for the viewer. There is blinking lights behind to show the presidential travel vehicles there is hardly any image out of the windows because the travel is at night there is some mid shots of the car to continue the scence of travel in the snowy forest
Batman –
The opening scene to the dark night rises is a carm start where you see what look to be prisoners getting told to get one thing plane that is there then the plan is in the air it crosses vast amounts of forest land this scene is an establishing shot because it gives you an full idea of where the plane is , in the middle of nowhere leaving plenty of ideas open as to where of what is going on the colour of the sky seems to suggest the mood of the scenes that are about to happen this also could suggest the genre for the film . There is scenes in the plane that show a lot of movement there is a lot of camera witching in the plane due to the small filming area and the amount of actors that have to be in the shot at one time there is a few close ups on the main character.
as he hears a muffled but strong sound and is wondering why one of the characters is speaking in that way which suggests that the main evil character of the story is on the plane with them and that something is about to happen to the people of who that plane is controlled by. This leads to one of the most famous scenes of the whole entire film where the evil character is revealed, the camera shot on this is a mid- shot which allows the viewer to see up close the persons head as the black hood is removed the face is revealed and the viewers see the iconic masked villain and head the very strange high pitched unusual voice that this mask creates. The characters seem shocked as this was the man they have been looking for but did not expect to see him is this way and even at this time. There are a few wide shots in the plane that show the situation in side and what everybody is doing and how they are reacting to the situation. There is another wide angled shot from above the plane as it is flying over this shot and angle suggests straight away that the plane might not be alone in the air and that something is about to happen this is further emphasized by noises of another plane and then a bigger white plane is shown in the shot following above. There is further tension and dialoged between the two main characters in the plane mainly mid shots. There is a low wide shot from the higher plane where there are people that jump down on to the main plane. There is another mid shot, shot across the side of the plane showing people smashing the planes windows and attaching the plane to ropes. As the plane is tipped up by the higher plane they are another wide shot showing the plane’s wings being snapped off and the plane being put in a vertical position then there is famous shot here where the main evil character in the plan is stood on the seats at the top of the plane looking down at this point the back of the plain is blow off the camera angle where is a mid shot looking at the back of the plane. Mid and close up shots follow where the main character holds another person and then there is a high shot looking down at the two characters where by the plane it drops out of the air. The scene ends where you see a wide shot of the two characters being dragged by the higher plane.
James bond – golden eye opening scene -
The opening scene starts with a plane appearing in the shot and then there is a panning zoom shot by the camera man following the plane over the Hoover dam which is directly opposite the camera shot the way in which the camera follows the plane suggests that the camera is mounted on a helicopter of some sort of flying vehicle because the position of the camera gets higher as the plane fly’s over the dam wall. after it is over the wall the camera starts to tilt towards the top of the dam wall the camera tilts as the camera plane gets closer to the dam wall suggesting there is going to be something happening there this shot cuts into a shot of a mid shot of a gate on the dam top opening the camera is pointed looking across the floor watching a man run in and across the dam top. There is an establishing panning shot looking down at the dam top watching the man run to the middle of the wall. There is three close up shots where he drops the rope on the path and then where he hooks the clip to the metal fence and where he attaches the rope clip to his boot all show the actions of the man but not him in the shot. There is a wide shot here where the camera is located at the bottom of the dam wall and quickly tilts up right to the top showing the height of the wall. The is a tilt high shot from above the man as he is about to jump over the wall. There is a follow tilting shot from the camera following the man as he descends down the wall. The scene as the man shoots a gun at the floor of the dam and starts to wheel the cable in. the angle for the camera here is a low high angled shot at him.
Sunday, 8 December 2013
Thursday, 5 December 2013
the brief g321
The brief that I have been provided with consists of two
tasks that I have to complete in g321
Preliminary exercise- this is a task that involves filming
and editing a actor under taking a few simple moves such as opening a door and
moving across/around a room and sitting down on a chair the film must be scripted to include a simple
exchange of dialogue the film will consist of many camera movements that follow
the 180-degree rule.
Main task- the film length is two minutes so features such
as titles and credits should fit with in that time period
Video and sound sources should be student made with a
exemption on sound fx witch should be copyright free. All tasks should be done
individually or maximum group of 4
Monday, 2 December 2013
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