Monday, 31 October 2016
Friday, 21 October 2016
Wednesday, 19 October 2016
Tuesday, 18 October 2016
Task 9:Analysis of favorite film
in the film the title sequence is at the end of the film.The type of title sequence used is Animation /motion and stylised.This is beause there is alot of editing and the backgroud of the text is always moving. The order the credits come in are:
- written & directed by
- Produced By
- Executive Producer
- Based on
- director of photography
- production designer
- edited by
- Visual effects supervisor
- co-producer
- music by
- music supervisors
- costumes designed by
- casting by
- Actor 1
- Actor 2
- Actor 3
- Actor 4
- Actor 5 etc.
- film by
- title
Task 12:Genre & Audience research
When looking at Chapter 4 and 15 in the 2013 BFI statistical yearbook i learnt many things including the answers to these questions:
Genre-Chapter 4
Genre-Chapter 4
1. Which 3 genres were most successful at UK box office?
Animation,
Action, and Comedy were the 3 genres most
successful at UK box office
2. Which 3 genres were least popular or successful at the UK box office
Romance, Documentary, and war were the least successful
3. Which film genre had the most
films released in 2013-14?
The genre
Comedy had the most films released
4. How many films in this genre were
made in 2013-14?
153 films
were made in 2013-14
5. How many animated films were made?
33
animated films were made in 2013-14
6. How many action films were made?
47 action
films were made
7. What does this information about
genre tell you about film production and film audiences?
What it
tells me about the genre is that that
action films are more popular than animations as they are for kids whereas
action films are for teens or adults which then suggests young adults go to the
cinema more than children. It also tells me that because there is a higher
amount of action films a lot more production has gone into
Audiences -Chapter 15
1.1 Which age group made up the largest
proportion of cinema admissions in the UK?
15-24-year-olds
1.2 Which comedy film was most
successful with this age group?
The most
successful movie was the Hangover Part 3
1.3 Which film was most popular with
the over 50’s? What genre of film?
The most
popular film was Quartet and the genre was Drama
1.4 Which genres were most popular
with men?
Thriller,
Action, and Comedy were the most popular
with men
1.5 Which genres were most popular
with women?
Animation,
Romance, and Musical films were most
popular with women
1.6 UK films appealed to which
audience type?
Females
1.7 Which 3 films were most popular with the 7-14 age groups?
Wreck it, Ralph, despicable me 2 and Monsters University
were the most popular which suggest the age groups favorite genre is animation as they are all animated films.
1.8 3 films most popular with 35-44 age group were
frozen, The Crooks and Jack the Giant Slayer. Why?
These
animated films were the most popular with this age group because at this age
people are parents and so take their children to watch these films with them as
it appropriate for a younger age group.
1.9 Which 3 films were most popular
with 25-34 age groups?
Dijango unchained,
Fast and Furious 6 and Rush
1.10
Which films
were most popular with the middle class audiences?
Rush,
Captain Phillips & Gravity
1.11
What
Differences are there and what conclusions can you make about the types of
films they appear to prefer?
There are
less people going to the cinema and watching films in Scotland than in London.
In London they appear to prefer more American films and in Scotland they watch a
lot of dramas.
Monday, 17 October 2016
Task 19: Prop Requirements: Shot-by-shot Remake.Planning decisions
This is a list of props and costumes needed for the Shot-by-Shot remake for Collateral and some pictures of are storyboard and us creating it..
- x2 Brief cases (provided by the media department in room 334).
- Suits (must be provided by the student-actors playing in the remake).
- Optional- x2 wigs (provided by the media department in room 334).
- x1 Black sunglasses (also provided by media department in room 334).
Saturday, 15 October 2016
Task 16: Why is sound so important in film?
What is sound? Sound is vibrations that travel through air that can be heard when it reaches into an animal or human's ears. And what is soundscape? Soundscape is sound that creates an environment or atmosphere. What is sound design? Sound design is specific manipulated sound that has been designed to generate a certain effect for a film, theatre production, video games or even for a radio station. What is suspending belief? Suspending disbelief basically means manipulating certain things, which in this case would be sound, to get the audience to belief the unbelievable. This means muting realism and logic for pure enjoyment.
But why is sound so important in film? Well it is believed in the film industry that sound establishes atmosphere and tone, and it helps to give the audience clues about characters and the plot, as well as to identify the genre of the film. Sound can also be used to create realism for the audience.
Director of the 'Star Wars' franchise George Lukas, says that sound makes up 50% of any film. What Lukas is saying is that without sound you only have half of a product or a film that is half as good as it could be.
Over time, as technology has developed, so has sound and sound design. It is said that sound in film is a 3 dimentional, visceral experience, that makes the film enjoyable to hear as much as it is to watch.
But why is sound so important in film? Well it is believed in the film industry that sound establishes atmosphere and tone, and it helps to give the audience clues about characters and the plot, as well as to identify the genre of the film. Sound can also be used to create realism for the audience.
Director of the 'Star Wars' franchise George Lukas, says that sound makes up 50% of any film. What Lukas is saying is that without sound you only have half of a product or a film that is half as good as it could be.
Over time, as technology has developed, so has sound and sound design. It is said that sound in film is a 3 dimentional, visceral experience, that makes the film enjoyable to hear as much as it is to watch.
Wednesday, 12 October 2016
Task 16:analysis of use of sound
why is sound important?
Sound is important as it is 50% of a film. It is everything we hear which includes raindrops falling down our window to the sound of our footsteps.Without sound films feel boring,confusing and the audience feel disengaged.The image on the screen feels flat without it because with sound the image feels more alive and feels more real.The impact of sound is big as it makes a scene feel more fast pace and interesting.
When there is just diegetic sound the audience is unsure about how to feel which makes the picture and the film itself less realistic.Having only Non-diegetic sound does make some scenes more dramatic but doesn't feel real as there is no dialogue as there is only music.However combining them together draws the audience into the film and thus creates realism.
Sound is important as it is 50% of a film. It is everything we hear which includes raindrops falling down our window to the sound of our footsteps.Without sound films feel boring,confusing and the audience feel disengaged.The image on the screen feels flat without it because with sound the image feels more alive and feels more real.The impact of sound is big as it makes a scene feel more fast pace and interesting.
When there is just diegetic sound the audience is unsure about how to feel which makes the picture and the film itself less realistic.Having only Non-diegetic sound does make some scenes more dramatic but doesn't feel real as there is no dialogue as there is only music.However combining them together draws the audience into the film and thus creates realism.
Task 16-why is sound so important in film
Sound is so important in film because it adds depth to the film, depth meaning design, layering and ambient sounds
it sets up the image and tone and so without sound the images feel flat , boring and have a lack of tone which is very much important in a film. without sound you as the consumer are left not knowing what the genre is and feeling like sense are longer that what they actually are.
Tuesday, 11 October 2016
Monday, 10 October 2016
Task 11: Genre
What is a genre? Genres are a way of catagorising different products that share similar features or characteristics.
Genres are important in the film and media industries because the consumers and audiences can easily establish the differences between media forms; genres also help to establish specific codes and conventions that film makers and media producers can follow in order to make the product look a certain way, attract a specific audience and to creat a specific effect. Hence, why it also helps to establish certain expectations and familiarities in audiences. Genres also help the audiences to dvelop their own tastes around genres and consumptions (what they like and dont like).
As well as genres there are also sub-genres and hybrid genres. Sub-genres are subdivisions of main genres. Hybrid genres are are cross between themes and elements of two or more genres. There are also genre tropes which basically means the use of figurative language via through words or phrases. Genres are established and recognised by the audience through codes and conventions. Codes and conventions are signs or signals that the audience can make links to certain genres, for example if the film contains allot of humour, puns and jokes, then the audience can assume that the film is a comedy because they recognise the signs of a typical comedy film.
My personal top three favourite genres would have to be comedy, fantasy and action.
Out of my top three favourite film genres, my favourite would have to be comedy because the humour in comedy fims make me laugh allot and entertains me, which is why i like to watch films. Hence why theorists Blumner and Katz say that one of the reasons society watch films is because they want to be entertained. The most common conventions of the genre comedy is that the camera shot are always naturalistic to show that no one is better then the other. Another convention of the genre comedy is that mostly throughout the film the sound is diagetic, meaning that the sounds made in the film are such sounds like dialogue between characters or sounds within the film. Non-diagetic sounds are also used to emphasise certain scenes or shots in the film. Bright or natural lighting is also a typical convention because it creates a natural environment- if a scene is meant to be happy then bright and 'happy' colours such as yellow are used to connote happiness or enjoyment. In terms of props, specific props, especially in slapstick comedy are used to emphasise or help the character to make something funny. For example in one of Charlie Chaplin's silent films, the prop of a piano is used by Chaplin to help his scene become more funny, as that prop of a piano becomes very segnificant in that film. Stereotypical characters are also featured in most comedies and their personalities are emphasised to make the characters much more funny then they actually are, by putting these characters in situations where their personalities and status may not fit with the event in the scene. For example the character in 'Harry Potter', Neville Longbottom, is a typical stock character, which in his case he is a village idiot. This type of stock charcter tends to find themselves allot of the time in comedies because they tend to say or do stupid things which will make the audience laugh. Those are the typical codes and conventions of comedy bu there also different types of comedy, such as slapstick, dark humour and wordplay/wit. Slapstick is a form of comedy in which physical movement and gestures are influenced by clowning (in which case the best example would be Charlie Chaplin's silent films). The second type of comedy would be dark humour- this sub-genre deals with disturbing context such as drugs, abuse war and rape but through humour. The last sub-genre of comedy is wit/wordplay. Wordplay is a more intellectual form of comedy, based on sly, clever puns which have been weeved through by subtle, manipulative language. One of my favourite comedy films has to be 'Knocked Up'. I really like this film because the director Judd Apatow (who also directed another one of the favourite films called 'The 40-year-old-virgin') really made the film funny but the humour was easy to relate to- theoristis Blumner and Katz also said that another reason why we watch films is to relate to certain characters or scenes in films. The characters featured in this film are well known to the type of audience that watch this type of comedy, so the audience as well as myself had an expectation from the director and the actors in how they performed.
My second favourite genre is fantasy. I enjoy watching fantasy films specifically because of the graphic design. The word fantasy is the genre in which contains fairytale like conventions such as magic and supernatural phenomena's as a primary source for the plot, scene or even setting of the film. One of the most tpical conventions of fantasy films are supernatural creatures such as vampires, monsters, fairies and dragons. These characters attract audiences because they are not realistic and are very imaginative, which means that these characters can be and do anything such as have x-ray vision or breathe out fire- it sets the audiences imagination free to believe that anything is possible, however once the film has ended of course the audience are back in reality ad these characters do not exist in the real world. However, having said that, Blumner and Katz also say that another reason why we watch films is to escape from the real world to experience something new and forget about reality-escapism. In terms of sound the soundtracks used in fantasy films are very dark and mysterious which makes the film very dramatic and makes the audience question what is happening. There is more non-diagetic then diagetic sound in fantasy films because the non-diagetic sounds tend to have much more meaning and emphasis in the film then diagetic sound, whether it is through soundtracks, voice overs or through music. Fantasy films can also have similar conventions to horror or sci-fi films, meaning that it is important for the director to make the film easy enough for the audience to extinguish the difference between fantasy, horror and sci-fi films. The difference between fantasy films and horror films is that fantasy films are much more mystical compared to horror films where it is much more gorry and scary for the audience to view. One of my favourite fantasy films has to be 'Pans Labyrinth' directed by Guillermo Del Toro. I really enjoy this film because the director has brought fantasy to the real world, which in this film a young girl is torn between the real world (set at a base camp away from the war) and the fantasy world that she descovers. As well as the amazing graphics of this film, the mystical storyline emphasises how ones imagination can expand so vast, which allows the audience to experience fantasy through the art of film.
My final favourite film genre is action. I enjoy watching action films because there is so much going on inthe storyline that that dont lose interest or get bored, whch can be a problem for allot of viewers, if the storyline is boring or not interestign, then they will lose focus and move on to something else instead of consuming whats in front of them. Action films are basically films in which the characters must complete a task or quest successfully, in which they will be rewarded later on after the quest has been completed. These tasks and quests tend to be directed so that the audience will believe that these tasks are impossible to finish or even attempt, which is why it builds up so such tension and captivates the audiences attention. Action films tend to hybrid with the genres of romance and sci-fi, however the main focus is to still be a action film. The characters in action films tend to be realistic 'everyday' people, despite the fact that the film is unrealistic.When it comes to time periods, action films tend to be set in the present compared to action books, this is done to make the storyline realistic. The theorist Todorov says that in an action film the storyline tends to follow this order:
Genres are important in the film and media industries because the consumers and audiences can easily establish the differences between media forms; genres also help to establish specific codes and conventions that film makers and media producers can follow in order to make the product look a certain way, attract a specific audience and to creat a specific effect. Hence, why it also helps to establish certain expectations and familiarities in audiences. Genres also help the audiences to dvelop their own tastes around genres and consumptions (what they like and dont like).
As well as genres there are also sub-genres and hybrid genres. Sub-genres are subdivisions of main genres. Hybrid genres are are cross between themes and elements of two or more genres. There are also genre tropes which basically means the use of figurative language via through words or phrases. Genres are established and recognised by the audience through codes and conventions. Codes and conventions are signs or signals that the audience can make links to certain genres, for example if the film contains allot of humour, puns and jokes, then the audience can assume that the film is a comedy because they recognise the signs of a typical comedy film.
My personal top three favourite genres would have to be comedy, fantasy and action.
Out of my top three favourite film genres, my favourite would have to be comedy because the humour in comedy fims make me laugh allot and entertains me, which is why i like to watch films. Hence why theorists Blumner and Katz say that one of the reasons society watch films is because they want to be entertained. The most common conventions of the genre comedy is that the camera shot are always naturalistic to show that no one is better then the other. Another convention of the genre comedy is that mostly throughout the film the sound is diagetic, meaning that the sounds made in the film are such sounds like dialogue between characters or sounds within the film. Non-diagetic sounds are also used to emphasise certain scenes or shots in the film. Bright or natural lighting is also a typical convention because it creates a natural environment- if a scene is meant to be happy then bright and 'happy' colours such as yellow are used to connote happiness or enjoyment. In terms of props, specific props, especially in slapstick comedy are used to emphasise or help the character to make something funny. For example in one of Charlie Chaplin's silent films, the prop of a piano is used by Chaplin to help his scene become more funny, as that prop of a piano becomes very segnificant in that film. Stereotypical characters are also featured in most comedies and their personalities are emphasised to make the characters much more funny then they actually are, by putting these characters in situations where their personalities and status may not fit with the event in the scene. For example the character in 'Harry Potter', Neville Longbottom, is a typical stock character, which in his case he is a village idiot. This type of stock charcter tends to find themselves allot of the time in comedies because they tend to say or do stupid things which will make the audience laugh. Those are the typical codes and conventions of comedy bu there also different types of comedy, such as slapstick, dark humour and wordplay/wit. Slapstick is a form of comedy in which physical movement and gestures are influenced by clowning (in which case the best example would be Charlie Chaplin's silent films). The second type of comedy would be dark humour- this sub-genre deals with disturbing context such as drugs, abuse war and rape but through humour. The last sub-genre of comedy is wit/wordplay. Wordplay is a more intellectual form of comedy, based on sly, clever puns which have been weeved through by subtle, manipulative language. One of my favourite comedy films has to be 'Knocked Up'. I really like this film because the director Judd Apatow (who also directed another one of the favourite films called 'The 40-year-old-virgin') really made the film funny but the humour was easy to relate to- theoristis Blumner and Katz also said that another reason why we watch films is to relate to certain characters or scenes in films. The characters featured in this film are well known to the type of audience that watch this type of comedy, so the audience as well as myself had an expectation from the director and the actors in how they performed.
My second favourite genre is fantasy. I enjoy watching fantasy films specifically because of the graphic design. The word fantasy is the genre in which contains fairytale like conventions such as magic and supernatural phenomena's as a primary source for the plot, scene or even setting of the film. One of the most tpical conventions of fantasy films are supernatural creatures such as vampires, monsters, fairies and dragons. These characters attract audiences because they are not realistic and are very imaginative, which means that these characters can be and do anything such as have x-ray vision or breathe out fire- it sets the audiences imagination free to believe that anything is possible, however once the film has ended of course the audience are back in reality ad these characters do not exist in the real world. However, having said that, Blumner and Katz also say that another reason why we watch films is to escape from the real world to experience something new and forget about reality-escapism. In terms of sound the soundtracks used in fantasy films are very dark and mysterious which makes the film very dramatic and makes the audience question what is happening. There is more non-diagetic then diagetic sound in fantasy films because the non-diagetic sounds tend to have much more meaning and emphasis in the film then diagetic sound, whether it is through soundtracks, voice overs or through music. Fantasy films can also have similar conventions to horror or sci-fi films, meaning that it is important for the director to make the film easy enough for the audience to extinguish the difference between fantasy, horror and sci-fi films. The difference between fantasy films and horror films is that fantasy films are much more mystical compared to horror films where it is much more gorry and scary for the audience to view. One of my favourite fantasy films has to be 'Pans Labyrinth' directed by Guillermo Del Toro. I really enjoy this film because the director has brought fantasy to the real world, which in this film a young girl is torn between the real world (set at a base camp away from the war) and the fantasy world that she descovers. As well as the amazing graphics of this film, the mystical storyline emphasises how ones imagination can expand so vast, which allows the audience to experience fantasy through the art of film.
My final favourite film genre is action. I enjoy watching action films because there is so much going on inthe storyline that that dont lose interest or get bored, whch can be a problem for allot of viewers, if the storyline is boring or not interestign, then they will lose focus and move on to something else instead of consuming whats in front of them. Action films are basically films in which the characters must complete a task or quest successfully, in which they will be rewarded later on after the quest has been completed. These tasks and quests tend to be directed so that the audience will believe that these tasks are impossible to finish or even attempt, which is why it builds up so such tension and captivates the audiences attention. Action films tend to hybrid with the genres of romance and sci-fi, however the main focus is to still be a action film. The characters in action films tend to be realistic 'everyday' people, despite the fact that the film is unrealistic.When it comes to time periods, action films tend to be set in the present compared to action books, this is done to make the storyline realistic. The theorist Todorov says that in an action film the storyline tends to follow this order:
- Equalibrium: There is no problems, all is calm, everyone is at peace including the hero.
- Disruption: Aproblem occurs, the hero finds out that they have a power or authority and leaves for this mission/quest/task.
- Recognisition of disruption: The hero makes a plan to sort the issue/ problem out.
- Attempts to resolve disruption: Hero goes into battle against enemy to resolve the problem.
- Return to equalibrium: The hero resolves the problem, everything is back to normal.
Rescearch task 11-Genre
Genre is a style or category of art,music,or film
my 3 favourite types of genre us Teen Drama , Scifi/Fantasy and Superhero
I love the genre scifi because it is just so mysterious and actually makes the consumer believe that such things could exist.the conventions for a scifi/fantasy movie would be things such as..
relationships
mystery
drama
romance
a few examples of this genre is Twilight,The Mortal Instruments,Divergent,Hunger Games
I also love the genre Teen drama because it is something that a lot of young people would relate to and so its very interesting to follow the story, some conventions of this genre is..
romance
relationships
high-school
friendships
a few examples of this is Mean girls and Twilight
The final genre i like is superhero movies, this is because they always seem to be action packed and have a sub genre of scifi ,this also creates a sense of mystery and believe of the unknown which makes a really exciting and interesting film, some conventions which follow this genre is...
stock characters
super villains
narratives
romance(love interests)
a few examples of this genre is Spider man,Iron Man,Superman and Deadpool
my 3 favourite types of genre us Teen Drama , Scifi/Fantasy and Superhero
I love the genre scifi because it is just so mysterious and actually makes the consumer believe that such things could exist.the conventions for a scifi/fantasy movie would be things such as..
relationships
mystery
drama
romance
a few examples of this genre is Twilight,The Mortal Instruments,Divergent,Hunger Games
I also love the genre Teen drama because it is something that a lot of young people would relate to and so its very interesting to follow the story, some conventions of this genre is..
romance
relationships
high-school
friendships
a few examples of this is Mean girls and Twilight
The final genre i like is superhero movies, this is because they always seem to be action packed and have a sub genre of scifi ,this also creates a sense of mystery and believe of the unknown which makes a really exciting and interesting film, some conventions which follow this genre is...
stock characters
super villains
narratives
romance(love interests)
a few examples of this genre is Spider man,Iron Man,Superman and Deadpool
Sunday, 9 October 2016
Task 9: Analysis of Title Sequence
Fight Club, 1999, David Fincher.
Fight Club, the opening sequence from Ode on Vimeo
The title sequence in Fight Club was conjured up by none other than David Fincher himself, it shows the passageway of fear nerves in the brain crossing synapses and penetrating the character as a whole. It is recalling interesting because it's quite confusing when you don't know what's going on. It almost looks like your flowing around the body. Its cool as the cool strikingly blue tone is very interesting and also very eye opening. Also the contrast with the lighter blue colours with the text really signifies them even more than they already were. These blue colours also highly contrast with the black undertone to the intro. Also the fast paced music and how quick the credits are to leave the screen could signify a fast paced movie and perhaps a confusing and fast story.
The credits go in the following order.
Fight Club, the opening sequence from Ode on Vimeo
The title sequence in Fight Club was conjured up by none other than David Fincher himself, it shows the passageway of fear nerves in the brain crossing synapses and penetrating the character as a whole. It is recalling interesting because it's quite confusing when you don't know what's going on. It almost looks like your flowing around the body. Its cool as the cool strikingly blue tone is very interesting and also very eye opening. Also the contrast with the lighter blue colours with the text really signifies them even more than they already were. These blue colours also highly contrast with the black undertone to the intro. Also the fast paced music and how quick the credits are to leave the screen could signify a fast paced movie and perhaps a confusing and fast story.
The credits go in the following order.
- Distributor
- Production
- Director
- Actor 1
- Actor 2
- Actor 3
- Title
- Actors...
- Casting
- Costume
- Special Effects Make-up supervisor
- Sound Design
- Music by
- Editor
- Production design
- Director of photography
- Executive producer
- Written by
- Screenplay by
- Produced by
- Directed by
The Title sequence introduces us to two characters, the first is a narrator, who is being held at gunshot and the second is 'Tyler Durden', the character mentioned in dialogue so we know he exists.
I really love this opening because it is in fact supposed to show how fear is through the body and I think its really cool to show that in a characters perspective. It's a fast paces opening title, so the audience does not get bored due to the fast pace and also the action at the end. The way the fear also travelled down the barrel of the gun was almost as though the fear was making its way back to wherein came from- the gun, which is pointed at the character.
Task 7: Analysis of Title Sequences
Donnie Brasco, 1997, Mike Newell.
The opening sequence was put together by Kyle Cooper.
The order of credits goes into the following order.
We can see the font moving around the screen at different corners depending on what's on the background.
It shows that this sequence is a mixture of still and moving images because it seems to show still images at times and moving images at others. We are introduced to the main character, Donnie Brasco, played by Johnny Depp and also a lot of other men who are dressed in suits and ties. Also the images suggest a falling out and perhaps mention between them. So they may be enemies rather than allies,
In the background you can hear Beethoven, which is perhaps a weird choice of sound for a more darker film like this. The music is quite different as it gives a more relaxing tone to the beginning which could show the gangs approach.
It's also in black and white, which really significant as it almost makes everything more clear and the details are even more significant in red.
I really like this sequence because it is black and white and also it tells so much whilst telling so little. It introduces characters without actually introducing relationships and perhaps also information about personalities.
Snatch, 2000, Guy Richie.
The order of credits goes into the following order.
The opening sequence was put together by Kyle Cooper.
The order of credits goes into the following order.
- Distribution on screen
- Production on screen
- Director
- Actor 1
- Actor 2
- Title
- More actors
- Casting by
- Music by
- Executive music producer
- Costume by
- Editor
- Production Design
- Director of Photography
- Executive producer
- Written by
- Produced by
- Screenplay by
- Director
We can see the font moving around the screen at different corners depending on what's on the background.
It shows that this sequence is a mixture of still and moving images because it seems to show still images at times and moving images at others. We are introduced to the main character, Donnie Brasco, played by Johnny Depp and also a lot of other men who are dressed in suits and ties. Also the images suggest a falling out and perhaps mention between them. So they may be enemies rather than allies,
In the background you can hear Beethoven, which is perhaps a weird choice of sound for a more darker film like this. The music is quite different as it gives a more relaxing tone to the beginning which could show the gangs approach.
It's also in black and white, which really significant as it almost makes everything more clear and the details are even more significant in red.
I really like this sequence because it is black and white and also it tells so much whilst telling so little. It introduces characters without actually introducing relationships and perhaps also information about personalities.
Snatch, 2000, Guy Richie.
The order of credits goes into the following order.
- Distributor
- Production
- Director
- Actors
- Casting
- Costume
- Music
- Editor
- Production Design
- Co- Producer
- Director of Photography
- Producer
- Written by
- Director
- Title
- Names of Characters
The title font used is quite condensed and bold, it is significant and it does integrate into the film, it looks as though it is text on the security monitor, which could perhaps mean these characters are criminals and they need to be surveillance.
It is really interesting how the text integrates, its really nice to look at because it looks almost natural.
We are introduced to characters who are having a conversation which seems regular and then they begin to shoot at the people in the office they went into. This is a quite abrupt beginning to the movie but it gets the point across.
I really like his sequence because it isnt very natural, it does introduce the characters with their names whilst they're in characters, I think it's really inventive how the text is integrated into the shot, through the screen. I find this really interesting and also feel like it could be explored more.
Research-task 10, what are the 4 different types of film openings
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Research task 7-Analyse 2 film title sequences and film opening
One film i looked at was Juno, the opening to the film starts with the idents of Fox productions in large bold writing .it than goes into a teenager walking into an animated setting. the only character who is properly introduced was the girl walking through the actual animated scene so i could understand that ,that was Juno. while she is walking the background shows shops and small parks which show that she could be very comfortable with her surroundings.she looks very carefree and subtle however is also walking with purpose to a pharmacy which foreshadows the events of the movie which is a teenage pregnancy. the sketched/animated graphics credits are put in place to compliment the background and they wear used right from the beginning. the music is also subtle and the lyrics actually resemble a love song so this idea of young love could go towards the genre of teen drama , the fact that the illustration are actually childlike says this as well
Saturday, 8 October 2016
Research Task 4, Purpose and common features of a title sequence.
In a title sequence originally there was only one purpose to a title sequence, whereas nowadays as films have evolved, there are now four main purposes:
- To entice the audience.
- Set tone, atmosphere and genre.
- Introduce characters.
- Show credits of who owns the film and who was involved in the production.
The first ever purpose of a title sequence was to show and inform the audience about the credits, showing them who was involved with the production of the film they are watching, and who owns the film- this was done by producing indents which was and still is shown at the start of most films. Indents are the visual logo's that represent a brand (company).
Another purpose to title sequences is to set tone, atmosphere and genre right at the start of any sequence. When the audience is trying to establish what the genre of the sequence is, they consider colour schemes, technical codes (lighting, camera angles and editing), also considering the typography (font style) and they also take into account the editing (fades, flickering..). The tone and atmosphere is also used to give the audience an idea about what the film might be about.
Introducing the characters in the title sequence is also another purpose of title sequences. Writing the names of the main characters and who they are played by is a way of promotion. Actors can develop their career and recognition and develop a positive association with a particular genre/production company or format through the films they choose to perform in. When an actor performs as a particular character they can develop their careers and statuses because the audience will remember their roles in a film and through recognition the actors career and status will develop. In a title sequence the main characters name will be shown first and who it was played by, or the actor who played the main character, their name would be shown first. As well as the main characters names, the directors name and also the producers name.
Credits are also shown in the title sequence to inform the audience who played the main roles in the film. Credits also help to build up the reputation of the people who participated in the making and production of the film, hence why it is called the "credits"- to credit the people who took part in the making of the film. The first thing that the audience see when they watch any film is the institution. Title sequences often incorporate the logo of the institutions involved in the production, distribution and finance of the film.
Another purpose to title sequences is to set tone, atmosphere and genre right at the start of any sequence. When the audience is trying to establish what the genre of the sequence is, they consider colour schemes, technical codes (lighting, camera angles and editing), also considering the typography (font style) and they also take into account the editing (fades, flickering..). The tone and atmosphere is also used to give the audience an idea about what the film might be about.
Introducing the characters in the title sequence is also another purpose of title sequences. Writing the names of the main characters and who they are played by is a way of promotion. Actors can develop their career and recognition and develop a positive association with a particular genre/production company or format through the films they choose to perform in. When an actor performs as a particular character they can develop their careers and statuses because the audience will remember their roles in a film and through recognition the actors career and status will develop. In a title sequence the main characters name will be shown first and who it was played by, or the actor who played the main character, their name would be shown first. As well as the main characters names, the directors name and also the producers name.
Credits are also shown in the title sequence to inform the audience who played the main roles in the film. Credits also help to build up the reputation of the people who participated in the making and production of the film, hence why it is called the "credits"- to credit the people who took part in the making of the film. The first thing that the audience see when they watch any film is the institution. Title sequences often incorporate the logo of the institutions involved in the production, distribution and finance of the film.
So overall the understanding of title sequences is that it is the first thing that the audience sees, which also means that it can also be classed as one of the most important things that the producers focus on.
Task 7: Analysis of title sequences
When going on www.artofthetitle.com i chose 2 title sequences.The two films i chose to analyse the tile sequences are The Avengers (2012) and Mission:Impossible-Ghost Protocol (2011).
The Avengers
1.Here is the credits in the tile sequences and the order they come in:
- Directed By
- Story By
- Screenplay By
- Produced By
- Executive producers
- Director of Photography
- Production Designer
- Editors
- Costume Designer
- Music By
- Music Supervisor
- Visual Effects Supervisor
- Visual Effects Producer
- Casting By
- Actor 1
- Actor 2
- Actor 3
- Actor 4
- Actor 5 etc.
- Production in title
- Distribution in tile sequence
2. The form used in the title sequence is big and bold with Upper case letters in a silver/grey colour which helps it stand out against the dark backgrounds
3. Throughout the whole title sequence see the credits being mostly in the centre of the screen but also being moving in different areas of the screen
4.In the title sequence,what we see behind the font are props and costumes used in the film but in a more animated hd type of way.When watching we can also here the song The Avengers by Alan Silvesti which is in all the avengers movie.As we see some of the props and costumes we are in a way getting introduced to all the avengers and there types of skill sets.
5.What i like about the Avengers title sequence is that instead of just showing us the characters and giving away a lot of hits about whats about to happen in the movie, the sequence makes us hunt down and pay close attention to the details and makes us appreciate the time and effect put into the costumes and props in a refreshing way.I chose the title sequence because the film itself is one of my favourites and because the order the credits come is different to what we usually see as the director comes first whereas we would usually see the director last which i think is unique and unconventional.
6.The film Avengers is one of many Marvels films which have become very popular in these past couple of years.Due to this the Title Sequence have gotten bigger and better but as this was the first it had a lot less action than we would usually see in todays marvel movie title sequences.
Mission:Impossible-Ghost Protocol
1.Here is the credits in the tile sequences and the order they come in:
- Production in title sequence
- Distribution in title sequence
- Actor 1
- Film title
- Actor 2
- Actor 3
- Actor 4
- Actor 5 etc.
- Casting
- Visual effects supervisor
- Producers
- Music By
- Composed By
- Costume designer
- Edited By
- Production designer
- Director of photography
- Exclusive producer
- Executive producers
- Produced By
- Created By
- Written By
- Directed By
2. The font used in the title sequence is Big and Bold using Upper case letters that are white which contrasts the surroundings
3.In the sequence we see the text staying in the centre of the frame and then disappearing
4.In the title sequence,what we see behind the font are many things involved in the movie like the characters themselves where we see the main character (Ethan Hunt) doing spy stuff ,the weaponry used and the setting/locations where the film was shot.When watching the sequence we can also here the song 'Light The Fuse' by Michael Giacchino .
5.The Reason why i chose Mission Impossible-Ghost Protocol is because it is an action thriller and so the title sequence is fast pace and full of different things happening which gives us a clue about what is happening in the movie.The thing i most like about it is how the dramatic music moves us through the scenes and makes me (the audience) intrigued about what is to come .
6.As the film is one of many Mission impossibles the Title Sequences helps navigate the story and reflect back to the past movies which then helps us prepare for the next in an interesting and inviting way.
Wednesday, 5 October 2016
Task 8: Conventional Order of Title Credits.
The conventional order of a title sequence usually goes in the following order, this is the main order a film will follow, some of the aspects can depend on how big budgetted the movie is and how big the actors or directors are.
actor 1 
actor 2
film title
actor 3
casting
music
- Production Icon
- Distribution Icon
- Production in title sequence
- Distribution in tite sequence
- Actor 1
- Actor 2
- Film Title
- Actor 3
- Actor 4
- Actor 5...
- Casting
- Music Supervisor
- Music By
- Costume by
- Editing By
- Production Designer
- Director of photography
- Executive Producer
- Written By
- Director
This specific sequence was shown by the film Gone Girl.
the distribution icon
the production icon
production in titles sequence and distribution in title sequence
the distribution icon
the production icon
production in titles sequence and distribution in title sequence
actor 2
film title
actor 3
casting
music
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