I think that the best part out of the whole experience in creating the prelim was the planning part. I think this because as a group we were able to share our creativity and come up with a creative and interesting storyboard. The storyboard was created with the idea in our heads that we had to draw from the view of the camera, making sure that we included the shot and angle types. Once we had finished planning, our next step was to start filming. This was simple because we as agroup had planned every step, therefor we knew exactly what to do. Planning each shot made the filming very easy and stress free.
However dispite all the planning, we did end up having a very big problem, which we realised after filming, once we went off to edit. The issue was that we forgot to check that the microphone was plugged into the camera- which it wasnt. Thats why when we realised that there was no sound in our prelim, we had to use a Yeti microphone to replace and record the sound that should have been there. Even though this problem did stree our group, in the end im glad that this problem happened because i got to learn how to use the Yeti microphone, which was fun and interesting.
We chose to film in the canteen because there was alot of lighting, so we used it to our advantage, as well as the fact that there was alot of people to film amongst, which made our prelim look more realistic. However, some of the scenes had to be cut short because the people in the canteen got in the way of some of our shots, which was our only disadvantage of filming in the canteen.
Overall, i really enjoyed producing the prelim because i was able to use my creativity, work in a group (team work skills) and also learn new things through our groups problems.
Sunday, 25 December 2016
Task 18: Genre Shortlist-research.
The three types of genres i think we could use for our title sequence is fantasy, horror or action. I think that fantasy would be very interesting to fiilm, however i also think that it maybe hard to film because fantasy involves alot of CGI or special effects which may not be something as a group that we have. However an action genre'd title sequence or a thriller would be much easier to film, as no CGI or special effects would be needed in order to create an interesting and captivating narrative, in order for the audience to follow and stay interested in.
Task 17: Use of sound in film opening-research.
Sound is used in film to emphasise a certain mood and to also add additional information to any film.
The opening sequence in the film Red Riding Hood (2011 fantasy), starts off with a very mysterious soundtrack as an aerial shot of the mountains pans on the screen. This already leaves the audience in suspence to wonder why the mysteriousness right at the start of the title sequence. As soon as the institutions names show up on the screen, the tone of the soundtrack changes into a slightly less mysterious tone. Wind is also introduced to the soundtrack to allow the audience to feel as if they are there in the film. However, the tempo of the soundtrack is still fairly slow, allowing the mysterious feeling to continue. As the village is starting to be introduced to the audience through the forest, the sound of forest animals such as birds are also heard by the audience. Rushing water from the falls is also shown and heard by the audience to create an earthy and natural atmosphere. More then half way through the title sequence and the tempo and medieval instruments are still the same and have been kept throughout the whole of the opening. Once the audience has been introduced into the village, already we can hear footsteps of a child as well as a squeeling pig, connoting a typical village.
The opening sequence in the film Red Riding Hood (2011 fantasy), starts off with a very mysterious soundtrack as an aerial shot of the mountains pans on the screen. This already leaves the audience in suspence to wonder why the mysteriousness right at the start of the title sequence. As soon as the institutions names show up on the screen, the tone of the soundtrack changes into a slightly less mysterious tone. Wind is also introduced to the soundtrack to allow the audience to feel as if they are there in the film. However, the tempo of the soundtrack is still fairly slow, allowing the mysterious feeling to continue. As the village is starting to be introduced to the audience through the forest, the sound of forest animals such as birds are also heard by the audience. Rushing water from the falls is also shown and heard by the audience to create an earthy and natural atmosphere. More then half way through the title sequence and the tempo and medieval instruments are still the same and have been kept throughout the whole of the opening. Once the audience has been introduced into the village, already we can hear footsteps of a child as well as a squeeling pig, connoting a typical village.
Task 15: Genre conventions-research
Genre conventions are elements in which the audience expect to see and/or hear. For example a romance film would contain conventions such as a happily in love couple, with some sort of obsticale to over come, which maybe a jealous sister or another lover involved. Or in magazines a such as Mens Health, it is their convention as a health and fitness magazine to put on the front cover a well-known good looking, healthy and fit man.
I have chosen to look at the film opening for the 2011 Red Riding Hood because the genre is fantasy which i enjoy to watch because it allows the audience to experience a world which is not realistic, and allows the audience to escape their own reality (-Blumner & Katz theory). In this particular film there are obvious fantasy genre conventions, such as the iscolated village, hidden amongst mountains, forests and snow.
I have chosen to look at the film opening for the 2011 Red Riding Hood because the genre is fantasy which i enjoy to watch because it allows the audience to experience a world which is not realistic, and allows the audience to escape their own reality (-Blumner & Katz theory). In this particular film there are obvious fantasy genre conventions, such as the iscolated village, hidden amongst mountains, forests and snow.
Task 13:Target audience-research
A target audience is a particular group that a product or service is aimed at. For example baby clothes would be target to expecting parents, or sports cars would be aimed at older men for example because that is who sports car companies would assume, would consume this product.
Saturday, 24 December 2016
Task 10- 4 different types of film credits- research.
The four different types of title sequences are...
https://app.emaze.com/editor/@ATRLFTZZ
Personaly I like the narrative opening title sequence because the audience can use their imagination to figure out the character in their minds.
https://app.emaze.com/editor/@ATRLFTZZ
Personaly I like the narrative opening title sequence because the audience can use their imagination to figure out the character in their minds.
Task9- title sequence analysis of favourite film -research
The film i will be analysing is called Divergent directed by Neil Burger. The start of this title sequence opens with the production company logos, just like most conventional films. This film consists of three different production companies, all in which are very well-known. Just like a conventional film, the director's name is the first persons name to be introduced after the production company credits. The name of the film is zoomed in closer to audience building tension and focus to the name of the film.
Task 7: analyse two film title sequences-research
The two title sequences i will be analysing is Skyfall and Snitch.
Snitch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOfvUTX4zF
Skyfall: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4P5XRSftIHI
Snitch: Snitch's title sequence begins with the classic institutions being Summit Entertainment and A Lionsgate Company. when the audience see these recognisable institutions they can guess what type of film they are about to what. For example A Lionsgate Company are known for producing films such as The Hunger Games and Kick-Ass. This suggests that the audince will expect certain genres and creativity based on what they have seem this company produce previously. The first thing we as the audience see is a moving image of a gun suggesting that this film will include violance. The name of this film is written in red and in bold blocks suggesting that this film is going to be masculine. The main characters are introduces to the audience in this title sequence with the actors names. The soundtrack in this title sequence is very dominant suggesting once again that this film is very masculine. There is also moving images of trucks and an urban city suggesting that this film will be violant including crime and male domination.
Skyfall: As for Skyfall the title sequenc is much different to Snitch because it is much more longer then average films. This title sequence uses establishing shots which means that the location and time period is obvious in the title sequence, as well as showing some of the distruptions that will occur in the film. The soundtrack plays a sugnificant role in the title sequence because it is performed by an international singer called Adele. By choosing a well known song, this not only gives recognision to the singer but whenever someone hears this song 'Skyfall' they will not only think about the singer but they will also think about the film itself.
Snitch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOfvUTX4zF
Skyfall: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4P5XRSftIHI
Snitch: Snitch's title sequence begins with the classic institutions being Summit Entertainment and A Lionsgate Company. when the audience see these recognisable institutions they can guess what type of film they are about to what. For example A Lionsgate Company are known for producing films such as The Hunger Games and Kick-Ass. This suggests that the audince will expect certain genres and creativity based on what they have seem this company produce previously. The first thing we as the audience see is a moving image of a gun suggesting that this film will include violance. The name of this film is written in red and in bold blocks suggesting that this film is going to be masculine. The main characters are introduces to the audience in this title sequence with the actors names. The soundtrack in this title sequence is very dominant suggesting once again that this film is very masculine. There is also moving images of trucks and an urban city suggesting that this film will be violant including crime and male domination.
Skyfall: As for Skyfall the title sequenc is much different to Snitch because it is much more longer then average films. This title sequence uses establishing shots which means that the location and time period is obvious in the title sequence, as well as showing some of the distruptions that will occur in the film. The soundtrack plays a sugnificant role in the title sequence because it is performed by an international singer called Adele. By choosing a well known song, this not only gives recognision to the singer but whenever someone hears this song 'Skyfall' they will not only think about the singer but they will also think about the film itself.
task 5-research
A film opening can attract an audience throughestablishing shots at the start of any film. Establishing shots set the scene of the film, representing the time period, setting and location of the film. An establishing shot also shows the distruption of a film. Introducing this type of shot right at the start of any film captures the audiences attention straight away because introducing abit of action at the start of the film will capture the audiences attention.
blog task 3-research
I decided to pick Kezia's group to analyse because theyre title sequence was very interesting and captured my attention throughout the whole sequence. The title sequence was very creative in the way the group used different lighting to create different effects.
pitch evaluation
I think that the pitch overall was a success because as a group we had the audiences attention throughout our pitch, and in the end we ended up with a high score out of ten. Our feedback was fairly positive because the audience said that they liked the fact that our mise-en-scene was very detailed, as well as the fact that we had screenshots of maps showing our journey to and from the location we filmed at. One of our downfalls was the fact that we didnt fully complete the end of our storyboard, which resulted to the audience getting abit confused. We could have made the presentation easier and more interesting if we used a range of different presentation softwares like emaze. However, overall i think that the pitch was a success because the audience seemed interested in our story of our title sequence as well as the genre that we picked.
Wednesday, 14 December 2016
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