Sound Ideas

For our title sequence we could use a similar soundtrack to the clip above that is from Paranormal Activity 4. This is good because this films genre is thriller which means it fits in well as its from the same genre as our title sequence. This could be used right at the beginning when we are seeing the distribution logo and then it could mix/fade into another soundtrack.





This soundtrack would be good as its almost hypnotic and has different speeds to it meaning that certain areas will drag on. This would be good as the music could reflect the character and his personality. The sped up sections could represent the girl character as she is scary and quick sounds build up suspense. It also sounds eerie which means it fits in with our genre (thriller) quite well.

Initial Shots

These are the shot types that we think we will use when we close our eyes and imagine what our title sequence should look like. The first picture you can see is a close up of a kettle.  This is where the steam will come out for a graphic match to another object throughout the title sequence. The titles will come up in the empty space to the right top hand corner of the screen. This corresponds to the fourth picture of the extreme close up of the cigarette. This will be where the graphic match will happen. We will also see the titles coming out from within the smoke. The second picture you can see is an establishing shot of the front of a house. This shows the audience where the scene will be set so they know where they are and what it looks like from the outside. The third picture that you can see is a close up of a mirror in the bathroom. This mirror will be steamed up which means it would almost be another graphic match to the other shots. It will then have the title of our film written across it with someones finger and then suddenly wiped away. 

Film/Plot Synopsis

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This is a video of our plot synopsis for our title sequence and the rest of the film. It tells us about the character and what is wrong with him. It also tells us that he can't stop the hallucinations  so he has to contact someone from the past.  It also tells us about the point in the film where everything takes  turn for the worst and goes down hill.

Settings for my opening sequence

This would be a good setting for my opening sequence as we want the opening to be filmed in a bathroom. This is because we will have someone coming out of the bath. A bathroom would be good as we can change the lighting to make it fit in with the genre of our film. It is also good because it means the weather won't interrupt our filming as it would be indoors. This would be good as the girl could easily come out of the bath as its something you wouldn't expect to happen.

This is the kettle we could use for the match on action of the steam, this could be good as its an old fashioned style kettle. This could fit in with our genre as it could almost be used in an eery way as it is so old fashioned. This would connect with the girl in the bath as she is meant to be centuries old.

This could be another setting as the lights could be changed so that they are lighter and darker when it is necessary. This could be where the main character of the film has his cigarette or takes his pills which stop his hallucinations.

Example Questionaires

These sample questionnaires show us that the majority of the people we asked were aged between 16-24 meaning that this fits in with our target audience for our film. It also shows us that what they expect from the beginning of a thriller is for it to have slow music and editing. They also want to be introduced to a few characters so they can get a feel for the film. For the setting of the film they expect it to be shot either in a Forest, Big house or hospital as these are usually shown as quite isolated places so that not many people would be around to witness anything that happens throughout the film.

Vox Pops

These are our vox pops which show's three different people answering our main questions. We asked these questions because they make it so we know how people feel about thrillers. They also tell us the key conventions of what people expect to see within this genre.

Audience Research Task

Presentation 1

Conventions of a thriller

The silence of the lambs (1991) - own genre research

The silence of the lambs

In the first scene, we can see the surroundings of the isolated forest which sets the scene. This is an establishing shot where we can see it is winter. Also, we can see that the forest is isolated which means that any character that comes into this scene could of be of danger as there is no one or anything around.  

We then see a character coming to the scene, as the person gets closer we can see that the person is a middle aged woman. We can see that she is climbing up a rope which means that she is putting herself in danger. Also we can see that she is alone which means that she is vulnerable to her surroundings. This shot of her climbing up the rocks is shot using a dolly/tracking shot to show the action more clearly.  

The colours are mainly dark green, brown and blacks. This could reflect how she is feeling, meaning that she is feeling low and possibly depressed. It is also shot in a high angle shot to show that there is a higher authority present then her.

This is a close up of the woman where we can see her sweating. This shows her determination in the exercise that she is doing. She is running around on an assault course which isn't stereotypical of a woman as she is getting sweaty instead of shopping. 

 When the title comes up it is very bold and and is black with a white outline. The white could represent the purity of the girl whereas the black reflects the death of what is to come. This is also the same colour as the background of the image.

Se7en - own genre research

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Title Sequence - order

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CONVENTIONS

CONVENTIONS OF AN OPENING SEQUENCE 

At the start of every film, there will be a distributing and production company logos. This is to show that these companies have worked on making the movie that you are watching. The most famous are:

- Warner Brothers 

- Paramount

- 20th century fox

TITLES

The next thing that you will usually see is the titles, although in some cases this is not true. In the titles we see the directors name and who the main celebrity icons are going to be within the film.  

The fonts that are used in the titles usually reflect the theme of the film. For example; horror films will have a blood almost type of font and then love films will have a more basic font type.

ESTABLISHING SHOT

There is usually an establishing shot at the beginning of every film although this rule doesn't always apply. This is to show the surroundings/main area of where the main scene is going to be set. 

SOUNDTRACK/MUSIC

The score to the film is very important in setting the whole atmosphere to the piece. This is usually played at the beginning of the opening credits and it usually a theme that is associated with the movie. An example of this is jaws.  

Spiderwick Chronicles

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Wallander

WALLENDER

Cinematography:

At the beginning of the clip, we can see a birds eye view which is also called a helicopter shot. This shown as as we are getting closer to the scene/setting. We can see the surroundings are isolated and has a lot of empty space for stuff to happen. The camera goes almost over the car in the scene and then gets sucked back again almost like reality. There is a close up of the key ring and taxi pass so that we get some sense of who the man is but not all is revealed. The key ring shows a picture of the man and whom we presume is his son. This makes us feel empathy towards him as he looks like a family man and not someone that should be murdered. When we see this shot, we can see the shadows of the two girls through the car window. Afterwards we see the gap in between the two girls which still shows the car with the doors open almost like they cant get the car and man out of their heads. This could almost be the master shot/establishing shot.

Misé en scene:

In this clip the colours of the taxi and the girls jackets contrast. The girls jackets are black which represents death whereas the taxi is white which can mean pure. The taxi driver could be seen as innocent as he is a licensed cab driver  has a good job and seems like a good family man. This means that we as an audience do not get the feeling that he is capable of rape on the two girls present. Around one of the girls neck is an old fashioned razor blade which could be easily mistaken for a dog tag.This portrays some sort of violence across to the audience.

Sound/Music:

When we are inside the taxi, you can hear the sound of the radio faintly like the life is still slightly inside the man. We can hear the diegetic sounds of footsteps, walking and heavy breathing. The music is 'dark' and 'low' but when we get close to the taxi, the music gets really high pitched like a knife sound. This can be foreshadowing what happens later on or whats just happens. The high pitched sound makes the audience jump.

Editing:

At certain point in the clips there are really fast cuts to show how face paced a death can be and to also show how quickly the persons life can be drained from them. During these clips there are no dialogue this is probably because the girls are in shock and have nothing to day about what just happened. The clips keep cutting between guns and cars to show the links between them. 

Bridget Jones's Diary

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The Sixth Sense

Brick (Johnson, 2005, US)

Memento

Opening sequence and trailer

A trailer is a film advertisement made up of a montage of different clips from the movie. This is so that the audience gets a taste of the film but not so much as to ruin it.

 Whereas an opening sequence is the whole beginning of the film which usually includes titles and film advertisements. This is not made up of loads of different sections as it is just the beginning.

Brief

Preliminary Task

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We used a variety of shot types including panning, a long shot and a master shot. This helped make the video more interesting as it changed up the video. We also used match on action and shot reverse shot as these were part of the task. Most of the clips were edited  well together as many were seamless which was good.

EBI;

It would be better if we didn't use as many straight angles as they got too repetitive and too much of the room was shown which was empty space. Also some of the shot were shakey, these should have been re filmed because of this. One shot was edited with a big cut in it which wasn't very seamless. Also, we had to re shoot a few due to there being a few things in one clip that wasn't there the next.

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