Things we need to change:
- We found that some of the clips could be shortened, the bath plug and the shot of him getting out the bath.
- The shot of Sterling at the end sitting on the coach needs to be slightly longer so that we get to see Sterling's feet and the edge of the coach.This is because otherwise he looks too inclosed and cramped in the little space we get to see.
- The font style needs to be changed as you cannot read some of the words well as the font characters look like different letters.
- We also need to change the music as the speed and tempo is too repetitive. We could add lower tones to create a more tense atmosphere.
- One last thing we need to look at is finding a different production company that suits our film and genre. We also need to check that the titles are in the correct order. ( Production x2 )
Tuesday, 26 February 2013
Monday, 25 February 2013
Question 1
Question 1:
For our coursework we had to make a two minute opening title sequence of a specific genre and therefore we had to do a lot of research into the different genres and their conventions. We found out that there are many different conventions of an opening sequence. One of the conventions is slow paces editing. This is used to help the audience question a particular clue that is being given to them by the director of the film. This will engage them to start asking lots of questions and to slowly start piecing the answers together. This will interest the viewer and make them want to watch on. This is to see if their predictions are correct.
The next convention that is important is close ups. These help the audience see everything more closely and in plenty of detail. It also means that the close ups are almost intruding the personal space of the characters within the film meaning we feel more involved within the piece. Also, it helps us see the characters facial expression so we know how they are feeling at the time.
Two more conventions that are very important to create a opening title sequence correctly are logos and titles. This is because they help us to see who created and took part in the making of the film. It also means that we get the chance to see familiar actors and directors through the use of familiar logos on many different films. This adds more importance to the film because it shows us everything about the film.
For our genre, we chose to do Thriller as we thought it would suit the people in the group the most. We also chose it because we all liked thriller style movies and therefor would have load of ideas. We could also use some of our favourite thriller films as inspiration for our piece. The typical conventions of our genre is quick cuts, close ups, low key lighting and eerie music. The low lighting and eerie music create the tense atmosphere needed to pull of a thriller. In our thriller, we had one section which had a load of fast past cuts to add up the tension and create a feeling of jumpiness. The fast cuts almost link in to your heart beat and go at the same pace which helps build the atmosphere.
In our thriller, we have challenged the conventions as we used some medium shots which aren't usually used within this genre. We tried to get the persons facial expressions and surroundings from as many different angles as possible. This was to show how the person lives a normal life but suffers from underlying problems.
For our coursework we had to make a two minute opening title sequence of a specific genre and therefore we had to do a lot of research into the different genres and their conventions. We found out that there are many different conventions of an opening sequence. One of the conventions is slow paces editing. This is used to help the audience question a particular clue that is being given to them by the director of the film. This will engage them to start asking lots of questions and to slowly start piecing the answers together. This will interest the viewer and make them want to watch on. This is to see if their predictions are correct.
The next convention that is important is close ups. These help the audience see everything more closely and in plenty of detail. It also means that the close ups are almost intruding the personal space of the characters within the film meaning we feel more involved within the piece. Also, it helps us see the characters facial expression so we know how they are feeling at the time.
Two more conventions that are very important to create a opening title sequence correctly are logos and titles. This is because they help us to see who created and took part in the making of the film. It also means that we get the chance to see familiar actors and directors through the use of familiar logos on many different films. This adds more importance to the film because it shows us everything about the film.
For our genre, we chose to do Thriller as we thought it would suit the people in the group the most. We also chose it because we all liked thriller style movies and therefor would have load of ideas. We could also use some of our favourite thriller films as inspiration for our piece. The typical conventions of our genre is quick cuts, close ups, low key lighting and eerie music. The low lighting and eerie music create the tense atmosphere needed to pull of a thriller. In our thriller, we had one section which had a load of fast past cuts to add up the tension and create a feeling of jumpiness. The fast cuts almost link in to your heart beat and go at the same pace which helps build the atmosphere.
Low key lighting
Music
In our thriller, we have challenged the conventions as we used some medium shots which aren't usually used within this genre. We tried to get the persons facial expressions and surroundings from as many different angles as possible. This was to show how the person lives a normal life but suffers from underlying problems.
Friday, 15 February 2013
Tuesday, 12 February 2013
Friday, 8 February 2013
Media Studies Assessment
Animatic - second draft
This is the second draft of our animatic which includes the titles for our opening sequence. It shows the order of our clips in the order that they would be throughout the opening.
Friday, 1 February 2013
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