Initial Ideas for Opening Sequence.

Firstly, we thought about the sub genres and which we believed we could benefit most from. We thought about producing a supernatural thriller but agreed that this was a bit too obvious. We discussed bringing religion in to the main plot and after sharing some ideas we have decided to make a religious/crime thriller. I think the reason that we both like this particular theme is becasue its differen't and not any of the A level pieces we have seen yet have concerened religion. We thought that this would give us more angles from which to approach without tredding on the cliche themes we have seen so far.

We then talked about setting the opening sequence in or around a church. This could give us a classic gothic feel and some really scenic and suspensful shots. However, filming around a church will further limit our options and what narrative the sequence contains. There are aso troubles around wether we will be able to obtain permission to film in or around the church and how long for. This also limits our ability to put togther a decent reel of footage in the target amount of time. All of these points have cast doubts over our plot ideas and we are still debating wethere or not to go ahead with the religious theme and/or film around a church.

 

-C.W-

Call sheets-- From 1st Dec. to 7 Dec.

These are our call sheet from all of  filming scedules. We have used this to remind ourselves of the days that we have filmed.

This helps us to see how much time we needed to film. It has also helped us attend the location that we were filming in as we have to schedule in order to film inside.This was a struggle as we've started filming at a very busy period which was at the start of December.As Christmas was coming up the time scheduling was key to us.

We have scheduled and booked the times at which we were able to film.Our set time is from the 1st of December till the 7th of December which gives us  a week to do all the filming of the church inside out.We have planned every time that we went out to film in order to use this time efficiently.

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M.B - C.W

Ideas for our thriller sequence...

After looking at different ideas and opening sequences , we have changed our idea as we discovered something which inspired us more and gave as a wider range of ideas. It also will save us time as we have decided to film closer from our
We have decided to go for a religious/theme e.g. using the church as the main setting. Here are some locations of different churches:





ST Mary's -South Ealing

This church would be great for our opening sequence as it is big and beautiful.I think it is very close to our perfect match of a  church we had in mind.The only let down and possible a problem that we would have to face is the location.The location turns out to be quite far which is a disadvantage as it would waste time to get there. This would mean that we would be wasting time getting to the church rather than filming.

This church is close to our school which would not waste us time to reach the location. It is too small and does not match the church that we had in mind...we wanted something bigger.-----

ST Mary's church-Ealing Rd, Northolt UB5 6AA


--The lighting is set already at the scene which is very useful if we would have to film in the dark.




 ST Mary's Church --Hanwell
 This is the inside of the church which looks beautiful and big. This is also a very good option to film ouropening sequence. However once again the location might be a problem.

 This is the outside of ST Mary's-- Hanwell which is very tall and big. I think this church could be use dfor our opening sequence.We need to make sure that we get the pormission to film inside and outside of the church.              ----------                                                             



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                                    M.B

Our trip to BFI..

We've visited the British Film Institute. There were students in year 12 from different schools who study media.Pete Fraser who has been in the film industry for a long time gave some really useful tips on how to achieve the best grade when making our film opening sequence. There were lots of different examples of openings which we had to analyse and give a grade. We all have enjoyed the experience in meeting Simon Frame who is an editor. Simon Frame has shared his experienced of working with different people and all about film editing. He gave some advise on how to get into the film industry ,there was a straight forward: 'You need to make films'

WE have picked up important tips which need to be considered when planning and making our opening sequence.

• Always blog your research ,planning and ideas as it is evidence which gives you marks.
• Sound is very important and needs to be well used in our opening sequence.
• Tittles are very important we need to make sure we have enough tittles as otherwise it does not look as professional.
• The location is also important and the use of the location to produce a good variety of shots.
• Actors and costumes are also very important ,the director is responsible for giving correct directions and instructions.
• The flow of the story will affect the understanding of the event and would make it look professional.

I think that the most important thing that we should be aiming for is to produce a professional looking opening in order to get the best marks for this part of the course work.This will only work if we plan carefully and in detail.

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Final Production Logo

                                                                              
                                

 This is the final production logo for our opening sequence.We have used Adobe premier 10 to puts and edit it together. We've matched a piece of music to go with the clip which we have extracted from the movie.

                                                        
                                                                              -C.W-M.B-

Production logo

For the production logo we thought about using clips from several different films including 'The day after tomorrow', 'Inception' and 'Avatar'. In the end we decided to only use Danny Boyle's epic sci-fi flick 'Sunshine' and searched through the film to find a clip which we thought would be appropriate. In the end we found a clip which lasted around 1min10sec. Here it is before it had been chopped down and edited in to the final production logo-

Sunshine - Mercury transits the Sun.

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                                                                        -C.W-

                              

Production Logo (INITIAL IDEAS)

Ideas for Production Logo

For our final production logo we have both thought hard about what we could use to create an effective logo. As the logo will be the first thing shown in our opening sequence we have decided that it is vital to use something eye-catching and aesthetically pleasing. We thought that the best way around this was to cut a clip from a movie (most likely something high budget) and chop it up to form a brief and abstract piece of film. We'd then add affects to personalise our production logo further (sound would also be removed and replaced).

By doing this we believe we can improve the overall quality of our sequence - as they say; its the first and last seconds that really count. Here are some of the general ideas for clips that we came up with:

-Pacific Rim(2013)
This would be good because the special effects used in the movie are extremely impressive and there are a wide variety of shots and scenes that could work for logo.

-Watchmen(2009)
Watchmen is a visually striking film with a lot of iconic content. It is also a classic superhero comic for adults with that same unmistakable style used throughout the film. We thought that this might be appropriate because it symbolised innovation in the sense that it brought about a new era for Superhero movies.

-Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix(2007)
The Harry Potter franchise is a well absorbed story with a lot of support behind it. It is extremely well known and there are certain scenes with the film (I believe especially this one) that are really awe striking and would belong well in the form of a short clip. However, we would be obliged to edit parts with the characters out as it may seem like a bit of a 'rip-off'.

-Sunshine(2007)
This is my favourite idea because although Sunshine is an epically visual film with high potential for a sci-fi film it is surprisingly unheard of. This would allow us to create a logo which the vast majority of the audience will not recognise.

-Inception(2010)
Although Inception is a more than worthy contender for our final choice - with lots and lots of scenes that could be manipulated in to something visually pleasing we both felt that it was a bit cliché.

 

~C.W~

Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes-

Sherlock Holmes (2009) is a film directed by Guy Ritchie and based on the classic novels of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The animated titles were designed and produced by Danny Yount and Prologue Films.

The film is about an social misfit, Sherlock Holmes (Robert Downey Junior) who has abnormal intellectual abilities which enhance both his physical and mental strength and speed. Renowned for his unorthodox methods, Holmes and his loyal friend Watson (Jude Law) are suddenly cast in to another one of their famous adventures full of deviance and misunderstandings. Pipe smoking Holmes struggles to show little more than curiosity on his face whilst Watson attempts to refrain from going mad. Throughout the film we are introduced to several important characters which have some sort of relevance to the plot. Themes of black magic and science-magic are thrown about during the movie though in the end Holmes, of course, finds a complex explanation for the whole shenanigans while at the same time banishing life from his victims and 'taking down the bad guys'.

The initial ideas for the sequence were a similar design although the titles are shown in a different way than previously planned - fading in and out of cobblestones rather than using puddles and rain to introduce the cast, crew and production teams.

The effect used in the opening titles is quite clever and witty as it introduces each character in the handwritten form of Mr Holmes. Alongside this is a hand drawn sketch of the character with a trademark trait of Holmes himself left on the paper. These include bullet shells, tobacco and alcohol. This could tell us when the film is set and who it is about.

The titles fit extremely well with the genre of movie it is - old fashioned and fast paced. Some of the titles have a paranormal them to them which explains a lot about the film's summary.

C.W

21 Jump Street

I have looked at different tittle sequences and have picked 21 Jump Street as a title sequence to be analysed.

First of all the directors of this comedy/action film are:
Phil Lord and Chris Miller
Release date on 16 March 2012 in USA ,Culambio Pictures studio- Production Studio Imaginary. Forces.
           
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When Schmidt (Jonah Hill) and Jenko(Channing Tatum)were in high school, Jenko was the popular guy who made fun of nerds like Schmidt. As the two go through the police academy, they embrace their differences and become friends. After failing an assignment as bicycle cops, they're sent undercover as teenagers to investigate a drug ring in a local high school.

However, high school has changed and the two find themselves having very different experiences. Schmidt is thrilled to finally be considered popular. Jenko worries that his partner has gotten too close to the kids they're investigating ,that he's forgotten the reason they're at the high school in the first place. Now the only hard part about this is possibility of experiencing the torture of their teenage years all over again.

What was the initial idea for the sequence ? How did the come up with the concept?

                               

'The concepts for the opening played with color. We wanted to do something simple with blues and reds to express the police-oriented themes of the movie. We presented a variety of options to explore the potential of this conceit. The filmmakers were drawn to two approaches: one which was gritty, 
painterly, and included big, bold typography, and another based around offsetting the colors of the 
typography in a more flickery, light-based fashion. We experimented with variations of each, and in the end landed on a hybrid of the two.'

                                  

Explain the look of some of the still images in the mosaic and what does it suggest about the film?

                                  

      

There are random pictures being presented with the main actor namea on the. This suggest the the movie is full of different events, adventures etc. It shows the audience a lot of links and information in the mosaic which encourages the audience to want to watch more.The tittles match thepictures which they are represented on. It seems as if the names blend in.

From reading the interview with the creative director i have learnt that this film has been planned our alot before being made.However not all ideas come all at once to the directors.It is suprising to know that directors are inspired by others.This show us as a group that we should be looking at different films,actors,themes or directors which inspire us ,to help us when producing our opening sequence.

This opening sequence has given me ideas for my sequence such as a better idea on when making the tittles for our opening sequence.We are thinking of presenting lots of different pictures of different 
locations.this relates to 21 jump street opening sequence as there is alot of different information past to the audience.In order to make the tittles look professional and outstanding we need to make sure they blend in with the background.we could use similar colours but dark or light outlines of the words to make sure the stand out.

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Mood Board

Above is the 'MoodBoard' that we have created. The MoodBoard shows some brief examples of the Shots, Location, Inspiration and Themes which we have decided to use throughout our opening sequence. For the shots we have chosen to use several close-up shots of various bodily features and are trying to avoid face shots. We think that this will help to build and create tension during the opening shots. We also thought that the use of blurred shots may increase the range of viewpoints seen throughout. 

Our main inspiration is 'In Bruges' as the opening sequence consists of many effective yet achievable shots which, realistically, could be obtained with the equipment provided. The use of voice-over is also an effective technique to match/contrast the setting and story. 

The themes that we have decided to go with include crime and perhaps love - with a psychological vein running through. We thought that the contrast between crime and love may create a nice addition to our story.

We have agreed on using Central London as the basis for our location - though there will most likely be several specific locations which we will visit such as Waterloo Station, Millennium Bridge, Horseguard's Parade and St James' Park. All of these settings will give our clip a sort of 'edgy' theme to it.

C.W