This is our final draft of our title sequence Inherited Empire. We made some drastic changes from the last draft due to the feedback we received from our teachers. We was advised to move the end scene of our title sequence to the beginning as it felt out of place and separate compared to the rest of our piece, it did not flow the the tone and pace of our sequence. We also decided to move all of our opening credits onto the last sequence this way it felt like it worked a lot more and made the use of the burning books more relevant and create a bigger meaning through the mise-en-scene.
Thursday 18 April 2013
Thursday 14 March 2013
Evaluation
Evaluation
In what ways does your media product use,
develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?
The
aim of the task we was given was to produce a title sequence of a specific
genre, which may or may not contain the traditional codes and conventions of
that genre. Before we started I specifically researched the correct codes and
conventions of a thriller so that we could make our title sequence to the
greatest of our ability. This was crucial towards making our title sequence, as
we wanted to make our sequence with a thematic approach to create an enigma for
the audience. This was detrimental for
what we was trying to do with our genre as Thrillers are known for there
suspenseful storyline and shocking twists through the enigma which is usually
created through out.
In our sequence it was important for us to
create a slow paced suspenseful feel that would evidently show the codes and
conventions of a typical intense thriller. We done this with wide shots of
different streets and close ups and mid shots of our main character to get the
tension built up even more. Our music runs parallel with our shots, as it is a slow-paced
anxiety building ticking of a clock.
This was perfect for our title sequence as our character has to race against
time to stop something even bigger from being created. We also used conventions
such as low-key lighting, which gave our scenes a dark feel in which thrillers
are typically known for.
How does your media product represent particular
social groups?
Our title sequence specifies a certain niche audience, which is due to its 18 certificate. Our target audience would typically be males aged 18-35 they would be a typicall male who likes action films, beer, sports and socializing. Their dislikes would be things that females would usually like such as shopping and romantic films. Also the races that our film will appeal to are black, white and mixed race as these feature in our film. The targeted viewer would not have strong beliefs in church or religion as our film may cross boundaries that may offend them. Therefore, the target audience would only go to church for a wedding or funeral.The target audience’s main occupation would be a practical job such a builder, electrician or plumber, as these typically like gangster movies, as it is there interest. However, another target would be people interested in media such as graphic designers and media technicians as they will be more obliged to go to the cinema, through their shared interest in the arts.
As we was trying to decide on what distribution company we wanted
for our title sequence we decided to thoroughly research which distribution
company would fit for our film. We researched all the films that different companies
have done and we decided to go with Lionsgate as they have made some successful
thrillers in the past such as The Game (1997). They have also made films with
the actors we have chosen, for example Safe (2012) which features Jason Statham.
Lionsgate have also made films with Tamar
Hassan and Ray Winston such as Kick-Ass (2010) and Tracker (2010). We decided that Lionsgate would be the best institution
to distribute our film. We chose Lionsgate because they tend to emphasis mainly
on foreign and independent films which is just what we need seeming that our
film is British.
who would be the audience for your product?
Our title sequence specifies a certain niche audience, which is due to its 18 certificate. Our target audience would typically be males aged 18-35 they would be a typicall male who likes action films, beer, sports and socializing. Their dislikes would be things that females would usually like such as shopping and romantic films. Also the races that our film will appeal to are black, white and mixed race as these feature in our film. The targeted viewer would not have strong beliefs in church or religion as our film may cross boundaries that may offend them. Therefore, the target audience would only go to church for a wedding or funeral.The target audience’s main occupation would be a practical job such a builder, electrician or plumber, as these typically like gangster movies, as it is there interest. However, another target would be people interested in media such as graphic designers and media technicians as they will be more obliged to go to the cinema, through their shared interest in the arts.
What kind of media institution might
distribute your media product and why?
As we was trying to decide on what distribution company we wanted
for our title sequence we decided to thoroughly research which distribution
company would fit for our film. We researched all the films that different companies
have done and we decided to go with Lionsgate as they have made some successful
thrillers in the past such as The Game (1997). They have also made films with
the actors we have chosen, for example Safe (2012) which features Jason Statham.
Lionsgate have also made films with Tamar
Hassan and Ray Winston such as Kick-Ass (2010) and Tracker (2010). We decided that Lionsgate would be the best institution
to distribute our film. We chose Lionsgate because they tend to emphasis mainly
on foreign and independent films which is just what we need seeming that our
film is British.who would be the audience for your product?
whats have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?
How did you attract\address your audience?
Looking back to your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt from the progression from it to the full product?
In our preliminary task we had to create a fight sequence. This particulary difficult as we made most of our narrative on the spot and did what ever we felt would look humorous at the time. However with our title sequence we used a storyboard specifically sat down and discussed for long time what our film will be about and called. This helped us drastically as we was more organised and knew what we wanted before we even started filming therefore everything went through smooth. We also knew that planning a shooting schedule was crucial as before everyone did not know what days to show up and it ended up taking longer for us to make.
However our in our prelimarary task we did use certain shots to connote
different meaning such as low angles to show a characters power over
another and high angles to show a charcters weakness. However whilst
trying to make the fight sequence we didnt pay enough attention towards the 180 rule therefore oure work looked very amateur. This is something we strongly paid attention too whilst trying to make our title sequence and therefore it looks more professional and we done more of a successful job.
Other good aspects of our fight sequence where that we used foley sound to create the impact of a punch and bone breaking effect. We used meat for the punching effect and celery for the bond breaking effect. During this process i learnt that you could use more than one particular sound to create one full sound effect for example for our bone break we put the snapping of a celery alongside the crunching of nuts to give it that extra effect. However we all contemplated that foley sound would not be necessary for our title sequence as it did not require any sound effects due to the fact that our sequence has a soundtrack over it the whole time.
Starting the process of editing was simple this was due to the fact that everyone did not have experience in editing before however, i had done this before on the fight sequence therefore i knew what was required so i done the editing. Eventually i start to teach my fellow team member how to edit aswell so if i was busy he could do some editing so that no time was wasted.
In conclusion i feel as if the preliminary task helped us drastically as we learned from our mistakes and have now made the title sequence that we hoped for. This task also shows how crucial planning is towards making a film and how pre preparation is key in trying to make a title sequence. This also showed that if a clear narrative is not shown before you shoot it will lead to the downfall of your piece. Overall i feel as if i haven't learnt a lot in the process of making my full product and i am pleased with its final outcome.
Starting the process of editing was simple this was due to the fact that everyone did not have experience in editing before however, i had done this before on the fight sequence therefore i knew what was required so i done the editing. Eventually i start to teach my fellow team member how to edit aswell so if i was busy he could do some editing so that no time was wasted.
In conclusion i feel as if the preliminary task helped us drastically as we learned from our mistakes and have now made the title sequence that we hoped for. This task also shows how crucial planning is towards making a film and how pre preparation is key in trying to make a title sequence. This also showed that if a clear narrative is not shown before you shoot it will lead to the downfall of your piece. Overall i feel as if i haven't learnt a lot in the process of making my full product and i am pleased with its final outcome.
Wednesday 13 March 2013
Burning Money Sequence
Shooting Burning Money
Shooting this scene we had to be very careful. This is due to the fact that this was the only take we could have, because the money could not be created again in the amount of time we were given for the sequence to be finished. This meant that we had to perfect the shot on the first take which i think we achieved. I also felt as if the lighting was done great as well, especially due to the weather conditions that we was dealing with. I also felt that even though we shot this sequence outside the wind somehow did seem to blow the flames as bad as i thought they would be. The only negative that we got from this was that the money did not burn as fast as we thought it would and whilst worrying about that we forgot to get different angles and shots of the briefcase. However overall i believe that this went very well and is a nice touch towards our piece.
Tuesday 12 March 2013
Locating Hospital and Audience Research
Locating Hospital and Audience Research
When we located our hospital scene we had to decide between two different types of places St Thomas Hospital and Chelsea and Westminster Hospital. We solved this by disusing with our fellow peers in our sixth form on what one there preferred and fit more with our title sequence. Whilst we done this we created a tally chart so that we could record which one they preferred We chose to do thi simply due to the fact that we feel as we wanted a viewers input on what they personally thought. This lead to St Thomas winning the majority vote which i personally preferred out of the two simple because it had more of a hospital type of feel rather that the Chelsea Hospital. I also preferred St Thomas because of the night time shot that we had taken which of course runs parallel with our title sequence as it is set at night.
Sunday 27 January 2013
Typography
TYPOGRAPHY RESEARCH
We used the website DaFont to download the perfect font that we wanted we all chose certain fonts as a group and came to a conclusion that we wanted a font that have a sophisticated feel as well as a stand out violent approach to it with a bit of class which our films all about. A good example of what we was looking for was the Goodfellas font which is shown below.
As a group we then came to the conclusion that it would be one of the following fonts:
We went for the second font simply due to the fact that we believed that the first one was to thin and didnt have that stand out approach. the second one was very bold and stood out which was needed. It also gave of the impression as if it where on newspaper and very much a city like feel, which was crucial for our film.
Mean Streets (1973) — Art of the Title
Mean Streets (1973) — Art of the Title
The film Mean Streets fits into the genre of crime and drama. This title sequence starts with the main character Charlie (Harvey Keitel) who wakes up and looks in the mirror. This could signify that this character feels bad about things he is doing as he looks in the mirror with regret. We already know this character is religious this is due to the cross on the wall and the dialogue at the start of the scene so it could give the impression that this man is stuck between his religious life and some sort of crime life he is living. The music then starts, which sounds like it is from the 1950's with an Italian like feel. This gives the impression that this film is set in little Italy which is evident further on in the title sequence.
We are then shown super 8 videos of Charlie socializing with his friends around little Italy and they are all very well dressed in suits. This immediately gives the impression to the audience that they are gangsters in little Italy. This shows a transition between when we first see him he looks as if he is upset or concerned about something but when we see him through the super 8 camera he looks as if he is happy and enjoying being with his friends. We then see a baby which we assume is Charlies and that he is married. He also gives off a distant feel as his wife kisses him due to the fact that she kisses him on the cheek and he barely gives affection. This could show that he does not love his wife as much as she loves him or that he is more focused on his life outside of his family.
A shot of a character called Johnny Boy ( Robert De Niro) is then shown who we have not yet been introduced too his shown in to different shots without the main character charlie. This could infer that Johnny boy is going to be another key character in the movie and have some sort of relation with Charlie. The camera also starts to scratch even more during the last shot we see of Johnny Boy this could show that there is something not quite right with this man and maybe he is an antagonist to the story or Charlie. The next shot is of Charlie with a priest this again brings up the two lives that Charlie lives one a religious man another a gangster.
The film Mean Streets fits into the genre of crime and drama. This title sequence starts with the main character Charlie (Harvey Keitel) who wakes up and looks in the mirror. This could signify that this character feels bad about things he is doing as he looks in the mirror with regret. We already know this character is religious this is due to the cross on the wall and the dialogue at the start of the scene so it could give the impression that this man is stuck between his religious life and some sort of crime life he is living. The music then starts, which sounds like it is from the 1950's with an Italian like feel. This gives the impression that this film is set in little Italy which is evident further on in the title sequence.
We are then shown super 8 videos of Charlie socializing with his friends around little Italy and they are all very well dressed in suits. This immediately gives the impression to the audience that they are gangsters in little Italy. This shows a transition between when we first see him he looks as if he is upset or concerned about something but when we see him through the super 8 camera he looks as if he is happy and enjoying being with his friends. We then see a baby which we assume is Charlies and that he is married. He also gives off a distant feel as his wife kisses him due to the fact that she kisses him on the cheek and he barely gives affection. This could show that he does not love his wife as much as she loves him or that he is more focused on his life outside of his family.
A shot of a character called Johnny Boy ( Robert De Niro) is then shown who we have not yet been introduced too his shown in to different shots without the main character charlie. This could infer that Johnny boy is going to be another key character in the movie and have some sort of relation with Charlie. The camera also starts to scratch even more during the last shot we see of Johnny Boy this could show that there is something not quite right with this man and maybe he is an antagonist to the story or Charlie. The next shot is of Charlie with a priest this again brings up the two lives that Charlie lives one a religious man another a gangster.
The cards we made
The Cards we made
The images that are below are of the cards we made for our sequence. We found out the right dimensions of a average playing card and we then used Photoshop to create the cards and give the cards a realistic feel after this we stuck it on real playing cards with a glue stick.
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