Filming day - Attempt no.1

At 8:00pm today we planned to meet at our decided location, and film. In the previous days and weeks we had decided to film on this day as clear wether had been given out and we were all free to film. However, after filming two usable shots, the sky's opened and we were rained off, this short shower left our group in tatters as we didn't plan to have water on the ground throughout the piece. We have now decided to try and film next sunday as we can all make sacrifices to film on that day.

Other than the rain, we were all fully prepared to film.

Making the storyboard

Storyboard scans

Photographic storyboard

This is our groups photographic storyboard.

Shooting script scans

These are the scans of our final shooting script, I shall post a more readable version soon as I understand that my writing is appalling. This shooting script does the simple but integral job of describing to us, during filming, what the shot should be and how long it should be held for, as opposed to the storyboard which shows what should be in frame.

Shooting Script (typed)

We decided to change some shots in our shooting script in order to keep the flow of the product. Originally, the product would have looked too false as we did not use any form of 180degree rule. This would have confused the positioning of the character in the locations. However, we have now fixed this and worked it into the start of the product. We also added more detail as requested from previous feedback.

Shot	Length	Shooting Script
Ident	5 secs	Fading into ident, the ident holds for 3 seconds and then fades out.
SCENE 1	N/A	Includes all shots, titles and flashbacks
Shot 1	8 secs	Starts as black, fades slowly into the shot. Audio: Panting, fast footsteps, Silence if none of these Shot type: Close up Visual: Mans face still in shot, lights dragging behind his head
Shot 2	4 secs	Black screen swipes across, title flickers into black screen, something similar to “editing by…” or “Music by…” Black screen then fades out
Shot 3	5 secs	Shot jumps to close up of foot running, fast paced running, only hear the foot steps Still very dark relatively long shot
Shot 3.5	3 secs	Same as before, antagonists foot
Shot 4	4 secs	Previous shot runs into a dark alley. Title flickers into a shadow as man runs off to the left of the shot.
Shot 5	3 secs	Cuts to a close up shot of man looking back, then flicking back forwards.
Shot 6 (Flashback)	5 secs	Full body shot of man counting money on a sink. Clinical, whit long take. Saturated side on shot
Shot 7 (FB)	7 secs	Over the shoulder shot of man counting money on sink. All whit, exposed, bleached, long take , high angle
Shot 8 (FB)	9 secs	Man sees there is not enough money and knocks the money off the sink and runs to a cubicle and starts to punch it in anger. Then runs to a corner and starts to pull at his hair. At each of the stops, the shot is over layed so there appears to be three of the man
Shot 9	2 secs	Shot saturates from flash back to real – time
Shot 10	6 secs	Close up shot with an upwards pan of whole body. All white moving dolly shot
Shot 11	4 secs	Two shot of both protagonists and antagonists legs running out of the alley way. Dark lighting, street lights
Shot 12	3 secs	As the two people un round the corner of the alley way. A title flickers into a dark space on the screen
Shot 13	2 secs	Title flickers in, stays for a second or two, then flickers off and the next shot proceeds
Shot 14	5 secs	Mid – shot of protagonist running across a series of floor lights, floor lights illuniate face, flickering on face
Shot 15 (FB)	2 secs	Light flickering on face trigger another flash back, the shot then gradually over exposes and flashes into a flash back
Shot 16 (FB)	8 secs	High agnle long take of man (same as previous flashback) Curled into fetal position in the corner of a room, he starts to pull hair in despair
Shot 17 (FB)	6 secs	As the man despairs he grapples to the walls surrounding him and grabs his head
Shot 18 (FB)	2 secs	Close up of antagonists face, looks insecure, pace slows mental state. Man shaking and sweating. The shot will be saturated with a heavy contrast Silence
Shot 19 (FB)	2 secs	Extreme close up of flickering eye. Shot zooms into the eye. Shot exposes and sees back to real time.
Shot 20	4 secs	Extreme close up of eye, zooms out to be whole face, showing him in real time
Shot 21	5 secs	Shot pans around protagonists head from front to left side. Close up and sounds of traffic becoming apparent
Shot 22	2 secs	Man runs off shot in same close up center stops, hes still running, emphasis on sounds of road, traffic etc…
Shot 23	3 secs	Close up on protagonists feet running up to and stopping on the cars. Some traffic in shot, both diagetic and non diagetic sound of traffic. Lights across the road from protagonist.
Shot 24	4 secs	Shot of protagonists feet, still on cars. This shot is a close up but shows the curb and has a shallow focus so anagonist in background is slurred.
Shot 25	3 secs	Shot of protagonist looking down at his feet, then up as he steps blindly into the road. We never see his feet touch the road, just seeing over it.
Shot 26	1 sec	Screen goes completely black with little sound
Shot 27	10 secs	Movie title flashed onto black screen as a screech of car tyres pierces the silence.Title is in white lettering and glows in the frame for 10 seconds

Pitch and audience feedback of pitch

Feedback starts at 02:30

Extract Pitch - Prezi

Shooting script in progress

This is only the first 5 shots, it will obviously require a lot more than this, however, this just the first 5 minutes of progress. Tips of more information and more detail have been offered to us and we will cater to these requests.

Analysis of three title sequences - I'm a cyborg, but thats ok

I'm a Cyborg but thats OK

I love this title sequence, it has an almost, simple complexity about it. The colours and soundtrack make it look and sound simple, however it's subject matter is very complex as all of the titles are a piece of machinery. The titles for this sequence are situational and integrated into various bits of machinery. 

I like the clinical x-ray feel of this title sequence. The effect used is very effective in bringing about connotations of precision to the audience.The clockwork nature of the machinery also helps to signify precision and accuracy to the audience.

  

Analysis of thriller title sequences- Innerspace

Innerspace:

Personally, I do not like the title sequence to innerspace, although it suits the film very well as it carries themes of the inner workings and the space inside of something. Still, although it does all of this correctly, I still do not enjoy the title sequence. I find that the pace of the sequence and the subject matter of the ice cube bore me and do not make me want to continue watching the film. Although connotations wise and themes wise the sequence fits the film well. I still feel that I do not like the sequence.

Also, the text feels very linear and boring. It could be to do with the age of the film. It is very of its time in the sense that it has a very retro, sic-fi feel and theme to it.

Analysis of three title sequences - se7en

Se7en:

The title sequence to se7en signifies crime and danger. The film is about the seven deadly sins so the theme of crime fits in well as the seven deadly sins are seen, in the eyes of religion, to be crimes in themselves. Close up shots are used frequently throughout the extract. One shot in particular emphasises crime and the gritty nature of the film. The shot features a man filing off his fingerprint with a classic razor blade. This carries huge connotations of crime and sin, the grunge effect on the shot also adds to the insecurity of the title sequence.

Furthermore to the sense of insecurity. The font of the text in this title sequence is very sketchy and etched, this add a sense of insecurity and connotes instability to the audience. Example below. As you can see, the etched effect of this adds to the unstable effect of he title sequence, this works as the titles help to set the theme for the rest of the film.

The colour in the extract moves from grunge-ey bleached colours to a red wash across the titles. This connotes danger and death to the audience, possibly foreshadowing what is to come.

I like the title sequence to se7en as it connotes all of the correct things for a thriller of its type, it connotes mainly sin and instability. But it also sets the themes for the rest of the film and even builds suspense.

The art of the title - summary

Title summary 

This post is a simple summary of what a title sequence does in a film and what makes an appropriate set of titles. 

• One particular aesthetic or theme can be applied to a wide range of genres. Inspiration does not have to be found from other thriller genres.
• Montages of close up shots relating to the subject matter and the plot are often used throughout the title sequences in order to link them to the film it's self.
• Global themes have been adopted for titles, this means that titles will have a universal appeal that everyone will enjoy and understand.
• "inner workings" is a very common theme for title sequences, although predominantly associated with fantasy and sci-fi.

The "inner workings" consists of, things, such as:

- Close ups on, cogs, clocks etc

- Close ups on leaves and organic workings

- The workings of matrix's

- X-ray effects of different machinery etc

Source of information: Art of the title

'Innocence' - title sequence containing the "inner workings"