Effects on videos

Bleach bypass>> saving private ryan

Original clip

Exposure and saturation

Lowering shadows

Boost highlights

Lower global saturation

Duplicate clip

Boost opacity

Take out colour

Leaves a grayscale 

Overlay the duplicate over the original and change the composite

Use the bleach bypass to create the look

Black and white

Original clip

Apply black and white video effect

Duplicate clip

Change opacity

Overlay the duplicate over the original  and change the opacity and colour spectrum to create the correct look

Video analysis on camera shots and angles

Eye line extreme close up- eyes >> zoom out and pan arc to hand where he is holding a knife and then continues pan to show dead man 

Medium long shot of man dropping knife >> Close up of knife dropping - match on action

Medium shot of man looking in toilet cubicle

Medium shot from behind the man appearing in mirror

Close up of man washing face from right hand side 

Medium high shot showing man's anxiety

Medium shot showing man pulling dead body

Medium shot at floor level to show him kicking knife away and dragging man by the feet

High medium shot to show man positioning dead man on the toilet seat and pans showing man walking out of toilet cubicle

Long shot showing man picking up sweeper and pans with the man as he brings it over to the blood stains on the floor

Close up at floor level showing man sweeping the blood

Medium shot of man sweeping blood off wall

Long shot showing man washing/ sweeping floor again and putting mop against the wall

Medium shot at floor level showing man walking towards cubicle and reaching under the barrier to reach for knife

Medium shot showing man looking around and then put knife in pocket 

Medium shot of man walking out the door

Washed out look makes everything with a blueish tinge yet emphasises the white in the image

BFI

Look at real examples of film openings- get more ideas and improve ideas this way

What do u need in titles? 

Key features of film openings:

Genre

Narrative (enigma)

Character

Atmosphere

Setting

Gives more of feel to a film- makes the audience decide if they want to watch it

Do not give everything away in the first two minutes

Establish who the characters are

Atmosphere is largely portrayed through sound but can also be done through visuals such as lighting

Genre is the main identifier of the film

The enigma code is the main thing for the storyline

Setting sets the story- makes it believable or fantasy

Research: start on the general area and then home in on the specific that u want and make your research focused and relevant

Make an indication to the genre and style of folk and where u have got your ideas from

Simple search terms are often the best to come up with the best range of research

www.artofthetitle.com << a lot of insight from directors etc

Catch me if you can opening title sequence

Music creates mystery and suspense but also a comic mood

The main character observes and then disguises himself

Chased by a detective

Based mainly in New York >> yellow taxi >> tall buildings

Likes the ladies>> girls around a pool with martinis

Disguises as pilot, doctor, lawyer

Change in tones of colours shows where the mans journey becomes quite dangerous and almost caught

Detective following leads but always one step behind him

Catches the man at the end

Mystery crime detective/comedy drama

Animated could give a comic feel

The name of the film is an indicator to the narrative

Goes around the world due to the fact that the animation shows him running around the world

The man on the run is quite young due to nativity in some situations

Remake of dawn of the dead opening scene

Zombie film

Screaming and dialogue, heart beat

Don't know

Sound of ripping flesh

Rhetorical questions asked

Based around science>> cells dividing etc

All over the news- more realistic

Explosions

People dying, almost war like conditions

The country music gives a antsy feel to the film>> Johnny cash- singing about the judgement day - grim reaper

World coming to an end

Red titles emphasise shedding of blood

Quick shots show world wide spread and keep audience on edge

All over the world but mainly viewed from america>> White House, American accents

Sounds of cutting out technology

Disaster sci-fi

Give the source of the virus/ mutations which caused the zombie abomination

So many people and because all around the world so the central characters don't come in till later

General opening- gives more questions for the audience to ask

Establishes general atmosphere- main thing portrayed in this sequence. 

Napoleon dynamite opening title sequence

Young teenage movie - shown by food, school cards, library cards etc

Focused mainly on the titles

Titles written in different sauce

Song talks about school life in America

Based around a geek due to interest in sweets and books>> stereotypical assumption

7 actors/ actresses

11 production teams

Ended with director

Based in America due to corn dogs and ID cards and nature of objects etc

Main character is the male geeky teenager 

General impression of movie- assumption from similar movies from the same genre are our basis for what we know

Pay close attention to titles to show understanding 

www.blogger.com

Username: longroadchildrensfilm9

Password: childrensfilm

Typeface is the easiest titles to put in an opening sequence as translators can then easily translate it without struggling as most tv dramas are shown all around the world

Main actors like to have a single card

Woody Allen films show actors in order of appearance

Above the line - Cast and money

Below the line - Make the film

Certain actors and actresses have to have a certain size, place, ration, slate etc that are their legal regulations 

Performing arts institute >> production arts

Made short films

Vinyl commercials

Generate contacts

Music videos

Independent film: Sixteen

Director is interested in unique/original characters

Lower budget film meant that he was involved in the day to day nitty gritty stuff 

If you don't raise your money in the time you are given it all goes bust

Lots of small things add up to get better marks

Strengths and weaknesses

Sounds of wind

Smoothness of sound

Camera was shaky

Editing was awkward

The candidate numbers were not needed

The titles looked out of place- not very effective

No narrative

9 steps:

Step 1- take stock

Task and assessment

Step 2: Timeframe and equipment

Step 3: build up skills

Sound 

Camerawork

Editing

Foley: Fake sounds that are put over to make it seem realistic and sharp

Ident: logo of production company

Step 4: investigate

Step 5: brainstorm ideas

Possible scenarios for treatments 

Pitch

Moldboard

Feedback

Realistic expectations

Step 6: planning

Experimenting

Recce - shots of locations

Examples of shots, costumes, props etc

Storyboard

Logistics including risk assessment

Step7: the shoot

People ,places ,props, costumes

Rehearsing , directing

Equipment jobs on the day

Keep a record of the process

Step 8: edit

All having a voice/ hand in it

Screen grabs of process

Importance of audio and titles

Foley not just music

Rough cut deadline and peer feedback

Step 9: evaluation

Six most common student film openings

Saw

Scream

Seven

Lock stock

Waking up

Flashback or flashforward

Six most common problems

(Picture of screen)

Level 1: minimal ability 0-23

Level 2: basic ability 24-35

Level 3: proficient 36-47

Level 4: excellent 48-60

Key advice

Plan for everything

Keep all the evidence

Avoid the obvious

Pay attention to detail

Make your blog varied

Learn from other work

Notes

After effects

Effects >> colour correction > you can pick out a certain colour and make the rest of th picture gloomy

Effects >> simulation > ran, drizzle, lightning, light rays

Motion tracking:

Find part of video you want to motion track- start and end of motion track

New layer

Null object

Click on blue

Go to beginning

Pick a point -has to have a contrast

Play scene

Apply

Click on null 1

Add text

Click on parent drop down

Pair text with null object

Apply

Things to include;

3D motion tracking

motion tracking

effects

Notes

Matrix Interrogation
-music (orchestral)
-props >> black suits, sunglasses >> spy/ detective/ FEDs
-suspense
-tension
-low key lighting
-mystery

Where do the ideas come from?
research and watching films

Which students produce better work?
the ones that work together and produce a good idea. the ones that watch a alot of films

Is it possible to be original?
no, because your ideas branch off of ideas you have seen before

restricted: audience only knows what the characters know >> mystery
omniscient: audience knows more than the characters do >> suspense
linear: the films have a clear start, middle and end
non-linear: use flashbacks to throw the audience off track

Donkey Kong: linear + omniscient

Bioshock intro: restricted + linear

The call: restricted/ omniscient + linear

Crank beginning: restricted + non linear

The usual suspects: restricted + linear

Memento opening: restricted + non linear

Enemy of the state: restricted

Audience Research

 Seven


 These graphs from IMDb show that males and females under the age of 18 watch this film more than other ages and, roughly equally, however, men watch this 0.1% more than women. However, also the results show that males and females from 18-29 years watch this almost as much as under 18 year olds. This shows that this particular crime thriller is pretty much equally liked the same by both women and men but are under the age of 30 so is preferred by the younger generation. These also show that this audience rates this film at rating 8.

this represents the audience that watches this film the most frequently out of the world population.

 The Bourne Identity

These graphs from IMDb show that males and females under the age of 18 watch this thriller film the same amount. Also, men and women from 18-29 years also watch this pretty closely to under 18 year olds so can be seen as one of the main audiences. This film was rated 8 which shows that this audience likes watching this action thriller.



this photo represents the audience for this action thriller

the two films above have similar audiences from 18-29 year olds which shows that the two above films are preferred by the older generation of people who have left school or attend university.

The Butterfly Effect

These graphs from IMDb shows that males and females under the age of 18 roughly equally watch this film the most out of all other ages, however women watch this 0.1% more than men. This particular psychological thriller is different to most others in the audience as it is usually watched by men; This could be because this film includes romance so could be more relatable to women.

This picture represents that this film is mostly watched by men and women under the age of 18.

the rating of this film was rating 8.

 Shutter Island
These graphs from IMDb show that males and females under the age of 18 watch this film roughly the same, however men watch this 0.1% more than women. This shows that this psychological thriller is liked by both men and women. The rating of this film is 8 so shows that this age group likes watching thrillers.

this photo represents that women and men under the age of 18 watch this film.

the above two films show that under 18 year olds watch psychological thrillers more than any other age group. this conveys how it is preferred by the younger generation.

The others

These graphs from IMDb allow us to see that this particular supernatural thriller attracts a wide range of audiences; male and female; the older generation and the young generation. The average shown on the graph is roughly around the percentage 7.7, give or take 0.1/0.2%. The highest rating of this film is an 8 which proves that majority of the audience enjoyed the film where the minority did not enjoy it.

These pictures represent the diversity of age that this film has entertained

Sucker Punch

These graphs from IMDb show that under 18 year olds are the popular audience; however women watch this psychological thriller 0.2% more than men. This could be because women can relate to the story in this thriller more than men. This film is rated 7- compared to the rest of the thrillers I have researched this is lowest; this one is female dominated where the rest of them are male dominated. This could mean that audiences prefer male dominated thrillers due to the storyline.

this photo represents the teenage audience that watches this thriller film

Based upon my research, it has brought to light that under 18’s up to 39 year olds are the most common audience for thriller films. The older generations are brought into the popular audience, in crime, actions and horror thrillers whereas the supernatural or psychological are majority the younger generation. 

Preliminary Task voice over

this small analysis meant that I could understand and realise what my improvements are and what I do quite well in acting and directing. It also showed our group how well we worked together