For our music for our media we played around with a lot of ideas and looked at a lot of possible tracks to use. Orginally we looked at youtube and looked if there was anything there we could use such as breathing noises, or the sound of a heartbeat. We wanted the song to build up through the clip and to also drop in the parts that have the slower clips. We listened to a lot of already existing songs and the ones that suited our thriller film well were the ones that were the ones that were quite electronic or that have a very strong bass sound.
One song we especially liked was the instrumental version of the song Heavy Metal Lover by Lady Gaga.
What we especially liked about the song was how it built up but still had the same beat the whole way through. However due to copyright we were not allowed to use this sound for our thriller and as a result we tried to make a substitute using garage band loops.
On Garage band we listened to a lot of different tracks. Some sounded good, others didn't but we used the process of elimination to minimizes down our options. After doing this we ended up with three different tracks that we liked the most and we worked out ways to layer it on top of each other so that the sound built up and slowed down in the right places. We ended up with a track that fitted very well with our piece.
Tuesday, 23 April 2013
STORY BOARD
Very short extreme close upshot of red lips, very short extreme close up shot of money, very close up shot of speakers, fade into black with white title.
Cut to close up of girls face with tear running down it with eyes open, cut to close up shot of girls face with tear running down it with eyes closed. cut to extreme close up short clip of match, extreme close up short clip of deck of cards.
Cut to extreme close up short clip of wine being poored, Cut to extreme close up short clip of polive tape, Cut to extreme close up short clip of bullet, Cut to extreme close up short clip of headlights.
Cut to extreme close up short clip of alcohol, Cut to extreme close up short clip of alcohol, Cut to extreme close up short clip of cigarette, Cut to extreme close up short clip of eye.
Cut to Title, cut to close up of girls face with wet hair, cut to tap drippping, cut to girl putting her head underwater, close up.
Cut to long shot of girl walking down the street, cut to girls hair being windswept, Cut to extreme close up short clip of a gun, Cut to extreme close up short clip of alcohol.
Cut to extreme close up short clip of lips, Cut to extreme close up short clip of money, Cut to extreme close up short clip of speakers Cut to extreme close up short clip of a gun.
OUR IDEA
After alot of research into different areas of the genre 'thriller' we thought about what we thought was most effective and what worked better, what the good things about our favourite introductions were and also what not to do. From there we started brain storming loads of different ideas, we thought of what the whole movie would be about first of all and worked backwards from there. When we were thinking about what the whole movie would be about we thought of the themes from 'Taken' we wanted to covey the idea of a girl being missused and abused, the idea of the 'high life' but the bad point of it, with key aspects such drug abuse, gangs and prostitism. After this with came up with this story:
The introduction starts off with a shot of a girl walking down the street from the behind, she will be dressed in fishnets tights, a fur jacket, hot pants, a white top and black heels. We wanted her to look trashy and cheap to give the idea of prositism. We want her to give the idea that she is under the influance of drugs or alcohol.
From that there is a series of very short cuts showing clips such as a lighter, cards, poker chips, white powder (to create this we will use fake snow), hand cuffs, and speakers. This is just to give a hint to the audience of what will themes they will be seeing in the movie without saying to much. The fast clips are also suposed to portray what the girl is remember from her night out and what has happened in her night.
After the fast clips there is a black out and the first title shows. Following this title it goes back to the girl walking down the street again from where she left off still acting the same, there is then a close up of her face with the wind blowing her hair across her face. Her make up is smudged and ruined to look as if she has been crying. This is done to put ideas and questions into the views heads such as, why was she crying? was she abused? what had happened?
After the cose up there are more of the fast paced cuts of clips, these clips show things such as guns, alcohol being poored, ciggarette smoke, car headlights and an eye.
After this there is a cut showing the title 'EXPOSED' in the centre of a black screen. From here there is a cut to show the girl sitting in the bath, make up smudged down her face still with wet hair, cleaning her self, as if she is trying to get the psychological dirt off her by trying to wash it off. It has been found that behaviour such as this is found in people who have seen somthing they didnt want to see or have commited a murder. They try to hide what they have done or seen by washing themseleves because they think it will almost clean their soul or memory.
There is a title on the screen at this point.
There is then a cut to the bath tap dripping with another title across the screen. It then cuts back to show the girl in the bath putting her head under water, we thought this was very effective because it gives the idea of intoxication and like you are trapped into something. When you are underwater you cant breathe and you are almost helpless, this is to relate to how the girl is mentally feeling.
There is then another cut to the girl getting out of the bath. She then begins to get ready to go back out and do it all over again.
There are cuts back and forward showing the girl in the street, this is showing her waiting to be picked up by someone after a night out.
The introduction starts off with a shot of a girl walking down the street from the behind, she will be dressed in fishnets tights, a fur jacket, hot pants, a white top and black heels. We wanted her to look trashy and cheap to give the idea of prositism. We want her to give the idea that she is under the influance of drugs or alcohol.
From that there is a series of very short cuts showing clips such as a lighter, cards, poker chips, white powder (to create this we will use fake snow), hand cuffs, and speakers. This is just to give a hint to the audience of what will themes they will be seeing in the movie without saying to much. The fast clips are also suposed to portray what the girl is remember from her night out and what has happened in her night.
After the fast clips there is a black out and the first title shows. Following this title it goes back to the girl walking down the street again from where she left off still acting the same, there is then a close up of her face with the wind blowing her hair across her face. Her make up is smudged and ruined to look as if she has been crying. This is done to put ideas and questions into the views heads such as, why was she crying? was she abused? what had happened?
After the cose up there are more of the fast paced cuts of clips, these clips show things such as guns, alcohol being poored, ciggarette smoke, car headlights and an eye.
After this there is a cut showing the title 'EXPOSED' in the centre of a black screen. From here there is a cut to show the girl sitting in the bath, make up smudged down her face still with wet hair, cleaning her self, as if she is trying to get the psychological dirt off her by trying to wash it off. It has been found that behaviour such as this is found in people who have seen somthing they didnt want to see or have commited a murder. They try to hide what they have done or seen by washing themseleves because they think it will almost clean their soul or memory.
There is a title on the screen at this point.
There is then a cut to the bath tap dripping with another title across the screen. It then cuts back to show the girl in the bath putting her head under water, we thought this was very effective because it gives the idea of intoxication and like you are trapped into something. When you are underwater you cant breathe and you are almost helpless, this is to relate to how the girl is mentally feeling.
There is then another cut to the girl getting out of the bath. She then begins to get ready to go back out and do it all over again.
There are cuts back and forward showing the girl in the street, this is showing her waiting to be picked up by someone after a night out.
PLANNING AND SECURING LOCATIONS
Due the the fact that we have a lot of short cuts and clips in it we will need to use a lot of different props to make it look authentic and believable and so that each cut looks different.
The props we will be using will be:
We will be filming in:
The props we will be using will be:
- Bottles of Alcohol
- Speakers
- Handcufs
- Gun (fake)
- Lip stick
- Bullets (fake)
- Poker chips
- Cards
- Money
- Lighter
- Matches
We will be filming in:
- The bath in my house
- A room in my house
- A room in Emilys house
- The street outside my house
Friday, 8 March 2013
MY POTENTIAL TARGET AUDIENCE
Questionnaire finding out about target audience questions:
- whats your favourite film genre?
- What is your favourite thriller sub-genre?
- Do you prefer thrillers that have simple or complicated plot lines?
- Do you prefer films based in modern days or olden days?
- What is your favourite thriller film?
- who is your favourite thriller film actor?
- who is your favourite director?
- Do you like opening sequences with actors in or with a simple back drop?
- What music would you expect to hear in a thriller film? (choose two)
Answers for our questionnaire:
- (3 said) Comedy, (4 said) thriller, (2 said) Romantic comedy, Action
- Psychological thriller, (4 said) Action thriller, Crime thriller, (two said) conspiracy thriller, Techno Thriller, Mystery Thriller
- (5 said) complicated, (5 said) simple
- (8 said) modern days, (2 said) olden days
- Taken, Scar Face, Pulp Fiction, A Clockwork Orange, Kill Bill, GoodFellers, No country for Old Men, (2 people said) Limitless, Inception
- Daniel day Lewis, Robert De Niro, (two people said) Lion Nesson, Judi Dench, Matt Damon, Christian Bale, Mark Wahlberg, Angelina Jolie.
- (Two people said) Paul Thomas Anderson, (4 people said) Quentin Tarantino, Martin Scorsese, Stanley Kubrick, (two said) Alfred Hitchcock
- (9 said) with actors, (1 said) with a simple backdrop.
- (4 said) Fast paced, (3 said) slow paced, (4 people) loud music, (4 said) quiet music, (2 said) soft and gentle, (3 said) violent and agressive.
FILM CLASSIFICATION GUIDELINES
The film ratings are:
U films
The U rating means that it is suitable for all, the U stands for universal. U films should not raise any significant issues in terms of discrimination, drugs, horror, imitable behaviour, language, nudity, sex, theme or violence. There can only be very mild bad language in the films such as 'damn' and 'hell' but it can only be used in justified context. Characters may be seen kissing or cuddling and there may be references to sexual behaviour. At all categories heterosexual and homosexual sexual behaviour and activities are treated the same – so there could be occasional very mild references to gay or straight sexuality at U. A U film may include brief fight scenes or moments where characters are placed in danger. However, moments of emotional stress or threat will be quickly resolved and the outcome will be reassuring. ‘Baddie’ characters may carry or use weapons, but there will be no emphasis on these. Child or ‘hero’ characters are unlikely to use any kind of weapon outside, for example, historical settings.
Information found at http://bbfc.co.uk/what-classification/u
PG Films
PG stands for Parental Guidance. This means a film is suitable for general viewing, but some scenes may be unsuitable for younger children.
No theme is prohibited at PG, as long as it is treated in a manner appropriate to the category. PG works can explore challenging issues such as domestic violence, bereavement or racism. In a PG film, illegal or antisocial behaviour, such as bullying, will not be condoned or seen to go unchallenged. Smoking and drinking will not be promoted or glamorised and if child characters are seen smoking or drinking, there should be a clear message that this is bad. If drugs are mentioned or seen, a PG work should emphasise that they are harmful. References to sex are acceptable if the activity talked about or shown is implied and lacking in detail, heterosexual and homosexual sex and sex references are treated the same. There should be no detail of violence in a PG work, so while there might be some blood, we would not see how the injury was inflicted in strong detail.
Information found at http://bbfc.co.uk/what-classification/pg
12 and 12A Films
12A means that anyone aged 12 or over can go and see the film unaccompanied. The A stands for 'accompanied' and 'advisory'. The 12 certificate is just for videos, DVDs and Blu-rays. 12A is for films at the cinema only. The content of 12A rated films to be suitable for children aged 12 and over, and we would not recommend taking very young children to see them. The overall tone of a film or DVD, and the way it makes the audience feel may affect the classification. For example, a work which has a very dark or unsettling tone which could disturb the audience would be less likely to be passed 12A. Strong language can be used in a 12 but it has to be in the right context and not just said randomly. Sex may be briefly and discreetly portrayed at 12 or 12A, however everything that is said or shown must be suitable for young teenagers. Heterosexual and homosexual sex and sex references are treated the same. At 12A, moderate violence is allowed but it should not dwell on detail. Dangerous behaviour (for example hanging, suicide and self-harming) may be present in 12 or 12A works but will not dwell on detail which could be copied or present those activities as pain or harm free. There may be infrequent sight of drugs misuse in a 12 or a 12A but the portrayal should not be glamorised or provide instructional details.
Information found at http://bbfc.co.uk/what-classification/12a-and-12
15 Film
No-one under 15 is allowed to see a 15 film at the cinema or buy/rent a ‘15’ rated DVD. 15 rated works are not suitable for children under 15 years of age. The main difference between a 12 and a 15 is that they contain:
Information found at http://bbfc.co.uk/what-classification/15
18 Film
Films rated 18 are for adults. No-one under 18 is allowed to see an 18 film at the cinema or buy/rent an 18 rated DVD. No 18 rated works are suitable for children. No theme is prohibited at 18.
18 films can contain:
Information found at http://bbfc.co.uk/what-classification/18
U films
The U rating means that it is suitable for all, the U stands for universal. U films should not raise any significant issues in terms of discrimination, drugs, horror, imitable behaviour, language, nudity, sex, theme or violence. There can only be very mild bad language in the films such as 'damn' and 'hell' but it can only be used in justified context. Characters may be seen kissing or cuddling and there may be references to sexual behaviour. At all categories heterosexual and homosexual sexual behaviour and activities are treated the same – so there could be occasional very mild references to gay or straight sexuality at U. A U film may include brief fight scenes or moments where characters are placed in danger. However, moments of emotional stress or threat will be quickly resolved and the outcome will be reassuring. ‘Baddie’ characters may carry or use weapons, but there will be no emphasis on these. Child or ‘hero’ characters are unlikely to use any kind of weapon outside, for example, historical settings.
Information found at http://bbfc.co.uk/what-classification/u
PG Films
PG stands for Parental Guidance. This means a film is suitable for general viewing, but some scenes may be unsuitable for younger children.
No theme is prohibited at PG, as long as it is treated in a manner appropriate to the category. PG works can explore challenging issues such as domestic violence, bereavement or racism. In a PG film, illegal or antisocial behaviour, such as bullying, will not be condoned or seen to go unchallenged. Smoking and drinking will not be promoted or glamorised and if child characters are seen smoking or drinking, there should be a clear message that this is bad. If drugs are mentioned or seen, a PG work should emphasise that they are harmful. References to sex are acceptable if the activity talked about or shown is implied and lacking in detail, heterosexual and homosexual sex and sex references are treated the same. There should be no detail of violence in a PG work, so while there might be some blood, we would not see how the injury was inflicted in strong detail.
Information found at http://bbfc.co.uk/what-classification/pg
12 and 12A Films
12A means that anyone aged 12 or over can go and see the film unaccompanied. The A stands for 'accompanied' and 'advisory'. The 12 certificate is just for videos, DVDs and Blu-rays. 12A is for films at the cinema only. The content of 12A rated films to be suitable for children aged 12 and over, and we would not recommend taking very young children to see them. The overall tone of a film or DVD, and the way it makes the audience feel may affect the classification. For example, a work which has a very dark or unsettling tone which could disturb the audience would be less likely to be passed 12A. Strong language can be used in a 12 but it has to be in the right context and not just said randomly. Sex may be briefly and discreetly portrayed at 12 or 12A, however everything that is said or shown must be suitable for young teenagers. Heterosexual and homosexual sex and sex references are treated the same. At 12A, moderate violence is allowed but it should not dwell on detail. Dangerous behaviour (for example hanging, suicide and self-harming) may be present in 12 or 12A works but will not dwell on detail which could be copied or present those activities as pain or harm free. There may be infrequent sight of drugs misuse in a 12 or a 12A but the portrayal should not be glamorised or provide instructional details.
Information found at http://bbfc.co.uk/what-classification/12a-and-12
15 Film
No-one under 15 is allowed to see a 15 film at the cinema or buy/rent a ‘15’ rated DVD. 15 rated works are not suitable for children under 15 years of age. The main difference between a 12 and a 15 is that they contain:
- strong violence
- frequent strong language
- portrayals of sexual activity
- strong verbal references to sex
- sexual nudity
- brief scenes of sexual violence or verbal references to sexual violence
- discriminatory language or behaviour
- drug taking
Information found at http://bbfc.co.uk/what-classification/15
18 Film
Films rated 18 are for adults. No-one under 18 is allowed to see an 18 film at the cinema or buy/rent an 18 rated DVD. No 18 rated works are suitable for children. No theme is prohibited at 18.
18 films can contain:
- very strong violence
- frequent strong language and/or very strong language
- strong portrayals of sexual activity
- scenes of sexual violence
- strong horror
- strong blood and gore
- real sex (in some circumstances)
- discriminatory language and behaviour
Information found at http://bbfc.co.uk/what-classification/18
Thursday, 7 March 2013
PRELIMINARY TASK
For our preliminary task we were shown a short video and were told we had to copy it and re make it exactly the same. We followed a list of instructions that it had to follow. the directs that we were given were:
1. Long shot
2. Cut to a close up
3. Cut to a medium long shot
4. Cut to a medium shot
5. Cut to a 2-shot, a long shot of the two people in the room
6. Cut to a over the shoulder medium close up with dialogue
7. Cut to an over the shoulder shot
8. Cut back to the original over the shoulder shot
9. Cut to the second over the shoulder shot
10. Cut back to the original over the shoulder shot
11. Cut back to the second over the shoulder shot. Fade out and end.
I found it very useful and helpful to do this because it allowed me to become familiar to how the camera worked and what looked good and what didn't, it also allowed me to see how the editing process worked. It has also helped me when i've been planning my time because it has showed me how long it takes to make and edit.
Thursday, 28 February 2013
INFLUENCES FOR MY THRILLER
One of our biggest influences when we were thinking of ideas for out thriller introduction was 21 Jump street. What we really liked about the introduction to it was that there was a lot of very fast paced, fast moving clips put together and also longer slower ones for when the titles come up.
What we also really liked about this movie was that it wasn't a scary or horror thriller so the suspense was build from other means rather than something scary.
We also took alot of influence from certain music videos, including The A Team -Ed Sheeran and We Found love - Rihanna. What we really liked about these videos is the story line of them and how they show the themes of the music video directly and indirectly.
They both have themes of the high life and a party life style but also the darker sides of it such as drug abuse and the implications of it.
These themes that are presented in the music videos were also shown in the 21 Jump Street introduction.
Another thing we liked from these music videos is not only the story lines but also how some things in it have been shot, for example we really liked from the 'We Found Love' video the idea of being in the bath fully dressed giving the impression of drug abuse but without actually showing this happening but rather the after effects.We particularly liked some of the shots they had, for example in the A team video we really liked the idea of the girl putting on her make up in the mirror and for ours we are trying to recreate a similar idea with the girl applying the make up but we want to show it from a different angle. In the 'We found love' video they also show the idea of having a lot of fast paced clips and then also a lot of slow clips.
Another one of our influences is the movie Taken. When we started thinking of ideas for out thriller we thought what the whole movie would be about and worked backwards from that. The movie taken is about a girl who gets kidnapped and sold for trafficking, we would have liked our movie, if we were to make the whole movie to follow that theme.
What we also really liked about this movie was that it wasn't a scary or horror thriller so the suspense was build from other means rather than something scary.
We also took alot of influence from certain music videos, including The A Team -Ed Sheeran and We Found love - Rihanna. What we really liked about these videos is the story line of them and how they show the themes of the music video directly and indirectly.
They both have themes of the high life and a party life style but also the darker sides of it such as drug abuse and the implications of it.
These themes that are presented in the music videos were also shown in the 21 Jump Street introduction.
Another thing we liked from these music videos is not only the story lines but also how some things in it have been shot, for example we really liked from the 'We Found Love' video the idea of being in the bath fully dressed giving the impression of drug abuse but without actually showing this happening but rather the after effects.We particularly liked some of the shots they had, for example in the A team video we really liked the idea of the girl putting on her make up in the mirror and for ours we are trying to recreate a similar idea with the girl applying the make up but we want to show it from a different angle. In the 'We found love' video they also show the idea of having a lot of fast paced clips and then also a lot of slow clips.
Another one of our influences is the movie Taken. When we started thinking of ideas for out thriller we thought what the whole movie would be about and worked backwards from that. The movie taken is about a girl who gets kidnapped and sold for trafficking, we would have liked our movie, if we were to make the whole movie to follow that theme.
MY FAVOURITE THRILLER FILMS
Limitless is one of my favourite thriller films because i feel that it pushes the boundaries and is very different to other thrillers. I find the ideas that the movie presents very interesting and although it is based on fantasy and sci-fi ideas it brings it into the 'real world' and makes it seem very real and believable.
Another one of my favourite thriller films is James Bond Cassino Royale (2006).
Limitless is a 2011 thriller film directed by Neil Burger and starring Bradley Cooper, Abbie Cornish, and Robert De Niro. It is based on the 2001 novel The Dark Fields by Alan Glynn with the screenplay by Leslie Dixon. The film was released on March 18, 2011.
Limitless is about a writer who is offered an off market drug by his exgirlfriends brother that would act as a stimulant and allow him to acces every part of his brain rather than just 20%. The movie follows the consiquences and implications of the drug and involved other people who are also trying to get hold of the drug.
Limitless is about a writer who is offered an off market drug by his exgirlfriends brother that would act as a stimulant and allow him to acces every part of his brain rather than just 20%. The movie follows the consiquences and implications of the drug and involved other people who are also trying to get hold of the drug.
Another one of my favourite thriller films is James Bond Cassino Royale (2006).
Friday, 8 February 2013
OPENING SEQUENCE
Another thriller introduction i looked at was the opening title sequence to Coraline
The clip starts off with the
The first title that comes up is the production company, it comes up in the middle of the screen.
Follow are two other production companies are associated with the movie.
Next is the title of the Movie.
After is the actors name listed.
The next title that comes up is the lead animators, this fades on and off with a doll being held in the background.
The title after fades in and out in the same way, the next title is art directors.
Concept idea follows with the same transitions.
After is art directors with the same theme.
Following is storyboard supervisor.
After is the editors.
Then visual effects.
Following that is music by.
Then supervising animator.
Then director of photography.
Then produced by.
Then produced by.
Then based on the novel by, this title only appears if the story is based on an already existing book or screen play.
The final one is written for the screen and directed by, this title is used when it was originally a book and it has been rewritten as a screen play with the purpose of being made into a movie.
In order of appearance:
00:03 Production company
00:07 Production company associated with the movie
00:12 Production company associated with the movie
00:18 Movie title
00:22 First actors name
00:25 Second actors name
00:30 Third actors name
00:33 Fourth actors name
00:38 More actors names
00:42 Final actors name
00:49 Lead animators
01:00 Concept artist
01:04 Art directors
01:09 Story board director
01:21 Editors
01:25 Visial effects supivisor
01:33 Music by
01:46 Supervising Animator
01:55 Director of Photography
02:01 Produced by
02:10 Produced by
02:14 Based on the novel by
02:19 Written for the Screen by
Thursday, 7 February 2013
OPENING SEQUENCES
Another Opening that i have looked at is Fallen Angel (1945) http://www.artofthetitle.com/title/fallen-angel/
The opening sequence starts off with the name of the production company
After this on a road sign the names of the main actors come up and scroll across the screen.
The name of the movies follows in the same format as the previous.
Following this more names, the names are not titled but i would assume that they are also actors names.
After this the screen play title comes up, this is different to the other clip i watched because in the previous one, the director was the first one to appear and the screen writer was after.
On the next road sign there is director of photography, music and the musical director.
The following road sign showed the art director, set director, associate, film editor, customers, make up artist, special photographic effects and sound.
The opening sequence starts off with the name of the production company
After this on a road sign the names of the main actors come up and scroll across the screen.
The name of the movies follows in the same format as the previous.
Following this more names, the names are not titled but i would assume that they are also actors names.
After this the screen play title comes up, this is different to the other clip i watched because in the previous one, the director was the first one to appear and the screen writer was after.
On the next road sign there is director of photography, music and the musical director.
The following road sign showed the art director, set director, associate, film editor, customers, make up artist, special photographic effects and sound.
Monday, 4 February 2013
OPENING SEQUENCES
I came across a really good website called The Art of the Title (http://www.artofthetitle.com/) when looking for opening sequences of thriller films.
One of the opening sequences i looked at was Crave (2010) i really liked the opening sequence, i found it very interesting and.........
The first title that appears is saying the director, it has a black backdrop and the writing is white.
While the Director title is still up the back drop changes but the title stays the same. The title leaves the screen with the back drop, the pole the title is seen to be wresting on spins out taking the title with it.
The next title that comes up is who makes the screen play, it comes on from by a ripple effect. In the sequence there is lots of mechanical ideas that move that in the title sequence that could be used to give pain or torture, the titles are seen to move on as if the weapon would be used. This is shown first in this sequence here.
The next title is the who the story is by. It is pulled onto the screen by the machinery, i have noticed that the transitions of the titles is dependant on what is happening in the background, for example if there is a pulling motion the the title will be pulled on. This title has almost been spun on as it has been pulled across the screen by the mechanism.
The following title is the producers. In this sequence the machine has been used to represent pulling a person apart and the wires to represent blood. As the 'person' is being pulled apart the title appears from where the suspected tear would be.
The next title is the co producers ripples from top to bottom, the machinery in the background is of sharp point cogs that is going with a similar motion of the title.
The title leaves the screen with a shutter sequence as the cogs start to spin, this gives the idea that it has been cut up in a similar way to what the sharp pointed cogs are intended to do.
The sequence leads you onto a piece of machinery that looks to be that of a huge magnet that as it moves up it reveals the title of the director of photography. There is also a disjointed 'man' figure similar to that which was seen earlier in the sequence also with the same wires coming out of it that represent blood.
The setting then changes from the previous, the screen zooms out (along with the precious title) showing the whole sequence of the past title transitions as one.
The scene then moves on to a different setting, still following the same idea with the machinery, however in the sequence you see the crafted people moving, one of the people holds a gun up to the other and shoots him, you follow the travel of the bullet as it travels towards the man and cuts his head off revealing more of the wired blood. The title appears in the way that you would expect the blood to have traveled through the air behind the now dead man. The title that is shown is the Production designer.
The next sequence is of one of the men sawing another in half from top to bottom, the same idea as the previous is presented with the title coming on as a blood splatter. The title that is shown is who it is edited by.
The next title is that of the Music director, this is presented along side a mechanism that i think has been used to represent an instrument such as a keyboard.
After this you see more machinery and then another one of the wooden men sawing another one in half, the man is sawing from left to right and the title appears to fade in from left to right. The title is for the Costume designer.
The scene then zooms out exposing three more of the wooden men sitting behind, with masked faces that signify comedy and tragedy, the faces then change so that they all swap so if they originally showed comedy they now show tragedy and visa-versa. As the titles are spun on. The titles show the casting.
You can see from not only the previous sequences but also the ones to follow. that the men are being controlled by the machinery and they without them they would be lifeless and unable to move. The machinery is the ones that are controlling the killing rather than the men themselves. This is most evident in the next sequence when it is shown that the machinery is pulling one of the men back that is holding a hammer, the man is then released slowly to hit another man on the head with the hammer and shattering the mans head. The title once again appears as to how the blood would have splattered out. The title however just reads a name rather than saying who he is.
The next is of two of the men pulling a heart apart revealing more of the red wires and also the title in the center. Once again there is nothing to indicate who this person is or what they did, just a name.
Following from this there is a sequence of one of the men shooting himself in the head with a gun, the title appears along the travel stream of the blood. Again with just a name.
The next sequence is different to all the others, no one has been killed however there is a man and a child figure in it, the man is handing the child a lollypop and as he does so the child lets go of her red balloon. In all the previous the blood has been covered in red, in this one the balloon is red.
The next list of names that come up are also not titled and follow the same ideas of how the men are being treated as puppets.
After the names have finished the title of the movie is shown at the end of the clip, this is strange because usually the title of the movie is never showing at the end of the opening sequence. Another that is strange about this opening sequence is the fact that the casting in order of appearance is in the opening sequence. It is usually at the end of the movie. The fact that is at the beginning supports the theme of the concept of the men being run by the system and that they are going against the system or usual running order.
I think that this is a good opening sequence because, although it isn't the actual story line with the actors, it gives a good indication of what the movie is going to be about without giving anything away about the actual storyline. I also think that the transitions of the titles are very clever in they way which they are done and how they are shown and that they link to what is going on in the background.
One of the opening sequences i looked at was Crave (2010) i really liked the opening sequence, i found it very interesting and.........
The first title that appears is saying the director, it has a black backdrop and the writing is white.
While the Director title is still up the back drop changes but the title stays the same. The title leaves the screen with the back drop, the pole the title is seen to be wresting on spins out taking the title with it.
The next title that comes up is who makes the screen play, it comes on from by a ripple effect. In the sequence there is lots of mechanical ideas that move that in the title sequence that could be used to give pain or torture, the titles are seen to move on as if the weapon would be used. This is shown first in this sequence here.
The next title is the who the story is by. It is pulled onto the screen by the machinery, i have noticed that the transitions of the titles is dependant on what is happening in the background, for example if there is a pulling motion the the title will be pulled on. This title has almost been spun on as it has been pulled across the screen by the mechanism.
The following title is the producers. In this sequence the machine has been used to represent pulling a person apart and the wires to represent blood. As the 'person' is being pulled apart the title appears from where the suspected tear would be.
The next title is the co producers ripples from top to bottom, the machinery in the background is of sharp point cogs that is going with a similar motion of the title.
The title leaves the screen with a shutter sequence as the cogs start to spin, this gives the idea that it has been cut up in a similar way to what the sharp pointed cogs are intended to do.
The sequence leads you onto a piece of machinery that looks to be that of a huge magnet that as it moves up it reveals the title of the director of photography. There is also a disjointed 'man' figure similar to that which was seen earlier in the sequence also with the same wires coming out of it that represent blood.
The setting then changes from the previous, the screen zooms out (along with the precious title) showing the whole sequence of the past title transitions as one.
The scene then moves on to a different setting, still following the same idea with the machinery, however in the sequence you see the crafted people moving, one of the people holds a gun up to the other and shoots him, you follow the travel of the bullet as it travels towards the man and cuts his head off revealing more of the wired blood. The title appears in the way that you would expect the blood to have traveled through the air behind the now dead man. The title that is shown is the Production designer.
The next sequence is of one of the men sawing another in half from top to bottom, the same idea as the previous is presented with the title coming on as a blood splatter. The title that is shown is who it is edited by.
The next title is that of the Music director, this is presented along side a mechanism that i think has been used to represent an instrument such as a keyboard.
After this you see more machinery and then another one of the wooden men sawing another one in half, the man is sawing from left to right and the title appears to fade in from left to right. The title is for the Costume designer.
The scene then zooms out exposing three more of the wooden men sitting behind, with masked faces that signify comedy and tragedy, the faces then change so that they all swap so if they originally showed comedy they now show tragedy and visa-versa. As the titles are spun on. The titles show the casting.
You can see from not only the previous sequences but also the ones to follow. that the men are being controlled by the machinery and they without them they would be lifeless and unable to move. The machinery is the ones that are controlling the killing rather than the men themselves. This is most evident in the next sequence when it is shown that the machinery is pulling one of the men back that is holding a hammer, the man is then released slowly to hit another man on the head with the hammer and shattering the mans head. The title once again appears as to how the blood would have splattered out. The title however just reads a name rather than saying who he is.
The next is of two of the men pulling a heart apart revealing more of the red wires and also the title in the center. Once again there is nothing to indicate who this person is or what they did, just a name.
Following from this there is a sequence of one of the men shooting himself in the head with a gun, the title appears along the travel stream of the blood. Again with just a name.
The next sequence is different to all the others, no one has been killed however there is a man and a child figure in it, the man is handing the child a lollypop and as he does so the child lets go of her red balloon. In all the previous the blood has been covered in red, in this one the balloon is red.
The next list of names that come up are also not titled and follow the same ideas of how the men are being treated as puppets.
After the names have finished the title of the movie is shown at the end of the clip, this is strange because usually the title of the movie is never showing at the end of the opening sequence. Another that is strange about this opening sequence is the fact that the casting in order of appearance is in the opening sequence. It is usually at the end of the movie. The fact that is at the beginning supports the theme of the concept of the men being run by the system and that they are going against the system or usual running order.
I think that this is a good opening sequence because, although it isn't the actual story line with the actors, it gives a good indication of what the movie is going to be about without giving anything away about the actual storyline. I also think that the transitions of the titles are very clever in they way which they are done and how they are shown and that they link to what is going on in the background.
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