Location research

Our first bit of filming is to be done around a bike shop so this is a picture f the one in Sutton high street the positives of it our that it's easy to get to.

The negatives our that we'll have to ask the bike shop's permission to film there and the front will be crowded by shoppers.






Our second stage of the filming is the escape from the bike shop on a bike and the beginning of the chase sequence and this is the ally next to the bike shop and I though this would be an excellent place to film this particular section so we can add some variation in shot time, continuity editing and angle and shot types.





The third part is the ending of the chase or the "give up" as I like to refer to it and for this I thought a long stretching park lane and this is a part of the main path in Nonsuch Park it's long and the Mise en Scene is Beautiful even thought I do say so my self.


Running opposite to the path and what I'm staining on in the photograph is a low bank from which we can film with some interesting pans and types of shot.




The last of the filming is the desperate call to the girlfriend which is too late because the henchman are at the house already and have abducted her. And I thought a public alleyway in a residential area is a good place to make a desperate phone call so I thought of this one particularly which is in Stoneleigh.

Conventions of your chosen genre

Action movies usually start with something happening (usually to or effects the main character) that same character usually

Action films usually include stunts, chases, rescues, battles, fights, escapes, crises

Typical action films includes the James Bond 'fantasy' spy/espionage series, martial arts films, and disaster films.

Conventions of an opening sequence

An opening sequence is supposed to draw the audience into the film, make them feel like they are there/ are a part of it and make them want to know more and so encourage them to watch the whole film. The opening sequence is also sometimes designed to reveal little clues at sertian stages. Also it might make the audience question why sertian things have happened/ have been shown.

Kiss Me Deadly

The title of Kiss Me Deadly appears at the end of the opening Credits and it appears with the first line under the second line going down the screen in appearance order and the same goes for the other titles.

The setting/ location is revealed to the audience and is then changed because it begins on a dusty out of state road and then changes to a fueling station.

The film is from the late 1900's and so the characters were old jackets.

I chose the shot of the woman running as my interesting camera work/ editing shot because the road moves with her but she stays in one place although she is running on screen.

Both the font and the colour style reflect the time period well.

In this shot we learn the most about what is going on because we learn the main plot that the woman has escaped from a mad asylum we don't lean why till they drive off and she reveals that she isn't in fact mad and that she was sent there against her will.

This was the best example of how the shot set's up the opening because it made me ask a lot of questions like why did she run away, who made her go there in the first place and what do they wont with her.

The man is introduced to us when the woman manages to flag him down and give her a ride. He comes across as arrogant and unkind but he then gives her an alibi for the Police and becomes generally interested in her.

I liked this shot because she does look a bit mad in this shot scowling back at the Police.

Wallander

The title appears after a sort of intro to the episode.

You start off looking at the sea, you are then looking at the shore line through the perspective of a Helicopter and you get a glimpse of a car (as shown above) with two teenage girls walking away from it.

The two girls look like friends although they look very different to one another for instance the one on the left has died hair and wears leather and the one on the right looks almost plane and simple.

I chose the shot of the "last movement" as I like to call it because I thought that it's brilliant how they manage to catch something like that on film.

The title and font style remain the same throughout the opening Credits.

After the mid shot of the two girls we go to a shot inside the car and it's revealed that the car is in fact an unmarked taxi and also that the driver has been attacked and is fatally injured. It then becomes Thriller like when the scene goes on and all sorts of small clues and details are shown to the audience making them question why he was attacked, why did those girls attack him and waht's going to happen next?

We are intorduced to three characters the two girls who havent spoken yet and the taxi driver wh ohas just been brutally attacked and left for dead. This is typical Thrillers introduce us to characters and not reveal too much about them.

I like the suspence leading up to the dropping of the knife and the visual effect of the blood was very dramatic.

Double Indemnity

The title appears at the end of the opening Credits and as the man on crutches limps closest to the screen.

It's all based around the Los Angeles Railway and the Main characters work place.

Similar to Kiss Me Deadly it's late 1900's so old coats and top hats are worn by the actors.

I thought the way they made the lift buttons flash after every floor they passed so I put it as my Interesting work/ editing shot.

Both the title and font style are old fashioned and elegant.

It begins with someone jumping through a red light to get somewhere, he then pulls up outside his company late at night. He goes up to his office and records something like a memo confessing to murdering someone.

It becomes a Thriller but the build up of unanswered questions like for example why is he in such a hurry to get to his office. Why is he recording a message and who did he kill and why?

The door tender greets him by name "Mr Neff" which means he must be important. And he is because he is the boss of the company he works in law and insurance.

And I liked this shot of Mr Neff looking a row upon row of desks were his employees would sit down and do their work because it makes the workplace seem more orderly.

The Sixth Sense

The title of The sixth sense flashes onto the screen in plain white writing and then disappears again after the title sequence.

From the second shot the setting is revealed to be an expensive house (47 Locust street) which the characters we have been introduced to at this point in time own and live in.

I chose this shot for props because when the woman is down in the cellar she feels cold so after she has got the bottle of wine she grabs some jumpers for the two of them to wear.

The editing and special effects used when Ben shoots Malcolm are they most dramatic out of those that are used for the opening so I chose this as my editing shot.

The Credits appear similarly to the title except that they appear line by line and fade off the screen. The also shair the same fort style and colour.

The beginning of the story begins with the reading of Malcolm's award which is read by his wife Anna they the move into the bedroom presumably to have sex Anna the realises that the phone is on the flour and the receiver isn't in the holder but also that the window is broken from the outside and there is glass on the seal and near the phone.

It then becomes a Thriller when they discover that someone has broken in and that someone is one of Malcolm's former patients Ben Frankin who has possible mood disorder and is also possibly mentally unstable. He's come because he "wants what he was promised" and tells Malcolm he was "wrong about him having trouble coping with his parents divorce'. He then shoots him and commits suicide.

I particularly liked the shot of Malcolm and Anna's reflections in the frame because for that to happen the angle of the shot and the fraiming heeds to be right and I liked the mise en scene of it.

Brick

The Brick appears backward and to the left at first and then swivels round to read normally it appears in smoke and has a dull blue/ gray background.

The story is based around a high-school and the pupils who go to it.

Because it's based in a high-school the props are general equipment and bags and clothing would be smart/ casual dress because they are in 6th form.

I liked this section of the opening Credits when the shadow moves and the words appear in it after it moves past the smoke alarm so I chose it for my Interesting camera work/ Editing shot.

The font style does change during the opening Credits as shown in the 5th picture.

Brendon finds a note in his locker put there by Emily telling him to be at Sanmentosa & Dee Rio at 12:30 he then has a telephone conversation with her as shown above and we then discover that she's in a car which passes by him and the driver chucks a cigarette but out onto the road with a little blue arrow on it pointing up it.

We can tell it's a Thriller because it makes us question why was she in the car, who's driving and why was she calling him?

For my character introduction I chose Emily because like Teddy in Memento we first see her when she is dead we then don't see her till later on in the film but in the opening we hear from her when she's in the car.

I liked this shot it was in the opening and I liked the way the words spiraled onto the screen with the bloody water and disappear down the plug hole with it.

Analysis of Memento 2

1. The title of Memento appears on the screen in dark blue and with a plain black background which are both colours typically assosiated with the Thriller theme.

2. The current setting is an abandoned farm house where Teddy is killed.

3. He is always carrying a camera so he can take pictures so he can remember things or do things.

4. I liked how the made the blood run backwards across the screen and with the angle your looking at it with builds suspense.

5. Both the title and font style remain the same for the opening Credits and the font itself looks very elegant.

6. Someone has shot someone and we are intrigued to find out why he has shot him.

7. This shot is shadowy and foreboding and so you don't know what to make of it and so I thought it was appropriate for the Thriller and how the opening suggests it bit.

8. I dedicated this section to Teddy because (going on what the opening tells me because I almost saw the whole movie) he's just been killed and I would want to know why.

9. I loved this shadowy shot of the bullet casing because of the shadow it casts on the floor and the way it landed.

Analysis of Memento 1

The Opening Sequence of Memento is a good example of a typical Thriller Opening Sequence due to the key concept of intriguing the audience into continuing to watch the film but not revealing to much of the plot.

But also because of the way we begin the film at it's ending and we have to then watch the buildup of a series of events which lead us to the discovery of how and why that same ending happened.

I also thought the way in which we were introduced to key characters was supportive of the genre as well.

The special effects used in the opening are also complementary to Thrillers with the blood crawling backwards across the screen and the fired bullet casing flying back into the gun like they are a rewind of the evens that havent already happened but are about to.

Analysis of my Genre 2

The title of Casino Royale appears in the rather colorful and really intercet title sequence.

The setting is in Prague in the Czech republic where one of Le Chiffre's associates is going back to his office to collect some important documents.

Typically with James Bond and most action films the typical props associated with them are high tech gadgetry and weapons in this case the old silenced pistol.

I liked the framing of this shot the shadowy shot of the gun in the top desk draw.

The Credits are of similar style and font to the title.

The story is set out as Bond has been attacked but one of Le Chiffre's associates hit men and it becomes an action because of the fight scene which then follows. Bond ends up killing him and his boss.

In this film James has only just received his double o status so I thought it would be appropriate to make him the character introduced shot.

And I liked the look of this shot because I found it unusual and intresting.

Analysis of my Genre 1

The title appears coming out of a fireball and is very metallic looking which is typical of the action genre and the fact that it's second name is quite condemning.

The beginning of the Credits starts of panning through a burning playground which is quite upsetting because a playground is associated with young children and it gives the impression they who did this has no mercy and no pity.

The second section of the opening is a conflict between the cyborgs from skynet and the human resistance and the costumes for the humans are militaristic and so are the weapons and vehicles the same for the cyborgs but more futuristic.

I loved and hated the sound of the skull being "crushed under foot" when the Cyborg steps on it I liked it because it's a good use of non-diagetic sound I hated it because it made me cringe.

The main Credits run with the title of the film in the fireball and some of them appear in the playgroung section.

This shows the date at present and also gives you an idea of what has happened. It shows corpses in cars where they have tried to flee and failed and the struggle those how are left face.

I thought this shot gives the audience an ominous reminder that these things are almost indestructable and aren't human so they will be tought to get rid of.

We don't meat any main characters in the opening so this is the first actual shot we see of a Cyborg in the middle of the conflict section and they are advancing toward the human position with only one intent.

I loved the look of this shot when the swings that are ond fire are gently swinging in the smoke filled lack of breese.

Brief

The task we have to undertake is to create the title/ opening sequence to a film of a genre of our choice and it has to last for two minutes.

In my group which is me, Daryl and Delarney we decided to do an Action film because it's got so many possibilities. However the difficulty with us creating an Action movie is that we don't have any special effects or stunt doubles so were going to have to think about this carefully.

Seven Opening sequence 9 shots

This is the opening sequence of Seven separated into 9 different shots. The colour scheme is gray and is consistent with the Thriller theme. Names of important people are visible during the shots (opening credits).

What titles?

A film distributor is company or individual responsible for releasing films to the public either theatrically or for home viewing (DVD, Video-On-Demand, Download, Television ect). A distributor may do this directly or through other sub-distributors.

The Producer's primary role is to oversee and deliver a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. The producer oversees the process, which includes coordinating, supervising and controlling major aspects of the project. These areas include fundraising and hiring roles such as the casting director and film director.

Film directors are responsible for overseeing the creative aspects of a film under the film producer. They decide how the film should look. They are responsible for turning the script into a sequences of shots. They also direct what tone it should have and what the targeted audience is. They are responsible for deciding camera angles, lens effects, lighting, and set design, and will often take part in hiring key crew members. They coordinate the actors' moves and also may be involved in the writing, financing, and editing of the film.

The casting director usually leaves lead roles to the main director . Instead, the casting director must work on filling the roles of all spoken parts, and on overseeing the hiring of extras.

Editing is part of the process of film making. The editor is in charge of the the selection and combining of shots into sequences, and ultimately creating the finished motion picture. Film editing is the only art that is unique to cinema, separating film-making may include other art forms (such as photography, theater and dance).

Knowing Trailer

I chose Knowing as my second example because I like the film but also I think it has a number of really well used techniques.

Title Sequence for Seven

I like the opening sequence to seven because of the way the killer already creeps you out and you haven't even met him yet. I also like the fact that they have used his documentation of his killings in the opening to set the mode and to show his sort of routine as it were. But this is also a really cleverly used Mise-en-scene technique. This fits in with what I know and is typical of thrillers because they draw you into the film but to it in the most unorthodox ways.

The other role of a title sequence is to mention the people responsible for creating and making the film before the credits. These will usually include the director, main actors, producers (compny logo sometimes) and the auther if it's been based around a book.

Seven Trailer

I chose the trailer of seven because it includes everything a good trailer should it enticed me to want to watch it and gave me an overall idea about the film.

Understanding the difference between a Trailer and a Opening sequence

The main difference between the two is that a Trailer is designed for the purpose enticing the audience to watch the film by showing the "best" bits of the film usually very short, snap shots of usually the main actors in the best scenes of the film but they only show key scenes as not to give much away. Where as an Opening sequence is the audiences welcoming to the film. It's designed to "lead the audience by the hand" and slowly settle them into the world of the film. This is why opening sequences are scene as an art in it's own right because in my opinion it's probably the most important scene in the film because without it the audience is supposed to just get the movie straight away.

The conventions of a trailer include the use of fast short shots to almost bombard with information. Somehow enticing the audience to come to the cinema and watch it when it comes out. A linked to the previous point the details like age rating, release date, what actors star in it and weather there are any more in the trilogy.

What Is Continuity Editing

Continuity Editing is the term applyed to the cutting and extending so scenes and clips to make a constant flow between them and to make the change less noticable to the audience.

Induction EBI

I thought that my 20 Shot story task could have been improved because we were rushed when we were filming it and it contains a lot of both continuity, 180 degree and minor speech mistakes and we had to improvise and find an iPod instead of a locket

Induction WWW

I thought that my Push a little button task was really good because whilst working with the people I did the task with I not only picked up the basics of producing Media work using things like iMovie and using Media fliming rules and techniques but for my first task I thought it was done effecively.

How I personalised my blog

I went to Design, Template Designer and I chose the Awesome one because it's the most interesting out of the ones available. I then went to Background, Background Image and clicked on the portrate called none (because I hadn't already picked one). It then comes up with a list of groups and along side are the pictures in those groups. I went down to the oe called Technology. And clicked on the one called Dizzo because I liked the look of it and because it's intresting and clicked done.

Blogging Practice

At the top of the blog on the tool bar there is a button "Add Image" (which you press to upload a picture). I then clicked browse. My documents, General Stuff, Moon pic, open, upload image. And here it is.