Shot List

Throughout our title opening sequence we decided to use a varied amount of shots in order to create a bigger quality product. Also by showing that as a group we had concidered showing our audiences the best view of each part of action, we believe that this shows the best possible concern in delivering a high quality title opening sequence.


A list below shows the types of shots we used within our title opening sequence:

• Over  the shoulder
• Medium Close-up
• Close-up
• Shot reverse shot

These shots plus a few more, allowed the product to project a more entertaining element for our target audience whilst still coming under the selected Genre which happened to be "Thriller". 

Examples of Shots Used


Over the Shoulder

















Medium Close-Up







Close-Up
















Being able to use these any other shots enables a better perspective for the audience in which to watch a film or any other moving image medium. Other camera shots are used to order to show the audience the audio/visual product as though they are experiencing the moving footage as if they were placed within the sequence that can see at any given time.



Peep Show - 1st Person Perspective

The image above shows the well-known programme Peep Show utalising its decision to film in 1st person perspective in that they make their audience feel as though they are placed in the same situations as each character within the programme. By closely researching this method of filming, myself and my other group members were able to realiese that the view point of our main character, would be best shown to the audience in a 1st person perspective in order to make sure that the audience felt more interacted with title opening sequence.

Final Synopsis - Grimaldi

Due to new simplar and better quality ideas as a group we decided to slightly make changes from our original synopsis in order to make sure that we was happy with our final product as a group. This final synopsis can be seen below.

Our title opening sequence begins in a girls bedroom were we are given a view of the room twice, once from an audience's point of view and the second is a more dramatic entrance to the room including the added visual effects to emphasise the element of a thriller to the audience. We then see the main character (Samantha Evans) tossing and turning in her bed until she gets fed up with the clown's melody and therefore projects this anger and throws the clown to the floor and goes back to sleep.

(Alarm clock goes off)

A view of the alarm clock shows that the alarm clock in going off and therefore Samantha has to wake up in order to start her day. After turning off this alarm clock and turning the lights back on, Samantha realises that the clown she threw on the floor is back on the side next to her alarm clock. Therefore due to her uncertainty she grabs this toy clown and takes it downstairs and throws it in the bin believe she has got rid of this abnormal toy. Only to realise once she goes to shut the front door to go back inside, a dark hand is projected infront of the door stopping it from closing and causing Samantha to scream in both desperation for someone to help her and fear of what or who could be behind the other side of this door.

Samples of Typography

The images above show the types of fonts we downloaded in order to achieve the best quality titles throughout our title opening sequence.

Original Title



Edited Title (Edited by Taylor L Beahan & Farah A Warda)



Showing the transformation from the original font that we used to the final font which we showed on our title opening sequence. This font was chosen because we felt that the font suited our type of product the most but we needed to remove some of the drip of "blood" in order to sustain the high levels of expectation we had for our product.

Photos of Group At Work

The images below show SMFT groups members putting in the hours in order to create our title opening sequence and also doing the neccessary research in order to cover the written side of this project.

Moe Editing Title Opening Sequence

Sam Editing Title Opening Sequence



Farah & Myself Doing Secondary Research for Title Opening Sequnce

These images show that as a group we were focused on making sure that we managed to create a high quality title opening sequence whilst still having the written information in order to show such  things as the synopsis, character profiles and also similar products which inspired us.

Preliminary Final Video

"Preceding and leading up to the main part, matter, or business; introductory; preparatory: preliminary examinations."

 

The video below shows my initial groups final preliminary task.

Character Profile

Main Character



Samantha Evans
Gender: Female
Age: 16

  Samantha Evans is a 16 year old young lady who enjoys playing various sports such as football and netball. Her other interests include music, soap operas and watching films whilst eating pizza. Samantha is in her first year of college studying AS English Literature, Business Studies, Economics and Media Studies at Edmonton Christ College.

Currently with the same "partner" for 3 years, Trevor McKingley and Samantha have recently been through a "rough patch" due to the increasing distance of their further education choices.



Business Studies & Economics





Media Studies & English Literature





(Samantha's Boyfriend)
Trevor McKingley
Gender: Male
Age: 17



Trevor McKingley is currently at his second year of college studying BTEC Art & Design and A2 level Music at St.Limerick College.





Music & BTEC Art and Design



Storyboard Animation

"Storyboards are graphic organizers such as a series of illustrations or images displayed in sequence for the purpose of pre-visualizing a motion picture, animation, motion graphic or interactive media sequence, including website interactivity.

The storyboarding process, in the form it is known today, was developed at the Walt Disney Studio during the early 1930s, after several years of similar processes being in use at Walt Disney and other animation studios."

In animation and special effects work, the storyboarding stage may be followed by simplified mock-ups called "animatics" to give a better idea of how the scene will look and feel with motion and timing. At its simplest, an animatic is a series of still images edited together and displayed in sequence. More commonly, a rough dialogue and/or rough sound track is added to the sequence of still images (usually taken from a storyboard) to test whether the sound and images are working effectively together.


This allows the animators and directors to work out any screenplay, camera positioning, shot list and timing issues that may exist with the current storyboard. The storyboard and soundtrack are amended if necessary, and a new animatic may be created and reviewed with the director until the storyboard is perfected. Editing the film at the animatic stage can avoid animation of scenes that would be edited out of the film. Animation is usually an expensive process, so there should be a minimum of "deleted scenes" if the film is to be completed within budget.

Risk Assessment

An example of a risk assessment can be shown below.



WURTH Risk Assessment


"Würth UK recognises and accepts its responsibility for the health and safety of its employees, contractors and authorised visitors to the site. The company will conduct its business in such a manner as not to expose persons to any risk that may affect their health and safety. Our Health and Safety Policy and Risk Assessment for Sales Representatives visiting customer sites are available to download here."

 This risk assessment clearly shows the possible risks for anyone based around company, the level of each risk and also the main people who will be at risk due to each one of the risks listed above. E.g. Customer 5.

Due to the fact that myself, Moe and Sam travelled together this limited the risk to the group because if a travel problem occured or we somehow did get lost, this would limit the risk to the group because we would all know were each member is causing less panic. Such things could've caused this such as the snow which just managed to hit the day after we filmed all of the content we needed.

Myself, Moe and Sam travelled by bus to the location



Snowed day after filming



Location

The main character in our title opening sequence, Samantha Evans, is the on screen victim of our toy clown. As a group we decided to call this character Samantha Evans so that we was all happy with the name and that there would be no disagreement of this name further along our production process. Our main character is a "girly girl" and this is portrayed through her bedroom in the film with the colour of the room and also the contents within the room. The stuff inside this room was supplied by Farah seeming as though it is her room that is used throughout our title opening sequence.

In order to recieve the best possible grade, we decided that we would keep the idea of our title opening sequence simple by not adding too many special effects of things that would require a huge input in any department of making the sequence.  

This filming process occured last week Monday although due to the dangerous weather conditions (snow) all week we were unable to edit this piece of film until the following week. Although as a group we had this "setback" I feel as a group we are still on task for delivering a good quality title opening sequence that will both interest and also show the quality that we as a group have managed to put into this product. 

Below are images of some of the props and locations that we used in order to film our title opening sequence and also to make the title opening sequence a more dramatic one for our audience.

 

Alarm Clock used

Toy Clown that we used

The main location

Hall way which shows the ending

Bin which is used to throw the clown in

Each image shown above played a significant role through the production of our title opening sequence in that they provided us with an advantage due to the fact that they enhanced the thriller based idea. For example, the hall way allows us to show the audience both the main character (Samantha) coming down the stairs whilst also showing the audience where she will be going and therefore what happens next.

Target Audience

                                                                  

"In marketing and advertising, a target audience, or target group is the primary group of people that something, usually an advertising campaign, is aimed at appealing to. A target audience can be people of a certain age group, gender, marital status, etc. (ex: teenagers, females, single people, etc.)" 

"Target Audiences are set to focus on different groups: Adults, teens, children,midteens, and preschoolers. It is essential to become familiar with your target market, their habits, behaviors, likes, and dislikes."

Target Audience Profile


Name: Brandon Scruggs 
Age: 15

I am a 15 year old male who enjoys playing video games and also socialising with my friends on the weekend participating in such things as going cinema, bowling etc. My favourite types of films are action, comedy and thriller films because of the exciting content within each of these film genres.  

            

                                      

Film Poster Development

The images you can see below are the developments of my film poster from the initial poster through to the final film poster that we have decided to use in order to advertise our product.

 

Poster 1 













Poster 2

 


Poster 3

 

Poster one shows the initial idea which the group had for our poster by including the basic things such as the name of our product, a picture of a clown to show the main concentration of our film and also the names of each group member to show who has contributed to the making of this product.

Poster two doesn't show a massive development between itself and Poster one although the red colouring around the title enables the title to stand out clearer to the audience so that they are able to easily see this poster and recognise what the film is about. 

Poster three shows the most development between the first poster and this poster due to the cloning of the clown image in order to create a more dramatic effect for the audience so that they can clearly see this poster even when it is advertised near others like it. Also this again strengthens the fact that the main concentration of our title opening sequence is around a possesed clown who manages to cause moments of fustration and confusion throughout our brief title opening sequence.

Finally the poster below demonstrates the overall development from our original poster compared to our final poster. This final poster my group is using in order to advertise our product to a broader audience. Also by doing this, we are enabling ourselves to make sure that people are aware that a new thriller film is coming out that is based around a clown.




Final Film Poster - Created By Taylor Beahan

 



















Whilst creating this poster I had to think abotu the certain things that need to be on the actual poster in order for the audience to understand what the film is based on. Also I've managed to include the names of the group members around the outside in order to show who has contributed throughout the creation of our opening title sequence. 

An example of other film posters can be seen below.

The poster on the left is an advertisement for the film The Dark Knight and shows one of the main characters on this therefore allowing the audience to have some knowledge of who will feature within the film. Also they have been able to include a date in which the their audience will be able to see the film.

Insperations For My Title Opening Sequence

  Psycho 1960
"Shower Scene" 

The video link below shows the famous Psycho "Shower Scene" which the main character taking a shower due to her long trip and the things that have occured during the last couple of hours.  The reason as to why this young women is running, is because she is running away from her employer's client, due to the fact she stole $40,000 from this client.

Lila Crane (Vera Miles) subsequently encounters a young motel proprietor too long under the domination of his mother. Then whilst taking this shower we (the audience) see a shadow behing this female character which then happens to end this womens life with a brutal stabbing motion.
 

Therefore, by using this shadow behind this main character, both us as a viewing audience and Lila Crane, who is the unfortunate person in the shower at this time, cannot see any distinctive relavance between this shadow and any character both us and her have encountered throughout the story so far. 

In our title opening sequence, we as a group are hoping to achieve this same effect by having a shadow of a figure appear behind our main character towards the ending of our title sequence in order to create a dramatic ending and also to make sure the audience will want to watch more of this film if possible.


IT The Clown

This film was a major insperation to our title opening sequence because we believed as a group that once the idea to use a clown in our title opening sequence, that we could watch and see how stephen king uses the clown in IT to its full effect.  

Below is a trailer showing just how effective a clown can be within a thriller piece.




As you can see in the video link above, the clown used can portray a different amount of emotions through its body language and facial expressions. Also the paint on the clowns face adds to the facial expressions therefore making it more effective to the audience.

Example Of A Film Script

FIGHT CLUB

by

  Jim Uhls

  based on a novel by

    Chuck Palahnuik

2/16/98

SCREEN BLACK

    JACK (V.O.)
  People were always asking me, did I
  know Tyler Durden.

FADE IN:

INT.  SOCIAL ROOM - TOP FLOOR OF HIGH RISE -- NIGHT

TYLER has one arm around Jack's shoulder; the other hand
holds a HANDGUN with the barrel lodged in JACK'S MOUTH.
Tyler is sitting in Jack's lap.

They are both sweating and disheveled, both around 30; Tyler
is blond, handsome; and Jack, brunette, is appealing in a
dry sort of way.  Tyler looks at his watch.

    TYLER
  One minute.
   (looking out window)
  This is the beginning.  We're at
  ground zero.  Maybe you should say a
  few words, to mark the occasion.

    JACK
  ... i... ann....iinn.. ff....nnyin...

    JACK (V.O.)
  With a gun barrel between your teeth,
  you only speak in vowels.

Jack tongues the barrel to the side of his mouth.

    JACK
   (still distorted)
  I can't think of anything.

    JACK (V.O.)
  With my tongue, I can feel the
  rifling in the barrel.  For a second,
  I totally forgot about Tyler's whole
  controlled demolition thing and I
  wondered how clean this gun is.

Tyler checks his watch.

    TYLER
  It's getting exciting now.

    JACK (V.O.)
  That old saying, how you always hurt
  the one you love, well, it works both
  way.

Jack turns so that he can see down -- 31 STORIES.

    JACK (V.O.)
  We have front row seats for this
  Theater of Mass Destruction.  The
  Demolitions Committee of Project
  Mayhem wrapped the foundation columns
  of ten buildings with blasting
  gelatin.  In two minutes, primary
  charges will blow base charges, and
  those buildings will be reduced to
  smoldering rubble.  I know this
  because Tyler knows this.

    TYLER
  Look what we've accomplised.
   (checks watch)
  Thirty seconds.

    JACK (V.O.)
  Somehow, I realize all of this -- the
  gun, the bombs, the revolution -- is
  really about Marla Singer.

PULL BACK from Jack's face.  It's pressed against TWO LARGE
BREASTS that belong to...BOB, 45, a moose of a man.  Jack is
engulfed by Bob in an intense embrace.  Bob weeps openly.

    JACK (V.O.)
  Bob had bitch tits.

Final Script

Grimaldi

By Farah Warda, Sam Doona, Taylor Lewis, Moe Hassan

Fade in.

( Clown Carnival SFX)

INT. Bedroom

During the early hours of the morning a SAMANTHA EVANS is asleep.

SAMANTHA EVANS is asleep and wakes up to look at her alarm clock.

                                       SAMANTHA EVANS

                                                HUH, STUPID CLOWN.

SAMANTHA EVANS Picks up her bag and put her books into it ( Clown SFX )

                                                            GRIMALDI

                                                           EVIL LAUGHING

SAMANTHA EVANS goes downstairs to get a drink picks up her keys  to throw in her bag.

                                               

                                                                                                                                                                                                SAMANTHA EVANS

                                                                                                                                                                                                WHATS THIS DOING HERE?

SAMANTHA EVANS Comes back to put her purse in her bag sees the clown again.

                                           SAMANTHA EVANS

 WHAT??? IS SOMEONE PLAYING A JOKE ON ME ( scratches head, looks around)

SAMANTHA EVANS Goes out to throw the clown in the dustbin, turns around and is grabbed.

                                   SAMANTHA EVANS

SCREAMS

                                    GRIMALDI

                                LAUGHS

( Eerie clown SFX)

Fade out.

Ideas For Title Of Title Opening Sequence

An idea that I had for the main title of the film was "Grimaldi" named after the proclaimed "Father of Modern Clowning".

Joseph Grimaldi (1778 - 1837) was exclusively a theatrical clown. He is considered the Father of Modern Clowning because he is the entertainer who elevated the Whiteface clown to a starring role replacing Harlequin.

Grimaldi grew up in the theater, and excelled at designing elaborate trick special effects. The type of production he starred in resembled a live action Roadrunner Cartoon with chase scenes and comic violence with extreme but temporary results.

Grimaldi was known for his comic songs, in particular an audience participation song called Hot Codlins. Besides appearing as a whiteface clown, Grimaldi also performed in blackface portraying "noble savages" such as Friday in a comic production of Robinson Crusoe.

(Joseph Grimaldi)

Storyboard

I have managed to finish our groups storyboard for our final title opening sequence which includes descriptions of what is happening throughout the scenes in this sequence.


An example of what our storyboard looks like can be seen below.

This storyboard shows the actions of the the main character within this film and the camera angles used in order to capture each shot and to deliver the best quality image for the audience.

Possible New Idea

During todays discussions between the group Moe presented a possible new idea to the group which he believed would simplify the production process and ensure that we have enough time possible to edit and then evaluate the final product.


Presenting this idea to the rest of the group members (Farah & Sam) he described to us that the initial idea of a toy clown acting mysterious throughout is a good idea but we need to keep the scenes when both of these characters are visible more simple.

As a group we decided to take in this new idea and be able to show that we was greatful for this contribution so that we can think of possible ways of improving our groups project in order to achieve the highest possible grade when finished.

Saul Bass Title Opening Sequence Research

Saul Bass
May 8th 1920 - April 25th 1996

The video below shows the title opening sequence of the 1960's Ocean's Eleven which was created by a man who was well-known for his designs on animated motion picture title sequences.






The title opening sequence above shows the abilities of Saul Bass for what he is well-known for by creating an animated opening to this particular film with the appearing and dissapearing names and numbers. 


Plot


A band of soldier friends from the 82nd airborne regroup 15 years later to rob millions of dollars from five Las Vegas casinos. When one of the eleven's future step-father learns who pulled the job, the crew must find a way to smuggle the loot out of town before their payoff is cut in half.


Genre


The title opening sequence that I have shown on this blog suggests that this film is a Comical Crime based film which will therefore appear more interesting as a film to a broader audience. Such things as the mans coat right at the end of this video clip suggest elements of crime will occur throughout the entirety of the film. This is because this coat has familiarities to that of a Agent of the force such as Crime Investigative Agent.





Also you could link this title opening sequence to that of a Action film because by the usage of either Casino lights or bullet holes for the numbers at the start means that somewhere within the film there will be moments/elements of Action.

Casino Lights

Camerawork

Throughout this title sequence we as an audience aren't shown any characters who feature within the film until the end of this short clip when we are shown a long shot of a middle classed man walk into a shop through the front door. Therefore the camerawork of this title opening sequence isn't the main concentration around the title opening sequence due to the fact that the animated numbers and names take up most of the time period given for this particular title opening sequence. 

Mise-en-scene 

The tiltle opening sequence I have managed to show on my blog shows the same font throughout in order to count the numbers and to show the name of the actors/actresses until, they finally reach the number 11 when we finally have a different type of font for the actually wording used in order to show the people who are invovled within the film.

The start of the title sequence shows a dark background whilst having the bright numbers and text being disolved between each other through transactions. This has been done in order to make sure that the numbers and text stand out to the audience whilst they are watching this title opening sequence. Also these colour are used because the film is based around Las Vegas and this area is well-known for its bright lights through the city. 

At the start of this video link we as the audience are presented with the original soundtrack from the Warner Bros. Pictures company so that we can relate to who has managed to produce this film. After this we are then given a high pitch up beat piece of music which goes along with the quick moving title in order to keep the flow of this video going whilst suggesting moments of action because of this high paced music. Towards the end of this video we are then introduced to some jazz music once we finally reach the name of the film.

This particular title opening sequence has used a vast amount of editing in order to create the movements for the numbers and names of people invovled throughout. Such editing techniques as dissolve are used throughout the video transition in order to create the effect of somebody counting up from one to eleven.  Also these video transitions are used to make sure that this title opening seuqence flows smooth for the audience in order to add interest for the viewers.

(The images below show the video transition I have described above)