Friday, 27 December 2013
Independent study towards targets
One of my target I set was to make sure the editing of my opening sequence was of a high standard therefore to ensure this is I did some research and found this video most useful. It gave me 5 tips which I need to take into account when editing for instance the first tip being consider pace and tempo this is crucial as creating a thriller the tempo needs to help build up tension and not be too fast so it misses out important information the audience requires to understand what is going on.
Monday, 23 December 2013
Treatment of Opening Sequence
The chosen log line is a mystery call leaves everyone unnerved, whilst the town start to realize what secrets are being hidden.
From this i already feel that its sense of mystery needs to be transferred into the opening sequence therefore at the start of the opening sequence it will begin with an establishing shot of a darkened street with only the lightening of the street lamps showing, the houses will then be slowly showed by a pan shot in which simultaneously low volume tense music will start to build up. It will then cut to a black screen in which it will hold for 15 seconds as the name of the production company appears.
From this there is then a telephone ringing continuously the volume gradually gets louder and louder again whilst this is happening credits will start to appear flickering on and off. Starting with the top billing actors in order of appearance and then going on to the editors and directors etc. Everything will then go silent, by alternating the volume of the music and its presence is building up this mystery and intrigues the audience. The silence will be quickly followed by an extreme close up of a phone then zoom out in to a long shot of the protagonist picking up the phone. A short dialogue with the main character and the mysterious phone caller. Only the main character will be shown by a close up so the caller remains anonymous. Meaning we already get an introduction to the characters involved.The dialogue involves the anonymous caller heavy breathing and then revealing an event which is going to happen leaving a terrified look on the protagonists face shown by a close up. A scream is then heard.
After the dialogue the anonymous caller hangs up leaving the hang up tone and again cutting back to a black screen this is where the rest of the credits will flicker on and off. The title of the film will the appear the hang up tone will then fade out.
From this i already feel that its sense of mystery needs to be transferred into the opening sequence therefore at the start of the opening sequence it will begin with an establishing shot of a darkened street with only the lightening of the street lamps showing, the houses will then be slowly showed by a pan shot in which simultaneously low volume tense music will start to build up. It will then cut to a black screen in which it will hold for 15 seconds as the name of the production company appears.
From this there is then a telephone ringing continuously the volume gradually gets louder and louder again whilst this is happening credits will start to appear flickering on and off. Starting with the top billing actors in order of appearance and then going on to the editors and directors etc. Everything will then go silent, by alternating the volume of the music and its presence is building up this mystery and intrigues the audience. The silence will be quickly followed by an extreme close up of a phone then zoom out in to a long shot of the protagonist picking up the phone. A short dialogue with the main character and the mysterious phone caller. Only the main character will be shown by a close up so the caller remains anonymous. Meaning we already get an introduction to the characters involved.The dialogue involves the anonymous caller heavy breathing and then revealing an event which is going to happen leaving a terrified look on the protagonists face shown by a close up. A scream is then heard.
After the dialogue the anonymous caller hangs up leaving the hang up tone and again cutting back to a black screen this is where the rest of the credits will flicker on and off. The title of the film will the appear the hang up tone will then fade out.
Friday, 6 December 2013
Logline ideas for my opening sequence
- A mystery call leaves everyone unnerved, whilst the town start to realize what secrets are being hidden
- An ageing man confronts a mysterious girl from his past who reappears after years of keeping quiet however will what she has to stay ruin everything.
- When a stranger arrives in town things start to go wrong, its up a local teenager to stop them before its too late.
My favourite log line from the ones i have designed is 'A mystery call leaves everyone unnerved, whilst the town start to realize what secrets are being hidden' this would work as my opening sequence as already it starts to demonstrate a sense of mystery which fits in with genre of my opening sequence which is to be thriller.This sense of mystery can be transferred on to my opening sequence by using quick shots and obtrusive editing which helps create this suspense and tension. As its quite a vague log line it will enable me to experiment more with my opening sequence and not have to stick to a specific specification meaning its more easier to produce. The other log lines i feel will be quite difficult to create in to an opening sequence for example i may not be able to gain access to the location in which it requires to be set.
Thursday, 5 December 2013
Monday, 2 December 2013
Preliminary Task
In groups no more than 4
Continuity task involving filming and editing a character opening a door, crossing a room and sitting in a chair opposite another character with whom he/ she exchanges a couples lines of dialogue.This task must demonstrate:
Continuity task involving filming and editing a character opening a door, crossing a room and sitting in a chair opposite another character with whom he/ she exchanges a couples lines of dialogue.This task must demonstrate:
- Match on action
- Shot reverse shot
- 180 degree rule
Sunday, 1 December 2013
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