Here is the video for our final title sequence
Thursday 7 April 2016
During my last media studies lesson my class had to present (in our teams) the film pitch that would allow us to make the film we had chosen.
Although each team did have some significant points and key specifications we all lacked the information that was crucial, thus each team was told to go back and look back over our PowerPoint's and make the appropriate adjustments.
Furthermore we were told as homework to right up on our blogs what exactly we wanted our title sequences to look like when we come to make them, this is that explanation:
My title sequence explained (plot/sub-plot below for reference use):
Our plot line for our film:
In the near future the population has had enough of Government oppression, peaceful protests strike up everywhere but to no avail, then one unknown bullet to the head of a Government official sparks the fire that will lead to one of the biggest civil wars in American history, Government forces clash with the people of the nation, 2 sides, 1 fight, surrender or die, neither will back down.
Sub-plot:
The war has raged for 10 years and the Government forces are weakened, our hero had suffered hard physically and mentally but is called up for a secret last mission, meanwhile a stranger from nowhere proves herself and formidable warrior and the pair are sent with a small group to finish the war, on the way success and sacrifice will lead to the true start of the war being muttered, our hero will be left with only 2 choices-finish this war once and for all, or find out the truth from his new friend?
Although each team did have some significant points and key specifications we all lacked the information that was crucial, thus each team was told to go back and look back over our PowerPoint's and make the appropriate adjustments.
Furthermore we were told as homework to right up on our blogs what exactly we wanted our title sequences to look like when we come to make them, this is that explanation:
My title sequence explained (plot/sub-plot below for reference use):
- A key point that my title sequence will express is the plot line of our film and how a once great society descends into chaos when the masses rise up against their oppressive Government.
- The way my team will achieve this is by showing contrasting images of a passive society and an aggressive one-this will be done by filming out in the public the normal routines of peoples lives but then the sequence will gradually turn into an all out riot/protest against the Government-this change will be done by us making a mock up news report on the riots while combining footage of riots happening and clips of my team holding up signs of protest.
- In between all these clips we will include an element of mystery and suspense by showing random clips of someone putting together and loading up weapons, this is so that our plot line will be followed and it will be a way of encapsulating our audience and keep them interested.
- Furthermore we intend to add in a soundtrack that is relatable to the sequence but will be contrapuntal to the sequence, this is so our title sequence will have an USP (Unique Selling Point) and further because it is contrapuntal the audience will remain more focused on the sequence and its importance.
- The last scene in the title sequence will be a dramatic imitation gunshot with a clip of people running in sheer panic and another mock-up news clip saying that a civil war has been declared, this will then end with a black screen and a loud droning boom, this will be where our film will truly begin and further it will be the point where all the mystery and suspense form the sequence will be brought to climactic end.
Our plot line for our film:
In the near future the population has had enough of Government oppression, peaceful protests strike up everywhere but to no avail, then one unknown bullet to the head of a Government official sparks the fire that will lead to one of the biggest civil wars in American history, Government forces clash with the people of the nation, 2 sides, 1 fight, surrender or die, neither will back down.
Sub-plot:
The war has raged for 10 years and the Government forces are weakened, our hero had suffered hard physically and mentally but is called up for a secret last mission, meanwhile a stranger from nowhere proves herself and formidable warrior and the pair are sent with a small group to finish the war, on the way success and sacrifice will lead to the true start of the war being muttered, our hero will be left with only 2 choices-finish this war once and for all, or find out the truth from his new friend?
Planning our final analysis
Planning our final analysis
We decided that for our final analysis we decided that we would do s voice over and each answer 2 questions each and answer one question as a whole group
We decided that for our final analysis we decided that we would do s voice over and each answer 2 questions each and answer one question as a whole group
Date: 16/02/2016
On Tuesday we gathered as a team outside the main entrance of the school before heading to our filming location for that day (a small side alley that had private garages just off Berrick road), on our way we met up with Julia and Emily who volounteered to help us with our filming.
On this day we would be filming the more specific scenes that emphasise the plot of our title sequence (a dystopian and oppresive government controlled world) therefore our scenes included that of 1) a homeless man begging, 2) a molotov cocktail (fire-bomb) being thrown and 3) a further scene of us preparing weapons that represents the protagonist readying himself to rescue his kidnapped daughter.
I believe that our filming went especially well that day because both Julia and Emily are film/media studants and have done similar tasks to us both in their lessons last year and this year, therefore the experience was invaluable to our work as they could direct us as to the optimum shooting angles and advize us on the best shots to use on key scenes.
Overall I feel that Tuesday was our best day for filming because although the weather was constantly changing we acheived the shots that we wanted; experimented with different angles and as a result we produced a lot of material for us to edit together and eventually turn into an effective title sequence for our plot line.
Date: 12/06/2016
On this day as a group we analysed our filming sessions from the previous day and finished up on the filming schedule that we put together, after analysing our session with our teacher we decided to act upon her advice and retake the 'exectuion' scene because it didn't fit into the dystopian effect that we were looking for, we took 2 takes on that day but unfortunately it still didn't look the way we wanted it to and so we decided that we would film the whole scene in a different location and on a different day.
As a result our day finished with 2 experimental recordings and all preperartions for our shooting during half-term completed.
On this day as a group we analysed our filming sessions from the previous day and finished up on the filming schedule that we put together, after analysing our session with our teacher we decided to act upon her advice and retake the 'exectuion' scene because it didn't fit into the dystopian effect that we were looking for, we took 2 takes on that day but unfortunately it still didn't look the way we wanted it to and so we decided that we would film the whole scene in a different location and on a different day.
As a result our day finished with 2 experimental recordings and all preperartions for our shooting during half-term completed.
Date: 11/02/2016
Today my whole group were in and we were able to film much of the key scenes that will appear within our title sequence, such scenes include overhead shots of the criminal records that contain the key words and names that will appear in the sequence and the character stills that will show who is within the film, further we included a scene that depicts a public execution, this is important because our film is about an oppresive-dictatorship Government and thus a public execution would be seen as common in this dystopian landscape.
Also as me and Tyler has a free period we filmed the scene that will help to incorporate the criminal records, the scene includes the hands of the villain looking through the records.
Overall the scenes we managed to film today went very well, we kept the camera focused correctly, incorporated excellent cinematography and kept the scenes looking the way we wanted them to for the sequence overall.
Today my whole group were in and we were able to film much of the key scenes that will appear within our title sequence, such scenes include overhead shots of the criminal records that contain the key words and names that will appear in the sequence and the character stills that will show who is within the film, further we included a scene that depicts a public execution, this is important because our film is about an oppresive-dictatorship Government and thus a public execution would be seen as common in this dystopian landscape.
Also as me and Tyler has a free period we filmed the scene that will help to incorporate the criminal records, the scene includes the hands of the villain looking through the records.
Overall the scenes we managed to film today went very well, we kept the camera focused correctly, incorporated excellent cinematography and kept the scenes looking the way we wanted them to for the sequence overall.
Date: 09/02/2016
Summary:
Today We found out that we hadn't researched our production schedule enough and that we didn't have any of the props that we needed ready.
Therefore today Tyler set about making the police-style profiles that we would use to present the title and other hey words/names that would appear in our title sequence.
Meanwhile Rob was busy creating the Government message that our protagonist (Damien) would be sent telling him that his daughter has been kidnapped and that he should stop protesting or watch her die.
Overall we both managed to get the key props ready and prepared for our next lesson (11/02/2016)
Summary:
Today We found out that we hadn't researched our production schedule enough and that we didn't have any of the props that we needed ready.
Therefore today Tyler set about making the police-style profiles that we would use to present the title and other hey words/names that would appear in our title sequence.
Meanwhile Rob was busy creating the Government message that our protagonist (Damien) would be sent telling him that his daughter has been kidnapped and that he should stop protesting or watch her die.
Overall we both managed to get the key props ready and prepared for our next lesson (11/02/2016)
Date: 29/02/2016-18/03/2016
After having our feedback session with Miss McGrath my team made a list of the key sections of the sequence that we needed to adjust-overall even though Miss was very happy with our work so far-and then we proceeded to make those adjustments.
Tyler took the main control of the sequence because the job of editing was his role, while he worked myself and Rob updated our blogs and began to think about how we would do our evaluation of our work in order to achieve top marks.
Our teacher Mrs Otti recommended to all groups that we should do our evaluation in a similar format to our title sequences (a video) so while Tyler finished of the edits that needed to be done myself and Rob decided which of the 7 evaluation questions (6 individuals and 1 group questions) we would each do.
After having our feedback session with Miss McGrath my team made a list of the key sections of the sequence that we needed to adjust-overall even though Miss was very happy with our work so far-and then we proceeded to make those adjustments.
Tyler took the main control of the sequence because the job of editing was his role, while he worked myself and Rob updated our blogs and began to think about how we would do our evaluation of our work in order to achieve top marks.
Our teacher Mrs Otti recommended to all groups that we should do our evaluation in a similar format to our title sequences (a video) so while Tyler finished of the edits that needed to be done myself and Rob decided which of the 7 evaluation questions (6 individuals and 1 group questions) we would each do.
Date: 25/02/2016
On this day Tyler continued editing with input from myself and Rob while we worked on our blog.
During this session we reviewed some of the key scenes we shot with class mates and our teachers in order to assess early whether or not those scenes would work, the most significant scene we reviewed was the execution scene because last time we filmed it Mrs McGrath was unsure about whether the background was suitable fro the genre and indeed the Mise-en-Scene of the sequence.
After much debate we confirmed that the scene would be suitable and Tyler continued working on the sequence one clip at a a time.
On this day Tyler continued editing with input from myself and Rob while we worked on our blog.
During this session we reviewed some of the key scenes we shot with class mates and our teachers in order to assess early whether or not those scenes would work, the most significant scene we reviewed was the execution scene because last time we filmed it Mrs McGrath was unsure about whether the background was suitable fro the genre and indeed the Mise-en-Scene of the sequence.
After much debate we confirmed that the scene would be suitable and Tyler continued working on the sequence one clip at a a time.
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