Lesson Notes 19/1/16
Genre
Naraive Iconography Characters Setting
Iconography = Visual elements that establish genres, eg-horror-blood.
Dr No- sillohettes- mysterious imagery, un barrel - action film, layering of images.
Splice- Horor, green- sci fi, aliens, house style, same typography through out whole sequence.
Back Up Plan- Chick flick, hybrid, rom com, babys, ultasound, flashing man, elegant typography, feminin colours, female protaganist.
Series of Unfortunate Events- Gothic family film, similar look to Tim Burton, black and white, children, animated- child like.
This Means War- Intertextuality- refeences a spy film, red and blue- oposig colours, authorative colours.
Tuesday, 19 January 2016
Lesson Notes 14/1/16
Saul Bass (1920-1996)
Saul Bass is a title sequence designer known for using simple, geometric shapes and their symbolism within his title sequences and he has designed over sixty title sequences.
Bass studied at Art Studens League in Manhatten.
Bass also designed movie posters and his posters had an uncanny ability to capture the mood of a film with simple shapes and images.
His posters often used strong colours that contrasted each other and his postrs were often hand drawn.
Bass's posters and title sequences sometimes references the film he was designing for.
Below is an example of Bass's work, his title sequence he designed Alfred Hitchcok's movie Anaomy of a Murder.
Saul Bass (1920-1996)
Saul Bass is a title sequence designer known for using simple, geometric shapes and their symbolism within his title sequences and he has designed over sixty title sequences.
Bass studied at Art Studens League in Manhatten.
Bass also designed movie posters and his posters had an uncanny ability to capture the mood of a film with simple shapes and images.
His posters often used strong colours that contrasted each other and his postrs were often hand drawn.
Bass's posters and title sequences sometimes references the film he was designing for.
Below is an example of Bass's work, his title sequence he designed Alfred Hitchcok's movie Anaomy of a Murder.
Lesson Notes 5/1/16
What Is A Title Sequence?
A title sequence is the opening sequence of a film. A title sequence allows the film to make a good first impression on the audience.
A well made title sequence introduces the audience to the tone and theme of the film, the genre of the film, as well as the cast and crew of he film.
Things often included within a title sequence include;
details of the cast and crew
the film's title
a possible introduction to a character or character tpe
indication of setting
indication of historical period
informaion about the genre
Title sequences can also be used as a prologue. AN example of this is the title sequence to the movie Hulk.
Titles sequences have come a long way. Kyle Cooper broke conventions with his groundbreaking title sequence for the movie Se7en (David Fincher 1995,)
What Is A Title Sequence?
A title sequence is the opening sequence of a film. A title sequence allows the film to make a good first impression on the audience.
A well made title sequence introduces the audience to the tone and theme of the film, the genre of the film, as well as the cast and crew of he film.
Things often included within a title sequence include;
details of the cast and crew
the film's title
a possible introduction to a character or character tpe
indication of setting
indication of historical period
informaion about the genre
Title sequences can also be used as a prologue. AN example of this is the title sequence to the movie Hulk.
Titles sequences have come a long way. Kyle Cooper broke conventions with his groundbreaking title sequence for the movie Se7en (David Fincher 1995,)
Thursday, 14 January 2016
Se7en Title Sequence Analyse
Kyle Cooper is a famous title sequence designer and he is famous for his title sequences he has designed for big movies such as Se7en, Tron and The Incredible Hulk, Cooper's work is often said to be revolutionary for movie title sequence designers.
Cooper also designs title sequences for well known TV series such as American Horror Story and The Walking Dead.
The title sequence to the movie Se7en (David Fincher, 1995) was produced by the title sequence designer Kyle Cooper. The sequence is one of Cooper's most famous and it went onto inspire a generation of title sequence designers as it was so different the time it was produced. Before the release of Se7en many title sequences were rather simple and not very adventurous. Cooper broke conventions when creating the title sequence as it wasn't just a simple list of names for a title sequence.
The sequence features lots of different close up shots of books, cut outs, mugshots and this can make the audience feel like they are being introduced to a character with a strange obsession over someone or something.This gives the title sequence a dark mood as it is visually disturbing to watch due to the bizarreness of the images.
The sequence is very fast paced and this can be quite disorienting for the audience as there are lots of different things to take in at once, also the layering of videos adds to this and you have to quickly try and take in two or more different things at once.This grabs the audiences attention as it makes you want to really watch the sequence to see what is happening.
The sequence has lots of flashy effects and filters layered over it which give the sequence a gritty feel to it which also makes it feel almost like it is cheaply made. These effects are very easily produced using software like Final Cut Pro as they are just simple effects found within the programme.
The typography within the sequence is like it is hand written and the spacing between the words is very large and this had quite a disturbing effect as the written almost looks like it was etched into the screen and and the spacing is very unusual. This is an example of Cooper breaking conventions within title sequences as it shows him experimenting with different typography styles to increase the effect the sequence had on the audience
Kyle Cooper is a famous title sequence designer and he is famous for his title sequences he has designed for big movies such as Se7en, Tron and The Incredible Hulk, Cooper's work is often said to be revolutionary for movie title sequence designers.
Cooper also designs title sequences for well known TV series such as American Horror Story and The Walking Dead.
The title sequence to the movie Se7en (David Fincher, 1995) was produced by the title sequence designer Kyle Cooper. The sequence is one of Cooper's most famous and it went onto inspire a generation of title sequence designers as it was so different the time it was produced. Before the release of Se7en many title sequences were rather simple and not very adventurous. Cooper broke conventions when creating the title sequence as it wasn't just a simple list of names for a title sequence.
The sequence features lots of different close up shots of books, cut outs, mugshots and this can make the audience feel like they are being introduced to a character with a strange obsession over someone or something.This gives the title sequence a dark mood as it is visually disturbing to watch due to the bizarreness of the images.
The sequence is very fast paced and this can be quite disorienting for the audience as there are lots of different things to take in at once, also the layering of videos adds to this and you have to quickly try and take in two or more different things at once.This grabs the audiences attention as it makes you want to really watch the sequence to see what is happening.
The sequence has lots of flashy effects and filters layered over it which give the sequence a gritty feel to it which also makes it feel almost like it is cheaply made. These effects are very easily produced using software like Final Cut Pro as they are just simple effects found within the programme.
The typography within the sequence is like it is hand written and the spacing between the words is very large and this had quite a disturbing effect as the written almost looks like it was etched into the screen and and the spacing is very unusual. This is an example of Cooper breaking conventions within title sequences as it shows him experimenting with different typography styles to increase the effect the sequence had on the audience
Continuity Task
My continuity video includes a variety of cinematography and editing techniques and a number of different shots. I think this video can be seen as a success as you can seen through shots such as match on action and the use of shot reverse shot edit that i followed the task assignment and done what needed to be done for the task.
If i was to do the task again I would make sure the camera was always in focus as sometimes it wasn't during the filming. Id also make sure the people i was working with were reliable as i encountered a problem when I went to edit my video and realised that the member of the group who had all the clips on USB was absent and i had to get them from the somewhere else.
Assignment Brief
Video
Preliminary exercise: Continuity task involving filming and editing a character opening a door, crossing a room and sitting down in a chair opposite another character, with whom she/he then exchanges a couple of lines of dialogue. This task should demonstrate match on action, shot/reverse shot and the 180-degree rule.
Main task: the titles and opening of a new fiction film, to last a maximum of two minutes.
All video and audio material must be original, produced by the candidate(s), with the exception of music or audio effects from a copyright-free source. Both preliminary and main tasks may be done individually or as a group. Maximum four members to a group.
Preliminary exercise: Continuity task involving filming and editing a character opening a door, crossing a room and sitting down in a chair opposite another character, with whom she/he then exchanges a couple of lines of dialogue. This task should demonstrate match on action, shot/reverse shot and the 180-degree rule.
Main task: the titles and opening of a new fiction film, to last a maximum of two minutes.
All video and audio material must be original, produced by the candidate(s), with the exception of music or audio effects from a copyright-free source. Both preliminary and main tasks may be done individually or as a group. Maximum four members to a group.
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