Journal: 15/12/10

Our storyboard is now complete! The final adjustments were made to every frame we have decided to create complete with the timing, type of shot and any other elements we may be including in our title sequence. We made a final production schedule and allocated each other with the roles which were best suited to us. Emily Neil will be our lead in the title sequence itself as well as editing many parts of the opening sequence, Sophie  will be taking the role as the camera woman as well as contributing to the sounds included in parts of the title sequence and the overall editing. Sarah Barker  will be our second camera woman assisting Sophie and also playing a part as an editor. I myself have taken the role as director over seeing every part of the production and making sure we also keep to our deadlines 

Typography Ideas for Title Sequence

Here are some ideas our group came up with as possibilities of featuring in our title sequence.

This style of typography fits the concept of our film which is being taking/abducted seized; this is because the font fades out at the bottom could suggest the idea of being taken.

This second type of font could be an option of the typography we are going to use because it resembles someones handwriting which adds a personal element to the film.

Finally this typography is very distressed looking which may resemble the emotions being felt by the girl who is kidnapped in our film; also it is very intriguing and the white markings leave the viewer questioning what they are and perhaps how they relate to the film.

Production Brief & Treatment

• Production Brief: To create the titles and opening of a new fiction film
• Project name: Seized
• Length: 90 secs - 2 minutes
• Deadline: Friday 11th February
• Group Members and there rolls: Emily - Actor, editor. Daisy - Director, editor. Sophie - Camera woman, breathing sounds, editor. Sarah - Camera woman, editor.
• Brief overview of content: Mum and Daughter live alone as Dad left when Daughter was born. Mum finds a new boyfriend who is a police detective, however he is not getting any recognition at work. Because of this he decided to kidnap his girlfriends daughter as the daughter doesn't like him. By doing this he will solve the case himself and get more recognition from work. However, his girlfriend, the daughters mother finds out what is going on and tells the police which leads to the detective loosing his job and being sent to prison.
• Target audience: Both Genders 15+
• Possible scheduling publishing suggestions: December 2010
• How will you test that whether the product is successful? How will you check that it accomplishes the intended effect: We could produce a questionnaire about the ideas we have for our film and see the feedback we get, also we could produce a film trailer to see how much recognition the film gains.
• What generic codes and conventions will be operating in your text: We plan to use as many codes and conventions we can in our title sequence. We will show the details of all the important cast and crew, being presented in order of importance, the films title, intro to character type, info regarding mood and tone, info on genre, qquestions that the viewer find intriguing, ppatterns and type of editing that will be echoed in the remainder of the film and Mise-en-Scene and cinematography that will be echoed or elaborated upon later in the film.
• Identify any resource constrains that might affect your production and your hopes for your product: I think the main thing we have to keep under control is the amount of time we use for our title sequence, this is because there is so much to do in a little time. To gain the equipment that we need shouldn't be a problem because we can get it all from school and all we need to film our title sequence is a video camera and tripod. I also don't think money will be an issue as we don't have to pay any money to use the areas we want to and some of the filming will take place in school.

Journal: 13/12/10

During todays lesson we made a great start to our storyboard, we now have a clear vision of what we want our title sequence to be like. About half of the storyboard is complete we have decided in the next lesson to consider the timing of each shot, what type of shot the scene will be, setting, any other things which may be included in the frame (e.g. Titles for example 'directed by' 'screen play by' etc.). We have also begun discussing dates by which we would like certain elements of the title sequence to be completed by. 

Title Sequence from the Film: 'Thank you for smoking'

"...the evolution from a simple playbill through to bona fide art form has given us many memorable cinematic moments. Some compliment the narrative of the film to come, others serve simply to visually delight."-doubleonothing.wordpress.com

The above quote would be a perfect way of describing the opening sequence from 'Thank you for smoking' Absolutely brilliant use of motion graphics here, reflecting the different designs of cigarette packets over the decades. The music perfectly compliments the images, and sets us up for the black comedy which follows.

Journal : 8/12/10

In todays lesson we decided to complete all research tasks needed as part of our foundation portfolio. We also decided on the film institution we would have chosen to create and distribute our film-our choice was 'Lions Gate'.

Institution Research:Who would produce/distribute your film?

This presentation shows research into the following film instutions: Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros, Lions Gate, New Line Cinema. The presentation also goes on to say which institution we would like to produce and distribute our film. 

Institution research presentation

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