For the screening of the second draft,which was the improved version of our title sequence, we received again another set of feedback from our class mates and our teacher in terms of what has been improved since the previous screening. This time we received more praise on things such as: the lead government man (Kaseem) pointing angrily at the CCTV board and, the re-shoot of our Rebels scene. When it came back to editing, Tyrell actually found that our original Illuminati sequence that featured a focus pull with Jacob was still on my Apple Mac. He decided to add this version into our improved title sequence. Classmates felt as though the narrative was conveyed much clearer than previously and, that the re-shot version of our Rebels scene looked much more fitting compared to the original Rebel scene. However, some bad feedback that we had received was that people weren't too fond of our font choices and, felt as though the appearances of the text on screen was out of place. Also, some classmates felt as though our Rebels scene should be similar to The Scavengers scene in terms of also including a found footage, handheld camera filter. All feedback on that day has been taken into account and was to be added and improved to our official final version of our title sequence.
Here it is
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Sunday, 10 April 2016
Preparing for our Evaluation Pt2
For our evaluation, Tyrell, Danny and I have sat down within our own spare time in order to start preparing answers for the 7 evaluation questions. We made a variety of mind maps for 4 of the questions that we decided to answer. We brain stormed ideas for each of the questions that we chose. The 4 questions we chose was:
" What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing the product ? "
" Looking back to your preliminary task, what do you feel that you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product ? "
" What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why ? "
" How did you attract/address your audience ? "
After brainstorming our ideas for these 4 questions, we decided to present the answers for these 4 questions in particular through a fun interactive media technique which was to film it in front of a green screen. We decided to play our title sequence continuously on repeat through the duration of our answers. For the remaining 3 other questions, we decided we were going to experiment with other fun interactive techniques by using things such as: PowerPoint, Prezi and actually posting blogs on to Blogger.
" What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing the product ? "
" Looking back to your preliminary task, what do you feel that you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product ? "
" What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why ? "
" How did you attract/address your audience ? "
After brainstorming our ideas for these 4 questions, we decided to present the answers for these 4 questions in particular through a fun interactive media technique which was to film it in front of a green screen. We decided to play our title sequence continuously on repeat through the duration of our answers. For the remaining 3 other questions, we decided we were going to experiment with other fun interactive techniques by using things such as: PowerPoint, Prezi and actually posting blogs on to Blogger.
CCTV Footage Scene
In order to make the Government scene stand out more and be more noticeable in terms of following the plot, Tyrell had decided to create a poster including all 4 CCTV footages from all 4 of the cults/groups. He did this using photoshop. This part of the scene will be used when the leader of the government is delivering his speech for his hatred towards these groups and that he wishes to execute them all and take them all down. The poster includes all 4 of the cults through CCTV and will have big red crosses over them to show that the government will take them all down.
More potential filming
16/02/2016
Danny, Tyrell and I traveled into London in order to capture the two establishing shots that we needed for our title sequence which were the Shard and a church. We equipped ourselves with a tri-pod and two cameras that we borrowed from the school. At the Shard, we were able to film using both the cameras on the tri-pod and, the camera separately to give a hand-held effect. We panned left and right to try and get the full space of the Shard and, we titled the cameras going from top to bottom and from bottom to top. As we traveled deeper into London, we also decided it was necessary to record the outside of a church since it happened to be at a good vantage point, again using the tri-pod and camera together and then the camera separately. These two establishing scenes that we shot were for our government scene and for out evangelist scene in our title sequence. It was a day well spent
Danny, Tyrell and I traveled into London in order to capture the two establishing shots that we needed for our title sequence which were the Shard and a church. We equipped ourselves with a tri-pod and two cameras that we borrowed from the school. At the Shard, we were able to film using both the cameras on the tri-pod and, the camera separately to give a hand-held effect. We panned left and right to try and get the full space of the Shard and, we titled the cameras going from top to bottom and from bottom to top. As we traveled deeper into London, we also decided it was necessary to record the outside of a church since it happened to be at a good vantage point, again using the tri-pod and camera together and then the camera separately. These two establishing scenes that we shot were for our government scene and for out evangelist scene in our title sequence. It was a day well spent
Confirmation on The Soundtrack
For the soundtrack for our title sequence, we decided to go on to the un-copyrighted website 'audio'. I managed to find the soundtrack that we wanted from this website and use it as the soundtrack for out title sequence. Personally, I chose this soundtrack because it is a soundtrack that builds, grows and develops as it progressed which went with our title sequence. The soundtrack at the beginning of title sequence begins very dramatically but slowly, but as the sequence progresses further, it becomes more intense and dramatic. Whilst editing, Tyrell purposely ensured that when each cast members names appeared on screen, it fitted well every time the song peaked at particular points.
Storyboards
We have storyboarded our ideas for our title sequence by hand-drawing each different scenes. We have demonstrated roughly our ideas on the basis of what we kind of want each scene to look like. Although this isn't necessarily the final copy/version of the way our title sequence looks, it is a rough idea as to how we want the finished version of our title sequence to look like. Amazing drawings down by Tyrell and Danny with my input :D
Monday, 14 March 2016
Movies similar to our title sequence genre
03/02/2016
We found these films when making our beta pit
As part of my research and planning into the genre of my title sequence, I have done some looking into and some research into other similar movies that I believe the genre of my dystopian movie/title sequence fits into.
I,Robot (directed by Alex Proyas) was released in 2004 and starred a very successful actor: Will Smith. The movie had a budget of $120million and managed to gather a total of $347.2million on the movies box office. This movie is about a detective who lives in a dystopian future who has a certain view point and stigma upon robots and machines - which has begun to take control over the futuristic city of Chicago. As the movie progresses, we see the robots eventually begin to take over control of themselves and causing anarchy and chaos on the streets.
The Matrix (directed by the then known 'Wachowski Brothers') was released in 1999 by Warner Bros. studios. The movie starred Keanu Reeves and Lawrence Fishbourne. The movie had a budget of $63million and managed to gather a total of $463.5million on the box office. The narrative of the movie is about a future dystopian world being run by machines with humans remaining as the charging power for the machines, remaining alive in a vessel. The humans body's are kept serving for the machines, but their minds are transported to the computer-fake world: The Matrix.
Equilibrium (directed by Kurt Wimmer) is a 2002 movie. The movie had a budget of $20million and managed to gather a total of just $5.3million. This means that the movie heavily underperformed and failed to make back any profit at all due to the very little revenue that the movie managed to generate. The plot of the movie revolves around the year of 2072 after the 3rd World War and we - as the audience - see how a dystopian society recovers from the traumatic experience and, how the world lives through the strong hold and control of the government and their rules.
planning and Evaluation
29/01/2016
Tyrells Bibbiani's Planning and evaluation
tyrell did some more detailed planning and evalutation of our film. This was put together on the pitch that i made on prezi with some help from Tyrell and input. Its basically some added information to our pitch for example our locations of filming.
"Genesis: The Uprising, title sequence planning and evaluation
For our title sequence, we have decided to go for the theme of a Dystopian-action themed genre. The reasoning behind this is due to our budget (which is set at $156million). With this given budget, this allows our group to go for the route of a more action themed movie.
The narrative for our groups title sequence consists of the idea of a government owned society (set in a dystopian future) that is looking to be overthrown by different and smaller cults/communities. These cults consists of:
The Illuminati
Scavengers
Rebels
The Government
The Evangelists
Our title sequence involves shots of a high tech map, created by the government. This map shows where in the dystopian city these different cults and communities actually live in. The map is shown within a conference room which consists of all of the other government members, almost as if a meeting as to how the government can take out the cults. As the narration goes on, we will be shown the different cults through 10-15 second clips. The casts, production companies and, the title of the movie will be displayed throughout the title sequence.
We will be shooting at locations such as the London's Shard as this will be the location in which the government's meeting will be held. Then, once inside to show 'Tom Hardy' walking towards the conference room, we will shoot these scenes within Welling School. This is also where the map and conference will be held.
The Illuminati scenes will be shot within Welling School inside a drama room. This will consist of the Illuminati members walking along a trail of candles laid on the floor, walking toward the 'Devil's trap' on the floor. The Illuminati members will also be chanting at the camera.
The scavengers group will be shown in a location that appears very desolate and empty (like an abandoned building/factory) with a bin being lit on fire and, the scavengers using the heat from the fire.
The evangelists will be shot within an ancient/traditional church, showing a priest, people praying and, close up shots on the stained glass windows and, religious imagery within the church.
The rebels group will show the characters holding weaponry and, wearing scruffy clothing. The title sequence will essentially end with the title of the movie "Genesis: The Uprising".
Interestingly, when I looked at the other movies that are similar to mine - in terms of genre - their title ``'sequences usually revolve around the style of the typography and, the style of the title sequence being either computer graphics based or, real life acting and gritty. For our title sequence, we have researched 2 other title sequences within the dystopian genre; The Matrix and Children of Men. The Matrix's title sequence is completely CGI based whereas the Children of Men's title sequence is real life acting based. So, for our title sequence, we are looking to essentially combine the two ideas of graphics based (the map) and real life acting. These techniques have both been shown to be useful and effective for them two movies so, we feel it is appropriate to incorporate these ideas in to our title sequence."
Tyrells Bibbiani's Planning and evaluation
tyrell did some more detailed planning and evalutation of our film. This was put together on the pitch that i made on prezi with some help from Tyrell and input. Its basically some added information to our pitch for example our locations of filming.
"Genesis: The Uprising, title sequence planning and evaluation
For our title sequence, we have decided to go for the theme of a Dystopian-action themed genre. The reasoning behind this is due to our budget (which is set at $156million). With this given budget, this allows our group to go for the route of a more action themed movie.
The narrative for our groups title sequence consists of the idea of a government owned society (set in a dystopian future) that is looking to be overthrown by different and smaller cults/communities. These cults consists of:
The Illuminati
Scavengers
Rebels
The Government
The Evangelists
Our title sequence involves shots of a high tech map, created by the government. This map shows where in the dystopian city these different cults and communities actually live in. The map is shown within a conference room which consists of all of the other government members, almost as if a meeting as to how the government can take out the cults. As the narration goes on, we will be shown the different cults through 10-15 second clips. The casts, production companies and, the title of the movie will be displayed throughout the title sequence.
We will be shooting at locations such as the London's Shard as this will be the location in which the government's meeting will be held. Then, once inside to show 'Tom Hardy' walking towards the conference room, we will shoot these scenes within Welling School. This is also where the map and conference will be held.
The Illuminati scenes will be shot within Welling School inside a drama room. This will consist of the Illuminati members walking along a trail of candles laid on the floor, walking toward the 'Devil's trap' on the floor. The Illuminati members will also be chanting at the camera.
The scavengers group will be shown in a location that appears very desolate and empty (like an abandoned building/factory) with a bin being lit on fire and, the scavengers using the heat from the fire.
The evangelists will be shot within an ancient/traditional church, showing a priest, people praying and, close up shots on the stained glass windows and, religious imagery within the church.
The rebels group will show the characters holding weaponry and, wearing scruffy clothing. The title sequence will essentially end with the title of the movie "Genesis: The Uprising".
Interestingly, when I looked at the other movies that are similar to mine - in terms of genre - their title ``'sequences usually revolve around the style of the typography and, the style of the title sequence being either computer graphics based or, real life acting and gritty. For our title sequence, we have researched 2 other title sequences within the dystopian genre; The Matrix and Children of Men. The Matrix's title sequence is completely CGI based whereas the Children of Men's title sequence is real life acting based. So, for our title sequence, we are looking to essentially combine the two ideas of graphics based (the map) and real life acting. These techniques have both been shown to be useful and effective for them two movies so, we feel it is appropriate to incorporate these ideas in to our title sequence."
20/01/2016 Reseach
20/01/2016
Sorry havent been on for awhile had no sim so i couldnt recovery my account back from gmail.
For my title sequence, me and my group have decided to focus around the sub-genre of 'Dystopia'. For our title sequence, we want to focus on the idea of anarchy, chaos, the idea of the government and specific factions with some that want to take over (rebels) perserve (scavengers) create peace (evangilist) among their society.
I have decided to have a research and a look in to the dystopian sub-genre and find some ideas. First thing i notice was that the dystopian genre of movies are usually built around the idea of a futuristic world that has gone chaotic. The particular genre focuses on the theme of disaster and chaos. The title sequences usually do a quick intro to the back story of the film saving time for the film and bringing everyone up to date. A title sequence which i think represented a perfect example of a dystopian title sequence would be the film 'Children of Men'. The title sequence of the 'Children of Men' provides an essential backstory for the audience through news reports and newspaper articles. We see a futuristic set world that has an issue with infertility levels rising to the point almost no one can give birth to children. We get to see the P.O.V. of different social classes within the dystopian world, from rich to poor.
Sorry havent been on for awhile had no sim so i couldnt recovery my account back from gmail.
For my title sequence, me and my group have decided to focus around the sub-genre of 'Dystopia'. For our title sequence, we want to focus on the idea of anarchy, chaos, the idea of the government and specific factions with some that want to take over (rebels) perserve (scavengers) create peace (evangilist) among their society.
I have decided to have a research and a look in to the dystopian sub-genre and find some ideas. First thing i notice was that the dystopian genre of movies are usually built around the idea of a futuristic world that has gone chaotic. The particular genre focuses on the theme of disaster and chaos. The title sequences usually do a quick intro to the back story of the film saving time for the film and bringing everyone up to date. A title sequence which i think represented a perfect example of a dystopian title sequence would be the film 'Children of Men'. The title sequence of the 'Children of Men' provides an essential backstory for the audience through news reports and newspaper articles. We see a futuristic set world that has an issue with infertility levels rising to the point almost no one can give birth to children. We get to see the P.O.V. of different social classes within the dystopian world, from rich to poor.
Friday, 29 January 2016
Diary Log
Title Sequence Diary Log
1st log
29/01/2016
We were suppose to start filming our Illuminati piece but
Danny didn’t not get the candles. He said he would yesterday since he had work.
He didn’t. … He then said he would get it during break still didn’t… So today
we don’t have any filming to do. He says we will do it Monday im not sure I may
be busy but mostly if we do it I don’t mind . we start schedule and decide to shoot Monday. We then
start reminiscing (talking about what we have talk about before) Danny then says
we should go to London for our government scene which I thing is a good idea
and one of them mentions to do it during our half term break. I then bring up
the auditions that we will do. We decide it will be the 8th of February.
Tyrell then holds me at gun point(with a toy gun) going james bond. We then go
back to the half term thing and tyrell says it should just be on the weekend. I
then think I should make a valid paper that shows what the auditions will need.
We were able to assemble who we would want in our title sequence
with a cast of potential people.
Rebels – Our friends Harry, Supriya, Tyler, Josh,Leoni,
Kati, Molly, myself
Evagilist- get preist from church
Scavenger- Dominic?, myself, Sharda?, GUnshap?, supriya
Government- Danny, Tio, Georgia, libby, james, Frankie,
Tyrell, Aflie E, AAflie, Sammy, Amy, Jasmine, James yr12, David, Ben
And get conedl.
The Genre of our film is Action/thriller sub genre dystopian
but Our boss Sinead says shes not sure how it’s a thriller and I agree with her
so we have to still iron out the plan a bit more.
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