Group roles and Responsibilities

Discussed as a group we have decided on the roles and responsibilties that each one of us will be responsible to carry out .They are as follows:

Group roles:

Bradley Clarke- Editor

Brogen Gallagher- Producer

Rachael Oduala- Cinematographer

Responsibilties:

Brogen:
Script
Production Schedule

Rachael:
Storyboard
Props/costume list

Bradley:
Shot list
Location recee

Conducting Audience Research

In order to achieve 'Excellent' research into a potential audience target the following things have to be demonstrated:

1. Who your audience might be (demographics)

2. What types of media they currently engage with (films, TV shows, music etc)

3. Why they like those films/media (audience pleasures)

4. What they think of your opening sequence idea.

5. How your findings for the above 4 questions will influence your own production... how you will cater to your audience’s needs/desires?

Question I may ask include:

What is your name and age?

What is your favourite genre and why?

What is your most memorable opening sequence to a film and why?

What would you like to see in our opening sequence?

What do you think of the summary given to you about our opening sequence?

Conducting our audience research:

For our audience research we used 5 people and asked the questions listed above,

Opening Sequence Analysis The Orphan

For my second opening sequence analysis I have chosen Orphan

 

 

0.00- AN EXTREME CLOSE UP OF AN EYE APPEARS

0.02- 'DIRECTED BY JAUME COLLET-SERRA' APPEARS IN WHITE SMALL WRITING LAYERED ON TOP OF THE EYE WHILST MASCARA IS BEING APPLIED, THE CAMERA IS SHOOTING THIS UNSTEADLY AS IF IT HAS BEEN SPEEDED UP, WRITING IS STILL THERE THEN LIP GLOSS IS BEING APPLIED WITH A BRUSH AND THE CREDITS JUMPS TO THE TOP OF THE SCREEN .THE COLOUR OF THE IMAGES CHANGES TO NEGATIVE COLOURS.

 

0.08- THE MASCARA BRUSH IS DROPPED AND 'SCREENPLAY BY DAVID LESLIE JOHNSON

STORY BY ALEX MACE' APPEARS ALSO IN WHITE WRITING. FLASHED AGAIN INTO NEGATIVE COLOURS, AND THE POSITION AND SIZE OF THE WRITING STAYS THE SAME.

 

0.16- NAIL VARNISH IS BEING BUT IN A RUSH, JUST BEING SPLASHED ON WITH THE BRUSH THEN 'PRODUCED BY JOEL SILVER

SUSAN DOWNEY

JENNIFER DAVISSON KILLORAN

LEONARDO DiCAPRIO' IS SHOWN, THE IMAGE THEN DISAPPEARS AND THE CREDITS ARE FLICKERED ONTO BLACK AND IN NEGATIVE COLOURS.

 

0.19- 'EXECUTIVE PRODUCER STEVE RICHARDS

DON CARMODY

MICHAEL IRELAND'

THIS IS SHOWN IN NEGATIVE COLOUR

0.22- LIQUID IS POURED OVER HANDS 'DIRECTER OF PHOTOGRAPHY JEFF CUTTER'

 

0.26- 'PRODUCTION DESIGNER TOM MEYER'

IS SHOWN ON SCREEN LAYERED ON TOP OF A BOTTLE OF NAIL VARNISH WHICH IS OPEN, IT THEN IS BROKEN BY SOMEONE STEPPING ON IT

 

0.32- 'FILM EDITOR TIM ALVERSON' APPEARS AFTER A PAINT BRUSH IS SHOWN BRUSHING PAINT ROUGHLY ON A SURFACE, THEN IS FOLLOWED BY PAINT BEING DASHED ACROSS ONTOP, THIS AGAIN IS ALL IN NEGATIVE COLOUR.

 

0.39- A ROSE IS FLICKERED IN NORMAL COLOUR THEN AGAIN IN NEGATIVE COLOUR. PETALS OF THE ROSE DROP ON A BLACK BACKGROUND IN NORMAL COLOUR THEN IN NEGATIVE COLOURS, THIS THEN APPEARS 'MUSIC BY JOHN OTTMAN'

 

0.43- THE CAMERA SWEEPS SLOWLY HORIZONTALLY ACROSS A PICTURE OF THE MAIN CHARACTER THEN FLICKERS TO THE SAME IMAGE BUT IN NEGATIVE COLOUR. 'CO PRODUCER RICHARD MIRISCH

DAVID BARRETT

ERIK OLSEN' FOLLOWS

 

0.45- 'VISUAL EFFECTS SUPERVISOR RICHARD YURICICH' IS SHOWN WHILST IN THE BACKGROUND A PICTURE IS BEING CUT UP.THIS IMAGE AGAIN REPEATES THE PATTERN ESTABLISHED SO FAR AND FLICKERS INTO A NEGATIVE IMAGE OF THE NEXT SET OF CREDITS

 

0.47- COSTUME DESIGNER ANTOINETTE MESSAM

 

0.50- CATSING BY RONNIE YESKEL

 

1.01- THESE NAMES ARE THE NAMES OF THE CASTS MEMBERS VERA FARMIGA

 

1.04- PETER SARSGAARD

 

1.12- ISABELLE FUHRMAN

 

1.19- CCH POUNDER

 

1.21- JIMMY BENNETT

 

1.25- MARGO MARTINDALE

 

1.29- KAREL RODEN

ARYANA ENGINEER

 

1.32- WARNER BROS. PICTURES PRESENTS

 

1.36- DARK CASTLE ENTERTAINMENT

 

1.42- APPIAN WAY

Orphan was released in the UK 7th August 2009, The genre is Mystery/Thriller
Production companies include:

Dark Castle Entertainment

Appian Way

Distribution by:
Optimum Releasing (2009) (UK) (theatrical)
Warner Bros. Pictures (2009) (USA) (theatrical)

First Coursework Ideas

My group has decided on the genre of horror for our opening title sequence. We have also discussed the actual plot of the sequence, some potential ideas, shots and angles and possible location ideas.

 

Opening Sequence Analysis Tears

For my first analysis of an opening sequence I have chosen tears (2006)

This opening sequence straight away establishes the genre by the music being played; the fast picking of stringed instruments works with the drums and a softer violin layered on top to create a well known horror theme tune. Whilst this is being played the credits are shown, each with an echo of the lettering and drops of tears dropping. There is a black background, this stays black but changes to different images, all still black but unrecognisable and unknown to the audience, this shows darkness and additionally could reveal the fear that is associated with most horror films. This is then contrasted with the credits in pure white writing, the idea of coldness and isolation are represented by this colour, which although is an opposite of the representation of black it is still another associated theme related to horror films. The credits are followed by a pitch black screen.

The first character introduced is a young girl, she is seen through a gap in a tree swinging on a string held swing alone, almost as if someone is spying on her. This is a typical horror themed movie scene, as it immediately leaves questions as to why she is alone and why she is there and also what is to happen next.

No dialogue is said but through the use of sound effects (non-diegetic sound), such as when the pale lady who is seen to have committed suicide swings by, there is a loud sound created to frighten the audience watching. The string which hangs the lady is being untied by itself which is a supernatural occurrence, it gives the impression that something is about to occur. The lady is then seen to walk towards the girl this is done using a medium shot, at which point a blip appears on the screen and the little girl is gone, a single heart beat can be heard this emphasises the fear being created within this scene, at the point where she disappears there is a fast scream, followed by a long shot of the lady walking through a forest scene. The twitching movement of this image is another way in which this opening sequence has established the genre well. This creates a hook which

Not only drags the audience in but also leaves them wanting to watch more.

Tears was released in 2006 In USA, The genre is Horror/Mystery

Production companies include:

·  Bermuda Triangle Entertainment

·  Quest Beyond Films

·  Quest Beyond dFX Studios

Distribution by: Bermuda Triangle Entertainment

 

Preliminary Task

The preliminary task involved a continuity task filming and editing a character opening a door, crossing a room and sitting down in a chair opposite another character. They then exchanged a couple of lines of dialogue. We filmed it in a classroom, as it was easily accessible and suitable for the task.


*It should demonstrate match on action, shot/reverse shot and the 180-degree rule.

 

Coursework Introduction

WHAT MAKES A GOOD INTRO?

• It has to entice the audience to apply their full concentration to fully enjoy the film
• The intro should show the Genre/ gist of the film
• The narrative, mood ,tone and atmosphere must be set (in order to grab the attention of the audience)
• It must not show the entire film in the 2 minutes available (dont give it all away)

ROLES OF THE GROUP

• Producer:Brogan Gallagher
• Cinematographer: Rachael Oduala
• Editor: Bradley Clarke