Final Opening Sequence

Animatic

This is are animatic of are storyboard of what will be happening in are opening sequence.

3 - what kind of media instituion might distribute your media product and why?

In this Video the cast of Missed Call got asked the question:

what kind of institution would distribute your media product and why?

2 - How does your media product represent particular social Groups

In this video the Cast of Missed Call talk about:

How does your media product represent particular social Groups?

1 - In What way does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?

In this video the cast of Missed Call talk about:

In what way does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?

6 - what have learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?

There has been a lot of preparation with are opening sequence it first started with are animation logo 'lost dog' . we would use photoshop to make it, it was interesting to use the tools of it and explore different types of ways to use it, but we wanted to make the animation look as professional as it could , but we struggled with it at first as we didn't know the best way to do it, but then after messing around with it for a bit we then made the decision of the name and the logo that came with it. As you see from these pictures we decided to have the dog flicker and change colour as it would show the dog adapting to his lonely life and also the blue represents a sad emotion.

I really enjoyed the editing process of the project as even though there was much to do and the editing took a long time to make perfect with , shots, editing, sound etc. but it was very fun as it was are creation and we could make it are own. Sound was one of the things that we included in the project, we would use narration to highlight lines from the opening sequence. At first it was a diffcult to make the recording begin as there were a few steps to record, but as we got used to it. it became handy in the film.

Premiere Pro was very useful for are project as it allowed us to use video shots from are camera, Also i liked how the program could provide you with everything in order to make a film, for example they had a thing where you could make titles for your film and you could place where you wanted to, showing us the frame, and you could use the font in order to make it fit to your genre, instead of going to another site, they had all the things you needed.

Also we came across some problems with Youtube, one of these was the copyright issues with are opening. as we couldn't use music that was copy written. so we were struggling to find music that would be fine to use and also something that would fit with are film, but then we got samples of music from are desktop and we actually ending using music from this and worked very well in are opening sequence. This song was called - Not a Chance.

because of technological convergences we can use sites like blogger this gives us the platform to present are work and embed the codes from youtube in order to put all are work on here with a formal presentation behind it. Also it allows different programs to be allowed on its website. e.g. i can use videos from youtube. Write about it and use screenshots next to it to explain in more detail.

5 - How did you attract your audience

In are opening sequence we looked at giving the audience a sense of tension when watching it. As are film is a thriller based film we didn't want to give away the plot straight away that's why as you see in the opening sequence there's establishing shots and characters are shown but you don't know there super objective of there film. e.g.

I feel because are film is thriller based we wanted a atmosphere in the opening sequence that would excite them, as the shots that we decided to put in the opening sequence are very pulling. in a way that you don't know the story behind them.

More specifically i feel that are target audience would be males that have the age between 15-30, the reason i feel this is because the film is quiet violent in certain scenes a couple examples is:

when Ryan (Fraser) is holding gun 

This is a example of violence in the film i feel when the target audience sees this shot, they will be intrigued to find out what he will do with the victim on the floor, as the audience would know by now that this the bad guy from the past shots, so they know that he's up to know good.

Another shot here and this shows Fraser with a bat towards Aaron neck threatening him to keep his mouth shut, this is quiet an intense scene already and adding the bat to the scene makes it more violent, but this is the sort of thing are target audience would enjoy, as it sets a perfect mood for a thriller based film.

this makes the audience ask questions and we want this as we want them to carry on watching. I feel that are music really adds tension to are opening sequence as with every shot the music is in beat and i feel this adds suspense as its quiet a loud ping sound also its quiet calm with the sequence this relates to the film adulthood in this scene you would see the camera  zooming into shots that, the audience wouldn't understand and we wanted that feeling as i feel when its thriller based the audience should always be asking questions.

This is the audio of the opening sequence Missed Call 

4 - who would be the audience for your media product

Target Audience Of The Film Missed Call

   For are film 'Missed Call' we wanted to make sure that the audience was entertained not only with the plot of the film but also the target audience could relate to the establishments and the characters.

We felt that because are actors of the film are all teenagers, it would only make sense for the target audience to be 15-30, We felt this would be are target audience as in the film you would see the characters doing stuff that are target audience could understand more then a more elderly audience. Also i feel that the audience would be more for a british audience and would i feel, be more successful in are country as scenes from are film e.g. the shot from above shows the two characters in costume and a environment that would be more suitable for a british citizen, as its more relatable and from this scene its a mugging so audience could understand the situation more.

However i think in more detail it would appeal to teens and people in there early twenties. because the film shows issues that could entertain them. violence, gangs etc. Also we want the film to have icons from it people that the audience can see as sort of hero, someone to look up to, so Aaron (played by me) can be a main character that the audience like. The character shown above is Trevor, he was the main character of Kidulthood and had the same role as Aaron is are film. at the end of the film he is murdered and audiences didn't like this as he had the characteristics of a leader a black male who has control. this is what we wanted in are film.

7 - what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to full product?

            

Preliminary Task Compared to are Film Missed call has some huge changes as with the preliminary we were getting used to the camera experimenting what effects we could use what angles we could get and what effect we could get with the shots. As it was are first try practicing with a camera you can see there mistakes within the film,

One of the mistakes that we made was this one. In this shot you see the main character in the close-up but at the back you see a person who's not supposed to be in the shot also you can see the tripod, this is bad as if this was a shot for are film this would be shown as sloppy and unprofessional, it also would get rid of the realism of the film and the plot. You can also can see this in the second shot underneath, as you can see the teacher in this shot is obviously not meant to be in this shot but we didn't look back at the footage to see this, so not it looks lazy and this also ruins the feeling of the scene if this was to be are actual thing. Even though we know that the teacher shouldn't of been there, we could maybe got away with it, maybe people could think that he was meant to be in the shot but in the next shot the teacher is not in it. so this now confuses the audience and now is a obvious mistake.

another example of a mistake is right at the end josh says 'I'm am sorry for this ' this is followed by a gun shot however we didn't have any sound effects in order to show that he is shot instead it ends with a awkward movement with the gun killing the mood of the scene. Instead we have some make the sound of the gunshot with there voice this wouldn't suit the genre of the film as it would kill all tension the scene.

Originally in are opening sequence at the end of the scene we show the character Oscar get shot, we would use a sound effect of a gun in order to make this more obvious that he got shot. however we knew that this was an option we decided to not have a sound effect of a gun as we felt it would be more fitting for are genre, thriller. to not have a audio sound of a gun we wanted the audience to question whether the character was alive or not.

In are Preliminary Task we used no music sometimes you don't need to use music in order to build tension in the scene, but in are preliminary we didn't use any sound or audio, this made the scene seem boring and plain, especially for a thriller based film you would have to have music i feel you should as it sets the mood for the scene. But as you see from this picture we used music, this song is called 'Not a Chance' this song was very good for the opening sequence, as its the sort of music that would fit the opening sequence. the way i describe this song its like a silent song but you knew it was there. with every transition of a shot it would make a intimidating ding, which would keep the audience interested.

These are the shots we used in the film, i feel that these are just some examples of are opening sequence shows the difference of levels of the shots, i feel in the preliminary film, you see basic shots that have no meaning behind them, also no establishing shots are shown, this gets the audience bored and doesn't interest them to watch more.

This shot is a over shoulder shot, showing mysterious figures in the distance and a boy with a hoodie on walking past them, we used this shot to bring tension to the scene.

 In this Shot it shows a panning shot of objects bringing questions into the audiences mind wandering where is this?

Establishing shot of the house that the boy is being held

Another establishing shot to build tension in the opening sequence.

Another Over shoulder shot of a man with a gun in his hand and the boys blurred legs in the distance.

Close up to the phone that shows Aaron calling the boy that is on the ground, we hope this shot gets the audience questioning who is this boy? why is he captured? and what is the whole beef of these Boys?

Practice Video Shots

Skateboard Practice Clip

In this clip you see a in focused shot of the person riding a skateboard, this one worked perfectly as the frame of the shot was crisp and you could see the detail of the shot, However before this we tried this shot we would try it but the person riding the skateboard was not in focus so for a film this would be shown as unprofessional.


Clock Practice Shot

We would struggle with height with this shot as we wanted it looked steady and professional, at the start the clock was too high and the camera would not be tall enough making it look like a low angle but we then moved the clock and moved the camera in order for it to be as the level. We would use a focus pull for this as i felt the blurred shot would bring a eery feel to the shot.



Low angle Bottle and Legs

In this shot we used a focus pull , this being of a bottle and a leg, this would show the bottle being in focus then smoothly changing to the leg, i feel this was are most successful shot as the shot was smooth and the transition of the bottle to leg worked well

Phone

In this shot we used a Fig rig this would allow us to move with the camera without it looking ruff, in this shot we decided to use the fig rig, walking away from the phone, i feel we could of done this better with the phone as i felt that we could of used the movement slower as i felt we rushed with the shot, this would of failed in a thriller genre as it wouldn't build tension in a scene

Shooting Schedule

Casting

Casting

JAY JOHNSON - AARON 

JOSH WOOD - OSCAR

                                      RYAN ANDERSON - RICKY

JACK HICKS - FRASER

Target Audience (REVENGE)

                                                      Target Audience    

I feel that are film 'REVENGE' has a target audience more for the males that have an age of 25 years old to 15 years. This is more suitable for the male audience as its more action packed and shows themes in the film that is for more of the male gender. Also the film will be rated15 as it has elements of violence in scenes and can be sensitive to the viewer. Obviously women can watch it the problem is the ideas that we have for the film could be seen to the female audience as to violent and gruesome Also in the film there are no main female characters so there no characters they can understand or relate to. This film is not suitable for the ages of 12 and below and the environment of the film can be chilling and scary for the  children eyes also the setting is suppose to relate to teens of England. We looked at examples of thrillers that were similar to are film that had the same target audience. The franchise of Kidulthood and Adulthood caught my attention as this film had the themes and thriller violence of what are film with have involved Also the main characters were males which are film with have as well. Are film is based around a Uk audience as the dialogue and setting is based in the location however the theme of revenge i see as universal so could be entertaining to other countries.

          

       

                   

Font Use

Font Use

         There was a huge selection of fonts to use from. one of the sources that we used was 'Dafont' this had many different styles of wording and interesting fonts that we could use in are production adverts and film.

I felt this font was suitable for my genre and target audience as i saw it as quiet bold and if it was to be used with a bold color the font would stand out. Also i feel that the font could symbolize to the audience the genre that where trying to get across.

When looking at fonts I came across a font called Gang Wolfik I felt this was different to Rhum banane as It brought a abstract feel to the production opening sequence, however we thought a crazy title would be different and appeling for the beginning.

Boom Box was a interesting font, as it was bold and spaced out when it came to the actual text I feel this would be good as it looked Big and spaced out it would defiantly get the audiences attention especially if it was used with a bright colour. 

Zombie Land Opening Sequence

ZOMBIELAND: OPENING SEQUENCE 




I looked at examples of title sequences to have more of a understanding of how opening titles are presented and the certain order that one must be in. I chose the film zombieland as i felt the effects that they use to create the atmosphere of the film is very effective and the order that they put the titles in. A thing that caught my eye was the way that the titles would flow with the action that is going around them. one example was at the end when the title 'ZOMBIELAND' appeared the man used the bat smashing a window making the title disappear with the window.

Above is the opening sequence for Zombieland. 

                                     

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Lost Dog sequence

Lost Dog Production

                                            

 The Name of are Production is called Lost Dog. the logo animation consists of a Dog who walks in whilst the Text fades in, these words are positioned above and below the logo which in positioned in the centre. Then the animation has a sound, which is a dog howling this could insinuate that are production is a Thriller based  as the howling can be seen as gripping and spine chilling. We used a sharp font with showing the production titles with a white colour this really stands out with the audience getting there attention. this was followed by the dog changing colour to a navy blue we chose this blue symbolising the emotions of  a thriller positive and negative.We chose Lost Dog as we felt a Dog was a strong figure but is a dependent creature and the animation. where the dog is howling I feel is very powerful to the audience and relates to a thriller genre.

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