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Me and Emily decided in advance that we don't need to schedule rehearsals because most the shots are pictures and others are just simple actions that the actors can easily do without practising e.g, walking down the street. 

How my research has influenced my planning

The title sequences we chose to research was "The Thing" and "Se7en". These are two completely different films yet are both in the same genre. This was useful to me and Emily because it helped us see different ways in which we could then go on to create ours. Both sequences inspired us by us seeing how they both use close ups, The Thing more than in Se7en. we saw that the thing used lots of extreme close ups so pictures become mysterious. Se7en used a lot of ideology in how it showed one picture but because of the genre, we new it meant something else. So this is what we decided to do. We've planned on using a few simple, innocent pictures but adding either some sound effects behind it or using a filter when editing to add a scary effect. e.g. a shot of a tree put into black and white. 

Neither title sequence use proper music, the thing used just sound effects which, I personally thought added a  really good effect, and Se7en used a few sound effects and a bit of music. we decided not to put any music in but have an audio script of people talking as if there leaving answer phone message. We thought this would be a good effect because it would seem more natural and realistic.

Actors photos




Adam Stock (The Man)

 



Grace Cosnett (The Girl)

 

Time management

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we thought of another few ideas to add as a still picture between various shots.
idea 1- a close of of pills fallen out onto a desk, with the packet behind.
idea 2- ripped pieces of paper and burnt pieces.
idea 3- see the man burning a love letter he wrote to the girl.

Story board so far..

Me and Emily have decided to take photo's for our story board as we thought it would make it more clear and be quicker. Beucase we were un-able to go to the location were the film is set today we decided to do it around colelge and explain what the actual room will be like.

Organisation (Location/Permissions)

Me and Emily decided to shoot the majority of the sequence in Emilys garage. This is for 2 reasons, firstly becuase it suits the genre well and secondsly becuase it makes it easier for me and Emily becuase we dont have to ask permission. We are also planning to film part of the sequence on a walk way, but we will choose a part which isn't outside any ones house or will effect anyone else to limit any possible problems.

Risk Assessment

Potential Danger	Potential Outcomes	Actions taken to avoid potential outcomes	Further Comments
Tripping over ladders or objects within our location e.g. table.	Serious injury, minor injury or concussion	Any possible movement of furniture will be done as well as pushing all objects of no use out of our locations way.	We will all be in charge for this responsibility as it is part of preparing the location for shooting.
Hitting our heads on any low part of the ceiling.	Serious injury, or concussion	Allow hazard signs above to remind the actors and directors who are not familiar with the location of the hazard.	Although a large risk, all the people included within our opening sequence are relatively short and therefore reduce the chance of the hazard.
Easy injury due to hard walls and flooring.	Minor injury or possibly serious injury.	Be careful and cautious of others in the location.	Ensure everyone is aware of the possible problems caused by inappropriate behaviour. Everyone will be responsible for their actions.
Sharp objects to be moved out of the location	Serious or minor injury.	An adult will remove all sharp objects in order to prevent any harm.	My parents will remove the objects to prevent any harm to anyone.
Unable to see where you are as certain corners of the location are dark.	Minor injury	Lights will be put on at all times unless required differently in filming. If lights are switched off, some form of lighting must be available.	Myself and Rosie will be in control of lighting as it is part of the director’s job.
The cold.	Hypothermia	A portable heater will be placed within the location as well as the appropriate clothing for the weather	I will provide the heater for the location.
Fire. (matches)	Burning (minor injury) Dropping them and causing a potential more dangerous fire.	Make sure the match is fully out before dropping them, and them depose of them correctly by letting them cool off before we put them in a bin.	I will take full responsibility of the matches to insure no injuries or damage occurs.
Fire. (candle)	Burning(minor injury) The wax dripping a burning. Keep away from anything that could catch fire.	Make sure when were not filming the candle is out and unable to set off a fire, and when filming the actor near it and holding it is aware of the potential danger.	I will fully inform anybody who needs to use the candle of all the safety precautions beforehand.
The knife	Cutting ourselves.	Beaware that knifes sharp, and handle with care.	I will take full resposibilty of the knife to ensure knowone gets hurt.
Fire. (bonfire)	Burning(major injury) The fire could get out of control.	Make sure everybody around the bonfire is at a safe distance away to avoid being burnt or sparks hitting them. Make sure the fire stays small by not putting too much stuff onto it. Keep water near the fire in case it gets too big.	Emily’s dad will be lighting and controlling the fire whilst we’re filming.

Mood Board

here are just a few ideas for inspiration.

Health and Saftey (film1)

 

HAZARD.	RISK.	CONTROL.
TRIPOD:	Hit someone Trip Over	Pack away before moving Put in a sensible place One person in charge of tripod
WHEELCHAIR:	Trip Over	Pack Away Move out the way
BOX:	Trip Over	Move out the way
PEOPLE IN CORRIDOOR:	Could walk in the way of the camera	Warn people about filming Section off area
DOOR:	Could close on the actor	Use a doorstopper

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Today me and Emily decided it wasnt neccassary for us to follow the 180 degree rule when film and editig as we want the text to become un-easy on the eye. We also decided it would be good to add in a few canted and tilted shots to add an un-easy affect.

Script

We decided we didn't want the people on screen to be talking but instead of music in the background we a wanted people talking like its answer phone messages. This is the script so far...

On screen a range of images and clips will be shown whilst the audio script of various "voice mail messages" are playing. 

Girl

(scared)

 He rung again, I’m scared, I don’t know what to do

The Man

(happily)

You’re perfect I'm so happy I’ve found you

The Girl

*heavy breathing as if she’s panicking...followed by a scream*

The Boyfriend

(worriedly) 

babe, where are you? You haven’t called in days

The Man

(crying)

You’ve ruined everything; I thought you were the one, I’ll get you back for this

*Ambulance sirens*.. 

The Girl

*scream*

The girl

(crying/scared)

 I haven’t got long please, help, I’m in the... no please stop... *screams*

The Boyfriend

(upset)

help police, yes I’d like to file a missing person report...

News reporter

(seriously)

A local park in Worcestershire was closed off tonight due to county police discovering the body of a young girl. The person has not yet been identified as the body was found servile burnt. If you have any information please contact...

Costume and Props

Costume/ Prop Item	Source	Potential Cost	Person in charge
High heels	Grace has shoes	Nil	Grace
Matches	Rosie has matches	Nil	Rosie
Candle	Emily has candles	Nil	Emily
Cloth for gagging	Rosie/Emily	Nil	Rosie/Emily
Scarf/ Goggles	Emily/Adam	Nil	Emily/Adam
Gloves (Latex)	Boots	Maximum £1	Adam
Pictures of Grace	Rosie/Adam/Emily/Grace	Nil	Rosie/Grace
Bonfire	Emily Garden	Nil	Emily
Marsh mellows	Pound Land	Nil	Rosie/Emily
Hammer	Emily	Nil	Emily
Police Tape	Police	?	Rosie/Emily

Characters and Actors

Role	Who?	Contact details
Leg with writing	Grace Cosnett	07821035268 grace98@hotmail.co.uk
Feet walking	“”	“”
Eyes (girl)	“”	“”
Girl in dark room	“”	“”
Hands reaching	Grace Cosnett, Adam Stock, Jess Burton, James Bell
Eyes (man)	Adam Stock	07815187527
Man working	“”	“”
Man hammering	“”	“”

Story line

Today me and Emily met up to think of a story line before thinking about what to do for the title sequence.
we came up with this...
- Man obsessed with fire.
- He easily forms attachments to people with then turns into obsession.
- The girl he forms a strong attachment too counteracts the good deed she did which made him like her.
- The man then torcher the girl with fire in order to create the "prefect" girlfriend figure.
- When he finds she's far from what he portrays as perfect... he kills her.

Target Audience

The target audience we chose to aim our film at is Age 15-19 both boys and girls, any ethnicity, any Sexuality, and any social group. To help me when planning my title sequence I thought it would be best to ask a few of t he people the same age as the target audience we chose to watch the title sequences we watched whilst researching (Se7en and The Thing) and got them to answer a few questions and tell me what they thought of them.

Genre Research Summary

The title sequences I researched were both very gloomy with black backgrounds and other simple, plain colours, the fonts were specialised to match the film title and had a font of its own. The pace of both the title sequences are both slow. In the clips that I've used, they both use non-diegetic sounds. "The Thing"had some 'techno' music behind it and the odd non diegetic sound every now and again. There are no characters shown in either of the title sequences, there's a lot of extreme close ups of various images, with focus pulls as the transitions. In "Se7en" you don't see any of the room around, its just a lot of extreme close ups of what the persona in the the sequence is doing with his hands and various objects around him. in this the lightings quite natural if not a bit dim.The editing in both texts is incredable, theres alot of cuts from one image to another whether it's a still image or a moving one. No Costume was used in either of these sequences becuase no body part other than a hand or 2 was shown. In "Se7en" some props were used when we see the man making some sort of diary or scrap book. There are lots of extreme close ups in both seqiences, in se7en it was to create intensity and in the thing the extreme clsoe ups were there to create a mystery as they were so extreme the image became unclear as to what the object was. This added a good effect to the text becuase it went well with the genre and kept me wondering after, and made me want to watch the rest of the film.

Title Sequence Research 2

The Thing

John Carpenter’s 1982 film, “The Thing” starts out with immediate non diegetic music, a proairetic Code to create intensity, a black screen and presents in a white font “universal pictures”, what the company was the produced it and then goes onto various flashing pictures behind text which lists the actors staring in the film. With each new a name a new image arises. The music then stops and the screen goes black once again, this is for a few mille-seconds, then it starts again, flashing images both still photographs and moving text, with the names of various people who played an important role in creating this film such as the music producer and the screen play, who edited it, director of photography, production manager and Directed by. After this the title comes up on screen with a moving image of a hand behind it trying to grab something. The editing on this part if good because it’s made out like the camera was shaking to add a more intense and scary effect. The screen then goes black like it has done previously but the music continues, leaving the audience with a cliff hanger as to what the point in the hand was and what it has to do with the film.
All the photos and moving images that are in this text are extreme close ups. There’s so zoomed in there made unclear as to what the image actually is. I think this is a good effect because it makes the images seem mysterious and we don’t know whether they have anything to do with the film yet to come. For example there’s a super extreme close up of a spider’s leg, it took me a while to work out what this was. I think this is a good effect and keep the audience watching this interesting and wanting them to watch the rest of the film, which is what the opening sequence is for. This is a Hermeneutic code, as it sets up mystery (Roland Bathes). Every so often behind the music there’s a non diegetic “clanging” sound a few echoes, this adds a good creepy effect which matches the films genre. This is also a proairetic code to show the audience something bad is about to happen.
In this text there’s lots of picture of picture this is good because it shows two images which could both have an important role in the film at the same time, whether its two actions or two images that could create one meaning. There’s lots of focus pulls to change from once picture to another, this is a good effect because it shows all content of the frame but in a more interesting an eye pleasing way.

Title Sequence Research

Se7ven


David Fincher’s American crime/horror, Se7en, clearly shows its genre through its open sequence. During my research I found this is important because this helps the audience get more involved with the film and keep them interested. As the opening sequence this is very important.
The opening credits start out with an extreme close of a book; this could possibly portray the books importance as throughout the title sequence it’s shown a lot. The camera then goes onto an ariel shot of a drawing of hands, which are made out to be quite gruesome. In between each flashing image, whether it’s a photograph or extreme close up filming,which would create the Hermeneutic Code and Proarietic Code to create intensity and mystery(Roland Barthes) there’s a piece of information given about who helped create this film, starting out with the production company and the person who actually produced it. Next it goes on to show who’s staring in the film whilst flashing some pictures of an extreme close up of somebody carving their finger tips off. Immediately from seeing the first 17 seconds of this title sequence we as an audience can tell this film will be spine-tingling. The sequence carries on showing more flashing images this time making them un-clear as to what they are, possibly to cause intensity, Next the title of the film appears in a large font, flashes then moves into a smaller font somewhere else in the frame. The flashing images continue, then moving onto somebody being filmed whilst writing in the book we first see at the beginning of the text. Along-side this we see the other actors names who are featuring in this film appear. There’s then a picture on picture effect, where the man continues to write whilst another image appears on top of it. The man, who’s appeared in the rest of the text, appears again with a close up of his hands cutting up some photographs of something and sticking it into the mysterious book. Once again this content has illustrated this text has a thriller horror. After more flashing images of what people would class as disturbing appear on screen, the text then goes on to showing the important information of who was involved in the major detailing of the text. This tends to be showed chronological order of importance, the most important person being last. Starting off with who was in charge of casting, then onto music and costumes. It then goes onto people who were involved in creating the text in itself, such as editing manager, production designer, director of photography, co-producers, co-executive producers, the writer, who produced it and most importantly the director. Each piece of information is separated by some sort of flashing image whether it’s a still photo or moving text.
Whilst all this is happening, behind the images and given information about the film, there’s non-dietetic music. This could be classed as “techno”. On top of this music it the occasional creepy sound such as doors creaking and people screaming. Right at the end of the sequence there’s a man who says “you got me closer to god” this could be interpreted as someone’s been killed, which goes along with the theme of the film.
In this opening sequence the majority of camera shots are extreme close ups, this is because close ups create anxiety. There are no shots of the persons face or body, purely just his hands and the objects he’s holding, this also could be to create nervousness, and leave the audience wondering who this mystical person is. All the way through this text there are a humongous amount of cuts, from one picture to another, this creates a intense effect.