Production Logo

 

(1) basically we have gone for the simple idea of the logo our initials we have kept the logo fairly simple. however we have brought to our attention the colour of the font on our logo. looking at other logo they dont tend to have so many different colours.

(2) After debating on the certain points mentioned above we decided to keep the scheme black and white. also it reflects professionalism where as different colours are related to a kind of childish production.

Codes and conventions of a title sequence

• Details of Cast and Crew
• The film's Title
• An Introduction to character or a character type
• Indication of place
• Indication of Historical period
• Information regarding mood and tone
• Introduction to signature theme tune
• Information about Genre
• Questions that the viewer find intriguing
• Patterns and type of editing that will be echoed in the remainder of the film.
• Mise-en-Scene and cinematoraphy that will be echoed or elaborated upon later in the film.

Distrabution Company Openings

To decide which company would be most likely to produce our film, we researched well known films of the same genre and discovered which company produced there film.
Sexy Beast (2000): RPC (Recorded Picture Company), FilmFour, Kanzaman

Get Carter (1971): MGM (Metro Goldwyn-Mayer British Studios)

Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998): Summit Entertainment, Steve Tisch Company, SKA films.

The Krays (1990): Fugitive TV productions, Fugitive Features, Parkfield Entertainment

Gangster No.1 (2000): FilmFour, Pagoda Films, Road movies production

The General (1998): J&M, Merlin Films

Snatch (2000): Columbia Pictures Corporation, SKA Films

Layer Cake (2004): Sony Pictures Classic, Marv Films

Face (1997): BBC Films, British Screen Productions, Daigoro Face Prodcutions

On reviewing this information, it is likely that an independent film studio would be the most likely option to produce our film.This company would most likely be FilmFour, as it has produced two British gangster films in the past.
We could also go down the route of making our own production company, but we are still considering this as it would mean a lot more work.

Chosen Typography

Font is Academic M54 and is from www.Dafont.comT

 This is the font we chose.

TYPOGRAPGY

This is the idea we are realisticly looking for. This is a well known film and we are not                            looking to imitate this font but find a similar font.

Typography

I particularly like this font due to the letters being a bit scratched and ruff. This may be trying to relate to the film in the way of not everything being all nice and clear and might relate to a bad feel.

  This is more sleaker than the font above basically i was kind of looking at the same idea of the texted being slighlty cracked and broken this giving off the same feel of something not being all good and nice.

                                                   

This is one of my favourates simply for the reason of it being incorparating the scratched text as seen beore but also the 'p' and the 'r' have crosees relating to things like an ambulance or even a cross which is sometyimes used in sketches to present someone being dead.

PRODUCTION BRIEF

PRODUCTION BRIEF

To create the titles and opening of a new fiction film

Project name: Spencer

Length: [Yet to be decided, Once storyboarding has taken place we will know]

Deadline: Friday 11th February

Group members: Danny, Ola, Shaun

Roles: Danny - [Yet to be decided]

Shaun - [Yet to be decided]

Ola - [Yet to be decided]

Narrative plot: The title sequence would center around one gangster and his security guards and follow his dealings in the underworld.

Target audience: 18+ We would aim for the 21 - 35 age range. As the film would contain swearing and violent scenes.

Publishing suggestions: We belive it would be good to market our production as a summer blockbuster and release it around June/July time

Comparable products: Goodfellas, The Godfather, Scarface

How to test if Successful: We would use surveys to get audience feedback and depending on the amount of negative or positive feedback we receive, we would made a decision to change aspects.

Generic codes and conventions:

Resource constraints: As we are students money will be a factor that we need to keep an eye on, this film will be made on a tight budget and we will improvise where we can. In addition to this we will have to keep a eye on time spent on the production but we do not want this to effect the final production.

NEED TO COMPLETE

Walk through of our production

[scene starts]

Walks into building

Man approaches him

Man whispers in year

Spencer pushes notes into mans top pocket

Spencer walks through double doors

A screaming women approaches Spencer and grab his hand

Spencer's Protectors push her away

Spencer walk into a room and removes coat

[this is first time we see Spencer's face]

Spencer pulls out a gun

[scene ends in darkness with the sound of a gun shot]

NB: We will add the finer detail when we complete the story board and annograms

journal 7/12/2010

Today we decided to plan our title sequence and come to an agreement of what we want to happen and how we can adapt it. We concluded on a british gangster film and discussed the production brief. 

Se7en [class essay]

 

Mise-en-scene
A title sequence is the first thing the audience sees when the film starts, this being that it is very important that it gives of a first good impression. Within the film Se7en there are many things to consider in its title sequence, one of which being the mise-en-scene. Throughout this truly chilling title sequence there is no exterior or landscape shown which automatically leaves the audience with lots of questions in relation to the background information; the basic facts an average audience member would expect to know. We see a constant close up of the characters hands, never their face or body. Although we can see clearly sharp objects being used and there movement is very much the focus when they are involved in the frame. There are many different props used throughout the sequence which include: sharp objects, pen, paper, needle and thread and many old photos. Throughout the entire sequence the colour remains desaturated which we can only interpret as it having some relation to the forth coming events about to take place later on in the movie. The whole title sequence is film in a dark light setting, this suggests that the life is being drained out of the film this is also linked to how the character treats his victims. The final thing that sticks out in the sequence is that various things are highlighted in the props such as “homosexual” and “Transsexual” as well as cutting out the name “GOD” out of a clipping, to perhaps show the theme of religious belief and the connection to the person in the sequence; also the precision the person in the sequence has cold possibly be giving the audience an insight into the characters personality.
Purpose and character
From the close-ups we can’t tell what or where the location is, but we can guess that it is in a confined room. The reason why I think this is because the person who is making this book doesn't want anybody to know about it. I thought that the location was very secretive, and because the shots were so close to his hands and almost zoomed in on everything it makes you feel almost claustrophobic; which I think helped to make it feel eerie and scary. I also thought that the person was a man from the look of his hands. From this title sequence I think that he was trying to get rid of his identity by scraping off his finger prints, which made me feel really uncomfortable because it was an image I really didn't like. This suggests that he could be a serial killer and has planned things through to not get caught also this person seems to know what they are doing. There are images of dead people and it looks like he is creating a scrapbook which he has put the picture in but we aren't sure what the scrapbook is of. I also thought that he would have been a perfectionist because everything was done with his own hands and it clearly showed that he took time and care with his work and it was obviously thoroughly planned, I could tell this from the way everything seemed so precise, he seems to document his work very obssessively, but with patience. I thought that the person was religious, because they cut out a piece of a dollar bill that had the word ‘God’ written on it and also at the end of the title sequence the song ended with ‘gonna get me closer to God’, this made me think that they are killing people for their deadly sins and that they were killing for God. He crosses out words such as "transsexual" which also makes me think that he is religious. I got the idea that it was the seven deadly sins because there are two 'sevens' in the title and because the first shot after the title sequence says 'monday' which could explain one of the sevens.
Cinematography
'Seven' title sequence uses a lot of extreme close ups, this is used to create tension for the audience as it makes you feel very uncomfortable and it puts you in discomfort. Also all of these shots are still, we are only able to see the movement of the peoples body features and some of the objects. Due to the fact of these extreme close ups being still we are unable to see the surroundings and where everything is set, this is to create a big mystery which people may want to reveal by watching the whole film. Most of the lighting in this title sequence is dull; this is to create a scary and an unpleasant atmosphere. Not only the lighting is dull but also the colours included are rather dark such as brown, black, dark blue, grey. These colours give the whole title sequence a very unpleasant effect. Rays of light have been used for the main features and objects to stand out. Some of the photographs are very shaky as well as lightning has been added to them, this is to create a more unpleasant effect towards the audience, as this type of effect may reflect a scary storm at night. Fast pace has been also included to flick through a lot of things creating excitement towards the movie, leaving the audience wanting more. This title sequence also includes flashes of red which create an effect of danger. Layering is one of the things that has been used but not so much, it shows photographs fading out onto other photographs. The letters and numbers are hardly visible as a flash has been added to them which creates a mysterious side of the film. Looking at just cinematography you are able to get an idea of what the film may be about and the uses of cinematography are very strong as they create different emotions towards the audience leaving them wanting to see more, and that is the main aim of the title sequence.
Sound
The sound of the title sequence creates a disturbing feel. At the beginning it shows the character preparing to sleep, a clicking sound is used as the background which could be connoting a ticking clock counting down, showing that it is a countdown for something that is going to happen. In the sequence the character is crossing out words and pictures, every time he crosses something out you hear a scratchy screechy sound. This could be implying that the things he is crossing out are his next victims, as the screeching sound could be the person screaming and the scratchy sound could be the way they are killed. By putting this disturbing sound track in the background of the sequence with the close up images it creates a sense of confusion, as the audience has to take in the creepy sound and the glimpses of images together trying to make sense of them both at the same time.

Richard Morrison

Richard Morrison

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SE7VEN

In class we watched the title sequence for the film Seven. We were them separated into groups and was told to look at specific features; which in my case was cinematography. Cinematography is the use of lights and camera choices when recording images. In laymen terms the act of making a film.

     As soon as the title sequence starts you notice that all of the camera shots are very close up it is as if the director is trying to intensify the image being portrayed and allowing the viewer to see in extreme detail what is happening. Not only is this deep focus on shots it is also on specific things in the image like the text. During an image of a dollar bill; the word ‘’God’’ is very clear to see. My opinion on this is that its almost as if the director wants to give clues about the film; like by shooting a close up of God it allows the audience to think straight away that the film may have something to do with some sort of religion; thus drawing the audience by getting them involved. The director has already achieved the point of engrossing the audience as a result causing them to be interested in the film. This use of close up shots also is like trying to create an intense environment, which these shots do really well and gives you the idea that the film isn’t a adventure or a romance story but something more serious and chilling. For me the shots make me feel claustrophobic; like an uncomfortable feeling which I believe is the effect the title sequence creator was actually looking to do. Furthermore it isn’t only the shots that make this good title sequence it is also the use of the lighting in the sequence. What is noticed is that the screen is very darkened which along with the shots creates a very mysterious atmosphere. Like mentioned previously mentioned if this film was a romance the audience will see a bright selection of lighting however, where as this film is a thriller the use of dark lighting sets the scene incredibly well because straight away the audience relates the darkness of light with fear and an unknowing sense of what is going to happen or what is going on. 

Continuity Sequence

Continuity Sequence

We was given a task to make a continuity sequence which included specific shots such as match on action, following the 180 degree rule and the reverse shot.

Me and Shaun worked together to produce a video about an alien encounter as you can see above. We came across some issues one being the use of our school enviroment because of other students it was very teadious for us to wait for students to clear the corridor. The sequence went fairly well with the verbal assistance of our stand in for our missing member of group in a whole it was good.