Post 5a: Macro/Micro analysis of an opening sequence from your genre.

Here you have a video of me explaining the opening seen of The Dilemma, it this clip I will be talking about sound, camera work and editing.

 

This next viedo clip will be me explaing the same areas but for the opening sequence of the 21 jump street>

MAIN Post 5 - Title Timeline.

The time line below is for rush hour 3 which I did with Jordan as it enabled us to be able to get and understanding as a group.

MAIN Post 4b - Narrative / Character Research

To help me I had to research how to make a character that the audience would relate to and how to make them realistic. I found a website that helped be with all of this and allowed me to create my characters. The link is below:-

http://www.writing-world.com/screen/film3.shtml

MAIN Post 4a - Plot Development

MAIN Post 4 - Group Meeting

We thought that we need a group meeting to be able to get all our views across and be able to agree on what type of action comedy we will be making. One of the things we discussed as a group was that our opening sequence wouldn't be your typical car chase and fighting but we would make the actions side more realistic and at points funny.

After we discuss about the type of action comedy we want we went onto the idea stage, the ideas that we come up with was: -

• Party.
• Teenagers.
• Out of control.
• People missing and one death.

We put all these ideas together to get that it would be a teenage girl who had a party which is a large party to gain popularity and be known around school, but there is a twist where people get drunk and out of control and people go missing and one dies. The story line is two girls waking up and trying to remember the night before and trying to deal with the death and find the missing friends.

MAIN Post 3a: Further look at opening sequences

I have decided to do some research into title sequences. This time I have chose to look at title sequences of a comedy to help me get an understanding of how a comedy title sequence works.

The first title sequence that I am going to look at is Hot Fuzz, the reason I have chosen to look at Hot Fuzz is because the film is a comedy-action film.

I found out:

 

• That Hot Fuzz used the characters to show that it was going to be an action film with a comedy element.
• It also showed who made the films and who was associated with the film at the beginning.
• Fast, up beat music to set the genre of the film.
• It portrays that they are police officers as well thought the outfits.
• Action.

Below is the video of the opening sequence of Hot Fuzz.

The second title sequence that i have chosen to research and investigate is The Dilemma because I feel that i will be able to get a lot of good information from the clip to help me make my title sequence. This is what i found:-

• I found that the music was helping the situation as it was helping to bring across the comedy element.
• They just took clips from the film and edited them together to create a small story to show what the film is about.
• Good clear link between the characters and the way that they will work together and the type of comedy the film is.
• Names are the last thing in the title sequence.
• Brought me into the film as it is making me laugh and i want to know how the twist ends and I want to see the rest of the film to see if there is another funny moments.

Below is the title sequence for The Dilemma.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By me doing this research i have realise how big Hollywood film companies make the title/open sequence and have now got more of an understanding of how to make my own. 

MAIN Post 3: Research into Opening Sequence Designs

For my research I looked at two Kyle Cooper interviews, whilst I was watching theses interviews I took some notes of how to make a good opening scene, what it should included.

My notes:

• Lead into the film.
• Set an expectation.
• Should make you forget about everything else.
• Link it to your films genre. (For example in sevens Kyle Cooper made the opening sequence around a cereal killer by taking shots of hand writing notes and images on the tables and walls for instance.)
• If you can smash a glass for example instead of editing it.
• Make the title sequence inspire other people into making there own title sequence or film or get them excited about media and talking about media.
• Study your idea's.
• Experiment with different idea's.
• Help people get an understanding of the film by telling them the back story of the film. 

By me watching these interviews I have been able to get a better understanding of what a title sequences are there for as I first thought that a title sequence was there just to show the actor, producers etc. Now me and the group should be able to create a title sequence that is of a very high standard as we have tips and idea's of how to make a title sequence.

http://www.watchthetitles.com/articles/00170-Kyle_Cooper_interview_pt_1_2
http://www.watchthetitles.com/articles/00184-Kyle_Cooper_interview_pt_2_2

Here we have two links that will allow you see part one and part two of the interviews of Kyle Cooper.