Preliminary task

10. Titles

In the opening sequence of a film you are presented with the production and distribution logo first. The cast then crew appear afterwards in order of importance. A good example of this title structure is the sixth sense, where you see Hollywood pictures and spyglass entertainment at the beginning going then cast, then crew.

The appearance of these titles are interesting due to them being a very basic cosmic sans font whilst fading in and out from a black background they create an eerie, tense atmosphere for the spectator. However, I don't think this would be an appropriate way to superimpose our titles on the screen as we only have the time scale of 2 minutes to make it and the black screen would lose us marks.

10. Casting

The Main Character

We decided to cast Jacob as our main character because we felt that it would be better if this character was male. We made this decision because stereotypically, male characters are the antagonists in Thriller films. We also thought about the fact that females are generally seen as weaker and more vulnerable, so the character that plays 'The Victim' will be female. Furthermore, Jacob is the main character because we thought that a male dominant Opening Sequence would challenge other stereotypes of Thriller film. 

The Victim

We decided that I should play the part of the victim because we felt it would be better if this character was female. We also thought about the way that the characters had to be dressed in order to enhance our marks when it comes to Mise en Scene, and this decision fit the best. 

The Schoolgirl

Finally, we decided that Toni should play the part of the schoolgirl(passer by) that we see in the middle of the Opening Sequence and who sends the Main Character into a spiral of thought about his previous decisions. We made this decision based on filming timings, and Mise en Scene (when it comes to both characters and settings).



11. Titles

7. Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?

This is my preliminary task:

This is my Final openign sequence:

I have looked back at my preliminary task and compared it to my final opening sequence. Im going to address the issues about the two and how i have improved my skills.

The first noticeable problem was continuity, this is an editing technique which i believe is improve through practice. In this clip you see a shot reverse shot of me drawing on a piece of paper, when the shot reverse's to reveal the Ben's reaction and goes back to the original shot, the camera positioning changes and the speed in which I'm drawing speeds up. This is an easy mistake to make, you have to have a clear outline of what your trying to achieve in post production
in order to get the shots you need to be seamless.
I believe this is a good example of a continuity edit in my final draft. Here you can see my main protagonist putting on his jumper despite the frame changing twice when his top half is revealed his jumper is in a logical position in terms of how much time has passed. This shot reverse shot doesn't change angle or speed of pan because i cut the shot in post production this is a good technique to pull of great cut-in, axil cut. 

Final Anamnesis (Final)

Here's our finished opening sequence:

Feedback questionnaire results

Here are my questionnaire results. As you can see we met the audiences expectation of the film. They asserted its genre as a thriller as well as enjoying it. Most found the underwater shoot most aesthetically pleasing and thought mise-en-scene could have been improved. Over half of the people who took the questionnaire were seventeen and found it easy to understand, this leads me to believe our target audience is just about the right age to understand its depth. This is supported by most of the people answering yes to there age reflecting their opinion. They all found camerawork, mise-en-scene and the soundtrack their favourite.