Opening title sequence - final from feedback

Final Opening Title Sequence

Preliminary Task

In our preliminary task we chose to conform and break the 180 degree rule. This was because we wanted to see the effects of it being broken for ourselves, to understand the relevance of the rule and also to potentially see if this effect would be useful in our opening title sequence. This however didn't work too well, as it broke the seamless flow of the edits but was a useful exercise to learn from. The 180 degree rule applies to the angle which the camera is shot at, shot reverse shots require the 180 degree rule which involves using one side of the couple and filming on just that side. This prevents jump cuts, which can vaguely be seen at the end of our task where the broken 180 degree rule was applied.

We have also realised that with a tight frame, the action seems to happen faster. In my opening sequence I will either need to slow down the action if using a tighter frame, or make sure the frame is wider in order to create a perfect scene.

My contribution during the construction of our media product

My contribution to our opening title sequence - Kelly Simpson on PhotoPeach

shot list

Shotlist

Location	Scene	Shot	Description
Set up studio in the art room	1	1	Close up of the man lighting a match
Set up studio in the art room		2	Medium close up as he begins to take off his coat
Set up studio in the art room		3	Medium close up as he goes to hang up his coat
Set up studio in the art room		4	Close up as he hangs it
Set up studio in the art room		5	Close up of the man getting out a record and turns his back to wipe the screen
Set up studio in the art room		6	Close up of him taking his shoes off
Set up studio in the art room		7	Close up as he loosens his tie
Set up studio in the art room	2	1	Over the shoulder shot of him writing
Woodland area		2	Close up on girls hair
Set up studio in the art room		3	The man opens a briefcase
Woodland area		4	Close up of the girls eyes, the eye line matching with the mothers
Set up studio in the art room	3	1	Close up of the writing as the plan gets revealed
Woodland area		2	Close up of the mother and daughter holding hands
Set up studio in the art room		3	Close up of the briefcase as the man lifts up pictures of the girl
Woodland area	4	1	Medium close up as the girl lets go of the mothers hand
Set up studio in the art room		2	Medium close up as the man strokes a sculptors face
Woodland area		3	Long shot as the girl runs towards the tree.
Set up studio in the art room	5	1	Over the shoulder shot changing focus
Woodland area		2	Medium long shot as the girl peaks out from behind the tree
Set up studio in the art room		3	Over the shoulder close up of the man picking up the photo
Woodland area		4	Close up of the girls face

Storyboard

Storyboard for Opening Title Sequence

For my story board I have created an 18 shot summery of the main shots I plan to use in my title sequence. These shots I have drawn include the look and feel of the shot as it shows the angle and size which each shot needs to be. There are many close up shots on my story board. This is because in order to create the tension and suspense needed in a thriller film, there needs to be a sense of enigma and mystery. Therefore close up shots are good for revealing teasers of the character, without giving away their full identity. 
I have sketched the shots in detail and labelled each shot in the order which I plan to edit them to. This gives a general idea of what my final opening title sequence will look like.
However, during the filming we were unable to access some of the props needed and better ideas came to mind during the filming, therefore small elements of the storyboard were altered in order to create the best opening title sequence possible.

Location Recce

 Our first location was taken place in the art department. This was because of the old furniture and surroundings which created a vintage effect and fitted the theme of film as it was set in the 1960's. We also found that the room could become quite dark if we shut down all the blind, which was useful as we intended to have candles and shadows which create mystery and are conventions of thriller movies. We also needed enough room to set up, and we found that in this room we had enough space in order to shoot or footage with artificial lighting. We used a dado light to enhance the shadows, lighting and silhouette the character. This room also gives us access to many plug sockets around the room, enabling us to move the lighting into any place which we wanted.

We also filmed our opening sequence in a woodland area on a rainy day so that we could capture the welly boots, in the mud. This was important as the wellies were used to cannote a sense of youth. We also chose these woods as there are areas of space which lead to small pathways and thick trees. This gave us the space to set up the equipment and still capture our shots in narrow footpaths. We also wanted to show the girl hiding behind a tree, this was a useful location as the trees were thick enough to completely hide the young girl. We used a reflectable in natural light in order to create a brighter, but realistic setting. This was important as we wanted to enhance the girls face in a natural way as this cannotes innocence and vulnerability.