Media Trip

          *Lots of small things can add up and get you better marks.

 

What is the task: Titles and Openings

 

 

1. Up to 3 minutes long.

Planning = 20 marks

Construction = 60 marks

Evaluation = 20 marks

 

2. Time frame and equipment

 

*Build your skills

*Build your research

*Build your planning

*Give enough time to shoot and edit

*Keep evidence throughout the task

 

3. Blog

 

*Look at other people's blogs

*Evidence

*Trial and error aspects

-Sound

-Camera

-Editing

-Foley

 



1. What does a film opening actually look like?
2. What do you need to know about titles?

"The titles and openings of a film task"

                                                                                    IMPORTANT
*Genre
*Narrative (enigma) } People may choose a film because of its  genre. How do you
*Character establish the genre? What give the
*Atmosphere genre away?
*Setting

-Do not try to tell too much in the opening sequence
-What enigmas are being set up?
-Any character trates being set up?
-Atmosphere? Soundtrack?
-Are your actors convincing?

1. Start general
2. Home in on specifics
3. Make your research focussed and relevant

www.artofthetitle.com

Student Opening - The Edge

Target audience - Peers (us), main character is a teenager. Uses roller blades and fast action.

Titles are placed in an intresting form and people acntually take notice of them.

Parrallel Sound - represents what we see and feel.

Pace works really well. Slow at beginning. No use of diagetic sound. Sets/builds up pace for the rest of the film. Titles went away too quickly. Music fits genre. Titles look professional. Taregt audience mainly men, Tranisitions are clear. Considers the task that is set.

Student Opening - Reflection

C close up, good camera shots, panning shot
L natural lighting
A very convincing, adults, older
M natural make up
P phone, tea, police badge
S a house, convincing and realistic

T
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P very slow paced

P parrallell sound
O on screen knock on the door
D
C
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N non diegetic soundtrack
S didn't vary enough, mysterious

Notes:
More of a soap than a film e.g. TV drama.
Not enough enigma gives things away.
Genre needs to be more obvious.
Confusing narrative.
No titles, they were not used appropriatlety.
His black costume, her light costumes - good.
Good use of foley.
Use of a logo, more realistic.
Dialouge makes sense and is convincing.
Piano.
The cuts are good and in sync.
Protagonist and antagonist introduced.