- nicholasandrewhalls says: (Edit)Why does it matter that his identity has been revealed? If that’s the ‘primal stakes’ driving your story, it’s 100% necessary that they’re made clear in the logline. I don’t know who he is, so I don’t care that his identity has been revealed, so the story does not grip me.
Don’t ask ME if he’s going to escape – you’re the storyteller. Instead, tell me what the action he DOES take to escape the hunters is.
Who are these hunters? Is it like JUMPER and they’re some sort of police force? Or is he literally being hunted like in THE MOST DANGEROUS GAME?
- Good points raise above.
I would add also that in this instance the antagonist description is of particular importance. The boy running away is a relatively mundane action that most boys will be able to do (if not have done at some point during child hood). There for the force he is running from needs to be specifically designed to increase the obstacles he is up against. A generic hunter is not scary or specific enough but: an OCD serial killer could be for example, just a crazy suggestion to illustrate what I mean.
Hope this helps.
Wednesday 26 November 2014
What is a log line
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1
There's a mystery afoot in Gotham City, and Batman must go toe-to-toe with a mysterious vigilante, who goes by the name of Red Hood. Subsequently, old wounds reopen and old, once buried memories come into the light.
Se7en
Two detectives, a rookie and a veteran, hunt a serial killer who uses the seven deadly sins as his modus operandi.
Horns
In the aftermath of his girlfriend's mysterious death, a young man awakens to find strange horns sprouting from his temples.
My log line
A mysterious boy is on the run after having his identity found out. Will he escape from the prospect of the evil hunters continuously chasing him.
This is the link that shows my logline and the comments I received.
The comments I received where very useful, because it helped me to understand what I needed to do in order to improve my logline. The comment said that I needed to be more specific in order for the reader to fully understand what's happening.
There's a mystery afoot in Gotham City, and Batman must go toe-to-toe with a mysterious vigilante, who goes by the name of Red Hood. Subsequently, old wounds reopen and old, once buried memories come into the light.
Se7en
Two detectives, a rookie and a veteran, hunt a serial killer who uses the seven deadly sins as his modus operandi.
Horns
In the aftermath of his girlfriend's mysterious death, a young man awakens to find strange horns sprouting from his temples.
My log line
A mysterious boy is on the run after having his identity found out. Will he escape from the prospect of the evil hunters continuously chasing him.
This is the link that shows my logline and the comments I received.
The comments I received where very useful, because it helped me to understand what I needed to do in order to improve my logline. The comment said that I needed to be more specific in order for the reader to fully understand what's happening.
Tuesday 18 November 2014
BFI trip
I also learnt that sound is just as important as visual, it is important that there is no distracting background noise, such as wind, and if this is the case, foley should be used to sync sound with action so that the background noises to not interfere with dialogue or the music in the OTS.
We also had a Q&A with Hannah Rothman and Dexter Fletcher. Both of these were useful to hear from because they gave us useful information about the media industry and how there careers have changed and what they did to get to where they are now.
Friday 14 November 2014
Analysis of type faces
Typography is the style and appearance of something that is printed, i.e. text.
Typography is important in an opening title sequence because it provides a further visual to give the audience a hint to the genre and mood of the film.
It is also important to use a suitable font type for the type of film because if a font is not fitting to the genre, the opening title sequence will look unrealistic and it will be misleading to the viewer.
Typography is important in an opening title sequence because it provides a further visual to give the audience a hint to the genre and mood of the film.
It is also important to use a suitable font type for the type of film because if a font is not fitting to the genre, the opening title sequence will look unrealistic and it will be misleading to the viewer.
Conventions of the order of titles in OTS
- NAME OF THE STUDIO
- NAME OF THE PRODUCTION COMPANY
- PRODUCER NAME/PRODUCTION
- STARRING
- FILM'S TITLE
- FEATURING
- CASTING
- MUSIC or MUSIC COMPOSED BY
- PRODUCTION DESIGN or PRODUCTION DESIGNER
Explanation of post/pre production
Production is the time spent on set filming. Pre-Production will have been carried out before production, so that the location, storyboard, shot list, risk assessment and shooting schedule will have been planned so you know what needs to be done and so that you can get straight into the production. Using all of the information gathered in pre-production, filming will be started to create the opening title sequence.
In production it is important to film the same scene more than once, so that we get the best shots and that any bad shot do not need to be re-filmed. When filming it is important to consider composition, techniques such as the rule of thirds, framing and the 180 degree rule. These will add to continuity in the editing stage at post-production and make the filming look more professional and appealing.
In production it is important to film the same scene more than once, so that we get the best shots and that any bad shot do not need to be re-filmed. When filming it is important to consider composition, techniques such as the rule of thirds, framing and the 180 degree rule. These will add to continuity in the editing stage at post-production and make the filming look more professional and appealing.
Encoding/decoding- hall
Stuart Hall was a cultural theorist, who looked at the role of audience positioning. He thought of 3 ways in which people read a media text. Dominant Reading, Negotiated Reading and Oppositional Reading.
1) Dominant Reading: the reader views the media text in the intended way set by the producers.
(2) Negotiated Reading: the reader slightly views the media text in the intended way set by the producers, however this changes to suit their own views.
(3) Oppositional Reading: the reader has read a text in a way that was not intended by the producers.
Hall thought that media creates
dominant ideology and that mass media defines important problems through
audience positioning.
1) Dominant Reading: the reader views the media text in the intended way set by the producers.
(2) Negotiated Reading: the reader slightly views the media text in the intended way set by the producers, however this changes to suit their own views.
(3) Oppositional Reading: the reader has read a text in a way that was not intended by the producers.
Friday 7 November 2014
Sound in OTS
Sound is a very important part to an opening title sequence.
Diegetic sound comes from things we can see on screen.
Non Diegetic sound is created from an external source, e.g. voiceover/music.
Foley is sound that is recorded over the top of a clip. This eliminates any background distracting noise if speech is recorded separately to the visual and then edited and layered over the top.
In my OTS it is important that the music we use is copyright free, as this is one of the specifications set by the exam board.
Diegetic sound comes from things we can see on screen.
Non Diegetic sound is created from an external source, e.g. voiceover/music.
Getting a perfect sound is vital, when somebody is speaking it is important that they speak loudly and clear so that their voice is heard. Microphones or sound recorders should be used so that no background noise is heard.
Foley is sound that is recorded over the top of a clip. This eliminates any background distracting noise if speech is recorded separately to the visual and then edited and layered over the top.
In my OTS it is important that the music we use is copyright free, as this is one of the specifications set by the exam board.
Conventions of OTS
- Details of cast and crew.
- The film's title.
- An introduction to character or 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 finds intriguing.
- Patterns and types of editing that will be echoed in the remainder of the film.
- Mise en scene and cinematography that will be echoed or elaborated upon later in the film
History of Opening Sequences
50 opening title sequences
The link above contains, both old and new OTS' to show the differences and how OTS' have changed.
The video above, 'THE FILM before THE FILM', shows how effects in OTS' change over time to attract new or more audiences to watch films.
The link above contains, both old and new OTS' to show the differences and how OTS' have changed.
The video above, 'THE FILM before THE FILM', shows how effects in OTS' change over time to attract new or more audiences to watch films.
Making an OTS
This is a slide share from petesmediablog, when we went on our trip to the BFI, Pete gave us a talk on what our OTS' should include and what makes a good OTS. Pete also gave us some tips on how to make out OTS look like an OTS rather than it looking like a short film or a trailer of a film.
What is an OTS?
The purpose of an opening title sequence to a film is to establish the visual style of the film and to introduce the viewer to all or some of the following:
- Characters
- Location
- Narrative/Plot
- Genre
- Themes
unforgettable movie title sequences
In the link above, you can watch the top OTS' to get a good idea on how to make a successful OTS. The link includes a wide range of genres so it is not fixated on one specific film genre.
In the link above, you can watch the top OTS' to get a good idea on how to make a successful OTS. The link includes a wide range of genres so it is not fixated on one specific film genre.
Outline of an OTS?
Outline of task - OCR stipulate: the titles and opening of a new fiction film, to last a maximum of two minutes. All video and audio material must be original, produced by the candidate(s), with the exception of music or audio effects from a copyright-free source. The main tasks may be done individually or as a group. Maximum of four members to a group.
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2: If the inciting incident is the boys identity revealed, you should tell us what that identity is in your logline.
Such as:
After he’s discovered to be the rightful heir to the throne of England.
After he’s discovered to be the Anti-Christ.
After he’s discovered to be the bastard child of Adolf Hitler.
Then you can tell us what he must do to evade the hunters.
Hope the helped, good luck with this!