Showing posts with label Titles. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Titles. Show all posts
Wednesday, 13 March 2013
Storyboard
This is an animatic version of the storyboard that my group made using final cut. This is to give and impression of what the opening should be like. The storyboard was used as a rough outline to the opening because a lot depends on how things look after editing.
Thursday, 14 February 2013
Opening title
We created the opening titles on live type. These will be put into the the opening at specific intervals and will say things such as Directed by and the actors name. We made each title the same font and had the same effects on them all so it will look more professional. They also go in the same order as in the film openings we looked at so it is more authentic.
We had to make up names so we used our own first names and made up random last names. The effects we chose look like shaking and we chose this because it is showing that the main character is not stable and is not an easy person to deal with. The image to the left shows the screen that shows how the titles will look and where we can change the placing of the titles. The image lower down shows the order of the titles and that they are all roughly the same length.
We took inspiration for the titles from silence of the lambs and Seven. In Silence of the lambs the opening titles reflects the main character by being very bold which is what the main character would have to be, so she can be successful in a male dominated society. So for the titles we chose to used cracked style to show that the main character is cracking and can be seen as not being completely there. Some of Seven's titles are white on a black background and shake. So our titles are white on the black background and shake to represent the main character not being stable.
We had to make up names so we used our own first names and made up random last names. The effects we chose look like shaking and we chose this because it is showing that the main character is not stable and is not an easy person to deal with. The image to the left shows the screen that shows how the titles will look and where we can change the placing of the titles. The image lower down shows the order of the titles and that they are all roughly the same length.
We took inspiration for the titles from silence of the lambs and Seven. In Silence of the lambs the opening titles reflects the main character by being very bold which is what the main character would have to be, so she can be successful in a male dominated society. So for the titles we chose to used cracked style to show that the main character is cracking and can be seen as not being completely there. Some of Seven's titles are white on a black background and shake. So our titles are white on the black background and shake to represent the main character not being stable.
Monday, 12 November 2012
Opening credits
This is the opening credits that I made using live text. I am a bit disappointed because I forgot to add sound so I had to go back and add it. As well as that when it was exported it was not of good quality. However I think that I have learnt from this and when I do it again it would be vastly improved.
Thursday, 8 November 2012
Monday, 22 October 2012
Thriller openings
Misery: Thriller
The opening two minutes establishes the character. It highlights the fact that he is on his own by having a close up of the glass standing on its own and once he finishes his book he celebrates on his own. They also have the titles in red on a black background showing danger or blood.
Cube: Thriller/Sci fi
The opening shows the cube and the effects of it. It shows the unpredictability in the film. The cube is dark and unknown to the audience and the characters so it feels as if the audience are discovering the Cube with the characters.
No country for old men: Thriller/Cop
This opening sets the scene for the film and also shows how the film will continue. The vast emptiness means the audience does not know what is out there.
Training day: Thriller/Cop
The opening for training day establishes the roles of the characters (Denzel Washington's is the dominant one). This opening in particular hooks the audience in due to its use of humor in the opening scene. The white cop/black cop is now becoming a sub genre of its own just like having a clever and stupid cop.
Vertigo: Thriller/cop
The opening is unpredictable because it is surprising to see that the cop trying to help is the one who falls off the roof. This works well because the audience expects for the criminal to be the one to fall off the roof when being chased not the cop trying to help out his partner. This opening also uses the Hitchcock stare this is when the background has been zoomed in on but the foreground remains as it is. It also uses the music to highlight the fact that it is a tense scene and that something drastic might happen (such as someone falling off the roof).
Unbreakable: Thriller/Supernatural
This opening works well because it plays on the fact that the majority of people are very sympathetic when it comes to babies. So when it shows this baby in pain the audience already wants to know what happened and see something done about it. It also plays on the mind a bit when the characters are talking through a mirror but it is still clear who is talking and to who.
The hand that rocks the cradle: Thriller/Psychological
This opening is unlike the rest of thriller openings because it is the complete opposite of the rest of the film because it is very peaceful and also shows the parts of the house that later are key parts to the story. It also shows the credits which are not always shown in thriller openings.
The silence of the lambs: Thriller/Psychological
The opening almost tricks the audience into thinking that the leading woman is the victim whereas she is the main person looking for killer and was not running from anything but in fact just training. Unlike many films this one has a strong female leader that is in charge throughout the entire film.
The opening two minutes establishes the character. It highlights the fact that he is on his own by having a close up of the glass standing on its own and once he finishes his book he celebrates on his own. They also have the titles in red on a black background showing danger or blood.
Cube: Thriller/Sci fi
The opening shows the cube and the effects of it. It shows the unpredictability in the film. The cube is dark and unknown to the audience and the characters so it feels as if the audience are discovering the Cube with the characters.
No country for old men: Thriller/Cop
This opening sets the scene for the film and also shows how the film will continue. The vast emptiness means the audience does not know what is out there.
Training day: Thriller/Cop
The opening for training day establishes the roles of the characters (Denzel Washington's is the dominant one). This opening in particular hooks the audience in due to its use of humor in the opening scene. The white cop/black cop is now becoming a sub genre of its own just like having a clever and stupid cop.
Vertigo: Thriller/cop
The opening is unpredictable because it is surprising to see that the cop trying to help is the one who falls off the roof. This works well because the audience expects for the criminal to be the one to fall off the roof when being chased not the cop trying to help out his partner. This opening also uses the Hitchcock stare this is when the background has been zoomed in on but the foreground remains as it is. It also uses the music to highlight the fact that it is a tense scene and that something drastic might happen (such as someone falling off the roof).
Unbreakable: Thriller/Supernatural
This opening works well because it plays on the fact that the majority of people are very sympathetic when it comes to babies. So when it shows this baby in pain the audience already wants to know what happened and see something done about it. It also plays on the mind a bit when the characters are talking through a mirror but it is still clear who is talking and to who.
The hand that rocks the cradle: Thriller/Psychological
This opening is unlike the rest of thriller openings because it is the complete opposite of the rest of the film because it is very peaceful and also shows the parts of the house that later are key parts to the story. It also shows the credits which are not always shown in thriller openings.
The silence of the lambs: Thriller/Psychological
The opening almost tricks the audience into thinking that the leading woman is the victim whereas she is the main person looking for killer and was not running from anything but in fact just training. Unlike many films this one has a strong female leader that is in charge throughout the entire film.
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