Audience Profile

Order of Titles

Typography

Usual order of titles:

-       Name of Studio

-       Name of production company

-       Producer name

-       Starring (Starting with the ‘main’ actors)

-       Featuring (Featured actors)

-       Casting director

-       Music composer

-       Production designer

-       Editor

-       Director of photography

-       Producer

-       Writers

-       Director

After we had established the order in which the titles appear on the screen, we decided it would be easier for us to overlay the titles rather than integrate them in to the scene.

Continuity Sequence

Continuity Sequence

For this task we were asked to create a short continuity sequence ensuring we didn’t break the 180-degree rule, and including a shot reverse shot, continuity shot and a match shot.

The idea that we came up with was a short sequence involving two girls who hadn’t seen each other for a long time, and they were having a casual catch up. We created a storyboard for this scene and followed it as best as we could. It wasn’t very difficult to follow the storyboard as we made the scene correlate with the storyboard as best as we could. Unfortunately, on some of the clips the volume is quite low, and it is very difficult to recognise when someone is speaking, and what they are saying.

To improve on this, if we were to do this task again, I would’ve asked the actors to speak louder and make their speech clearer and more audible. Also, another thing that could be improved upon would be the positioning of actors between scenes, in a few shots the actors appear in one position, then when it cuts to the next one, they appear to be in a different position which appears unprofessional and makes the scene look a bit rough.

What I learnt: I learnt how to change the levels of sound on Final Cut Pro, this was important as I needed to make the actors more audible. I also learnt about the 180-degree rule, this is important during filming because if you break it, the scene doesn’t look smooth and the actor doesn’t appear to be looking at the other actor.

Codes and Conventions Class Notes

A title sequence is the method by which cinematic films or television programmes present their title, key production and cast members, or both, utilizing conceptual visuals and sound.

-       Introduces you to the film and the storyline.

-       Introduces you to the characters.

-       Gives credit to producers, directors etc.

The opening title sequence of a film is that film’s opportunity to make a good first impression on you, the viewer. A well-crafted title sequence introduces the audience to the tone and theme of the film as well as the cast and crew.

Codes & Conventions:

-       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 the viewer finds intriguing.

-       Patterns and editing that will be echoed throughout.

-       Mise-en-scene and cinematography that will be echoed or elaborated on throughout.

Film Studios

AIMS: To be able to indicate how films are produced and distributed.

To research and decide upon the film studio who will produce/distribute your film.

Film studios:

-       Universal Studios

-       Warner Brothers

-       20^th Century Fox

-       Lionsgate

-       Disney/Pixar

-       Sony

-       Colombia

-       Paramount

A film studio is a company that produces and/or distributes motion pictures.

There are 6 main studios:

-       Walt Disney

-       Paramount

-       Universal

-       Warner Brothers

-       Sony/Colombia

-       Fox

Each of these studios will own sub-division, which specialise in niche films. This is based on genre and budget.  

Synergy – Owning something else to make more money.

The distribution company is in charge of getting the film out to audiences, this involves organising for the film to receive an age certificate by regulation bodies, such as the BBFC and MPAA; arranging exhibition outlets globally and DVD/Television rights; arranging prints of the film; and marketing, publicity and promotion of the film.

Fight Scene