PLANNING - Head on activity

In the Media Industries directors, producers and writers take time to develop their creative ideas. A 'Head On' is when the initial inspirations and influences that might make some contribution to their final ideas are noted down.

The inspirations and ideas don't have to just come from the same type of media texts, they can come from anything, and they often result in the production of a mood board that establishes the tone, atmosphere, colours and key influences or inspirations that are likely to be seen in the final product and help to develop ideas further.

PLANNING - Half term planning

PROPS:
Most of the props we will be using will be associated with the spies or the victims.

This is an example of what the tattoo will look like.
This is what all the spies will have to show their identity
as spies.

LOCATION:

We have decided to have a location where it is very active and populated to set the scene of it being in a busy city surrounded by rushing commuters.

Example 1: Piccadilly Circus

Example 2: Trafalgar Square

PLANNING - Design of your own credits (Vicky)

TASK 1 - Analysis of the titles and credits in two title sequences.

EXAMPLE 1:
NAME OF FILM: Mission: Impossible
TYPEFACE/FONT USED: Big, bold and edgy
COLOUR OF FONT: White
PACE AND MOVEMENT OF THE TITLES: Quick and sharp
ARE THEY ON A PLAIN BACKGROUND: They are on a moving background of scenes from the film. The credits slide in quickly fromnthe right.
OVERVIEW OF WHY YOU LIKE THE TITLE DESIGN: The titkes have been creatively made to suit the genre. It looks like the type of writing assigned to agents before they go on a mission.

EXAMPLE 2:
NAME OF FILM: Gone girl
TYPEFACE/FONT USED: 
COLOUR OF FONT: White
PACE AND MOVEMENT OF THE TITLES: Fairly slow
ARE THEY ON A PLAIN BACKGROUND: The titles appear on a black background
OVERVIEW OF WHY YOU LIKE THE TITLE DESIGN: It appears very slowly on a black background which reflects the mysteriousness of the film.

TASK 2 - Planning the design of your own credits

TYPEFACE/FONT USED: Subtle and classy. Helvetica
TRANSITIONS/EFFECTSNYOU WILL USE: Slow fades
COLOUR OF FONT: Black and white
PACE AND MOVEMENT OF THE TITLES: Slow paces
HOW WILL YOUR TITLES BE INTEGRATED WITH YOUR FILM OPENING: The credits appear over the scenes of the film

The black and white will be the main colours in the film

TASK 3 - Planning the order and names of people credited in your sequence

1. Produced by: Tyrese Clayton
2. Michael Smith
3. Lorraine Williams
4. Vanessa Crotchet-Mainly
5. Executive producers: Victoria Vanderpuije
6. Joseph Morkly
7. Jesse Newton
8. Music by:
9. Jude Kwegyir-Aggrey
10. Emily Pomeroy
11. Cast: Rebecca Rodriguez
12. David Juvansac
13. Jake Wood
14. Richard Grace
15. Maria Alivarez
16. Donald Small
17. Stephania Crumb
18. Directed by: Eloise Robinson
19. Petya Stoyanova
20. PROJECT SCORPIO

PLANNING- my ideas

My first initial idea was a spy/ thriller/ action film. This is because there are not a lot of spy films out so we could interpret it as there were not a lot of set conventions. Also, most spy films are set in a big city, and as our college is in the middle of London, we could use it to our advantage.

My idea was for the opening to follow four spy's/assassins (around 30 seconds each) one by one they look into a small black book that has names in it, they would then put a small object in someones pocket (the audience would understand that the person is one of the names on the list) the spy would then cross of the name. It would then show the spy passing over the book to the next spy, showing a tattoo or ring that they are both wearing to symbolism some sort of team/alliance. It would continue to do that 3 more times but in different locations.

As a group we decided that we would remake the opening title sequence of the film ‘gone girl’.

After deciding we went back and watched the sequence a few times, noting the different shots and shot types. We then started our storyboard, to do this we thought of different locations within the college that could replicate the different shots in the actual sequence. I believe that we planned it very precisely, and that helped when filming as we knew what kind of shots we needed to get. However, because it had a lot of shots we found that we ran out of time very quickly, meaning that a lot of our shots were rushed and were slightly shaky. Also, because we were not allowed outside far from college grounds, affected our piece greatly as all of the shots in the opening were outside, so a lot of the shots were shot from the windows in college, giving some shots a different filter to the others.

shot outside              

shot through window

I believe that we recreated the shot of the woman very well as we got the timing and movement correct. It looked very similar with the original, and with the voice over it looked realistic.

What Genre (Or sub- genre) of film is it (Tyrese)

For our product we have chosen to produce a thriller type film opening with the sub genre of spy thriller.  from our research as a group we decided that this genre although not so popular in terms of Bfi statistics they're however very successful with their openings for examples (when done properly) it is very easy to establish the codes and conventions associated with this genre. The choice of credits, typography and edits are so important for this genre as it helps to understand the tone and mood of the product

Inspiring Title Sequences

Alex Rider Stormbreaker
The film itself is inspiring because it captures genre related aspects which are similar to our own. This film may not be a thriller but it is spy sub-genre and relates to a teen audience which is the same thing we wish to do
The opening title is also interesting as it captures some significant establishing shots of the London, the setting of our genre may not play the biggest part in our product however we believe that our primary audience who are from a British region will be able to associate themselves with the setting, so they will find it easier to decode the story line, this effects the success of the opening sequence because if the watcher is able to understand our coded ideas

Skyfall
The Skyfall opening is a perfect example of a stylised film opening as we are able to steal hints of the
narrative whilst simultaneously being kept out of the loop. although we are not shown the whole story line this is compensated by the discrete side of the opening giving us an insight into the mood of the film and also establishes the tone and genre of the film without having to be directly told
The editing skills put into it definitely made the opening as interesting as the film its self.

Significant Shots

Bond falling into water connotes downfall or the losing of himself

A significant shot of a woman which implies that instead of the antagonist being a male it may be in fact be a woman which would be a counter-type
The over shoulder shot implies that she could be untrustworthy which is emphasised by her sinister smile

The fire connotes destruction and because it is images of bond burning this could imply his down fall or even the m16 

PLANNING - the type of title sequence - Petya

The 3 types of title sequences

are all suitable for a spy/thriller film.

• If we chose to use narrative title sequence, we would need to have the titles on moving images when the film itself is starting. These titles would tell the audience the genre and the storyline.

• If we wanted discrete title sequence, we would need to have the titles on a blank screen or on moving images, which show the genre and tone, but don't make the storyline clear.

Since out genre is spy/thriller, we wouldn't want to give away too much of the story, but we wanted to present the main theme of the film so we chose NARRATIVE title sequence. This type would be perfect as it gives away the mood of the film and a bit of the storyline but it remains mystery due to our "3 years ago" effect which leaves the audience wonder what could possibly happen to teenagers for 3 years that could change their lives dramatically by turning them into spies.