Final Piece (Trigger)

After many hard weeks of preparation and great team work we developed a great title sequence. I am proud in all of us. Here it is....

Storyboard

Here is our storyboard!

As a team we valued and incorporated each other’s ideas to create this storyboard.

What was good about my work and what could be improved?

This is my own final edit.

After showing my own title sequence edit to the class they gave me feedback on what was good and what I needed to be improved.

The Good Points were:

·         Good use of split screen.

·         Good range of shots.

·         My title sequence told a story (it was not confusing).

·         The shots lasted the right amount of time to keep the interest of the audience (they were not too long or too short).

·         Narrative put together.

·         The soundtrack was well suited to the story, especially the drums at the end.

·         Good use of heartbeat sound effect.

·         The title sequences were in good positions.

The recommended improvements were:

·         Maybe not focus on the brain so much.

·         Title sequence could be spaced out more.

My teacher thought that my title sequence was definitely in the higher levels (level 3-4).

Shooting Schedule

For our title sequence we had to make sure that we made a shoot schedule as we wanted to be on track. So here is a rough copy of our shooting schedule:

(Sorry that it’s vertical and the last page is meant to be blank).

Mostly all of our shots were in the same room, so we managed to get it all done within three hours. This meant we had more time to edit our work and make it look good. So we didn’t really go by the schedule.

Special effects

The illusions used in the film, television, theatre, or entertainment industries to simulate the imagined events in a story are traditionally called special effects (often abbreviated as SFX.  Special effects are traditionally divided into the categories of optical effects and mechanical effects.

Optical effects (also called photographic effects) – are techniques in which images or film frames are created photographically, either "in-camera" using multiple exposure, mattes, or the Schüfftan process, or in post-production processes using an optical printer. An optical effect might be used to place actors or sets against a different background.

Mechanical effects (also called practical or physical effects) – are usually accomplished during the live-action shooting. This includes the use of mechanized props, scenery, scale models, pyrotechnics and Atmospheric Effects: creating physical wind, rain, fog, snow, clouds etc. Making a car appear to drive by itself, or blowing up a building are examples of mechanical effects.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_effect

For our film we don’t really need special effects as it will be inside and not much will be going on. If we was going to use effects we wouldn’t need effects such as blowing up a building or creating psychical wind because if we were going to use then it would change the genre and we don’t want that to happen. I think that it’s best not to use special effects in this type of movie genre, unless it’s necessary. 

FunkDigit

One day last week our school organised a media conference where other schools were invited to join in with us.  During the conference we met someone who worked for a company called Funk Digit.  This company produces videos and adverts for other companies who want to advertise their products.  This link shall explain in more detail of what the company does.

 http://funkdigit.com/FD%20Showreel/page6.html 

During his speech he explained to us in detail how important it is to plan as it helps structure what you are going to do so that you do not get confused.  From this I realised I need to do a lot of research so that our title sequence was the best it could be.  

Beachcombing

I don’t really know the correct definition because I can’t find it anywhere but from my knowledge I know it’s about getting ideas together and expanding on it. This video shall explain in more detail of what it is:

From seeing this I can see how ideas are found and developed to be much better. If I do this then I shall get enhanced ideas to contribute to my group to make a better title sequence.