I have come up with a few things that I'd like to try and makeee :)
I'd like to do something really abstract, maybe in stop motion, I like stop motion although in my research i said it will be hard to do.
It'd be easy to include stop motion in titles because all you have to do is take pictures of writing,
i was thinking of doing something along the lines of the se7en opening because that would look really unique.
I was thinking maybe do this in a flipbook style, this would take a lot of time and a lot of pictures though.
I was thinking of doing pictures of someone doing something simple, e.g. walking down the road, then they turn a corner and the motion turns into video and the action carries on from a different angle.
I need to think of a genre to fit this but i'm pretty keen to try this idea :)
 i'll get back here when i have more ideas.

This is my example of a 9 frame storyboard from the opening of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory directed by Tim Burton in 2005.

This is the video:

This is my storyboard for it:

I tried to do this in the style that the art of the title have done.

i tried to pick out the most important shots used.

i'd like to point out to you the second shot of the titles of the film, the font is very gothic, much like that in Dr Strangelove titles and in Bunny Lake is Missing:

I like this type of font and i would SERIOUSLY consider using it in my video.

Within the sequence i counted about 40 shots. I wouldn't be able to recreate this title sequence because of the  complex software and the CGI used. I like this sequence because it's effective on the audience and engages them with what's going on. The colours are all similar within this, i like this because it's nice to look at, the colours all match the theme - chocolate, so a lot of browns are used as well as gold to match the golden ticket. I like this idea because everything matches, this reminds me of Wes Anderson's style.

G321 Course Outline Dec 2009 to March 2010

In other words:
1. Juno opening titles swede
2. Analysis of film opening from Youtube
3. Analysis of student opening
4. Prelim task and evaluation
5. 25 word pitch
6. Make a company logo and Identity
7. Nine frames moodboard sheet
8. Titles timeline from art of the Title
9. Storyboard and animatic
10. Recce shots and photos on the shoot
11. Screengrabs throughout editing
12. Rough cut for feedback


When ye done check em off please Reece :) like, set a colour or something?

Me and Reece came up with this SMASHING idea for coursework, kudos go to the film Memento and Snatch for they inspired it :).
We were thinking of doing a mystery opening.


We had the idea of making everything saturated apart from red being blood.

We also thought that we would put some shots in reverse so that the audience could tell it was the past. The modern day shots would be in normal time and also be in full colour - this would show the audience which shots were at which time. We would also interchange them so we wouldn't tell the whole story at once, this will be parallel editing.

We were thinking of having blood dripping and a killer leaving the murder scene, meanwhile, in colour a detective comes and and walks into a murder scene, maybe meeting policemen along the way much like the film memento. We could then incorparate the Snatch idea into this for the credits.

I think that this would be effective but some shots would be hard to shoot and if not edited correctly then it would look bad.
 
This would be really hard to pull off but i think it's a BONNE idea. I don't think we're skilled enough to pull it off though, C'est nul!

http://video.aol.co.uk/video-detail/28-days-later-london-deserted/272887761
i could not find this video on youtube and therefore i couldent embed or tubechop it, so a link is the best i can provide for the time being. i have uploaded this link because it is what i consider one of the best scenes of all time. the dramtic irony in the scene of the charecter not knowing why london is abbandoned and reading bits of torn up newspaper and being confused about the nature of the situation. i also think the music in the scene goes very well in an eerie sense. with mise en scene i like the camera angles that suggest someone is watching him e.g. from high up places.

I like this opening myself having watched it a few times and it is possible it may appear in our project when we come to filming, however something like this would be hard to create and was done by extreme professionals of filming and editing, therefore we need to continue to search for other openings to base our own on. a film opening i like is "snatch", directed by Guy Richie.

i like this opening because of how the shots switch smoothly to one an other in different places with different characters and introducing them one by one. this is a good way to start the film because of the cultural codes of the audience (mostly English or American viewers, familiar with types of theft) which will suggest due to the studying of the diamond and the disguises they are wearing they are thieves and gamblers because of the poker game. we therefore know the basis of the film withing one minute and 20 seconds, which is the general idea of a film opening: to introduce the film quickly and efficiently, and to deploy action codes and possibly enigma codes. another part of this opening that i like is the way in which that at the end of the title sequence the shot returns to the diamond from the start of the sequence.

This is a link to Innerpartysystem - Don't Stop. I like this music video because i like the shots used, the quick editing and the fast pace. I think the quick editing could be used in the opening to a film, quick shots of inanimate objects and flashes could create a good horror/action/thriller opening.

This is the opening to Watchmen. I like the opening to this because everything is still and 3D like action figures but the camera flashes are very slow and different elements in the shot are moving e.g. a skirt. I think this is an effective opening, although i feel it would be too difficult to imitate.

This is the opening credits to Se7en. I like the jumpy shots and the hectic feel of this video because it gives you a feel for the rest. I also like the way the camera focuses on the pages turning and a mans hands with plasters, this makes the audience wonder what's going to happen, i also like the way the writing jumps around with the shots.



This is the opening to the film Snatch, Reece found this and likes the way the camera moves locations smoothly and the way the characters were introduced. I also like this and we will consider this style when making our film. The music video to All Time Low - Weightless is similar the way the writing comes up by the characters, but personally, i prefer the way that the producer of this music video has made the writing continue with the action.


This is the american opening credits to the series House. I like this because i like the simple layout of it and the music is quite effective although i prefer the UK music. i like the colours in it and i think the end shot is effective because it shows the power within the hospital. I also like the shot that shows the setting of the hospital, this clarifies to the audience where the show is set.



This is the title sequence to Juno. I like this sequence becuase i think the way Juno walks from colour to animation looks effective, i like the way that the background looks coloured in becuase i think it gives the sequence a youthful feel. I also like the way that at the very end Juno walks into the colour again but the animation is still left on screen slightly.


This is the title sequence to Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, i like how this sequence has different things coming from the gun when it's been shot, much like the title sequence to Casino Royal. In both these sequences only really contains blacks, whites, creams and red. In Kiss Kiss Bang Bang all the people are in sillhouettes where-as in Casino Royal, James Bond is shown in colour. I also like the way that Kiss Kiss Bang Bang moves along with the music in the last 25 seconds or so.
In Casino Royal I like the way that when Bond is fighting other people and he hits them they break into card suits - which fits with the theme of the film. i think the way that the target goes over the card faces and shows a real persons face is effective. I think this title sequence fits in well with the film because all the bullets and wounds are card suits, i also like the way that the targets turn into roulette tables. I think the end is effective when there is money and cards flying around and as the shadow walks towards the camera, Daniel Craigs face comes into light.



This is the title sequence to the film "Catch Me If You Can" directed by Stephen Spielburg. I like this title sequence because I like the way the different characters interact and change relating to the names being put up.

I was thinking about film openings i have seen and the only ones i can really remember clearly are Tim Burton's openings to his films where he follows a certain thing on a journey. E.G. Sweeney Todd he follows a trail of blood; Charlie and the Chocolate Factory where you follow a bar of chocolate in production. Here are some examples:

This clip from The Nightmare Before Christmas also has this style, apart from instead of following around a production line or a single object you are taken around "Halloweentown" until you're introduced to Jack.

During the Corpe Bride you follow a journey of a butterfly throughout the town until you come into contact with the first character:

These are all good examples of The Male Gaze for they are all from the point of view of a male for Tim Burton has made them. Also, if it was from the perspective of a female then some of the events would be different, for example, in "The Nightmare Before Christmas" the main character of Jack might be a woman. The majority of characters in these openings are male, thus emphasizing the idea of The Male Gaze.
I like his openings because I think that they are memorable. I would like to take this idea and maybe include it in my coursework.

This is the video to Kids in Glass Houses song Give Me What I Want, this video reminds me of the opening to snatch because of the way the camera goes through the wall into the next shot. I think this idea could be an easy way to link the characters together but it would be a hard thing to film due to the wall being cut away effect. I like the continual track of the camera because i think that it gives the effect of the audience just walking past and looking into the action. There is a consistant theme of white walls and black suits for the band, this makes the video look modern, clean and stylish. If the characters within the video are in a room with very few other people they tend to be wearing black or white, this colour scheme ties in with the walls, where-as this is in contrast to the sections with lots of people when there are different colours dotted around the crowd. This draws the eye to these people.




These are two videos by Hadouken!. I like these beginnings because they don't give anything away for the rest of the video. Turn The Lights Out is good becuase i like the colours and the quick changes to different objects. I also like the colours in Wait For You because they're very neutral and plain.



This is the music video for Billy Talents song Surrender from their album Billy Talent II. I really like this video because of it's simplicity in it's setting, i think this would work well in a film opening because complexity will be hard to find and i like the range of shots. I like the way that everything is out of focus unless it's right in front of the camera which Ben Kowalewicz seems to be throughout most of the video. I also like the shots of seemingly innocent objects at the beginning of the video in tact and then breaking and smashing during the song. I also this it's effective the way that holes appear in the walls and let light into the room, it also seems like the room is falling down around the band.

This is Saving Aimee - We're The Good Guys music video. I like the initial layout of this video and the way it zooms in and out of different sections of the giant picture. I like the use of block colours and a white background because i think this makes everything stand out more. I also like the game of PONG played by two of the band members, i think this makes the video look more interesting, i like the way they have incorporated themselves into the game. I also like the idea of putting each different band member in a section of the screen at the same time, i think this idea could be a good way of making titles and introducing characters in a film opening. I also think the ending of the video where the action is stopped as the band is in mid-air is clever because it's a good way to end, in a film this could be the characters walking into the distance or something.

Only cool people like this sort of thing, 1 being me :)

This is an example of light graffiti in which a source of light is used to create light on a long exposure picture. The way this video was put together is using stop motion to make it seem like a full moving image. This idea could be effective if used in a film opening although it wouldn't fit in with the whole film. It would also take a large amount of shots to get correct but personally i like this style. I'd like to experiment with this type of editing because some good effects could be created.


This is the music video for Calvin Harris - Ready for the Weekend. I like this video because i like the way the camera moves through different objects to different scenarios. This video links with Snatch with the idea of going through objects. I think that this would be an effective title sequence if filmed correctly. Zoom is used throughout this sequence adding to the effect of going through the rings, also, green screen is used to interlay different videos. The primary colours are bright and vibrant which connotes happiness and makes the audience feel optimistic. The block colours also make the video seem chidlike and simple for there aren't a lot of colours that blend. Some of the costumes worn contrast against the background and are tight-fitting for the women, this is the male gaze and it also draws attention to the womens curves, the mid and long shots are also used to make the audience linger on their figure, the contrasting colours on their costume and the way their costumes aren't completely zipped up draws attention to the females cleavage. Calvin Harris has a blank expression throughout the video, this is in contrast to the dancers who always seem to have a seductive expression, this makes them seem like objects, linking to Laura Mulvey's theory on the Male Gaze and Trevor Millums facial expressions. The establishing shot within this sequence it an extreme closeup of Calvin Harris' suit through a circle, he is wearing a black suit with a contrasting red tie, this colour is prominant colour throughout the sequence, this connotes masculinity throughout the video. The females are normally seen wearing pink, this is a stereotypical female colour.

This is an example of Stop Motion. I like this idea because i like the way you can do anything with it. I think that this could be used in a film opening but i'm not sure which genre it would fit. I don't think it would suit Horror or Action because it's too upbeat for those genres. This video is from a birds eye view meaning that it's shown from above. I like this idea, this could be used as the view from a security camera.

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