Ideas for my Opening Sequence

To begin my opening sequence I am going to use a hip hop montage and close up to see both my characters getting ready for school, the screen is going to be half and half so you can see each of them getting ready.

I am then going to have have one of my characters come out of his/hers house and have the newspaper hit them-as this hits them the place that it hits will leave a title.

As this same character is walking to the station he/she gets chased my a dog- this dog is going to be very small ( this should add to the humour) as the dog is running it is going to leave a "fast moving" title.

When both characters met up it is on a platform at the station, when we arrive at the platform there is going to be a shot of peoples feet- then you see one of them stepping in some gum and as it stretches up it has a title.

Still at the station people pushing past will leave and then take with them titles, as well as one of the character opening a shaken bottle of pop and it exploding on them- as the explosion happens there are titles in the coke- as well as this when one of the drops falls it turns into a big cartooned drop with another title and then landing on the floor with a big splash leaving yet another title.

As the pair walk onto the train you see them walk in and then as the train leaves the station in the tracks it has some more titles.

When they arrive at the school you have a long shot of them walking in and then the final title of the film.

Mood Board

This is my Mood Board for my title sequence- it has everything that i would like to included in my title sequence.

Setting's of My opening sequence

Introduction

In this blog I am going to be writing about my were my title sequence is going to be set and what is going to happen in these settings.

Setting 

My title sequence is going to be set at first at my dads house- the reason for this is because his house is on a public street and although there are some cars its not too busy.

This is a picture of my Dads house and the street were we are going to film.


The other place that it is going to be filmed is at Hildenborough station, as my characters are going to be getting the train to school it seems a suiting place. Also there is a bridge so that i can do the high up shots from the bridge.

For the Final part of the title sequence I will be filming them walking in to school the school that I am using is going to be Sackville school. 

Target Audience

Introduction 

In this blog i am going to talk about my target audience, its important to know who my target audience is so i can adjust my opening sequence to make it more enjoyable for them. I am going to appeal most to the particular target aduidience. Audiences can be categorised on what the audience likes and the effect that a film has on them.

My Target Audience 

As my opening sequence is inspired by "The Inbertweener's" i am aiming for my target audience to be simular as "The Inbertweener's" i feel that it is most popular with teenagers between 15-24 I will make my title sequence to fit in with the Inbertweeners and there kind of humour- as my title sequence is a comedy and about students at a school it is very similar to the Inbertweeners.
Knowing your target audience is important so that you know how to make your title sequence and/or film successful.

The way that people get there target audience is by putting adverts on social media strategies, they use the radio and put the advert on the radio station that most of there target audience. People often overlook the target audience.

Here is a short video to sum up target audience. 

Character Description

Introduction

In this blog I am going to be writing about my characters, there history and background and the way that they are going to be perceived.

Character Description 

For my title sequence I am having two characters acting. Both characters are going to be the main characters.

My first character is going to be one of my friends Jess- she is a 5''2', 17 year old as shown in the picture. In the title sequence she is going to be a normal teenager who goes to school, she is very unlucky and everything bad that could happen happens to her. She goes to a rough school in east London- she is going to be wearing a normal school uniform which is going to include a white shirt, loosely fitting short tie, black jumper tied around her waist and a short black shirt and tights, like a normal teenager. Her background is that she lives with her parents and two older brothers- this reflects in her personality as she is bold and boisterous.









My second character is going to be one of my friends Jack- he is a 5''7', 17 year old as shown in the picture. In the title sequence he is going to go to the same school as Jess. Like Jess he is going to be quite unlucky in his experiences, although it is a different type of humour. He has a very much like Jess in his personality and as they live near each other they are very good friends and make there journey to school together and that is were the title sequence takes place.

Camera Angles

Introduction 

In this blog i am going to write about camera angles and how they make the shots better. Camera angles are very important to make the shot work and to be able to show your understanding of camera angles and the way it changes your shots.

Camera Angles 

Camera angles are the way a shot is composed. Some people use it to include all camera shot types, others use it to specifically mean the angle between the camera and the subject. 

Eye-Level

This is the most common view, being the real-world angle that we are all used to. It shows subjects as we would expect to see them in real life. It is a fairly neutral shot.

High Angle

A high angle shows the subject from above, i.e. the camera is angled down towards the subject. This has the effect of diminishing the subject, making them appear less powerful, less significant or even submissive.

Low Angle

This shows the subject from below, giving them the impression of being more powerful or dominant.

Bird's Eye

The scene is shown from directly above. This is a completely different and somewhat unnatural point of view which can be used for dramatic effect or for showing a different spatial perspective.

In drama it can be used to show the positions and motions of different characters and objects, enabling the viewer to see things the characters can't.

The bird's-eye view is also very useful in sports and documentaries.

Slanted

Also known as a dutch tilt, this is where the camera is purposely tilted to one side so the horizon is on an angle. This creates an interesting and dramatic effect. Famous examples include Carol Reed's The Third Man, Orson Welles' Citizen Kane and the Batman series.

Rules of thirds

Introduction 

In this blog i am going to write about rules of thirds, and how they help in framing and the making of the shot.

Rules of thirds 

The Rules of Thirds is were there are certain “hotspots”, areas of intensity that exist within any given image, and if one were to align the subject within the range of influence of these hotspots, it will make for a more energetic and interesting composition. 

Here is a short video to show what the rules of thirds is in film making and photography. 

Examples of Opening Sequence

Introduction

In this blog I am going to get examples of what I am going to do in my opening title sequence, the different ideas that I have got from researching opening sequences and seeing the ideas I liked best for my opening sequence.

Ideas 

My ideas for my title sequence is that i want people to know that it is a comedy without it being too cheesy and silly, I have an idea to make it real but also cartoon like and have some surrealism in it. I don't want to just have word of the actors coming up on the screen but for the words to happen or appear out of something.

Here are some of the best title sequences and were i got some of my ideas from.

This is the title sequence to "Cheers" I like this title sequence because it starts off with real people and then goes cartoon like.

Here is the title sequence to Boardwalk Empire, i really like this title sequence because it is really cleverly done-it is fast but not to fast the music picked with it gives it a calm but edgy feel and although this is not the case with all the titles-some of the titles appear from things instead of just being on the screen. It uses extreme close ups but also long shots which makes it even more effective.

This is the title sequence to the TV program "Dexter" I like this title sequence because like Boardwalk Empire they have extreme close up shots and then long shots- this is very effective because the close up shot is like this establishing shot so you see what he is doing and then you see the whole picture when it is the long and mid shots.

This is the title sequence for "Arrested Development" in this title sequence they tell the back ground of what is happening in the movie, by doing this they don't need to have moving images only the pictures which they did. Although i am not going to use this idea in my title sequence I still like the idea and like the writing and the arrows.

This is the title sequence for "Weeds" this is my favourite title sequence and i am going to use some of the ideas form my title sequence- i am going to use the idea of people walking and taking the titles with them.