Other peoples opinions on sequence

Today we showed off our first edit of our final piece so we were able to obtain other peoples opinions on the basic idea. Apart from the initial cheering after Jack released his nipple in bed the reaction was good, people loved the basic idea and the camera cuts in time with the music.
We did receive some vital criticisms though which we could use to improve our final opening sequence.
-We need to make sure that the camera is always in focus on Jack when he is moving s at the moment he is quite blurry which makes it difficult to read his facial expressions. 
-The Music must always be in time with the cuts of the editing so that the sequence flows well.
So our cuts when they speed up on a quicker beat is heading down the right track so we will need more of that.
-The titles when added will have to appear in scenes where either nothing much is going on so its easy to read or so that they flow out of movements in the sequence making the sequence look much more interesting and still easy to read without distracting the audience away from the actual acting.

Soundtrack ideas

As I have been given the fabulous task of directing the sound for this film opening I will be the one who directs what and how we use music, Diegetic and non Diegetic sound in each clip.
We have decided as a group that the opening sequence will consist of around 90% Non Diegetic sound as we will have a sound track on in the background. We will only need to use Diegetic sound when the character wakes up, takes his headphones out, and the end of the sequence when he either sits down at a desk or stands at the side of the road to show the real world closing in.

The use of music combined with the headphones will make it seem like he is listening to the music that everyone else in the audience is as he is (not being able to hear what goes on around him)
When he takes his headphones out and we can only hear the music in the background very quietly  as if we were actually standing next to him only being able to juuuust hear the simple beat coming from the speakers.






I will be making this soundtrack for Jack to walk along to so its important that I time the beat of the music with his footsteps to give the audience a sense of rythem.
The music also cannot be to quick or complicated that would distract them from the visual effect of the sequence which would lead to confusion. I will also need to link it with the genre of your stereotypical 'teenager' music. So this could be a simple hip hop beat to a Rock theme that would be used with an electric guitar as tey are commonly linked to young adults and the music that they listen to.
There will be three ways that I can get/produce this music:

1. Copyright (If needed)
We could acquire a piece of music already made that we like and use that. We could make this a well known song so that the audience could recognize it and link it as symbolism towards the age of your typical teenager.

2. Garage Band
We could also use Garage band to create our own tune with a wide selection of instruments such as Pianos, Drums, Guitar and strings all on an I pad.












3. Novation Launchpad
I have an instrument at home which consists of a 64*64 grid of Programmable buttons that I can use for what ever sound I want in the world. Whether that making loops or doing a solo piece this instrument can do all those things.
It would be more difficult however I think it is much more creative and will gain more marks.

Editing Style

For our 60% task the software that we will be using is Premier Pro.
Premier Pro will allow us to edit our different clips together, add effects, separate audio from the video clip so that we can add a music track on top of the Film. We can also use it to help add the title names of the into with the title ideas inspired from fresh meat, where the titles appear from behind objects or follow the movement of individuals.

The style of editing that we plan to use is quite slow. This means long duration shots with few intervals, we can back this up with slow music and play it into time to the sequence, for example we could have the beat of the song in time with the characters footsteps or the things he does.
We could use he fade tool so different clips fade into each other which could slow down the sequence even more. We could also apply filters to give the image more colour or remove the colour altogether to get a black and white effect. We could use these effects to give off the mind set of your typical teenager which is what our main character is.

More location shots

We got more location shots today as we got some more of the outdoor filming done.
We have decided that our character is going to be walking to school and as he does we see the setting and Mise en scene of where he lives and spends his school time.

This image shows the main road that

we plan to film along on Jacks

final approach to the

school.

This is the end to the first road that Jack

walks down. We liked the angles we

could achieve. The slight slope

also gave us editing ideas

like for e.g. Jack could

fade from the bottom

of the hill to the top.

This was an interesting shot as we can watch Jack walk

from one end of the frame to the other. We could have intervals during this to

show Jack walking from a different angle before returning to the

original shot.

Order of title sequences

With movie title sequences you usually see a repeated order with nearly every film you see.
It usually starts with the names of the actors that play the main parts. These are usually the names that attract the audiences to these films as their favorite actors are in them. Them being at the start of the title sequences reminds the audience that they want to see this film and that it will be great as they have a familiar face in it. It can also define the type of audience in a film with different actors known for other similar roles.
Then we get the names of the backstage crew, not all of them but only the man ones with the bigger roles like the executives, and directors of photography/ Costume designers, these are the kinds of roles that some people watching the film might be slightly interested in as they are important jobs, If not there just there whilst the title sequence flows on by whilst the audience are watching what's going on in the background.
Then we get some of the bigger names like the producers toward the end of the sequence.
And then the Director will come last as he has the biggest role in the entire film. Usually the sequence slows down at this point to attract the audiences attention to them as Directors also attract audiences to films as they may want to see directors like Spielberg or James Cameron.

So for our opening sequence the first name that will come up would be Jack seeing that he is the main actor in the entire sequence. Then we would get mine and Chris's name mentioned afterwards as our roles are behind the camera and then the directors name at the very end which would be mine. I like sound as it helps depict the mood and pace of a scene. The beat of music and the effect it has is important too. For example in a chase scent the music is fast and loud non (diegetic sound) the fast and loud music shows how fast the chase is and how intense it is where as in a slow dance romantic scene the music would be slow and soft to allow the audience to be more focused on what is going on in the scene.

No Copyright Sounds

We have recently been recommended a website called No Copyright Sounds. The site allows us to access a selections of songs that we can use in our 60% task without having to use a copyright claim which would cost money and time.
The music on the site has a genre of electronic/Dubstep which isn't really the type of music that we are looking for for our film intro as we need something that will link more to the reckless attitude of your typical teenager.

However this is definitely a useful resource to use in the future.

Location for our film

Our location that we are going to use is going to be your typical two storey family house on a country lane i.e. Jacks house. We wont be needing to use all of the rooms of the building but we will be using the Bedroom, Bathroom, stairwell, kitchen and the front door. The rest will be done outside as Jack walks down the street on his way too school.

The first room being the Bedroom Mise en scene wise will need to be a little cluttered as it is a typical teenagers room with clothes on the floor with posters on the walls. We will need to be careful here as if the room is to cluttered then the audience will become distracted and we will run into the same problems as the last task.   
In the bathroom we will need to fill the sink and shelves with bathroom objects like toothbrushes or towels. The kitchen would also need to be cluttered to some extent to show the rush of family life.