Revised idea for the title sequence amendments from audience feedback

This is the final piece which we will be making for our title sequence.

• At the start of the title sequence we will have a close up of someone spinning a poker chip on a table
• To add effect to this we will slow down the motion of the poker chip as it is spinning
• as the hands come away from the shot we will see a high angle shot of the poker chip comes to a stop
• Here the camera will zoom into the poker chip and come out from the eye of Brian where we will use video effects to bring out the other symbols in our film using screen overlays of black and white and red to symbolise blood and the gift vision which Brian gains in the film from hitting his head on the wall
• From this shoot we will cut back to the table where we will speed up the film so that when we add poker chips to the pile it will link to the gamble aspect of our film
• Several shots of cards as they fall down onto the table
• Here Brian picks up a card and holds it in his hand, we will use video effects to make the vision of the card blurred making it duplicate across the screen to add the effect of Brian having abnormal vision.
• To conclude this title sequence we will cut back to Brian face using the black and white video filters and red filters to symbolise the blood and gift which are all symbols of the film

This is the final outcome from my audience feedback. I have revised idea 1 as it was the clear winner but as suggested by the audience I have added the use of some aspects of the second idea which the audience liked. 

Title sequence idea's audience feedback response

Gender

From these results we have found that the male audience is still the audience which we are targeting the most, from the age 17-25.

Male		8	80%
Female		2	20%

Film Ideas

This is my first idea for a possible title sequence.
At the start of the title sequence we will have a close up of someone spinning a poker chip on a table. To add effect to this we will slow down the motion of the poker chip as it is spinning as the hands come away from the shot. we will see a high angle shot of the poker chip comes to a stop, Here the camera will zoom into the poker chip and come out from the eye of Brian where we will use video effects to bring out the other symbols in our film using screen overlays, of black, white and red to symbolise blood and the gift vision which Brian gains in the film from hitting his head on the wall. From this shoot we will cut back to the table where we will speed up the film so that when we add poker chips to the pile it will link to the gamble aspect of our film Several shots of cards as they fall down onto the table. To conclude this title sequence we will cut back to Brian face using the black, white and red filters to symbolise the blood and gift which are all symbols of the film.

  My second idea is based in a studio where we have a black screen and a tracking device for the camera to move on.
The sequence will start with objects falling into the shot this will include poker chips, playing cards, chess characters, money and blood These objects will fall into place as the camera dolly across For the final shot of the blood the camera will follow the blood as it streams away.

  From the idea which you like best would you make any changes?

I really like this idea and think it fits well with your genre of film being supernatural thriller.

 I think you could use other effects for the titles on the film, such as creepy fonts which flicker. I do like this idea.

I think the idea is solid and its just what i would expect to see from a film in this genre.

 I like this idea, using these symbols in the title sequence would work well I think this idea is the best, the idea 2 would be good but as its being made for a college project do you have the availability of such facilities as it may be difficult otherwise. so I say idea 1 its a solid idea throughout.

Idea 1 is really good, only thing i would add is other effects such as blur and duplication for example on the shot of the playing cards you could have it so the card duplicates into several across the screen this would add effect upon Brian's blurred vision. Take this from your second idea this is the aspect of it I like the most.

Idea 1 is good but I would take some of the symbols from the idea 2 for example the playing cards and bring them into the title sequence as it gives the audience a feel of more symbols from the film.

Here above is a selection of replies which I have gathered from my audience research. From my analysis based on these results I can see that my idea one is the most popular idea as it won the vote by 8 votes to 2. After reviewing the audiences feedback I have had some good ideas to what I may do to make the title sequence idea 1 better. The things which I am taking from my audience feedback is the use of video effects when the playing cards appear having them duplicate and blur would look really good as it would give the feel of abnormal activity which Brian experience in the film when he sees into the near future. I will also add more symbols for this idea the playing cards and the chess characters as these were the aspects of my second idea which the audience liked most. These will be added into my intial idea 1. In summary the audience feedback has been really helpful for me as it has made me see what other ideas the audience want me to bring into our short film title sequence. The final decision is to go ahead with idea 1 for our final title sequence. 



Title sequence questionnaire

I decided that I would send out my ideas for the title sequence to our audience. The reason for this is that I believe having the target audiences view on my ideas would benefit our final outcome as it will fit what the audiences want to see. Also sending this out via social media will enable us to find out what changes we need to make to the plots of these ideas to make the final decision on choosing a title sequence idea that fits the audiences expectations.

Title sequence idea 2- Matthew Gollick

My second idea is based in a studio where we have a black screen and a tracking device for the camera to move on.

• The sequence will start with objects falling into the shot this will include poker chips, playing cards, chess characters, money and blood
• Brian picks up a card and the vision becomes blury, here we will use effects to duplicate the image across the screen.
• These objects will fall into place as the camera dolly across
• For the final shot of the blood the camera will follow the blood as it streams away

Title sequence- idea 1 Matthew Gollick

This is my first idea for a possible title sequence.

• At the start of the title sequence we will have a close up of someone spinning a poker chip on a table 
• To add effect to this we will slow down the motion of the poker chip as it is spinning
• as the hands come away from the shot we will see a high angle shot of the poker chip comes to a stop
• Here the camera will zoom into the poker chip and come out from the eye of Brian where we will use video effects to bring out the other symbols in our film using screen overlays of black and white and red to symbolise blood and the gift vision which Brian gains in the film from hitting his head on the wall
• From this shoot we will cut back to the table where we will speed up the film so that when we add poker chips to the pile it will link to the gamble aspect of our film
• Several shots of cards as they fall down onto the table
• To conclude this title sequence we  will cut back to Brian face using the black and white video filters and red filters to symbolise the blood and gift which are all symbols of the film

Matthew Gollick- work diary

Work still to be done:

• title sequence research 
• title sequence ideas 
• title sequence decision 
• Film title sequence
• filming pack for day 2 
• complete final remaining shots for our short film 
• produce a photo storyboard
• produce film poster 

Up to now I have covered all research work which needed to be covered. The next step is to complete all filming for our short film.

Film sound effects and music

So that we had sound effects and music ready for when we start editing our film I have started to look at sound effects which we are using.

The sites which I will be using are:
http://www.freesound.org/
http://www.proudmusiclibrary.com/en/

The sounds which we need for our short film are

• Football sounds

This sound effect which I have found from the website freesound.org is a background sound from a football match. This sound will be used to play in some shots when Brian and Neil are sat watching football. 

• ambulance sirens 

This sound effect which I have found from the website freesound.org is ambulance siren, this effect will be used at the closing stages of our short film when Brian is laid on the floor in the result of the car accident. 

• car braking sounds 

This sound effect was also found on the website freesound.org, this effect is a car which is stopping from a fast speed as a result of this the car makes a high pitched braking sound. This will also be used at the end of our film when Brian steps out into the road. 

• bang sounds effects 

The sound effect above has also been found on the website freesound.org, this effect is a loud crashing sound this will be used just before the siren effect to show that the car hits Brian as he steps into the road as a result the car hits him, this effect represents this. 

• title sequence song 

I decided to select this song for our title sequence as I feel it fits perfectly with the genre of our film being supernatural thriller, it captures the paranormal sounds which Brian comes across in our film the music gives a hint of unnatural events which soon follow

• credits song 

I finally decided that this was the perfect fit for the credits in our film. It syncs really well with the end tone to our film which is Brian's death. The piano melody also works well with the supernatural thriller genre.

Filming pack day 1

Risk assessment

 

Camera layout planning

Shot list

shot 1- Close up
shot 2- Medium
shot 3- Medium shot
shot 4- Long shot
shot 5- POV (Point Of View) looking down the stairs
shot 6- Medium shot
shot 7- Long shot
shot 8- Over shoulder- Medium/Close up
shot 9- Close-up - pouring water
shot 10- Close-up
shot 11-Over shoulder - Long shot
shot 12- Medium shot POV
shot 13- POV Looking around bathroom
shot 14- Over shoulder - Medium
shot 15- Close-up - Crash zoom in
shot 16- Close-up - Crash zoom out (from his eye)
shot 17- Medium shot
shot 18- Medium to Long shot
shot 19- Still close-up
shot 20- Medium shot
shot 21- Over shoulder close-up
shot 22- Medium shot
shot 23- Pan long shot
shot 24- Long shot
shot 25- still long shot

Theses 25 shots will be completed on the planned date for filming.

Script

 Storyboards
1-25

 Location Recci

Location Photos

 This is the location of the first scene where Brian sets off out to go to town. Not knowing his near future in this scene an event takes place which he gains a gift to see into the future.

In this location of the lane scene Brian catches a bus into the town.

Character costume and props

Brian

Costume

 This is the morning costume above which Brian will be wearing at the start of our planned 1-25 shots for filming.

 This is the day costume above which Brian will be wearing in the planned filming shots of 1-25.

Props



 This is the set prop list which Brian will come into contact with in the planned filming of shots of 1-25.



 Filming equipment for day 1

 This is the camera which we are using to film the whole of our 5 minute short film.

This is the tripod for the camera which we are using for our 5 minute short film. 



Shooting script

shot 1- Close up
shot 2- Medium
shot 3- Medium shot
shot 4- Long shot
shot 5- POV (Point Of View) looking down the stairs
shot 6- Medium shot
shot 7- Long shot
shot 8- Over shoulder- Medium/Close up
shot 9- Close-up - pouring water
shot 10- Close-up
shot 11-Over shoulder - Long shot
shot 12- Medium shot POV
shot 13- POV Looking around bathroom
shot 14- Over shoulder - Medium
shot 15- Close-up - Crash zoom in
shot 16- Close-up - Crash zoom out (from his eye)
shot 17- Medium shot
shot 18- Medium to Long shot
shot 19- Still close-up
shot 20- Medium shot
shot 21- Over shoulder close-up
shot 22- Medium shot
shot 23- Pan long shot
shot 24- Long shot
shot 25- still long shot
shot 26- Extreme long shot
shot 27- still shot - Brian enters from right
shot 28- over shoulder medium
shot 30- over shoulder medium
shot 31- over shoulder medium
shot 32- medium to long shot
shot 33- close up of phone
shot 34- Still long shot
shot 35- medium shot - horizontal
shot 36- medium shot - horizontal
shot 37- medium shot - horizontal
shot 38- medium shot - horizontal
shot 39- medium shot - horizontal
shot 40- medium shot - horizontal
shot 41- medium shot
shot 42- long shot to extreme long shot (pan)
shot 43- close-up
shot 44- long shot - bus stop (at home)
shot 45- long shot (pan)
shot 46- medium shot
shot 47- medium shot - horizontal
shot 48- medium shot - horizontal
shot 49- over shoulder - medium
shot 50- still shot medium
shot 51- over shoulder close-up
shot 52- over shoulder close-up
shot 53- still close-up (cards on table)
shot 54- close-up
shot 55- close-up to medium
shot 56- close up (money)
shot 57- over shoulder medium
shot 58- over shoulder medium
shot 59- medium shot (money)
shot 60- over shoulder medium
shot 61- close-up (coin landing on table-still)
shot 62- over shoulder medium
shot 63- close-up (chess board)
shot 64- over shoulder medium
shot 65- over shoulder medium
shot 66-over shoulder medium
shot 67- over shoulder medium
shot 68- over shoulder medium
shot 69- over shoulder long shot
shot 70- over shoulder long
shot 71- over shoulder long
shot 72- over shoulder long
shot 73- over shoulder long
shot 74- long shot of door shutting
shot 75- long shot of table
shot 76- close-up
shot 77- over shoulder close-up
shot 78- still shot close-up - cards being played
shot 79- over shoulder close-up - raising stake
shot 80- medium over shoulder - gathering winnings
shot 81- medium to long shot
shot 82- POV looking onto road
shot 83- POV looking left - showing car speeding up the lane
shot 84- medium shot still (high angle)
shot 85- blank shot
shot 86- extreme close-up of eye
shot 87- medium shot (laid in road)
shot 88- POV low angle

Location photos

This loaction photo is where Brain lives. In this location Brian sets off out for his day ahead when things begin to change for him.

This is the lane in the scene biran heads off to catch the bus

In this location Brian meets his firend on his way into town



This is the park location which Brain and his firend walk to. In this scene Brian's friend plans a games night for the next day. 

 In this location Brian walks to the bus station to get back home after he meets his friend in the town.

In this location Brian walks to the bus to go home after meeting his friend in town.

This is the location where Brian goes to Lewis house for the game of poker the next day.