Editing - 2

Today we continued editing and we just tidied up some sections of the sequence and have had thoughts on how we could end it by using a green screen and creating a slow motion effect just to bring the whole sequence to a close. I think this could work well and add to the enigma and dramatic effect of the sequence as well.

Editing - 1

Today we edited the first part of our sequence, I feel it went well and that we have a good range of shots and that the snow added to the general look of the whole scene and could work to our favor. I think the main problem we will have when editing is matching up the shots and adding all the ones we want into the sequence.

Filming 2

last week we had to re-film the first part to our opening sequence because it wasn't light enough and we didn't use a large enough range of shots to show reactions and setting.
I am pleased with what we re-filmed and how the shots came together and it was much better than our first take and we are all much happier with it as we have used more shot types such as close ups to further show what is going on in the scene and show enigma.

Opening sequences - 2

This an extract from the opening of Trial and retribution which shows how a woman returns home and is murdered. When the woman returns home she goes upstairs and hears a noise in one of the rooms, she walks into the room and smiles, as she seems to know who it is. The scene then shifts to the house with flashes of a scuffle going on between the woman and the person she encountered in the room. She is then pushed down the stairs and there is a sound of smashing before the scene changes to her parents coming home and finding her dead.
I liked the split shots that were used at 0:53 to show the family returning in their car from 2 points of view, I feel this better established the scene to the audience. I also liked how the credits were presented at the sides of the main picture and in between. This didn't quite fit the mood of the sequence but it still seemed to work in a simple way.
The sequence creates a lot of enigma for the audience, especially when the cyclist passes by at 0:10. the enigma is created as it seems to be late at night, you can't see the cyclists face and he looks directly at the house that the woman is in.

Opening sequences

The music used in this sequence adds to the tension in the air as it starts of very light and happy sounding as the couple are talking and then changes around 0:45 to a more dramatic sad sound as the body is dicovered.

This is an extract from the opening of an episode of Lewis which is a crime drama series on ITV. The exctract shows a male and female characterwalking down a street late at night alone. It is all shot from a wide angle which further exagerates the fact that the street is empty and the two main characters are alone. There is then some dialogue and the camera changes to a mid shot to focus on what the characters are saying and when the male character notices the dead body the camera pans down to show a part of the body, then drops down from above to show focus on the face of the body
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What I liked about this extract is how it used different angles to show the dead body and how the empty streets were shown in the wide angles. I also like how the music changes to a darker tune when the main character sees the body in the pond, it adds to the atmosphere of the scene.

Filming - Day 1

Today was the first day of filming our opening sequence. I feel it went quite well and we managed to get some good shots done and I think its coming along well. As a group we got on really well and managed to have a lot of fun as well as communicate successfully and make some good group decisions on how we each thought a scene should be shot. All in all, a good days work.

Production companies

One of the biggest production companies in the world is Universal studios, with big productions to their name such as Jaws, The mummy, Back to the future, Jurassic park, E.T and more.
Universal has been active for over 100 years and has reportadly pulled in a revenue of 4.3 billion dollars in 2011. One devision of Universal studios is Working title films which is a British film production company and lends its name to films such as Shaun of the dead, Hot Fuzz and Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, Johnny English and more. All of these films have been quite successful and have won many awards contributing to the growing success of the British film industry as well as Universal Studios.

Production companies

The production company is responsible for the fundraising of the film on its own or through a parent company, partner company or private investor. The production company also handles other aspects of the film making process such as the budgeting, script, supplying the actors/actresses, marketing the film and its distribution.
For our sequence if it was picked up and made into a full length film we would probably ask for funding from the British film council in association with another small british film company such as Cipher films as I doubt big American production companies would pick the movie up.

Storyboard

Setting

I took pictures of the setting and uploaded them to the group blog. This is where we will film the bulk of our opening sequence. I am happy with the setting as it provides a lot of space to set up the camera aswell as enough lighting to film at night which will add to the mystery of our opening sequence.