Research for opening title sequences

We researched opening title sequences which related to the genre of our film. We found some similarities in editing
techniques, characters, dialogue and misenscene as well as some differences.

Pretty in Pink


Freaky Friday


Legally Blonde

Targeting and attracting audiences

We are aiming our film to attract the teenage age group 13 to early twenties. We feel that young adults could really relate to the character we have created and find similarities in themselves to the character we portrayed in our film. The main character Daisy is going through similar issues and problems as real teenagers who may come across in their lives at this age. Her rebellious and outgoing character is a phase that all teenagers go through and therefore, we think that this will really help to attract the teenage audience and help them to deal with their individual lives.

Introduction

For our AS Media Coursework we need to create a two minute opening title sequence for a new feature film. This includes the processes of development, production and distribution. We are going to look at opening title sequences of films in the similar genre to the one we are hoping to create

Opening Title Sequences

The Notebook
(First two minutes.) The first thing we see is the New Line Cinema logo. Throughout the first two minutes we hear a romantic, soft serene music of piano. The first shot is an establishing shot, setting the location, sunset overshadowing and reflecting a lake. The next shot is a long shot of the sun over the water and a person on a boat which can be seen against the sunset of dark orange background. We are then shown a close up shot from behind of the silhouette of a man rowing. We are presented with another establishing shot of the boat rowing across the lake. The camera then cuts to a medium shot of the moving boat.The ripples of the water move straight in the direction of the camera. The image fades into a shot of the sunset with the background of a lake on the right and trees on the left, we still see a small boat floating on the lake. Next we see a long shot of the boat floating through patches of tall grass and birds flying across the screen. The image then fades into a closer shot of the floating boat as the birds fly overhead. Through out the first two minutes credits are presented as the film progresses using a small white font. The use of beautiful red romantic sunset soft summer colours fading in and out accompanied by soft serene music sets the perfect opening for a summer romance love story for the audience .

30 Degree Rule.

The 30 rule is a basic film editing guideline, which is easy to make a mistake with, that states the camera should move at least 30 between shots of the same subject. This change of perspective makes the shots different enough to avoid a jump cut. If there is too much movement around the subject, it may violate the 180° rule.

Continuity.

Continuity is consistency of the characteristics of persons, plot, objects, places and events seen by the reader or viewer. It is of relevance to several media. Continuity is particularly a concern in the production of film and television due to the difficulty of rectifying an error in continuity after shooting has wrapped up. It also applies to other art forms, including novels, comics, anime, videogames and animation, though usually on a smaller scale. It usually regards factors both within the scene and often even technical details including meticulous records of camera positioning and equipment settings. In comic books, continuity has also come to mean a set of contiguous events, sometimes said to be "set in the same universe