Titanic title seuqence.

Opening title sequences.

The opening two minutes of this film sequence is represented in a dark menacing way. all the still frames are dark and gloomy. they are in black and white so we know that the film is going to be referring to the past in some sort of way because it was released in 1999, therefore we know it is not an olden day film.

the 'X' in the title is highlighted in red to inform the audience that there could be violence, blood or danger. and having watched this film there is evidence that that's what the film involves. the titles are across the screen with an ocean backdrop. this gives off the message that there could be danger because of the dark colors in this film but some sort of peace at the end by the way the waves overlap the shore peacefully. the music is soft and soothing which gives a sense of gentleness which could appear throughout the film. the font is simple and is just in black and white to coincide with the still images which are also black and white. the font size is of a medium size so the viewer can clearly see who's staring in the film and the producer,director etc.
the genre of this film is a racial discrimination drama set back in the 1990's.

Differnt types of Genres.

GENRE

In film theory, genre refers to the method of film categorization based on similarities in the narrative elements from which films are constructed.

Action
Adult
Adventure
Animation
traditional
computer-animated
stop-motion
Biography
Children's
Comedy
Crime
Disaster
Documentary
Drama
Espionage
Fantasy
Gay & Lesbian
Horror
Musical
Mystery
Romance
Sci-Fi
Short
Sport
Thriller
War
Western

Idea for my coursework.

For my coursework in Media Studies, i have to create the two opening minutes of a feature film. in order to create a good piece i have to follow the rules of continuity and follow the 180 degree rule so that i have a clear opening of my film.

I've always been interested in the genre; thrillers. i find them exciting and gripping and enjoy the feeling of sitting on the end of my seat wanting to know what is going to happen next. therefore i would like to create something like this myself.

my first shot i would like to have an establishing shot of an empty, dark park and in order to be able to see the surroundings behind the camera i will have a few torches to create the source of light. i will do a tracking shot of the park so that the audience can see the location clearly. when i come to edit this shot i will have dark music in the background to inform the audience that something bad is about to occur. my next shot will be of a small bridge and a boy with their hood up walking over it towards the camera. he will then stop and there will be a medium long shot of him. he will look around as if hes trying to be as discrete as possible. the music now will become louder to create tension and more of a build up. my next shot is of two other boys walking towards the first boy that entered the park and will cut to them walking towards him, then cut back to the first boy just standing there looking nervous. i don't want a lot of dialogue in the film as i want the the audience to be guessing whats going to happen. the main ways i will tell the story is with a hand held camera and the music and different types of shots. as the two boys approach nearer to the other boy i will then have an extreme close up of the boys face, looking scared. when the boys finally reach the alone boy they will say, " so where is it?" the shot will then dissolve and end.

i hope that the scene i have devised goes to plan and i am aiming to film it within the next few weeks before Christmas in order to edit it as soon as possible.

All different types of camera shots and camera angles.

Shot sizes:

XLS- Extra Large Shot
MCU- Medium Close Up
LS- Large Shot
CU- Close up
MLS- Medium Large Shot
BCU- Basic Close up
MS- Medium Shot
XCU- Extra Close Up

all these shots represent significant moments in scenens in a film. for example if an incited incident occurs and someone has found out that their wife or husband has been captured, a close up would express the actors feelings to the viewer and you would be able to understand their feelings easier. all the shots show something differnt through out a film.

My five favourite films

American History x - Crime,drama
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Fight club - Drama, mystery, Thriller
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Pineapple express - Action,Comedy,Crime,Thriller
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Click - Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
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Titanic - Drama, Romance
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Continuity

Preliminary task- Saman James Frankie

Here is my preliminary task with James Vanger and Saman Safdari. in order to obey the rule of continuity, we were not allowed to break the 180 degree rule in order to create a sucessfull edited clip. we decided to have the first shot of Saman waiting at a desk for me to come in the room and sit down opposite him. we had a high angle shot looking down on Saman and then switched to a close up of Saman tapping his fingers on the desk to create tension. this enables the viewer to see that Saman is the one who is the one that everyone likes because he is having to wait for someone. We then took a shot of me walking from outside into the builiding then cut it to me in a close up shot opening the door and then looking through the window to see if Saman was there. We then did a medium long shot of me walking into the room and closing the door beind me, then the camera was kept still while i walked to my chair and sat down. To build up more tension we decided that it was a good idea if we had two close up shots of mine and samans face. We then did a shot reverse shot of Saman asking " are you high?" then we switched to another shot reverse shot of me looking very confused and replying "no." Then we did a master shot of the whole scneario in which saman asks another question, "then why are you so late?" we then used the fading technique and faded out to the credits at the end.

30 degree rule

180 degree rule

Match on action.