Location Details

Location Details

Location Form

Location Form

Location of filming

Images

Updated Certificate

249179718 Cambridge University

Draft of Production Opening

Planning to use my own images - this is just a draft of the opening.

In order to obtain this, as a team we will be experimenting with different shots in order to take photographs of each element. The production names are from the four elements: fire, earth, water and air. Each of the elements represent each teammate in the group who are contributing to the production. The video was made in Flash as it was animated and the final video will be added on to our opening sequence.

Props for filming - certificate

Ofxord University

Behind Blue Eyes: NEW SCRIPT

Behind Blue Eyes New Script

Analysis of video - Disability in 'Coming Down the Mountain'

Coming Down the Mountain ESSAY

What I need to improve on - from the work so far

I need to improve on using terminology in my analysis and be confident in my answers. I also need to work on using different presentations such as using videos or voice overs instead of written work to make my presenting more engaging and less time consuming for people who are watching. I should work on making more case studies and compare movies to my opening sequence plan. I should also make sure that I self evaluate my work so I know where I have done well in and where I can improve. I need to talk about techniques - mise en scene, camera, sound and editing and define each one. Go into depth about what I am analysing.

Behind Blue Eyes SCRIPT

Behind Blue Eyes Script

Analysing Juno Poster: video

The Stolen Phone - Evaluation

Stolen Phone Evaluation

The Stolen Phone - Master Shot exercise

Case Studies

Case Studies – Media

 

The protagonist is Lucas – the main character; the opening sequence will focus on him and his thoughts while being talked to by the therapist. It will explore his thoughts through the montage and the iconography will be expressed through the use of objects in the room that they are present in. The research that I have done so far will be used toward the making in the opening sequence to help young teenagers relate to what the young teenage boy or even girl is going through hence the whole coming of age genre itself. The research will be used to decide on the mise en scene and it will be our main focus as a group – to help bring in the target audience through relatable issues. The voice over will be the man aspect during the 2 minutes = it will inform the viewers of the thoughts and feelings of the protagonist; talking about bipolar through the use of the research. I should get examples from movies such as The Fault in Our Stars or The Silver Lining.

The typical opening sequences always reflect on the protagonist through the use of voice-overs or flashbacks/day dreams. This can allow the audience to get a sort of feel on what the rest of the movie will be like and they may be able to get an idea on how the protagonist will be able to overcome obstacles in the coming of age genre.

For example, in the Fault of Our Stars the opening sequence here is the protagonist who is Hazel going through moments that she has already had in her life which means that the movie itself is what she has already experienced – in the past events. It shows moments where she has been happy.

 

Then you see the protagonist in the present looking up at the stars as she remembers her experience of everything that she has overcome during the whole movie – her cancer, and the loss of her boyfriend Augustus. In the voice over as the camera still remains on her face in a close up shot she says, “This is the truth... sorry.” This is a way of letting everyone see what she has been through but apologizes because it has affected her a lot in negative ways. This idea can be integrated upon my groups opening sequence so you can see part of what Lucas has gone through.

 

Iconography - Bipolar

Iconography - Bipolar

Coming of Age Synopsis -- Final group pitch idea (Me, Marwa, Sumana and Hana)

Lucas is an endearing and naïve 17 year old boy who tries to settle in at his new high school, but of course it's the same old battlefield for him. Diagnosed with bipolar disorder, Lucas finds it hard to make new friends or any friends at all. He lives a very lonely lifestyle with his dad, the many faces of himself and his non-existent companions. One day Lucas is assigned an art project in pairs; eventually he introduces himself to his partner Ashley, a kindly natured girl. As time passes, the two became good close friends however all along he was pretending to be someone he's not and decides to throw away everything he's earned. When life begins to crumble Lucas has to deal with the harshness of reality and his eruptive disorder. 'Demonized' his whole life and struggling to escape everything inside (name to be announced) productions brings you a story of experience, truth and friendship.

 

Research for Coming of Age: Bipolar Disorder

Bipolar Disorder

My Coming of Age Idea (Short)

Coming of Age Idea

My idea of a story is the time where a self-obsessed woman overcomes her life in the technology world of social networking and learns to adapt to being able to interact with people in real life and to be able to express her life through real actions rather than a click on a website that is meaningless. She is a woman who cannot get her hands off her phone and is so reliable on it that she is unaware of her surroundings. This is a story of how a young woman finally realises what she really is like and decides to change up by getting a job, meeting new people and venturing off into the real world – to be able to not be self-obsessed but be completely selfless.

Analysis of the frames: American Horror Story

Analysis of the Frames of the American Horror Story

http://www.artofthetitle.com/title/american-horror-story/  <--- to watch the opening sequence.

After watching the opening sequence, my view hasn't changed but it verifies what I have been talking about. The sequence is more graphical than anticipating and the shots between each flip through qute fast which can therefore make us as an audience jumpy. The show means the demands of a typical horror genre.

Analysing Frames - During class

In the last lesson, we analysed frames on opening sequences:

Crime Genre Presentation: sub-genre gangsters

Primeval Analysis: Representation of Men and Women

Primeval Analysis

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom - Presentation

This is an addition to our presentation - mainly spoke and developed our answers through speech rather than having it all on Prezi.

The Godfather Opening Sequence: Analysis

Analysis of the Godfather

Horror/Vampires

Research on Genres

Analysis

Analysis of the Children of Men

Evaluation of Preliminary Exercise (written)

Evaluation of the Preliminary Exercise

Preliminary Exercise

Opening Sequence - True Colours Blue

Opening Sequence

Summer Movie

This is the Summer Movie that I've just finished of what I've been doing during the season.

Avengers Review

Avengers is a marvel movie which brings all of the characters from Iron Man, Hulk, Captain America and so on together to make something that would be mind-blowing. It’s every little kid’s dreams to see all of their favourite characters together in one movie, but it also is loved by teenagers and many other people from different age groups. The movie genre was based around action and adventure which brought these people together to stop world domination from happening. The film included a load of stunts and made the unrealistic things such as aliens to look more real than ever. The angles that were shot were continuously upheld as the movie continues to amaze us all with strength, comedy and bravery. The movie fulfilled what everyone wanted to see; all of them working together. The idea to merge all of the characters is pure genius which must have made a big profit. It was unexpected that this movie would be made but it was made possible. Thor enters the movie soon after the others and tries to retrieve his brother to take back. That moment must have made everyone’s eyes go wide and their jaws dropping from the sudden shock of the entrance, which is how epic the film was – every second was worth watching.

Divergent Review

Divergent is a movie which is based on the book which was written by Veronica Roth. The movie captures the books details as is goes through Beatrice’s perspective and experience in the five factions which each represent a person’s characteristics. The film is packed with various stunts and heart-warming moments which widens the target audience: romance and adventure. The thing about this particular movie is that you barely see any intimate moments between any of the characters which can connote a sort of coldness between them. This coldness has been able to build as the movie builds from the experiences Beatrice and the other characters around her have gone through from sitting at a family table eating a meal to holding a gun and defending herself. Beatrice goes through the changing of factions and ends up in a brutal one. This change taught her bravery and strength as much as confidence which can reflect upon the audience giving them each a message that life can change only if you take the risks; many people can get different messages from the movie depending on how they see it but Tris, as she then called herself wanted to change her life, so she leaped and took risks. The word ‘Divergent’ means that a person doesn’t only have one faction in their characteristics but is all-inclusive which many saw as dangerous which is what this movie is about. It’s a phenomenal storyline that should catch us all.

Researching Keywords

Match an action editing
This is an editing technique for continuity editing in which one shot cuts to another shot portraying the action of the subject in first shot.

It gives us the impression that it's the same thing rather than having two separate things. It is usually always used in TV shows and movies.

The 180 degree rule
It's a filming guideline that the participants or actors in the scene should always have the same left-right relationship to each other with filming only taking part in a 180 degree angle. An example of this could be during a conversation between two characters.