Final editing session

 For the final editing session, we were happy and felt on top on our work as we were finished. However we then faced a big issue, the song we were using was copyright. My group and I spoke to Adam and Tom to discuss what will happen if we use the original song and what the benefits of changing the song to a none copy right is. Tom and Adam then left my group and I alone to decide what we wanted to do. We argued and spoke about it for a good 15 mins, as we all had different options and input. We decide to have a look for other music that could work. After searching for a few days and not finding anything, we decided to risk it and stick to our original song. This was a risky decision as it may very well be taken down from the Hurtwood YouTube. However we wanted to be graded off the best work we could achieve and we felt that the song made our work much better. 

The final song we are using. 

We are now finally done with editing our opening sequence. My group and I are all extremely happy with the final product of our opening sequence :))))))

Editing session 2,3,4 and 5

 

Over the last couple of days my group and I have been editing our opening title sequence. After our first editing session, we understood what we needed to do and got a better understanding of how to edit on adobe photoshop.  

On our second editing session, we showed Tom what we started in session 1. Toms feedback was positive however he said that we were reaching the climax of the sequence too quickly and that we should add more close ups to the beginning before carrying on. We went back and added more shots at the beginning, which did indeed make our opening sequence look much better. Once we were happy with the first half of the sequence, we attempted to finish it. There were certain shots we wanted to use but we thought the acting wasn't strong enough, which made it harder to edited. A conclusion we came to when editing was that it would be best to not include the vicars face as much as possible. The reason for this was that we thought the acting was too weak and fake which made the opening sequence look comical and took away the atmosphere we wanted to create. 

After 4 sessions we were done we editing our opening sequence. At this point all we had to do was add a soundtrack and tittles. We downloaded the music and added it to the sequence. As a group we were very happy with the music and thought it matched the sequence unbelievably. 

We then went on to make titles. This is the order we followed when creating our titles: Production company (distributer), Production company (producer), Filmmaker, Film title, Lead cast, Supporting cast, Casting director, Music composer, Associate producers, Editors, Production designer, Director of Photography, Executive producer, Production designer, Director of Photography, Executive producer, Producer, Writers and Director. 

We had to use fake names and fake production company when creating titles. I decided to make the fake names, which was fun. Once we added the titles, We were basically finished with still one editing session left to add the final touches. 

Research into order of titles

 Order of titles research 

The standard order for opening titles are: Production company (distributer), Production company (producer), Filmmaker, Film title, Lead cast, Supporting cast, Casting director, Music composer, Associate producers, Editors, Production designer, Director of Photography, Executive producer, Production designer, Director of Photography, Executive producer, Producer, Writers and Director. 

My group and I plan on following this order in our opening title sequence. The reason we are keeping ours in the basic order is so its clearer and as our genre is Romantic Triller, we didn't feel the need to make our titles over the top.  

The Film Fear 1996 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6DEt1LYCUM)  shares the same genre of Romance Triller as our opening title sequence. This film has used the standard lay out for title order. The titles are simple and white, However the titles are too big in my opinion. The titles take up too much of the scene which takes the attention away from what's happening in the sequence. In my opening title sequence I want the titles to be smaller and less distracting as I want the audience to be focusing on what's happening in the sequence. The opening sequence for Fear is starts off with landscapes and stays this way for half the sequence. This allows the titles to be big as there isn't much to distract the audience from. The opening title sequence for Fear builds a good atmosphere and mood but doesn't make it clear or give away what the movie will be about.

Saul and Elaine Bass

Saul Bass was an American graphic designer and film maker, and us know for his design of opening title sequences.

Saul Bass had a huge impact in the development of opening title sequences in Hollywood films. He is a key figure and has influenced many film makers and movies. he was born on the 8th of may 1920 and died on the 25th of April 1996. Saul; Bass started his career by working as a graphic designer on advert campaigns. he then started working as set visual consultant where he starting building connections with key figures in the film industry. he worked with some low the biggest film makers such as Alfred Hitchcock, Stanley Kubrick, Otto Preminger, Billy Wilder and Martin Scorsese. Saul Bass wanted to change opening title sequence from the official presentation of legal and copyright information and the presentation of the cast and crew. he saw an opportunity to create titles in a new way and set the story up for the rest of the film. 

Elaine Bass was Saul Bass wife who was also an American title designer and film maker. Elaine was born in 1927 and is still alive to the day. Elaine Bass had her own successful career before meeting Sail Bass. She Co-directed and produced "Spartacus" in 1960. When they got married the pair began working to together. They worked together for 40 years and create some of the most successful opening title sequences. As a couple they inspired many individuals. 

In 1991 they worked together to produce the opening title sequence for the film Cape Fear. 

The opening title sequence for Cape Fear begins with an establishing shot of warm lighted water with ripples in. This could suggest that water is included in rest the movie. The soundtrack is tense orchestral non-diegetic music. Dark low key lighting is used in the opening which sets a dark tone for the rest of the film. Close ups of different facial parts underwater is shown in the opening. This suggests something might have gone wrong like someone drowning, which creates panic. A drop falls downwards on the screen and instantly the lighting changes to red, which has the connotations of blood and danger. As the screen changes to red, the music gets more and more intense. The opening sequence ends on a close up of eyes in black and white, like X-ray vision. This opening sequence creates a creepy atmosphere for the audience, I think this is created by the contrast in music and setting. 

First Editing Session

 Today was our first editing session :)))))))

Me and my group headed to the editing suite and opened up the file with all footage in. We decided that we wanted to watch all the shots we got before editing. We watched them all and changed the name of each shot we liked and wanted to put in our opening sequence. 

We then started dragging the shots over and putting them in order. While doing this we were cutting the shots to exactly where we wanted it to start and end. We decided we wanted to start the opening sequence off slow and not give the whole idea straight away. We started the opening sequence with a mid shot of the girls smiling at each other. we then cut to a mid shot of the mom. dad and girl. After these we added close ups of the girls smiling and the mum holding the rosary. 

This is all we got done today but we have 5 more lesson working on editing.  I think for our first editing session, it was successful and we got a understanding of what needs to be done. 

 

Mise-En-Scene Video

 Mise-En-Scene video 

Shoot Day Reflection Video

 Shoot Day Reflection Video