all the things that need to be done.

This is what you should ALL have on your blogs thus far:

1. Continuity sequence and evaluation of it
2. 'The Art of the Title' homework task (Leanne)
3. Saul Bass write-up and independent titles analysis
4. Presentation on a title sequence designer of your choosing
5. Pitch video, presentation, feedback sheets and summary of feedback/comments on what you think of it
6. Zombieland analysis
7. Analysis of a title sequence of your choosing
8. Genre notes and analysis of a sequence of your genre
9. Class notes written up, including codes conventions of title sequences and Sound
10. Video of your fight sequence and explanation of what you did and evaluation of what you learnt through the process
11. Audience profile for your film
12. The order of the titles & importance of typography, to include analysis of Se7en/Catch Me if You Can/Lord of War covered in lesson.
13. Write-up of film industry work completed with Shaun.
14. Video feedback from Leanne/Shaun with your comments as to how you are going to address the feedback for improvements.

ideas for are title sequence

Ideas for title sequence

During the lesson we had to come up with ideas to put in are title sequence. As are film is a horror we needed to have key features in it to show that it is a horror.

As a group we decided that a diary would be the key part of the sequence as it has a key importance to the film. We are going to cut from a man looking around an abandoned apartment to the diary being turned every so often to show it has great importance. We also decided that we would have pictures of the boy’s family members to show the history of the family which he doesn’t know about.  Also passports and birth certificates which shows the hidden identity of him and again the family he doesn’t know. The title sequence will be set in the dark because it gives a scary feel and also because we don’t want his face to be seen. For the soundtrack we have suggested that we would like pianos and violins. We want the music to start of slow and then get faster and faster has at the end of the title sequence we want a hand on the diary to suggest that it has been found by him. 

From the title sequence we want to show that he has a hidden identity, he’s lonely and he is rushing around as if he is looking for something.

saul bass

Saul Bass

Saul Bass was a very famous graphic designer and film maker who is well known for his title sequences that are seen as master pieces. Saul Bass has worked with some of the greatest people in film, for example Alfred Hitchcock and him both worked together in the film psycho, he has also worked with martin Scorsese in the film good fellas and has also worked with the likes of Stanley Kubrick and Otto Preminger. A lot of Saul’s title sequences involve simple shapes and lines which show different things in different title sequences, for example in the film anatomy of murders the shaped represent the body parts. saul bass' work is seen as some of the best title sequences in the world and many graghic designers look up to him has the good father of title sequences.

saul bass- oceans 11 title sequence

The title sequence of oceans 11 expresses a lot about what the film could be about as of the way the numbers and letters are shown and this objects that apear throughout the sequence.

The font of the words and numbers that apear suggest that the film will be based in vegas because the lights look like spotlight shinning down. it also suggest gambling as they are the light you expect to see in a casino, being glamorous. The colours change throughout the sequence

Not only are words and letters used but we also see objects and different shapes. in the sequence we see arrows which are used a lot by saul bass and a lot of his work uses simple shapes. The objects significant as they tell us that the film is set in a casino and they are gambling. we see playing cars turned on a table which gives us the idea that they are gambling. slot machines are in the sequence, the slot machine is being used and each time they almost win the jackpot which suggest that they may be unlucky, in the slot machine we also see a man and women about to kiss which could suggest romance. We then go on to dices which another significant object of a casino.

The music in the title sequence to me suggest that they are living the high life and they are wealthy. the music is very classy. the music is jazz which links to the actor frank sinatra who sings similar songs to jazz. the music also suggest risk which suggest they will risk when it comes to gambling.

This is are pitch presentation of are film Without Prejudice. we talked about are film idea and the class said how promising the film is and told us the positives and negatives of are film idea.

continuity video

media h/w

"Film titles can be great fun. In them we see the bond between the art of filmmaking and graphic design — and perhaps visual culture as a whole. They have always served a greater purpose than themselves: to move the overarching story forward. Whether you are a motion graphic designer, a digital artist or a connoisseur of design, we hope you are inspired by these film titles and the ideas they suggest to your own creative endeavors. At the end of this post, you’ll find a listing of relevant typefaces and Web resources."

this is a interesting quote as it links the film to a piece of art. for example when making a title sequence you will need to show your  artistic side. the art of the filmmaking in a title sequence makes you look at film in a different way as the art of design can express different things.

"As movies grew more popular, their titles evolved. Movie producers invested considerable sums in film production and sometimes resorted to fixing a dog of a film by rewriting the inter-titles. For a time, “film doctor” Ralph Spence (1890–1949) was the highest-paid title writer in the industry, earning $10,000 a picture for his one-liners."

this quote is very important to the film industry as it was title sequences become much more important, its say that they spent a lot of money which shows that producers new that they are very important to film as they spent a lot of money on them knowing that they would make money from it.

"A great draftsman and visual storyteller, Saul Bass ran the gamut of techniques for his title sequences: montage, live action, cut-out paper animation, typography in motion, to name a few. Whatever technique he used, Bass summarized the film as a metaphor that often shone with creativity. (In January 2010, David Peters, Kai Christmann and Dav Rauch, all of Design Films, gave two presentations on the work of Saul Bass at the 12th Future Film Festival in Bologna, Italy.)

In an interview, Kyle Cooper listed three opening sequences that made a big impression on him. Saul Bass’ title sequence for the 1962 film “Walk on the Wild Side” (watch on MySpace) was among them:"

this quote shows how big the title sequence was becomming and that many people was interested in the work of saul bass. for example kyle cooper was very interested in his work. people like dav rauch changed the way it was presented and gave it two way to be presented.

"The title sequence for the 2009 adaptation of the comic book “Watchmen” drew a loud response from the public. It creates an alternate history, depicting the involvement of superheroes in all major events of post-World War II America. The sequence was shot by the film’s director Zach Snyder, while credit for the title’s integration goes to yU+Co:"

this quote shows that a title sequence can be used in all different types of genres as in watchman it brings all the comic book characters together. its also a different way of presenting a title sequence as most title sequences dont give to much away about characters.

"Throughout the history of cinema, film titles have evolved with the film industry, as well as with social trends and fashion movements. But the measure of a title design’s quality is the same now as it was in the silent era. Whatever function they perform, titles remain an essential part of film."

i like this quote becuase it shows how far title sequences have come and that it is a part of the film industry. it also show the technology involved in it.

Zombieland homework

Zombieland homework

the Zombieland title sequence shows people being chased and killed by zombies in slow motion, the music in the title sequence is heavy rock.

The mise-en-scene gives away that the genre of the film is horror as the costumes are people dressed up as Zombies and the setting shows the places are destroyed, the make up shows that it is a horror as the people in the sequence have blood and cuts on there faces. You may be able to tell that this film is a comedy as well because of the light colours in the background.even though there is blood and death in this sequence the light colours suggest that its a joke as they are not following the horror themes.

The camera work in the sequence is used to make the whole sequence slow motion, slow motion is used to show the disaster of what is going on in the sequence.

the music in the sequence is heavy rock and shows the panic of the people running from the Zombies. The music also may suggest that the film is a comedy because in a normal horror film the soundtrack would normally be slow and then gets faster and faster to build up the tension. However in this sequence the music is heavy from the start and doesn't build up to anything.

The whole sequence suggest that the film is a horror/comedy has the mise-en-scene shows that the blood, weapons, setting suggest that its a horror but the colour, lighting and the music may suggest that the film is a comedy, also in the sequence they juts show people being killed and attacked by Zombies which may suggest the films doesnt have a real story but they just want to show people being killed.