Thursday 16 December 2010
Tuesday 14 December 2010
Conventions of opening sequence
The conventions of opening sequence consist of many aspects such as;
Thursday 9 December 2010
Name ideas
We intend that our action themed children's opening sequence will be professional and intelligent, and it is therefore important for it's title to reflect this.
The name must:
Be appealing to children,
Reflect the narrative,
Provoke interest.
The name should ideally:
Be intelligent,
A 'take' on a well known saying - for easy accessibility and appeal,
Clearly, articulately worded,
'Punchy',
Be appealing to parents: Important as it will likely be the parents that select the films their children's watch.
Name ideas:
Lead Balloon - Pros: Provokes interest, partencially reflective of narrative, well known saying, punchy.
Cons: Not necessarily appealing to children.
Hit the Ground Running - Pros: Provokes interest, conveys action, partencially reflective of narrative, well known saying.
Cons: Possibly too 'wordy'?
The name must:
Be appealing to children,
Reflect the narrative,
Provoke interest.
The name should ideally:
Be intelligent,
A 'take' on a well known saying - for easy accessibility and appeal,
Clearly, articulately worded,
'Punchy',
Be appealing to parents: Important as it will likely be the parents that select the films their children's watch.
Name ideas:
Lead Balloon - Pros: Provokes interest, partencially reflective of narrative, well known saying, punchy.
Cons: Not necessarily appealing to children.
Hit the Ground Running - Pros: Provokes interest, conveys action, partencially reflective of narrative, well known saying.
Cons: Possibly too 'wordy'?
Sunday 5 December 2010
Conventions of an Action themed Children's Film Opening Sequence
Throughout this post, we will be analyzing the conventions of an action themed children's film opening sequence - using 'Stormbreaker' as a primary example, specifically this clip:
It begins with a master shot of a school hall. This establishes a familiar space in which we, the audience, would expect to see a character of Alex's age. After the original establishment, Alex proceeds to make a presentation about his family - specifically, his uncle. During his speech, the camera cuts away to the current whereabouts of his uncle, this displays the contrast of Alex's dull description of him, and the reality.
As the scene continues, intermittent cutting between Alex's presentation, and the chase sequence his uncle is currently involved in proceed.
By paralleling the two scenes, it creates a strong contrast between the dull, mundane scene of Alex at school, and the exciting chase sequence his uncle is in - thereby emphasizing the action his uncle is undergoing.
In our action themed children's film opening sequence, we intent to utilise this paralleling technique in order to enhance our action, and begin a secure structure in which to begin the film.
It begins with a master shot of a school hall. This establishes a familiar space in which we, the audience, would expect to see a character of Alex's age. After the original establishment, Alex proceeds to make a presentation about his family - specifically, his uncle. During his speech, the camera cuts away to the current whereabouts of his uncle, this displays the contrast of Alex's dull description of him, and the reality.
As the scene continues, intermittent cutting between Alex's presentation, and the chase sequence his uncle is currently involved in proceed.
By paralleling the two scenes, it creates a strong contrast between the dull, mundane scene of Alex at school, and the exciting chase sequence his uncle is in - thereby emphasizing the action his uncle is undergoing.
In our action themed children's film opening sequence, we intent to utilise this paralleling technique in order to enhance our action, and begin a secure structure in which to begin the film.
Friday 3 December 2010
Mise-en-scene within Children's opening sequence
I will be discussing the mise-en-scene within our children's opening sequence by discussing the following areas;
Narrative
Costumes
Props
Location
Costumes; For one character ( school girl) they need to be wearing smart/school clothes. For one character, they will be wearing casual clothes as they will be running. The last character in our sequence will be wearing official clothes. Like a large overcoat and hat.
Narrative; The narrative for our opening sequence is as follows:
First frame, we see a whiteboard at a long shot view.
Second frame, we see a high angle shot of a girl in school clothes reading/writing at a desk.
Third frame, a man is running away from suspicion and a man in a long overcoat with looking official.
Fourth frame, a point of view shot over of the 'Official'.
Fifth frame, medium shot of the schoolgirl who is still engrossed in her studies. Though, she is looking very shifty.
Sixth frame, a point of view shot again of the 'Official' of the the guy in casual clothes running.
Seventh frame, side shot of the schoolgirl.
Eighth frame, another side shot of the school girl but closer, she is saying things under her breath in anxiety.
Nineth Frame, you see what the school girl has been looking at, writing.
Props;
Pen
Paper
Desk and chair
The costumes
Mobile phone
Location;
The location will be taking in two different places. One will be taken at a field near the edge of trees. The other will be in a classroom.
Narrative
Costumes
Props
Location
Costumes; For one character ( school girl) they need to be wearing smart/school clothes. For one character, they will be wearing casual clothes as they will be running. The last character in our sequence will be wearing official clothes. Like a large overcoat and hat.
Narrative; The narrative for our opening sequence is as follows:
First frame, we see a whiteboard at a long shot view.
Second frame, we see a high angle shot of a girl in school clothes reading/writing at a desk.
Third frame, a man is running away from suspicion and a man in a long overcoat with looking official.
Fourth frame, a point of view shot over of the 'Official'.
Fifth frame, medium shot of the schoolgirl who is still engrossed in her studies. Though, she is looking very shifty.
Sixth frame, a point of view shot again of the 'Official' of the the guy in casual clothes running.
Seventh frame, side shot of the schoolgirl.
Eighth frame, another side shot of the school girl but closer, she is saying things under her breath in anxiety.
Nineth Frame, you see what the school girl has been looking at, writing.
Props;
Pen
Paper
Desk and chair
The costumes
Mobile phone
Location;
The location will be taking in two different places. One will be taken at a field near the edge of trees. The other will be in a classroom.
Information on Dream Works
Dream works.
An American studio which produces animation films. Some examples of their work would be Shrek, Shark Tale, Madagascar and over the edge.
Before these and other films that they have produced, they traditionally made animated films about subjects with a more serious matter. The studio has now gained a reputation for being focused on popular culture. Apart from this, their most significant success have been more universal themes in recent years.
The studio was formed by the merger of the feature animation division of DreamWorks and Pacific Data Images (PDI). Originally formed under the banner of DreamWorks SKG, it was spun off into a separate public company in 2004. They are currently distributed only through Viacom's Paramount Pictures, who acquired the rest of DreamWorks SKG in February 2006, spinning it off again in 2008. DreamWorks Animation maintains two campuses: the original DreamWorks feature animation studio in Glendale, California and the PDI studio in Redwood City, California.
Opening of Children's Film - Mind Map, Risk Assessment, Video shoot shot list, and Story board
Risk assessment
Mind-Map
Video shoot shot list
Story Board pt. 1
Story Board pt. 2
Mind-Map
Video shoot shot list
Story Board pt. 1
Story Board pt. 2
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