Planning Blog (Shooting Script)

For the shooting script, it was a tough process. We didn't have an exact idea on what would happen in the story. We mostly made it up as we went along. with time constraints, things were getting stressful. Luckily we were able to get a story ready. I wrote with the thought of what was possible for us to shoot. Some things were difficult to portray in writing. Hopefully They'll be easier to put into action. But for now I'm happy with what we have. And that's very important.

Title Research The Dead Zone

How many titles are displayed during the opening sequences to the film? There were 20 titles displayed during the opening sequences to the film.

What images are prioritized in the opening sequence? The images prioritized in the opening sequence were of the setting the film took place in.

What connotations do the images carry? The connotations the images carry was that there is fear to be had in an open and calm looking setting.

How is this genre reinforced through symbolic and technical codes from the outset? This genre is reinforced through symbolic and technical codes by establishing a tone of isolation through cinematography.

How does the film establish enigma from the outset? The film establishes an enigma by creating curiosity of were its people have gone, and why the town is empty.

What strategies are used to ensure the film appeals to its target audience? The strategies used to ensure the film appeals to its target audience were using eerie music and creepy scenery.

How has technology been used effectively? The best way technology was used was by having a tracking shot on one target location in each shot creating an inclosed feeling. The editing of the title at the end made the audience look closely to then have a big reveal of the start location of the movie.

Title Research Final Destination

How many titles are displayed during the opening sequence? There are 26 titles in total displayed in the opening sequence of the film.

What images are prioritized during the opening sequence? Animations of gruesome deaths that are portrayed by x-rays take the center stage in this opening sequence.

What connotations do these images carry? The connotations these images carry are ones that let you know that death could be lurking around the corner.

How is the genre reinforced through symbolic and technical codes from the outset? The genre is reinforced through symbolism by giving an unsettling feeling and technical codes by having a CGI opening.

How does the film establish an enigma from the outset? The film establishes an enigma of “who is going to die and how will they die?” by foreshadowing the deaths that take place in the film.

What strategies are used to ensure the film appeals to its target audience? The strategies this film uses is extreme gore to high adrenaline music.

How was technology used effectively? Technology was used effectively by having a complete CGI opening that was impressive for the time.

Title Research Se7en

How many titles are displayed during the opening sequence? During the opening sequence, there are exactly 30 titles displayed.

What images are prioritized during the opening sequence? Images of swat teams and police during a hostage situation are prioritized during the opening sequence.

What connotations do these images carry? The images carry a connotation of intensity and urgency.

How is the genre reinforced through symbolic and technical codes from the outset? The symbolism of a red sky during this situation to show the darkness and intensity of the situation. On the technical side the opening is completely computer generated.

How does the film establish an enigma from the outset? The film establishes an enigma of whether or not the situation will be resolved by showing the preparations needed for such an unpredictable scenario.

What strategies are used to ensure the film appeals to its target audience? The film ensures that it will appeal to its target audience by keeping the viewers on edge, keeping them guessing on what will happen.

How was technology used effectively? Technology was used effectively by making the opening 100% CGI. Doing this allowed the filmmakers to get camera angles that would be harder to get if they were using real cameras.

Title Research Hostage

How many titles are displayed during the opening sequence? There are a total of 37 titles in the opening sequence.

What images are prioritized during the opening sequence? Images of grimy fingers are prioritized to disturb the audience.

What connotations do these images carry? These images carry a connotation of intensity and disturbed images.

How is the genre reinforced through symbolic and technical codes from the outset? The opening uses very close up angles to give a feeling of claustrophobia.

How does the film establish an enigma from the outset? The main question it proposes is who are we looking at.

What strategies are used to ensure the film appeals to its target audience? Great cinematography is used to reel in the audience.

How was technology used effectively? Technology was used effectively by making the opening 100% practical.

Title Research watchthetitles.com

        For our project, our group looked into titles. We went onto www.watchthetitles.com to help us research. The website's structure makes everything easy to locate which makes it easier for my group to do research. It gives us better ideas on how to place our titles. We learned how the placement of titles highlight significant parts of movies. When we looked through the website we saw many different genres. Theres also different cateegories which made it easy to find what we were looking for. Its convenient to show the beggining sequences only so that we dont have to watch movies just to see the first two minutes. Every movie is shown with a title and a title sequence. We learned the title is shown to spark interest from the viewers. It captures the audience's attention. Titles are placed in order, from most important to least. For example, director, actor, camera crew, etc. It gives background for the production of the movie before the credits. Genre also typiclaly affects movie fonts. Lastly, title sequences build the mood of the genre.

Title Research www.artofthetitle.com

        This website is based around the opening scenes of well-known movies and TV shows. It mainly focuses on title sequence design, spanning the film, television, conference, and video game industries. I tried to research specific movies, but they only have a select few. After scrolling through the website for a while, I got a better feel of what it was on. It showed opening scenes of various movies that were perfect for studying. When it came to my group’s research, we tried to mainly stick to thriller movie opening credits because that it what our project will be. One thing that caught my attention was the amount of credit given. I learned how many people take part in creating a film or TV show. For example, in the first two minutes, they showed the names of directors, producers, creators, sound developers, etc. The credits always start with the name of the movie and end with the directors name. Each name is on the screen for around 3-5 seconds. They really pay close attention to the mood those first two minutes place on the viewer. It is important because it’s how it draws the audience in and gets them interested. It sets the tone for the rest of the movie. I really enjoyed looking around this website. It seemed easy to use and practical for researching all types of genres.