T15 - Individual Ideas

Some ideas that I had for our title sequence are involved around Thriller and Sci-Fi. Despite how hard Sci-Fi is to film because of the effects and CGI involved, there are some ideas that I have that would help our group achieve a successful opening sequence.

One idea that I had would be to create futuristic sounds using Logic Pro X to match the genre. As well as this, another idea that relates to this would be using Logic Pro X to create music for the opening scene, using synthesisers and drum machines for example, which also matches Sci-Fi.

A further idea I have is that the title sequence would be set in a Laboratory, so the science rooms in college would be an acceptable place to film as it would also contain possible props to use in the filming, such as flasks and beakers as well as using liquid in them to make it seem as if people are concocting new chemicals together.

The characters would be scientists and would wear white lab coats and safety goggles. And the plot that I had in mind would be based around scientists looking to find a new plague to end humanity, which I think suits the genres of Sci-Fi and Thriller.

Rough cut

This is our first draft of our sequence (unfinished and unedited). For our first draft we are happy with the results as we have stuck by our story board. Our plans for our further edit is to add credits onto the first minute or so as the title sequence will get more interesting, keeping the audience interested.

15th Dec Filming

Today we filmed scenes of Mia at home receiving a call from her stalker.

We filmed at Jacob's house as there was a lot of space and his house was available so it made sense for us to film.

Here are some shots of us filming. The shot through the shutters is our favourite as it appears as if the stalker is watching MIA through the window, it is also an audience perspective which allows the audience to connect with MIA.

Footage review

Thursday 1st December

Although, the filming went well it took a long time to do and we had to film the scenes numerous times until we were happy with the result. If we were to film again we would change the stalkers outfit to make it more believable as the schoolbag didn't suit the role nor did the jacket. We liked the variation in our shots especially the close ups which included a change in focus which hinted to the audience the relationship between the stalker and the victim.

Monday 5th December 

We filmed for the 3 hours during this lesson. The weather was really nice on this day and this made it the perfect day to film. We filmed a lot of the walking scenes of MIA (the protagonist) as we were missing an actor but we worked around it. As a group, we wanted our shots to have a purpose so we made sure that we knew what we was shooting and also why we were shooting it. 

Editing our Film

Editing Our film shots

Dec 5th Filming

Today was our second day of filming.  We chose to film outside on this day because the lighting was really good, it also is a juxtaposition for the situation as the audience later learn that it isn't a nice day as she (MIA) is being stalked.

We filmed shots of Mia walking up to college. These shots were good as it shows to the audience how the normal routine for the character Mia, however later on we see that it has been affected by the stalker following her.

Dec 1st Filming

Today our group started the filming process for our title sequence. We filmed the classroom scene where the stalker comes into Mia's lesson in a college classroom.

We also had shots of Mia using her phone as well as the stalker using his phone behind Mia in the background. 

We decided that we want the stalker's face to be hidden to add a sense of mystery to the character, so that not only is the character unknown to Mia but to the audience as well.

So for example, when it came to filming the stalker walking inside, the camera was directly behind the stalker the entirety of him walking in so that his face couldn't be seen by the camera.

This in turn makes the audience want to watch more to find out his real identity and his relation to Mia.

The use of the fig rig helped incredibly to film this shot as it helped the camera to stay steady whilst in motion, resulting in a smooth clean shot of the stalker walking in.