Wednesday 5 December 2012
Monday 3 December 2012
Journal: Abandoned Title Sequence
In preparation for the filming of our title sequence we had to buy a dolls house, this was the cheapest and nicest looking house. We didn't want to spend too much money on it as we are going to burn it.
Blog feedback.
I agree with the feedback that i have received and i will improve the posts that need to be improved.
For the zombieland sequence i will add to it to make it longer. i also understand that there is a comedic element present in the titles,but i have not included that so i will re watch the sequence and add in all of the points that i have missed.
I will also add to my analysis of 'The ward' as it is too short. I had previously finished it but i lost all of my analysis. I will also complete another title sequence.
With the comments on my groups fight sequence with foley sound i agree with the comments made, although one comment states that we shouldn't have removed all of our sound, but as a group we were under the impression that this is what we had to do.
I will also add to my evaluations and start linking posts to the title sequence that we are creating.
The Ward- Title Sequence analyasis
As the title sequence begins, it pans out through what looks like a hospital ward, or possibly a mental hospital which is suggested through the use of one single window in the background. This one window is also barred up which could cause the audience to think that whoever is in this place, is not allowed to leave for some unknown reason. There are lights in the ward, although only one is lit very dimly, this could also suggest that not only are the occupants of the building not allowed to leave, but could possibly be made to kept hidden. The only lighting used in this sequence is the flashes of lightening coming through the barred window.
As the camera is panning out from one end of the corridor, someone begins to whistle, although we can not see anyone that could be making this noise. The whistling and the sound of thunder and lightening connote that his film will be a horror as the whistling makes the long dark corridor look very creepy, also the audience feel as if they are walking backwards away from the window which creates tension and fear as the audience do not know what could be behind them which also adds to the fact the film is probably of a horror genre. As the camera reaches the other end of the corridor, the title of the film comes into the middle of the screen and changes colour,from black to blue,as a flash of lightening appears. As the lightening stops, the titles appear in white font on a black background this could suggest that something is lurking in the dark as the white is emerging from the dark.The titles then flash and disappear.
A woman's voice then starts, she sings no words but her voice is high pitched and therefore can creep the audience out, especially as it is accompanying an image of a man being tied upside down by their feet, the photo's look old and could be some form of medical practice. Each image that is shown changes at a flash of lightening, this foreshadows that the photo's and the ward could possibly linked, although it is obvious that they are both set in different time periods due to the working lights in the ward and the oldness of the images.
On an image of a woman tied up by her hands, the first cast members name fades in 'Amber Heard'. This could suggest that this is a possible future of her character.
As her name disappears the photo cracks and it becomes clear that it is a mirror shattering. Mirrors breaking typically symbolises that a person will have seven years bad luck which could also show the audience that this is a horror film. The shattering of the glass could also foreshadow a characters trait, the shattering glass could suggest that someone will have a split personality that cant be fixed as the mirror breaks into several different small pieces.The colour of the font is all in white, the colour of white connotes innocence and purity, this could suggest that, if someone has a split personality, they may not know that anything is wrong.
Once the mirror cracked, the music becomes louder and the woman's voice more prominent, this causes the audience to feel tense, as the voice is so high that it could send shivers down your spine. Also the fact that a woman is singing could suggest that the film is centered around women.
One of the photo's that cracks is of a woman praying, with some form of device attached to her head, this could connote that there is some religious element to the film. Also this shows that the woman knows her fate, and that she could possibly die at the hands of this device
During the sequence, the glass shards split even more and start to become even smaller than before and shatter toward the screen rather than away from it. As this is happening it could cause the audience to think that, if the pieces are linked to a person, then this person has gone beyond the point of being 'fixed' and that there is maybe no turning back for this person. As the glass becomes more severe, the pictures start to show people being lobotomized. Lobotomy's were used before the brain was understood to 'cure' people of mental illness'. These images then can back up any enigmas previously created for the audience about someone being mental or having a split personality. This could also foreshadow the future of the person that has this mental illness.
At one point, the glass splits in three different places. This could cause the audience to think that maybe there are three different sides to this person.
As the camera is panning out from one end of the corridor, someone begins to whistle, although we can not see anyone that could be making this noise. The whistling and the sound of thunder and lightening connote that his film will be a horror as the whistling makes the long dark corridor look very creepy, also the audience feel as if they are walking backwards away from the window which creates tension and fear as the audience do not know what could be behind them which also adds to the fact the film is probably of a horror genre. As the camera reaches the other end of the corridor, the title of the film comes into the middle of the screen and changes colour,from black to blue,as a flash of lightening appears. As the lightening stops, the titles appear in white font on a black background this could suggest that something is lurking in the dark as the white is emerging from the dark.The titles then flash and disappear.
A woman's voice then starts, she sings no words but her voice is high pitched and therefore can creep the audience out, especially as it is accompanying an image of a man being tied upside down by their feet, the photo's look old and could be some form of medical practice. Each image that is shown changes at a flash of lightening, this foreshadows that the photo's and the ward could possibly linked, although it is obvious that they are both set in different time periods due to the working lights in the ward and the oldness of the images.
As her name disappears the photo cracks and it becomes clear that it is a mirror shattering. Mirrors breaking typically symbolises that a person will have seven years bad luck which could also show the audience that this is a horror film. The shattering of the glass could also foreshadow a characters trait, the shattering glass could suggest that someone will have a split personality that cant be fixed as the mirror breaks into several different small pieces.The colour of the font is all in white, the colour of white connotes innocence and purity, this could suggest that, if someone has a split personality, they may not know that anything is wrong.
Once the mirror cracked, the music becomes louder and the woman's voice more prominent, this causes the audience to feel tense, as the voice is so high that it could send shivers down your spine. Also the fact that a woman is singing could suggest that the film is centered around women.
One of the photo's that cracks is of a woman praying, with some form of device attached to her head, this could connote that there is some religious element to the film. Also this shows that the woman knows her fate, and that she could possibly die at the hands of this device
During the sequence, the glass shards split even more and start to become even smaller than before and shatter toward the screen rather than away from it. As this is happening it could cause the audience to think that, if the pieces are linked to a person, then this person has gone beyond the point of being 'fixed' and that there is maybe no turning back for this person. As the glass becomes more severe, the pictures start to show people being lobotomized. Lobotomy's were used before the brain was understood to 'cure' people of mental illness'. These images then can back up any enigmas previously created for the audience about someone being mental or having a split personality. This could also foreshadow the future of the person that has this mental illness.
Also, throughout the sequence there are more images of women than men, in one image it shows a woman sitting on a dirtied floor, with her head down in her legs. This could show that the women in the ward may not be being treated correctly, and could also be quite frightened.
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