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Title Timeline:

From this sequence, it has shown me that the opening sequences are smooth flowing and there are little if any jumps in time or cuts. Therefore, in our opening sequence we will try to do the same, as it seems to be successful for typical comedy opening sequences. Additionally, this title sequence uses a lot of objects to display the credits on, allows credits to blend in, it also alows us to add another element of comedy if we strategicly position them and it is set in a school like our sequence, and so we know that this method for displaying credits works quite well for this genre. Therefore, we will also use this method to display most of if not all of the credits.

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MINUTES:

GENRE DICSUSSION
2:50- Casey said: I think either a comedy, action or rom-com would work well.

2:50 Tom said: Yes, they would work best, and a comedy would be fun to produce.

2:51 Fathema: Its easier to do comedy so I agree.

2:51 Casey said: it might be hard to get the comedy element across though..

2:52 Tom: comedy opening sequences aren’t always funny though, the opening sequence just needs to give the impression that the film will be funny, like Napoleon Dynamite.

2:54 Tom: I’ve got an idea of what we can actually do, when we’re filming, the way we’re presenting could be like a picture book.. Like with the pages showing the picture and the credits to set the scene.

2:55Fathema: is that going to be ‘comedy’ though?

2:56 Tom: it’s different.

2:56 Casey: I think a Rom-Com might be easier to do, but if we did do a comedy I think we’d have to base it on something like ‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid,’ a teen-comedy.

2:56 Tom: the opening sequence did make the film look like it was going to be a comedy.

2:56: Casey: a comedy sequence would be do-able for us as well as it can be basic but also look really creative, unlike an action genre for example which would need lots of explosions and fast paced/ fancy/ high budget editing.

Tom: Comedy sequences incorporate the use of bright colours into it so it catches the audiences’ eye.

Fathema: Comedy films are often aimed at a family audience, so basing it in a school is something they could relate to.

Tom: Filming it in school would be easy and has a lot of potential. We can relate to it too.

Casey: I found a graph for one of the researching posts, which showed that last year the most popular film genre was comedy with 22%, so comedy is definitely a popular genre.

Fathema: And the results from the questionnaires suggested that comedy was the most popular/ most enjoyable genre too.

Tom: And it was also suggested that the audience wants to see more of them.

2:57: We all agreed on the concept of having a comedy genre opening sequence that would be filmed in the school.

PLOT DISCUSSION AND BASIC OPENING SEQUENCE DISCRIPTION.
School based.

Casey: who’s the main character going to be? He/ she should probably be a stereotyped character.

Tom: We could Americanize it a bit

Casey: A typical comedy is more likely to be a ‘nerdy’ character

Fathema: Like with glasses on, trousers done up high, ect.

Casey: there should be a bully as well.

Tom: in the opening sequence, we need to establish the setting.

This is our final sequence idea in a nutshell; in brackets are the names of the people of who came up with what.
(Casey) Nerdy character walking around with credits displayed over the top, name of film displayed in a 'doodle' style on a book. (Fathema) The main character will be holding books, wearing glasses, very stereotypical, and (Tom) narration over the top, something like (Tom) “this is the story of how I went from this..”(Casey) cut scene to a comical ‘fail’, “to the most popular girl in school. (Casey)” (Tom) Bell ring at the end of the sequence.

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As a group we have decided to make a comedy genre opening sequence, this was due to us thinking it would be achievable and it was the most popular and most demanded amongst the questionairres. I am going to take a more detailed look into a comedy opening sequences that we aim to make ours similar to as they have previously proved to be highly successful successful.

Norbit: 

I chose Norbit as the opening sequence is based around kids, although younger to what we had initially planned, this will give us a further in site to making a successful opening sequence.

Opens with the studio's name and non-diegetic music starts straight away.

Narration and dialogue "voiceover" throughout the opening sequence, all of which are funny, which immediately establishes the comedy genre what we are trying to produce.

Fitting music, relaxing/ bouncy and happy, at walking pace, no heavy dramatic drum beats. This calms the audience allowing them to take in and understand the jokes better as they are not put on edge.

Comedy element already present via dialogue and visual codes.

Text of famous actors/directors.

Name of film displayed.

Names written in white onto a black background, but their job written in a flowing 'hand-written' style serif font.

directly links to the change from childhood and life until the present day of the main character Norbit - establishing the main plot of the film.

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Research into opening sequence designs

Watching the Kyle Cooper Interview:
After watching the two clips on views and tips on a good title sequence should be formatted, I now realise the importance of a title sequence is and how just the title sequence sets the mood and initial thoughts for the rest of the film.

When watching the two clips from Kyle Cooper, I have now realised that the title sequence itself requires a lot of work as this will determine weather the audience watch the rest of the film. When creating a title sequence, the tips Kyle gave us were that the font is crucial to the opening sequence as it must relate to the plot of the movie to help give the viewer a better idea of what is in store with the film. He also said how important the small details are and that effects can be created so easily and simply. Music is also important when creating a title sequence because the choice of music sets the mood of the scene and helps the audience to make assumptions on what rest of the film will in tale. Kyle Cooper also encouraged to experimented with different ideas  because some work will fit better than others, the first idea is not always the best. A title sequence is the first impression of the film and it is crucial that it matches what the film is about.

Main Post: Choosing your genre

this graph suggests that in 2009 comedies where the most poplur by 3%, this suggests their is a bigger demand for comedies as they are the most enjoyed/popular genre, adventure and action both had 19%, this shows they are both very popular as they each took almost one fifth of the total votes. When making our opening sequence we will take into consideration that the three most popular genres were comedy, action and adventure.

Questionaira
1) what age range are you in ?
a 12 years or younger         b 13-25                              c 26-50                               d51+

2) are you male or female ?

3) what film genre do you watch most frequently?

4) why do you like this genre so much?

5) how often do you go to the cinema?  (times per month)
a 1-2         b 3-4           c5+

6)when you got to the cinema, who do you go with ?
a friends same age        b friends older        c friends younger      d family younger           e family older

7) what do you expect to see in the first 2 minutes of the film?

8) what genre of film would you like to see more of ?




Questionairre

Summary

After receiving back the 10 questionnaires I had given out, I can see that from t10people I asked, most of them watch the comedy genre most frequently and they said that the reason they liked this genre so much was because they generally thought it was funny, however when being asked how often they go to the cinema they all gave contrasting answers with some saying they attend the cinema 1-2 times a month and the others saying they attend the cinema 5+ times a month. No clear pattern could be developed even based on age and gender. Most people said they would go to the cinema with friends of the same age as them and in the first 2 minutes they generally would want to see something funny and something to set the scene. When asked what genre they would like to see more of the general requests where the need of more comedy films to be made, this may be due to the fact most people preferred comedy, however some said they wanted sci-fi and action.

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Conventions of an Opening Sequence.

Quantum of Solace: Action

Starts with upbeat music, and introduces the main character "Daniel Craig".
A gun shot is then fired, builds drama and then reveals the title.
Main character is shown to be a hero.
The gun adds an element of violence to progress through the film.
Introduction of a women, either a heroine or in need of help.
Jump cut to signal a sense of urgency.


Blade 2: Horror

Very dark, adds an element of mystery.
Blood is shown, this indicates violence.
Shown to make weapons, a further indication of violence.
Music has a beat to try and make the viewer anxious.