This is the outside of the house where we will be seeing the car pull up and one of our main characters enter. We choose this location because we think that it will help present the status of him. Our main character being a successful business man, his house will show that he has a lot of money and lives in a fairly large home. As you can see everything is well kept so it shows that there is care taken in the appearance of the home. We also see that an extention has been added on showing that they have money to extend and make a house bigger and better for themselves. This location and the one above would be very easy for us because it is both of our houses. The outside of Zahras house and the Inside of my house. Using our own houses makes it very easy because we have access to it 24/7 meaning we can film on weekends also we are not limited to any time in a specific area and are able to re-film as much as we like till we get the shot how we want it.
Location Three:
This will be one of the locations that we shoot it, it will be the corridoor leading to his office. It wont really be seen that much but it is still a very important. This is because although we are only having a close up of his feet walking to the office it is good to keep it in the same coridoor because it keeps everything looking the same for us and keeps everything continous throughout. Also this coridoor looks like it would be in the working enviroment of a big office because the halls are quite wide and everything looks really plain yet developed. This will be easy for us because it is located in our school so we have easy access to it whenever we want.
This location is one of the most important we use because it helps establish out main character as a person. The office shows his high status and how he is at the top of his career. Showing that he has his own office gives us the idea that yes he is a ver busy/ hardowrking man who probably spends loads of time in the office. We use the office for one of our important shots which shows time passing and folders building up over time showing the work load pilling up and how he can't keep up because he is taking way ore than he can handle. There will be certain items on the desk that will be help tell us a little about the character for example we are going to have a photo frame on the desk with the main character and his wife to show that he is married and to try and portray a happy relationship to the audience so they imediatly think that there is no family troubles at home. But then later on in the opneing sequence we learn as an audience that there are a lot of familiy struggles and that everyone has another side to them. This location is perfect for us to use because firstly it is located in our school we have very easy access to it whenever because we have go to school Monday-Friday so we are able to access it whenever we want.
What have you learned about opening sequences and title devices?
What I have learned this week about opening sequences and title devices are that they vary very much depending on what they are about. Opening sequences usually include graphics and some movement from certain characters but mainly the main character. They could also be used to establish the location the film is set out in. I have seen this a lot in many opening sequences and I think when it is done right it can be done very effectivly. Establishing the location helps gives the audeince an idea where the film is set and also can help give you a clue what the film, is about for example if a film is set in the city, you are obviously going to be showing places from around the city but you could also show specific thing within the city which link in with the film again helping to get a brief idea about what the film is about. A hollywood film that we looked at in lesson which does this is "Drive".
The film drive is a good example of using establishing the location in an opening sequence because throughout all we see is him driving in his car around the city and then stopping of at his house juust to drop off his bag and tehn going out back for a drive. This clearly puts across to us that the film is about him driving around. The film is set in the 80's and we can clearly see that from firstly the car he is in, they style of that is something that was popular in the 80's. We can also see this by the music played, the music played has an effect on the us and helps set the mood for the film. And when it comes to the graphics it has an 80's feel to is also the colours of the text stands out and is very neon and bright and is very bold to us because it stands out against a dull and dark background so it emphasis the title credits.
What I have also learned about opening sequences are that not much is given away to us, they show us just enough to engage the audience but not give to much away, and especially with British social realism they sometimes keep the opening very exciting and fast paced to make you want too watch on and see what happens. But sometimes that is quite the opposite and they sometimes just use animations or simple shots to show give an idea of what the film is about whilst the opening credits are comign on screen.
This is another opening sequence we looked at during lesson. It has more animation in it but it also has a very professional look to it and the grpahics sued with it work very well. It was help distributed by sony which explains the good quality although it is a bbc film. The animations used help show the girls everyday life and what they learn about in school, the music played also helps suggest the era it is set in and some of the classes shown help show that also because they show some of an older classes like ballroom dancing which we don't learn now.
When it comes to titles I have learned that you need to use what links in with your film and you cannot use something which is irrelavant otherwise it will just not look good. A lot of through should be put into your titles because it is something that is going to keep re appearing over and over again and if they don't look good the audience can sense that something is off and it will also give your film a bad look to it whilst they are watching.
How will this inform your production?
This will inform my performance by firstly from watching all these other succesful opening sequences I will take ideas that has worked for them and try re-use tehm so they would work for me. I will try to make sure that everything is checked and make sure that the titles I use are correct and also everything is good visually. When creating my titles I will take into consideration what hte film is about and if the title font suits it, where I present the title on the page, what animations I use or effects used on the title e.g. fade in, fade out etc.
What methods might you use in an opening and why?
The methods that I would use are add animation to my opening sequence. I think it adds a nice feel to it and depending on the genre can really relate to the film. Animation makes it look better sometimes and just makes it that much better. Another method I may use is have some of it as establishing a location because I think it helps the audience understand where everything is set and also gives you an idea of the surroundings and how some of the characters live.
Here are some pictures me and my partner Zahra took. What we were trying to show where British representations. In the first image you can see a young girl in a very rusty environment, surrounded by a lot of old equipment. We tryed to capture her in a surrounding which she is not use too. As you acn see from the image her cllothes show that she is well of because she is very wel dressed and up to date with fashion. But then what we were trying to apture was her coming here to think because its the only place where she can be alone and think. We decided to have the gate open so it looks like we are looking in, I think this is a good effect because it changes the way we look at the image. Also the body language the way she is leaning on the wall for support.
In this second image we tried to capture normal school boys working, making good use of there time. We took the picture in the study room so it shows that they are not in lesson but are still willing to do work in there free time. The picture shows three boys instead of one to show the enthusiasm plus they all look very into their work also they are all of asian ethnicity so it shows some othr race than the dominant white Also the picture shows how well off they are because they each haev a computer to themselves and you can see more in the picture iswell.
What have been the key issues with pre-production this week?
The main issues with pre-production this week is that mainly coming to a main conclusion with our final idea. Zahra and myseld had come up with so many ideas that we couldn't decide on which one was best for us. We encountred some problems with out idea when it came to who we would use to play the role our main characters because we needed somone who looked very mature and someone who we knew is very reliable and who we won't bother to take out of their studies. In the end we found the perfect people to play the three characters. We decided finally that we would use Ashley Joseph, Iqra Tauqir and Saif Mane.
Another problem that we countred was that we had issues when we were discusing how we would shoot it and who's car we would use and how we would shoot it to make it look realistic. In the end we decided that we would use Zahra's dads car an film it in a way which we would cut out the parts where we would transition and make it in the end all flow together and work.
What decisions did you make about about the issues and why?
As I said above what we did was we came up with a solution for everything. We found someones car to use and we planned out exactly how we would film each part having loads of options to choose from we decided to film it both ways of our two possible options and then when it comes to editing we would try it with the two different filming of it and then see which one flows better and what looks better in the end. We planned to film outside the school because the road outside is perfect to film on and we are able to film on it at many diffrent angles to get what we want. Also when it came to finding the right people to play the roles we needed
This location is one of the most important we use because it helps establish out main character as a person. The office shows his high status and how he is at the top of his career. Showing that he has his own office gives us the idea that yes he is a ver busy/ hardowrking man who probably spends loads of time in the office. We use the office for one of our important shots which shows time passing and folders building up over time showing the work load pilling up and how he can't keep up because he is taking way ore than he can handle. There will be certain items on the desk that will be help tell us a little about the character for example we are going to have a photo frame on the desk with the main character and his wife to show that he is married and to try and portray a happy relationship to the audience so they imediatly think that there is no family troubles at home. But then later on in the opneing sequence we learn as an audience that there are a lot of familiy struggles and that everyone has another side to them. This location is perfect for us to use because firstly it is located in our school we have very easy access to it whenever because we have go to school Monday-Friday so we are able to access it whenever we want. 
