Finished Movie Opening.

My Audience.

My target audience is predominately males. I believe this is so because of the genre I have chosen to do. A thriller is watched by males as it contains a certain degree of action and shock which is preffered by men. I believe it is also targeted at the middle class people of an age between 16 and 40. This is due to phsycological thrillers having a confusing and interesting plot. The viewer will need a certain degree of maturity and intelligence to understand and enjoy the video's complex twists. Females would probably enjoy the more light hearted genres of 'Rom-coms' and 'love stories'.

Titles Ideas.

I have decided to change the titles of my opening. I have opted to go with a 2D title sequence instead of the current 3D ones. I will add a vignette to the text to create a gloomy effect. I will keep the same title and use a font from http://www.dafont.com/

Coursework [50% Completed]

This is part of my film opening. The theme is a phsycological thriller with a 'cliff hanger' at the end to create suspense for the rest of the film. To complete this I need to add non-diagetic sounds such as voices over the satellite tracking scene and a loud, undecided, sound effect on the opening of the door. I will also record a short chase scene ending with the character being cornered and then that will correspond with the waking from the nightmare. This chase scene will be cut and fit inbetween the titles. The chase will also work well with the music at that time in the opening. I may choose to change the titles and make them an overlay over the chase. I will also change the position of the satellite tracking scene.
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Questionnaire.

1) Favourite breakfast cereal?
- Shreddies [   ]
- Coco Pops [   ]
- Frosties [   ]
- Crunchy Nut [   ]
- Other [   ]

2) Mode of transport?
- Car [   ]
- Bus [   ]
- Train [   ]
- Other [   ]

3)What accomodation do you live in?
- Terraced House [   ]
- Semi-Detatched House [   ]
- Detatched House [   ]
- Flat [   ]
- Rented Accomodation [   ]
- Uni Residence [   ]

4) What do you drink?
- Soft Drinks [   ]
- Alcohol [   ]
- Water [   ]
- Fruit Juice [   ]
- Tea/Coffee [   ]

5) Favourite TV show genre?
- Comedy [   ]
- Family [   ]
- Crime [   ]
- Childrens [   ]
- News [   ]

6) Favourite genre of music?
- Rap [   ]
- R&B [   ]
- Grime [   ]
- Rock [   ]
- Electronic [   ]
- Drum & Bass [   ]
- Dubstep [   ]

7) Favourite sport?
- Football [   ]
- Rugby [   ]
- Hockey [   ]
- Netball [   ]
- Cricket [   ]

8) Relationship status
- Single  [   ]
- Relationship [   ]
- Engaged [   ]
- Married [   ]
- Civil Partnership [   ]

9) Political party?
- Labour [   ]
- Conservatives [   ]
- Liberal Democrats [   ]
- British National Party [   ]

Magazine Reader Analysis.

I believe that the reader of Kerrang magazine would be a young person between the ages of 15 and 25. The reader would be a laid back and relaxed person whilst also leading an active lifestyle. I think that the reader would probably be in further education like college or university, therefore they are more likely to either still be living with their parents, university residence  or in cheap accommodation such as a flat. They like rock and many sub genres of rock as this is what the magazine is based upon. I think that they would try to emulate the style of their favourite bands in terms of fashion and lifestyle. They are stereotyped as being irresponsible and lazy in terms of work and maturity.  A Kerrang reader would probably not take part in any sports and prefer to take part in personal hobbies or socialise with friends rather than participate in team sports.  The 18-25 range of readers would be single and enjoy a lot of partying and going out on weekends, becoming seriously intoxicated, seen as normal in the rock genre.



Ideas: Satellite Tracking.

In my film opening I am planning to use the effect of satellite tracking as the opening shows the character being chased and 'taken'. The image above is a screen shot of the effect i created. I created this by adding various target, text and compass overlays over a satellite image. To create the effect of zooming in, I stopped the target over the desired area and masked out the image inside the target. I then used keyframing and pan/crop to enlarge the masked area up to full size.

AS Media Preliminary Task.

3 Videos that inspire me.

Daniel Jorgenson. 



* “To Claire; From Sonny”. A short film by ennuipictures. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rKW-VRFczA


* “Malta Cliff Diving 2011” by TobySegar. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDq-XwZW9s4


*  Opening scene of “Saving Private Ryan”  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZgKo46X8CI




The videos I have selected have been chosen because they use many methods and effects that I would like to incorporate into my own pieces of media. I like the videos from ennuipictures and TobySegar because they are both amateur video makers and do it for their own enjoyment.  The first two videos utilize a time lapse sequence in their videos. I would very much like to use this in a video as it can show the slow change of a location quickly. The video that mainly inspires me to partake in media studies is “To Claire; From Sonny” because the creators were also media students. They took raw files and changed them into a final product that people would enjoy watching. The story line is very original and contains twists that some might not expect, this adds to the enjoyment of the video. I would like to replicate many camera angles and shot types used in the video as they help to showcase and give us a better understanding of the main character. Shots such as close ups on the character in deep thought and an
extreme long shot whilst in an argument enable us to see only what the director wants us to. The use of ‘flashbacks’ in the video stops the reader from guessing the plot prematurely as it is slowly shown to us in videos of the past.
The Malta Cliff Diving video is a “real-life edit” as there is no plot or story line but I still find it to be a great video. I love the use of syncing in this video as the editor has timed the jumps with powerful sections of the song. I also enjoy the amount of time they have taken to include the beautiful landscape in the video. Whether it be showing the flight of a hot air balloon at night, or the bustling market, we can feel the energy of the people involved and see the natural effects of the local environment.
Saving Private Ryan’s first scene on Omaha beach is one of my favourite of all time. It shows the brutality of war like no other movie ever had been able to. At the time of release, many people’s idea of the Normandy invasion was only created through word of mouth. Director Steven Spielberg was able to create a scene that showed the dire situation of young boys, forced into war, being slain by heavy German warfare. A great camera angle is that from over the shoulder of the American soldiers as they look upon enemy bunkers, the door of their vehicle is then dropped and a spray of ammunition sprays into the area, mowing down the fearful men. The main characters of the scene are John H. Miller and his squadron. The camera follows them as they move up the beach, progressing past fellow countrymen who have lost limbs, in the process of dying or cowering behind cover. This scene is inspiring for me as it shows an insight into the peril that these brave men faced. A method I would like to copy from this is the severe audio muffling from John Miller’s point of view as he surveys the area. This lets the audience concentrate on his situation as things go on around him.

ohai.

For my AS media coursework I have decided to produce a short movie opening in the style of a futuristic disaster movie. Although it is not my favourite genre, I have chosen to create an opening in this genre as i have many ideas and concepts to try and I believe the final product could be very succesful.
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*Update / 27th October 2011*

I recently changed my project to the genre of a phsycological thriller as I realised my original concept was not possible to create to a satisfactory level.