FINAL SEQUENCE

This is my final version on my film's opening title sequence.

I am very happy with how my final sequence has turned out, although there were a few things that still could have been made better with a little more time. If I had another lesson to finish my film sequence I would probably try out adding some animation to the text so that it does not just fade-in and fade-out. However even without text animation I still like how my opening sequence is and it has, in many ways, turned out exactly the way I had planned!

Changes

I have taken the advice that people gave me in there comments and have realised what I need to change in my film opening sequence.

- change font        (i am thinking about using 'Bank Gothic')

- possible animatic fonts (am not too sure)

- shorten last shot

- shorten 'Title'

- change my names to other peoples names

...a few of the comment said that they think I should re-think the music in my film opening, but I have decided to keep it, I like that it creates and contrast of emotion (happy music, horror scene) and in a way I think it fit with my film very well.

Rough Cut

This is the rough cut of my film opening sequence.

I really like how my film opening is turning out, although there are still a few parts of the film and a few title that I feel I may change.

I am really glad that so far I have gotten the video to match the length of the piece of music playing.

Also I'm glad that it is around two minutes long, because when I was planning and filming I was worried that it wouldn't be enough to last the whole two minutes.

New title list

Sexual Llama Productions
An Alie Faulkner Film
Barry Faulkner
Leni Einerman
Nichole Shipp, Charlotte Nobbs
Amy Taylor, Natalie Biscoe
Craig Griffiths, James Young
TITLE
Casting by Natalie Nicoll
Costume design by Hannah Howell
Editor - Natalie Nicoll, Director of Photography - Natalie Nicoll
Co-producers - Holly Myhill & Lisa Nicoll
Executive Producer - Natalie Nicoll
Directed by Natalie Nicoll


The main changes to my title list is that I change the two main actors names from; david nicoll & holly myhill, to; barry faulkner & leni einerman.
.....the reason that I change them is because holly and david and the names of the character as well as the actors, and in my opening sequence it makes it very clear what the characters names are.

Three Tips

Three tips for myself when doing my next project;

1- Plan the project better, and be very sure of my idea so that I don't change my idea like I did this time.

2- Make sure that I shot everything several times so that I have options of which ones is the best.

3- Make sure that I have good lighting, because during this project I waited to long to film things and it had gotten to dark to film so I had to wait until the next day.

My Picture

Me, my mum and my sister working out and testing ways to make the fake blood drip off of objects or down things. This was good because we came up with a lot of good ideas and filmed them and I am going to use them in my film opening. This was also a lot of fun, covering the majority of my kitchen and kitchen objects in fake blood (red food colouring.)

Risks when filming

The main risks while filming my opening sequence;
- Breaking or dropping my camera or tripod.
- Tripping down the stairs whilst filming on the stairs.
- Staining object that I put fake blood on.
- Stabbing myself in the foot whilst dropping the knife onto the floor.

Ways of lowering risks;
- be very careful when moving camera around.
- be sensible and causious when moving around on stairs.
- only use the fake blood on un-important objects or unstainable objects.
- make sure that I am aware of where my feet are when dropping the knife and drop it very carefully.

The Music

For my film opening sequence I will be using the same piece of music that I used for my moodboard and both of my animatics.
It a piece of music from Garageband called; Jaracanda.

New Animatic

This is the animatic of the new storyboard to my opening sequence.

New Costume

As the only part of mine and charlotte's bodies that will be seen are legs and hands;

the only costume we will need is a pair of black trousers

we will also where short sleeve t-shirt so that they will not be seen

and we will not be wearing any shoes

New Cast

Although the story is still the same, and the picture in the sequence is of Holly and David, because there is no shots of David and only hands and legs of Holly, me and my sister Charlotte Nobbs will be playing Holly's hands and legs.

...this is me and charlotte.

New prop list

Props
- fish tank/ fish
- bonoculas
- tap/ sink/ water
- fake blood (red food colouring)
- chair
- bed
- pictures
- bedroom door sign
- knife

New Location

The locations I will be using for my new sequence are;

- my house 

- my neighbour, james', house 

These are some of the same locations as my first idea.

New Shot List

1. Pan - up stairs to the door (zoom in)
2. Close up - of sign on bedroom door
3. Close up - picture collage (zoom in)
4. Extreme close up - picture of holly and david
5. Close up - fish tank (zoom out)
6. Mid shot - fish tank and bonoculas
7. Mid shot - bonoculas hanging on the wall below window (zoom in)
8. Extreme close up - window blinds (from inside)
9. Extreme close up - window blinds (from outside) (zoom out)
10. Long shot - david's house
11. Long shot - holly's house (zoom in)
12. Close up - holly's window
13. Mid shot - holly sitting on chair drops bloody knife onto floor, walks away
14. Mid shot - holly's feet walking
15. Close up - sink with blood in it
16. Mid shot - holly's hands, washing blood off
17. Mid shot - blood dripping down cupboards (zoom in)
18. Extreme close up - blood dripping

New Film Opening

I have changed my opening title sequence, my film opening is still based on the same story and characters as my first idea but I have changed my sequence.
I thought that my first opening sequence was not a very strong idea and gave away to much of the story.
In my new idea it leaves a lot of unanswered questions that the first idea gave away;
- how well do they actually know each other
- do he know what she's doing
- does she know that he's watching her
Also this leaves the characters a mystery, it shows you them in a picture but you don't see any of david and you only see holly's hands and legs.

Location

For my opening sequence I am using 4 basic locations;

...my house (the boys house, where he walk into and where he watches the girl from)

...the street I live on (as the boy is walking)

...a street in sutton (as the boy is walking)

...my neighbours yard (when the girl is burying the trash bag)

Major Issue 1

One of my main major issues was that I did not have any idea what to use as fake blood in my opening sequence. In order to over-come this issue I decided to try a few different things that could look like blood, and see which is the best looking. I have now decided that I am going to use red food-colouring. I experimented with how red food-colouring looked on different objects, to see if it looked believable as blood. I also filmed the food-colouring to test and see if it looks as convincing, as blood, on video as it did in real life. I discovered that red food-colouring looks good on film and that it is my best option for using fake blood.

Now that I know what I am using for my fake blood, I have completely over-come Major Issue 1.

HD Continuity Task

This the continuity video that me, ash and joe made, and I edited.

As we were using the new HD video cameras we were not completely sure how to work everything, due to our lake of knowledge about this camera we did not record any sound, which is why the continuity video has no audio.

Costume

The costume in my opening sequence is very simple

David...school uniform (black trousers, white top with blue jumper over it)

Holly...jeans and a t-shirt

Props

Bonoculas

Backpack

Trash Bag

Shovel

Fake Blood

House Keys

Picture of the two characters together (in frame)

...this is the picture I am going to use for the frame.

Cast

This is David, he is going to be playing the main role of the boy in my opening sequence.

This is Holly, she will be playing the role of the girl that david is watching through his window.

Title Order

Long Road

Sexual Llama Productions

An Alie Faulkner Film

David Nicoll

Holly Myhill

Nichole Shipp, Matt leonowicz

Amy Taylor, Natalie Biscoe

James Young, Tara Cox

TITLE

Casting by Natalie Nicoll, Costume design by Hannah Howell

Editor - Natalie Nicoll, Director of Photography - Natalie Nicoll

Co-producers - Holly Myhill & Lisa Nicoll

Executive Producer - Natalie Nicoll

Directed by Natalie Nicoll

Shot List

Shot 1 - Mid shot (boy walking out of school)
Shot 2 - Long shot (boy walking down pathway)
Shot 3 - Long shot (boy walking from behind)
Shot 4 - Mid shot (boy turning a corner)
Shot 5 - Tracking (boy walking)
Shot 6 - Tracking/Mid shot (boy walks over to talk to girl)
Shot 7 - Close-up/over shoulder (conversation, girl)
Shot 8 - Close-up/over shoulder (conversation, boy)
Shot 9 - Close-up/over shoulder (conversation, girl)
Shot 10 - Over shoulder (boy walking to front door)
Shot 11 - Mid shot (boy opening down)
Shot 12 - Mid shot (boy walking through the front door, from inside the house)
Shot 13 - Long shot (boy walking up stairs)
Shot 14 - Mid shot (boy opening bedroom door)
Shot 15 - Mid shot (boy walking into bedroom, from inside the room)
Shot 16 - Close-up (of backpack being placed next to a picture and bonoculas)
Shot 17 - Mid shot (boy walks over to get bonoculas then back over to the window)
Shot 18 - Close-up (boy from the side, looking through bonoculas)
Shot 19 - Long shot (girl in her garden with a trash bag and a shovel)
Shot 20 - Close-up (boy from front looking through bonoculas, looking freaked out)
Shot 21 - Close-up (trash bag dripping blood)

Major Issue 3

Having to make the walk from college to my house, which are nowhere near each other, look as though they were walking distance apart.
I have to make the location, that my character will walk, look like they fit together other wise it will make the film look very ametuer. In order to work passed this issue, i will need to find location that look similar, and possibly have my character turn a few corners so that the changing of street looks as though that is how the street actually is.

Major Issue 2

Not being able to use my neighbour's yard.
Not being able to use it would mean that I can not shoot the shot of the girl in the yard the way I have planned, this would ruin the most of the point to the opening sequence, as there would be nothing to indicate the direction the film is taking. I have spoken to my neighbour about it and he says that it is okay to use it, but if there is suddenly a change of plan I will need a back-up location. I will ask other people if I can use their yard, as a back-up, in case I can not use my original location.

Major Issue 1

Not knowing how to make, real-looking, fake blood.
The blood is very important to the opening sequence of the film because without real-looking fake blood coming out of the trash bag then it doesn't indicate that there is anything un-ordinary about the the bag. To make the fake blood I am going to need to experiment with different things such as; ketchup, food colouring and fake blood. My friends can help me with the experiments.

NUISANCES/MINOR CONCERNS/MAJOR ISSUES

NUISANCES
...Getting Permission to use david in my film opening
...I don't have any Bonoculas

MINOR CONCERNS
...Loud dogs barking while shooting
...The performance of the actors
...The location wont look as good as I have planned
...Wont be 2 minutes
...Not being good at using camera

MAJOR ISSUES
...Don't know how to make, real-looking, fake blood
...Neighbour may not let me use his yard to film in
...Making the walk from college to home look like the roads and alleys join up