Completed soundtrack

Completed Soundtrack

The soundtrack is now fully completed and we based our footage around the ups and downs of the song which was much easier for us to do and for Max to edit.

Soundtrack

In todays lesson me and Harry started off making our soundtrack for our title sequence. At first we added in some dark orchestral instruments to set the scene and represent the genre. This goes on for about 20 seconds then we bring in some melody which is the cellos. This speeds up the process and gets the audience thinking something is happening. We then add in a drug kit, this is the part where its leading up to a major bit in our title sequence.



We then cut up some of the loops to build suspension and create more of an eery atmosphere.

catch me if you can title sequence

                  

                      'Catch Me If You Can' Title Sequence:

I will be analysing the title sequence from the 2002 film directed by Steven Spielberg starring Leonardo Di Caprio and Tom Hanks.

This particular title sequence is very different to others in the sense that if you have watched the film already, you would know that it establishes the narrative throughout the sequence which is very unique.

The sequence starts off with a blue background and in writing says 'Dream Works Presents.' Dream works is the studio that has produced the film so it already establishes that straight away which is very conventional of a title sequence. An animated character then walks on the screen and as he walks on the writing changes to 'A kemp Company and Splendid Pictures Production.' This is just telling us the other production companies involved to help make the film.

In addition to this we can see that there are planes in the background which can insinuate that maybe someone is trying to get away. There is also another character that appears with a bag and a hat and the other character is looking at him r her from a distance almost as if he is going to get him/her.


It then goes on to show the directors name 'Steven Spielberg' this is important as the director deserves his credit and also he has massive star power so it draws more attention into it. After this the name changes to the main characters name 'Leonardo DiCaprio' and has an arrow pointing down at the character telling us that the animated character is Leonardo DiCaprio. so this establishes character already and brings in a mass audience because he has a lot of star power.

After this it goes into a close up of Leonardo Dicaprio's chapter and he jumps past a line and changes into a hat and has a bag. It then pans out and shows someone on the opposite side who is a lot bigger and he is reading a paper. The person then looks over at Leonardo DiCaprio who is facing the way an arrow is insulting he is trying to get out. While this is happening the name ' Tom Hanks' appears' and has an arrow pointing at the bigger person telling us that he is Tom Hanks. This size difference may infer that 'Tom Hanks' has more power in the film. 

studio

                                                Studio

We had many studios in mind to fund our film such as Universal, and other independent studios it the one we have chosen is Warner Brothers. This is because Warner Brothers are known to have produced successful Thriller/ crime films. In addition to this the studio has the funds to make this film as our budget is a hefty £85,000,000.

next shoot

                                   Planning our next shoot

For our next shoot we are gong to rebook out the conference room. We are doing this because when we went the first time we had to go back and forth to get new batteries for the camera because all the battery were dead or really low so we had very minimal time to film so therefor we are going back to get more shots. Also we didn't get to get one of the shots we really needed because there was something wrong with the camera and it wouldn't focus. We needed it to focus on the shot we got of me looking at he investigation and also it probably didn't help that the pictures we printed out were slightly blurry so next time we go were going to have all of this stuff ready.

release of film

                                     Release of our film

Our film is not exactly the right genre and a massive huge budget film to be a summer blockbuster so we decided the right time for our film to be released would be the easter holidays. This is because our target audience would be on a holiday from school, college or university so its more likely for them to go to the cinema to go watch it as nothing would be going on. Also this is right before award ceremonies for films so we have a bigger chance of winning a prize.

audience profile

                                     Audience profile

As our film is a thriller our target audience would be teenagers and young adults, this is because thrillers normally have an age restriction and people at this age are mature enough to watch it and also they are also thrill seekers swell so its a perfect match. Our secondary audience would have to be adults that are 30 plus this is because it can't be below the age restriction, however i do feel that alot of adults would watch this so they could be considered as the primary audience aswell. 

photos

                Children photos used for investigation shoot

Tommy collected some baby pictures of him and a few of his friends that looked like it would be on an investigation board.

feedback

                                             Feedback

In todays we lesson we showed our first screenings of our title sequences which didn't go swell as we wanted simply because Max didn't have the footage to edit until last minute. However we was able to put some together although it aint no where near our potential and won't be no where near the quality of our final piece. The class saw the potential that we had and gave us some feedback.

Anamatic

Genre

                                            Genre

Genre is a style or category of art, music or literature. A films genre description is a good way of telling the audience if it would appeal to them or not.

Because of the narrative of our film we have decided that our genre is thriller based. Thriller films have an exciting plot and usually involve some sort of crime in them involving a mystery.

The good thing about thriller is that it catches the audiences eye instantly and usually has avery well thought out plot to the film which makes it more interesting. There are usually loads of tension build ups throughout the film to keep the audience engaged. Typically within a thriller there is usually a limit against the protagonist that he has to beat otherwise something devastating will happen making the antagonist come out on top. But a large part of the thriller genre is the protagonist using intellect and research to work out the mystery that needs to be solved.

The protagonists job in a thriller genre film is to create peace or solve a disruption in society made from the antagonist. This can seem similar to a superhero film but there are other elements of thriller that makes it stand out such as the mis-en-scan side, usually there is a lot more low-key lighting representing evil and an era mystery. 

similar films

                                        Similar films 

The Bone collector (1999) - Directed by Phillip Noyce.

This film is very similar to ours in the sense that the protagonist is put under pressure and tension builds up as they have a small time frame to save someones life from a cold blooded killer. The film uses a ticking clock scenario to build up tension which is key for any thriller film.

Shutter Island (2010) - Starring Leonardo DiCaprio - Directed by Martin Scorsese.

This film is also similar to ours in thew sense that the topic of murder is being investigated on so certain techniques of camera angles and mise-en-scene would be the same.

Narrative

Narrative

Equilibrium:
Family move into a new home, father is an ex cop named Aaron and has two kids called jacob and Conor.

Disruption:
They notice that no kids live on the street but at first don't think nothing of it, although they begin to think its strange. The Dad finds out from a neighbour that kids have been going missing on this street for years but he thinks that it's all rubbish. One night the young son Jacob wakes up to the noise of pebbles being thrown at his window, he wakes up to see what it is and theres a tall man who is completely pitch black standing on the other side of the road and he disappears when a car drives past. Strange things keep on happening like he realises everything in his room has been moved and another time his window is wide open with foot prints in his room.

Disequilibrium:
Aaron is told about the murders in depth and finds out the kid is killed exactly 4 days after the child goes missing. A few days later his youngest son Jacob goes missing and he knows he only has a short amount of time to save him before he dies. He goes to the police station but the only evidence there is are pictures of Jacob with his eyes scribbled out, However from past experience of being a detective he takes it into his own hands to find his son Alive.

Attempt to repair:
Aaron finds where Jacob is but is stuck left to fight the killer. Thinking he is dead Aaron returns with his son alive.

New equilibrium:
When he arrives home to move he finds the door wide open and his oldest son Connor Dead hanging from a tree in the back garden.

budget

                                                   Budget

From researching Into similar films to ours and looking at the budget we saw that budget for our type of thriller films range from around £30,000,000 to £90,000,000. So from this we all decided a reasonable price for our film would be £85,000,000, this is taking in account to all the props and miss-en-scene elements needed. Also in addition to this we have widely known actors in our film so they bring a large pre sold audience already so this allows us to have a large budget.

                                              Director

For the director we have chosen Martin Scorsese. We have chosen him because we feel that he is the man best for the job directing similar films to ours such as 'Suture Island' and 'Silence.' In addition to this he is a very well respected director and loved across the world so him himself brings a pre sold audience because all of his fans want to see his new work. He has also done films with Leonardo DiCaprio before so there is good chemistry there in the work place between the two which would mean everyone would feel more comfortable when working and there is less likely to be Dramas.

Film Casting

Dad-

For the dad we have chosen Leonardo DiCaprio. The reason we have chosen Leonardo DiCaprio to be the dad is because he is of that age and looks like a father figure so his age and face suits the character for our film. Another reason we have chosen Leonardo DiCaprio is because he has been in many thriller films before such as The Revenant, Shutter Island and The Departed so adapting to the role should be no issue as he done similar things before and is really good at it. Furthermore another reason we have chosen it is because he has worked with our director a number of times( Martin Scorsese) so they have really good chemistry, which will be very helpful when being in the working environment. In addition to this he has a large following so he brings a lot of star power to the table meaning there will already be a massive pre sold audience.

                                                                                          

Eldest Son- For the eldest son we have chosen Tom Holland. The reason we have chosen Tom Holland is because he is a very diverse up and coming actor who has proved himself during the audition process. He has recently been in the new Spiderman movies playing Spiderman so he brings a new and relatively young audience to the table. He has also been in other thriller films such as ‘Edge Of Winter’ and ‘The Lost City Of Z.’ Furthermore he is the right build and height and shape when we imagined the character in the first place so he suits the role very well.

Youngest Song- For the youngest son we have chosen Jacob Tremblay. The reason we have chosen Jacob Tremblay is because he is a young actor around about the same age as the character in the film so it is a perfect match. As well as this he is a very talented young man who has acted in Sci Fi thriller films before such as ‘Shut In’ and ‘Room.’

Killer- For the killer we have chosen J.K Simmons. We have chosen J.K Simmons because he suits the role in the way he looks and his size etc. He is a very experienced and well-known actor so he brings in a pre sold audience already.

In this lesson we looked at what typography we should use so we looked up on DaFont to find a font that suits our genre and the pice itself. Here are some of the fonts we looked at 
We thought that this font suited the piece, however we thought that it didn't stand out as much as we liked.


We thought this one was very good and suited the piece really well because of it fading await the edges so it suited it nicely however we feel its more horror than thriller.


We liked this font because it stood out and was bold and also suited the piece aswell.

I am going to experiment with some fonts on photoshop to see if i can edit any to make them look more suited to our genre and exactly the way we want it.

In this lesson we booked out the conference room above our school reception for the detective side of our title sequence.

When doing this we played around with a lot of ideas and angles which we thought would work like a shot of me walking down the corridor with a brief case in my hand looking stressed and walking in to my office. We thought this shot would be necessary because it establishes the setting of that character especially. In addition to this we were kind of lucky seeing that it was a very bright and sunny day so when we were in the conference room it was nice and bright so when we edit the two together ( the detective and the killer) the lighting of each piece can represent there personality. The killer being dark and representing evil and the detective bright representing the good in society.

In this conference room there was also a a notice board so we could pin our pictures of the victims and suspects and stuff to look like an investigation board so we got a close up of that.

We also got a birds eye view shot of me sitting down looking at pictures then swiping them off the table because i had a burst of anger.

first editing

In todays lesson we started editing our title sequence. We already have a fair ammount of footage which is very helpful to get us started and once we finsished the editing for this first bit then we can go on to get more shots to suit the piece. So at first all we done was cut the footage up and got the pieces we liked and put them in order.

                                           Questionnaire

I asked my family and friends questions that relates to our genre of Thriller and the outcome will determine what we should do or add to make the genre clearer.

After receiving these results we have a good idea on what to include. We fount out that soundtrack plays a huge part in int and it needs to be eerie and gloomy. We were also gold it'll be a good idea to take ideas from Se7en.

planning next shoot

                                

                                  Planning Our Next Shoot

Tommy emailed Mr John Taylor in regards to use the conference rooms for our title sequence. 

The bit we specifically we want to do is the investigation bit where we have an investigation board as well. We thought that these conference rooms will be the best for our scene because they are very formal and look similar to an investigation room.

In this bit of the sequence i will be playing as the investigator and our idea for the shots we want is basically me looking at the investigation board. Also there will be some shots of me with my head in my hands in disbelief to exaggerate the point of a murder which will be effective. We as a group feel that this is effective because it shows both the good and the bad throughout the title sequence with the evil being the killer which i have already explained and me the investigator, so for this we will use different lighting to emphasise the point of each character. 

Second shoot

Today we done the second shoot for our title sequence.

In this lesson we went over a few shots that we done before and also got some more footage to help us out. We went over the shot of Harry flicking the page, but we done it differently, We done it where the camera is at the other end of the table and it slowly moves up beside him but not showing his face. This helped build up tension. We also got a strobe light and put it behind Harry, turned all the lights off and had the strobe light flashing and it would show the outline of Harrys body which was very effective and looked mysterious and creepy to match the genre of our film. Another shot we done was we had a shot of Harrys shoes which we thought suited the rest of the sequence and we put it up at the beginning.

First shoot

Today we started shooting for our title sequence, we already had a planned out idea of what we were going to  do which made it a lot easier so all we had to do was rent out the camera and get straight to work.

We used one of the Drama rooms that was available and we got a singular table and put a brown cloth over it. Harry played the killer and brought in the fake blood that we needed. I brought in two fake knives that we used as props and put the fake blood over it. Harry made a book for the killer where he puts all of his victims in and he tattered it up and made it look really gritty and horrible.

The first shots we wanted to get was an over the shoulder shot of Harry flicking the pages over in the book. We got this shot from a few different angles to see which one was more effective. We then got a few shots of Harrys hands tapping the table and of him moving his neck around to create an uneasy feeling.

First screening

In todays lesson we had our first screenings of our title sequence.