Task 7 - Analysing title sequence of favourite film.

KIDULTHOOD

Title Sequence Order:
Production Companies:
Revolver Entertainment
Hanway Films

Director:
MENHAJ HUDA

Actors:
Aml Ameen
Red Madrell
Noel Clarke
Adam Deacon
Jaime Winstone
Femi Oyeniran.

Wrritten by Noal Clarke.

Film Name  : Kidulthood.

At the start of the title sequence , the producer uses a simple way to mention the credits which is using simple plain text. in the opening sequence all the main characters are introduced , not clearly but you can tell they're the main characters as the camera is facing them making eye contact which one another and showing they all have a certain bond with each other , whether good or bad. Further more , from the opening you can tell it is a teen drama as the opening was based in a school playground with teens playing football and making out. You can also outline the 'Cool' kids really easily due to the mise en scene (Clothing and Posture) of the teens. You can also tell the same thing for the females with the odd short tie and the top button of the shirt unbuttoned.

Pitch feedback

The feedback from our pitch was generally good, however Louisa thought that it would be hard to film on the bus and so we're contemplating whether or not to keep or remove the bus scene, also Louisa said that we needed a soundtrack as without dialect and a soundtrack the title sequence would be very flat and needs a soundtrack which Darnell is in the process of creating through Garage Band, and should be completed by the 28th of January

Presentation of pitch.

Production Schedule

Wednesday 28/1/15

Were meeting up at Shoreditch station at 9 and we'll walk to the shoreditch Power league by quarter past nine where we'll film the majority of our title sequence. Time permitting we may also film part of the bus scene, however if we cannot do this due to time restriction we'll complete the bus scene by wednesday 4th of February

Monday 2/2/15

On Monday the second of February we will film Oliver's scene at his house where well meet up in lesson at 3 : 05 and will make the journey together to Oliver's house in Leytonstone, were well filming  the scene of Oliver at his house which should take no longer than 30 minutes.

Wednesday 4/2/15

On the 4th of February we'll be meeting at college at 9 where we'll either film the remainder of the bus scene or start on the bus scene depending on where we got to on the 28th, either way we expect to have completed the bus scene by the 4th of February.  

Font ideas

Here are just a few font inspirations for the type of font we will use for the film's title credits. We are aiming to go for big, bold and strong, to represent the urban values of this youth drama. The boldness represents the danger, and the strong story line. Also the target audience for this films would be younger males, and these fonts represent our target audience in order to market it towards them easier.

Location

Here are some images of the powerleague where we will be shooting our title sequence

My Costumes

Above are the costumes in which my character will be wearing in the title sequence of 'Chemistry'

feedback from Dan.

''I'd put you on a low C/D grade as there's a lot of posts that you've missed out and some of the things you've posted are lacking in detail. Please make the effort to catch up! Also, I note that you've made *no* individual posts - I'd recommend that you both get cracking with some individual analysis of title sequences - two from Art of the Tile sequence, and a technical analysis from a favourite film. '

I Agree and the 3 targets I set my self are:
1.Attend workshops to catch up and ask for help.
2.Complete blogging work in DETAIL.
3.Stop being lazy.

LOCATIONS AND PROPS

we will start the filming in Shoreditch park and from the side roads around it where you will see the protagonists journey from his home to football practice and his problems along the way. We have chosen Shoreditch as its an urban area and represents the struggles young people go through.

Football practice will be held at Power league in Shoreditch where we plan on booking a pitch. We have chosen power league because there are a vast range of outdoor pitches which create a urban yet professional  feel.

Our main props will be a football for the protagonist to represent his talent and love for the sport.
We will also use cigarettes and lighters which will be used by Darnell and Samuel to show their delinquency.

COSTUME IDEAS

As a young footballer, our protagonist of the title sequence will be dressed in football training gear.

This footballer has a bright future, and has all the right boots, and all the good training gear. For example:

The two boys who are stalking the footballer will be wearing more casual and urban clothing. One will be wearing a matching black adidas tracksuit and one will be wearing jeans and a hoody.

Order of title credits!

There are many variations to how opening credits can be done, but here is the common order to opening title credits of a film!

1. NAME OF THE STUDIO- FILM4 STUDIOS- name of the studio that is distributing it, and may or may not have produced it.

2.NAME OF THE PRODUCTION COMPANY- SILVER PATCH PRODUCTIONS- name of the company that actually produced and made the film, or the name of the company that has invested.

3- PRODUCER NAME- A Bryan King Production

4-STARING- Darnell, Oliver, Samuel And Andrew

5- FILM'S TITLE- "CHEMISTRY"

6- FEATURING ACTORS- names of other actors who are featuring

7- CASTING or CASTING BY- Casting by Sarah Iiner

8-MUSIC-  Music By Rosie Bailey

9-PRODUCTION DESIGNER- Chris Robson And James Dang

10- EDITED BY-  Samuel Rinson

11- DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY- Dan Mooney

12- PRODUCER- David Gee And Laura Ings

13-WRITTEN BY-  Sean Wright

14-DIRECTED BY- John Williams 




Different film types may vary from this structure, but this is the typical order!                                                                                                                                                              

How To Use Garage Band.- Darnell

1.Firstly when you open up garageband, you'll have to select a project. As a media student we are doing movies, so we should select either movies or loops.

2. Once you have selected the project you would like to use, drag  the movie clip you want to use into the middle, you should have a screen like this.                          

 

3. Delete the movies audio file, then drag sounds from garage band, to find the files click the little loop button at the bottom and your screen should appear like this.

4.Drag your selected files into the middle to create a soundscape, to view your soundscape with to movie title press the little black screen on your dragged movie. Once you've pressed that your screen should appear like this.

5. Once you have finished your soundscape click 'file' and then click save, once you have saved your piece you then want to export it so you can use it as a file. You then click 'share' and then 'Export movie to disk' however once you select it make sure it says in the box 'expert setting'.

How To Use Garage Band

1- To create a sound track for a movie, when you open garage band you must select either 'loops' or 'movie' as the new project type. 

2-If you have the movie or the footage then you should import it now and lay the track on top of it.

3-Once in garage band, you need to select the sounds, instruments and types of music you want to add to the track. You do this through the finder, by selecting the instrument, the mood and other categories to find the perfect sound.

4- Once you've found the sounds you want, you drag it onto the time line and adjust how long you want the loop to be from there. You can adjust the volume, and the length of the loop. You can add multiple layers to create a sound scape for the film!

how to use garage band

How To Use Garage Band

1. First you open up garage band by clicking on the guitar at the bottom of the screen before clicking on either movie or loop. we chose movie as we were playing our music over the movie 10 things i hate about you

2. After this you open up the film from finder before dragging it into the slot on garage band which says drag movie here

3. After you've done this you should delete the movie sound by clicking on the track of movie sound and then clicking on the back space button to remove it.

4. after you've removed the movie sound you can add music and foley effects by clicking on loop at the bottom right which will open up a range of sounds from musical instruments to foley effects.

5.Then click on the desired sound at the top right which will open up a range of different choices for each particular category of sound i.e guitar, piano, foley effects.

6.As it opens up in the bottom right corner you can select the specific sound by clicking on it which will play the noise so that you can experiment with the options  to decide which option you want.

7.once you've decide upon which specific sound you want you can drag it into the space below the film at the top.

8. once you've collected a range of noises you can adjust the volume of each by dragging the volume bar on the left down or up  to a suitable volume, however above 0 decibels is not recommended as the music begins to distort.

Some first ideas

Here are some ideas that we have brainstormed for our final title sequence coursework:


Football idea:

Our first idea was to have a young footballer, who was destined for big things, with amazing skill and natural ability, but the one thing holding him back was his past of when he was attacked. This history held him back both physically and mentally. He couldn't kick a ball the same anymore, and he was mentally scarred by the events. The end of the title sequence ends when he finally rockets a free kick into the top corner. In the title sequence we see his struggle on the pitch, and flash backs of the event that holds him back.

An extension and alternative idea to the flashbacks is that the footballer mugs someone, who was bullying him and accidentally kills him on his way home, as he's extremely poor and has anger problems.

We think our film would be produced and distributed by a film company like film 4, or 'Fierce Productions" a smaller independent film company, as it is not a mainstream film.

Target Audience Research

TARGET AUDIENCE RESEARCH

We found that a lot of people like  watching teen films , Also that all age groups like teen films. However we found that as the age increases the sub genre changes. For example younger teens prefer high school teen films i.e Mean Girls or Grease and the older teens prefer to watch teen dramas i.e Boyz N The Hood or My Brother The Devil. Teen Films does not really have a specific audience because our research shows all ages watch teen film even if its with their kids, friends or on their own.

 

Editing Our Title Sequence

Blogging task 20- Kevin & Perry Go Large

The teen film I have chosen is Kevin & Perry Go Large, a youth drama!

Opening Credits (In order they appear):

• ICON
• Tiger Aspect Pictures
• Kevin & Perry Go Large

These very small title credits, that only show the 2 main film companies involved show how the film was not made by a large conglomerate, but was an independent film.

In this film's opening, we are introduced to Kevin and the themes of his teenage life, how he faces oppression and control from his parents, and his desire for the opposite sex and his dreams and fantasies which could be representative of the ambition of teenagers. Pop culture of the times is also introduced through the music they play as DJ's, the clothes they wear, and the icons on the posters on Kevin's wall.

We are introduced to Kevin and Perry as the two protagonists as two adolescents who don't want live under the control of school or parents and just want to go on a holiday! The main stereotypical social groups that we are introduced to in the opening of this film are teenagers, and middle class parents. The middle class parents are represented as stereotypically well spoken, well dressed, living in a nice home, and then the teenagers, speaking colloquially and dressed in more contemporary clothing.

Kevin and Perry interact with Kevin's parents in a very conflicting manner through out the film, and this is expected, as this film is very much a coming of age film, and the parents are seen to be a barrier in between the boys becoming adults.

The majority of camera shots used are close ups and mid shots of the two boys and the people they're interacting with, also there are lots of tracking shots used, and these type of shots allow the audience to follow the two boys and their story's closely. To go with this, the editing used is continuous for the majority of the time, however there are instances when jump cuts or fast paced editing is used to show either the fantasies of the boys and what they're thinking in their head, or showing them partying in Ibiza and living their dream.

The mise en scene used throughout the film constantly shows the popular culture of the late 1990's and early 2000's, this is through mainly costume, as the DJ's, and Kevin and Perry, and the clubbers are all wearing contemporary clothing, and hats that teenagers and modern people would be wearing at the time.

I think that this film is an extremely good example of a teen film and a youth drama, as it shows so many obstacles that teenage boys face, including girls, authority, and trying to achieve what they want to do, not what authority expects of them. I loved this film, as in the end it all does work out really for the boys, and they do more or less come of age! They get the girls and have success as DJ's! So I thought that this was a great example of a teen film.

Blogging task 6- Categorizing title sequences

 

My favourite title sequence from the ones above is from Pulp Fiction, this is because I feel even though its only titles on still images, and some animation, the music that is used along side it really sets the tone for the film to come. which is why I find it my favourite.

 

 

 

 

Sub Genres

The genre 'Teen Drama' also has sub genres within the genre. The two main sub genres are high school drama, and a youth drama.

High school dramas are usually set in American high schools, and made by large conglomerate film companies. Some examples of High School Dramas are '10 Things I Hate About You' 'Mean Girls' and 'Not Another Teen Movie'.

Youth dramas however are often produced by smaller, independent film companies, and are drama films involving teen issues, and example of a youth drama would be 'Kidulthood' which is a drama that focuses on the struggles of an urban teenager's life.