Title and Credits Research - Jonah

 Sherlock

The Title and credits are free standing, creating an additional, mini
narrative. During the short title narrative a lot of information is giving away to the audience, but only if you have seen the series all the way through. It sets the scene clearly in London showing off its most iconic buildings and places and shows off parts of coming episodes and crucial signs and symbols relating to the main plot line. I think a mini narrative is used to show the complicity of the plot, and to further set the scene by showing various images of scientific equipment and procedures used in crime scene investigating.

The font used in strong bold font almost military like, which does seem to reflect the first characters personality Dr. Watson who is an Ex-Solider. But it may be more linked to the character Sherlock and his straight rational thinking which is bold and to the point.

The transitions used for the credits is mainly fades and dissolves coming out from a image, but one of the credits dissolves out of a blood spot creating a nice effect as it emerges out, like someone has found an identity from the DNA on the blood.

 X-man first class

Title and credits are free standing, creating an additional, mini

narrative. Here a mini narrative is used as a function to explain part of the story, the use of different DNA models being taken apart and rearranged shows the audience that these X-men are not all human and their DNA has been alter making them different and unique. A basic model of cells multiplying in a very computerized way may give the audience some information about the character or setting. The graphics used keeps the pace going working along with the high tempo music creates an intense atmosphere with building sense of suspension until the climax of the title being revealed.

The credits appear through a simple cut from black  appearing on scene like a flash, this does work with the DNA models being suddenly breaking apart.

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Titles and credits are free standing, creating an additional, mini narrative. This very graphical mini narrative is very atmospheric, creating a thrilling mood as the use of special effects and very distorted music makes for a very captivating watch. This mini narrative gives a lot of information to the audience about characters and plot line, but because it is so distorted and the persons are so disfigured its hard to make up what is actually happening, keeping the audience engaged to this short narrative.

The color palette used is very dank and gloomy, very unsaturated, mostly black all the way through because of the special effects and supernatural things happening in the sequence. This further adds to the thrilling atmosphere as it restricts narrative to a point by not being able to work out some of the people in the sequence.

Anamatic

Possible text to use in credits

Baskerville Old Face

Stencil Std



Prestige Elite Std

Playbill

Filming at the Church - Jonah

 We filmed at the church at around 5-6pm so the sun was just setting giving us some natural light, we used just one light, for some hard light, as it makes the shots a bit creepy, running parallel to the scene.

Costume Design - Jonah

 Alicias costume is a morning outfit, pajamas and dressing gown, she is dressed like this because the opening shots of her is of her getting ready for an interview.














Tommys outfit is of a respectable businessman, or Shaun from "Shaun of the dead". This outfit reflects his job and social status, not an obvious murderer, adding to the enigma.

 We used a bit of make-up to create realism as this character has been thrown about and covered in dirt. Although in the dark it is not very clear.










Group shot, just to show all the characters in one shot.

Prop research - Jonah

 We did not use many props in the filming, the main prop is the radio, as we have made a radio script which the female character reacts too. We choose this radio because it fits in well with the female character as its pink and retro, like the house and cloths.








We used the mirror for a few shots, we found it important as its used for restrictive narrative, keeping the female out of focus at times. And ECU's for distortion.

Permission to film off-site during lesson - Jonah

--Forwarded Message Attachment--
Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2012 08:43:42 +0000
From: amann@centralsussex.ac.uk
To: ATJ12708@centralsussex.ac.uk
Subject: Re: Filming on the 7th (Wednesday) missing the double period

fine - blog this communication to show as  evidence

>>> Jonah Sidney Atkins 01/03/2012 19:08 >>>
To Andrew 


My group and i wish to miss the double lesson on the 7th to film for our thriller opening.