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Monday, 29 November 2010

Roles

Roles

Director:
Film directors are responsible for overseeing the creativity of the whole film.
They often develop the vision for a film and carry the vision out, deciding how
the film should look sound and so forth. They are responsible for turning the script into a sequences of shots. They also direct what tone it should have and what an audience should gain from their experience whilst in the cinema.

Executive producer:
An executive producer is usually someone who has invested in the project or just a credit that the filmmaker gave to someone who paid for the credit. There may be multiple executive producers on a project.Typically an executive producer handles business and legal issues.

Production Designer:
Production designer is used in the film industry to refer to the person responsible for the overall look of a filmed event such as films, TV programs, music videos or adverts. Production designers have one of the key creative roles in the creation of motion pictures and television. Working directly with the director and producer, they must select the settings and style to visually tell the story.

Costume Designer:
The costume designer is responsible for all the clothing and costumes worn by all the actors that appear on set. They are also responsible for designing, planning, and organizing the construction of the clothes down to the colors, and sizes. The costume designer works closely with the director to understand and interpret a character with the production designer to achieve an overall tone of the film.

Screenwriters:
Screenwriters or scriptwriters are people in a film crew who write/create the screenplays from which films and television programs are made.
They are professional writers who create scripts known as screenplays. The screenplay is meant most of the aspects of the film, such as the description of the settings, the method in which actors and actresses are expected to deliver their performances and how it will portray their character.

Director of photography/ cinematographer:
A cinematographer can also be called the director of photography.
They are the head of the camera department and it is their job to capture the photographic impression of the directors' vision.
Although the director determines the action of a given scene, it is the cinematographer who looks through the camera to catch the moment on film and give the audience what they want to see.

Friday, 26 November 2010

Opening Sequence To The Kingdom



This opening sequence is very relevant in our current climax and would already intrigue the audience. In addition, it is also unique as it gives a political background and information about america and other countries. Also, sorry about the quality, it was the only clip i could find.



Opening Trailer To The Kingdom





This trailer was very clever in the way it was made. Automatically, action is sprung into the trailer and would create a sense of excitement. Also, after every action shot, the shot changes so we don't exactly know why it happened therefore that would tempt the audience into going to watch it.








The Kingdom

The Kingdom contact sheet


These are the opening pictures taken from The Kingdom, These are important as they give facts and set the modd for the opening of the film.

Opening Sequence To Se7en




Opening sequences tend to absorb the audience into the film and create a little bubble. Within that bubble, nothing matters apart from the film. The first opening minutes are crucial as it determines whether the film will captivate you or dismiss your interest.Every little detail matters from the music to the font. For example, the font at the beginning of this film was very uncomfortable, it was not neat and was very scratchy. The music was also creepy and puts you on the edge of your seat.



Above Are 6 pictures which belongs to the title sequence. These give the audience an insight into the film and give out clues into how the film will be set. The uncomfortable writing and images all represent the genre of the film as it captures our attention.



Opening Trailer To Se7en



The following trailer is from a film called 'seven'. Trailers are made by film industry's to capture the audiences attention to almost persuade them to go and watch the film when it comes out. Trailers establish a sense of excitement and makes you intrigued to watch more of the film. Trailers consist of fast paced editing, an overview of the plot and feeds you with the best parts of the film however short and sharp. It drags you into your own little world within the film itself and creates a high level of interest.

Wednesday, 24 November 2010

Understanding the difference between a trailer and an opening sequence

The purpose of a trailer is to encourage the audience to watch your film and make them go out and watch it or buy it .Whereas a title sequence is what builds up tension leading into the main parts of the films. It also shows us the job roles and who done them.

Trailers Include:

A voice over
Clips from film
Cliffhangers
Most exciting parts
Quick shots

Opening sequence includes:

Soundtrack
Actors
Job roles and who done them
It has to be interesting


Se7en Trailer:


As You can see, they show good points within the film and short sharp shots. This automatically gives the audience a feeling of wanting to watch the film.

Se7en Opening Sequence:


The opening sequence starts off with the credits and saying who was the producer and other roles that were fulfilled within the film. it also gives us a soundtrack that starts the film off in a very mysterious way.