THE RAIN FALLS DOWN ON THIS HUMDRUM TOWN.

Due to unforeseen weather problems we are unable to film in the rain due to our camera may get some long term damage. So me and David have had to sit down and decide that we are changing the setting to inside a hallway. Its not ideal but to get this piece in by the deadline we will have to make cuts.

The storyboard for the prisoner 2

The prisoner 2 schedule.

The script is finished and is going to be posted as soon as possible. The storyboard is made all I need to do is scan it and make it into a video which should be on by sunday night. Filming will start on monday and should be done by wednesday(fingers crossed).

This has been a learning curve for my film making experience so next time I will carefully plan when me and david ( and other actors ) are free so we are not dashing at the last minute to get all the filming done. But the film will be done as planed before the deadline.

The Prisoner (2) Reprisal.

New task! We have been given the task to create a video containing elements such as: the 180 degree rule , action match , continuety focus and shot reverse shot.

So me and David have joined together again to make the prisoner 2.

more updates on the way

opening sequence idea

Opening title idea

Fresh Prince of Cwmbran

The inspiration is from the gouldie lookin chain song seen above

 

 

 

The program name is a slight parody the fresh prince of Bel-air but location and name could be changed. Another Idea I had was "alan in sunderland" (instead of Alice in wonderland).

 

The series would be a comedy based around this ,self proclaimed, godfather of cwmbran and how he thinks he rules the streets of Cambrian. But in actual fact he is a teenager, of the age of 16 - 19 , who still lives at home with his parents, has no jobs , and one follower called cai who clings onto his every word. The comedy would drive from the contrast between who he thinks he is and actually who he is.

 

The opening sequence may include the song above but would start off with the main charchter being waked up by his mum. Then he would throw back the sheets  and roll over putting his face into the cushion. The next scene would show him putting on a lightly coloured kappa tracksuit ( to show a thirst for gangster life of what he's seen on the television). Then an over the shoulder shot of him putting his cap on sideways in the mirror. Them the camera would move to looking up at him putting on a thick gold necklace in a mirror. The next shot would be a long shot of him going out of the front gate of his large detached house's gate slamming it shut , with attitude. Then the camera would be on a dolly following him strutting down a country path, as he walks his mate cai would run and catch up with him and start walking alongside then the name of the show would fade in. Then the writers name.

 

 

A video of my storyboard to come.

Media Opening Sequences

 

Only Fools And Horses

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zr-A-rE8QhY

The opening sequence of only fools and horses starts off with an establishing picture of a marketplace showing the viewer the atmosphere and background of the characters lives they are about to witness. Then you see the name of the show partially wipe into the picture and wipe out. This is quite common in comedies to show the name of the show first, then the name and then the actors which is what is present in the only fools and horses opening sequence.

In the sequence throughout what is going on in the foreground there are still images fading into each other of a dirty, traditional market town. This essentially is to give the viewer the atmosphere of the lifestyles of the main characters but the lack of movement in the pictures may suggest a lack of movement in the lives of the characters from their everyday routine.

The theme music in this title is a classic that anyone alive during this era will know the tune and will be able to hum along. This is due to the simple nature of the wording and actual tune in the background that is played that is catchy and easy for the viewer to remember.    

The Fresh Prince Of Bell Air

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBe0VCso0qs

The opening sequence of the fresh prince of bell air is one of the main reasons the show was as popular as it was. Millions of viewers would go quiet to hear the opening sequence of the fresh price due to its upbeat, catchy theme song and the amusing scenes that accompany it.

The into starts with Will Smith (The fresh prince) in a kings throne spinning around with a backdrop of graffiti. This scene sums up the full television series in which a “fresh”, street, common young man goes to live with is rich uncle in Dell Air. The throne represents the lifestyle he leads now but the backdrop shows a background of “streetlife” and the spinning may be representing a lack of stableness between the two extremes.

Another use of this opening title is to show the audience the essential background knowledge of the main character. The opening scene shows how will went from being a basketball street wise young man  being sent to live with his rich relatives. So when jokes are being made within the show the audience can connect with the main character and feel involved.

The whole show revolves around the contrast between Will’s street life background and the life he now leads in Bell Air. The opening sequence catches this in essence by the use of the theme song and the scenes that accompany it its catches the essence of this perfectly. For example one of the lines in the theme song  “ drinking orange juice out of a champagne glass, is this what the people of bell air live like, hum this might be alright”.

 

Red Dwarf

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCjvPFpuR28&feature=relmfu

The opening scene starts off with the very recognisable establishing shot of the red dwarf ship. This is also to show the audience that the program they are about to watch is set in the future, may be unrealistic and they are based in a spaceship.

The opening sequence is only thirty seconds long but it fits in about ten clips from the show showing all the characters and main locations within the program. All the clips that are shown are very fast pace with allot of movement to show the very active, fast pace nature of the program.

As very common with comedies the name of the show is shown first and then the writer.          

The Simpsons (animated)

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=rb82TUYoa88#!

The opening scene for the Simpsons, as seen in the link, has never really been changed. The swoop into Springfield, the POV shot of Bart writing lines on the blackboard and the always funny gag of homer getting hit by the car and into the living room remains. Over the last 20 years the opening sequence has been re-mastered but the crucial element that made the series famous are still there. This connects viewers old and new to the show.

 

An example of a opening sequence that not really fit for purpose, but is great.

The tomorrow people.

( not a comedy but an example of how a title sequence doesn’t always fit the program but can still work)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xez4o1ujOPI

A hit TV show, watched by thousands yet the into makes no sense or resemblance to the show whatsoever. There are a few links to the futuristic world that the characters live in but that’s about it. There are many questions I would have about this opening sequence. Why does the name of the show keep on fading in many times? Why are there zooms into random objects such as a stop motion hand? A foetus? Some scaffolding framing a some people by a volcano?  I would understand if the hand was an essential part of the program but it’s not. It’s only featured in the opening sequence. Yet the strange thing is everyone who remembers the tomorrow people remembers the intro with the futuristic theme tune and the random stop motion hand. This may bear no resemblance to the actual program yet it’s a very remember able and gives the audience these questions listed above and makes the viewer want to view on to see what the show is all about.