Animatic storyboard final

Characters

Cast list in order :
Holly Kidd
Kay Williams
Kelly House
John Mctyre
John Williams
Jade Forn
Sienna Tale
Jane Tom
Colin Mcdonald
Catherine Jum
Sarah Collin
Harriet Moore
Carlol Farny
Josh New

4th production meeting

4th production meeting
This lesson we are taking still images of our animatic storyboard.
locations : Ely play park.
Costumes : Sports clothes, school uniform
Props : Ipod, swings
Influences : Children kidnapping.
We are redrawing our storyboard as some parts are unclear.

Animatic storyboard

Third production meeting : lottie jack jordan
We are planning our title sequence via print out storyboards.
This will eventually will be on our blog and be a animatic storyboard.
We changed our ideas from last week, now we will include a man running and has flashbacks of his missing daughter

Cape Fear

The micro-element I will be analysing within the title sequence of 'Cape Fear' is sound. The opening sequence is saturated with non-diagetic sound and uses orchestral music to accompany the scenes. The use of music within the open sequence creates a dramatic atomosphere as it throughout the scene gets louder, softer and at times is continous and with the sudden input of another instrument can make the viewer feel on edge and not completely sure what to expect both within the piece of music and perhaps within the film's storyline also.
The music creates suspense and tension and also can be percieved as slightly eery. The non-existence of diagetic sound within the opening sequence also adds to this suspense and tension as it disallows the audience to have any connection perhaps to a character and have a feeling of curiosity. The feeling of curiosity is heightened as they can see a visual of a blurred man but no dialogue to associate with the character, adding to the dramatic effect.
The footage coexists harmoniously with the non-diagetic sound, this creating an opening sequence which is both impressionable and thought provoking for the audience.

Analysis of Panic Room opening title sequence

I watched the Panic Room opening sequence and I had to look at the micro element of Camera Work.

Throughout the opening sequence there are many extreme long shots and you can straight away see where the film is being set (New York).
There are a lot of extreme camera angles and shots in the sequence with panning left and right, contrasting between each other. There are experimental shots as well with the camera facing up towards a building and there is also a shot where the camera is high up and shows a building from a high angle.
This makes the spectator feel slightly uneasy as there are extreme heights in this sequence and there is also a feel of tension as you don't know what is coming next.
Each title gets it's own camera shot and there is a metallic look to the words.
A maze like effect is given in this sequence by the camera shots and in the film the panic room is normally situated in the middle of the house and with a maze there is always a space at the centre which represents the goal and a sense of safety as it's not easily accessible to those outside of the maze. Therefore it's just like a panic room.
The buildings are all close together in this opening and this gives a sense of claustrophobia because of the crammed buildings.

New group

Group members: Jordan Van Tonder, Jack Nugget, Sam x and Lottie McKenna.
Aim: A thriller title sequence.
Influential thriller titles: PSYCHO



We thought this was a interesting title sequence because there was no need for video footage, it focused on animation of the text and simple graphics which also highlighted the plot. For example the breaking up of the animation, splitting text was related to the plot as the main character has a split personality disorder. The sound in the titles was very fast paced creating tension and heightening the viewers emotion of suspense, therefore a very simple title sequence with maximum effect.

Influential thriller: Memento



We found this thriller opening quite influential as this title sequence had video footage which was representational of this persons defect. The character is seen looking at a picture which slowly fades, representing his fading memory and eventual loss of memory. The music was slow paced and quite emotional suggesting that the viewer should feel compassion towards the character for the loss of memory or so the character thinks when looking at the titles.

Initial ideas: Playground setting- swing, roundabout, see-saw a conventional playground. Typical for a child to be set in the scene.

Young girl aged 6-10, costume perhaps school uniform, made to look really happy on the play equipment.

Child music, e.g. our own made version of ring-a-rosies recorded.

Characters- Police inspector (father of missing girl, therefore personal involvement and fueled to find his daughter)
Young girl- kidnapped
Kidnapper- Don't see her face, just the back of her.

Protagonist- The girl is young, therefore more venerable to being kidnapped.