Wednesday 16 March 2016
Government Leader security camera Shoot
Yesterday Tyrell, Damn Danny and I decided to go to our schools library and shoot an extra scene with the Government Leader who is being played by my friend Kazeem aka Showa. We didn't original plan it but since we thought that it would be a good addition to our title sequence and add some more time we thought we could do it. It also would make more sense to make the scenes look "CCTV" footage. Tyrell who was very familiar with Final cut pro, added a filter that made the scene look like CCTV footage. We also did this because the iMacs were lagging so it gave us something to do. We then "borrowed" a camera from a group and got a tripod and started our expedition. Tyrell had used Photoshop to make an "X" on all four photos of the scenes to show that the government leader disliked them. The scene we shot showing the government leader pointing furiously at the four groups with an over the shoulder shot suggested by Danny our cinematographer. After the success for filming Tyrell then added the film editing it to put it infront of each scene to make the title sequence more clearer whats going on without a dialogue.
Monday 14 March 2016
Movies similar to our title sequence genre
03/02/2016
We found these films when making our beta pit
As part of my research and planning into the genre of my title sequence, I have done some looking into and some research into other similar movies that I believe the genre of my dystopian movie/title sequence fits into.
I,Robot (directed by Alex Proyas) was released in 2004 and starred a very successful actor: Will Smith. The movie had a budget of $120million and managed to gather a total of $347.2million on the movies box office. This movie is about a detective who lives in a dystopian future who has a certain view point and stigma upon robots and machines - which has begun to take control over the futuristic city of Chicago. As the movie progresses, we see the robots eventually begin to take over control of themselves and causing anarchy and chaos on the streets.
The Matrix (directed by the then known 'Wachowski Brothers') was released in 1999 by Warner Bros. studios. The movie starred Keanu Reeves and Lawrence Fishbourne. The movie had a budget of $63million and managed to gather a total of $463.5million on the box office. The narrative of the movie is about a future dystopian world being run by machines with humans remaining as the charging power for the machines, remaining alive in a vessel. The humans body's are kept serving for the machines, but their minds are transported to the computer-fake world: The Matrix.
Equilibrium (directed by Kurt Wimmer) is a 2002 movie. The movie had a budget of $20million and managed to gather a total of just $5.3million. This means that the movie heavily underperformed and failed to make back any profit at all due to the very little revenue that the movie managed to generate. The plot of the movie revolves around the year of 2072 after the 3rd World War and we - as the audience - see how a dystopian society recovers from the traumatic experience and, how the world lives through the strong hold and control of the government and their rules.
What were up to at the moment
01/02/2016
Our title sequence revolves around the idea of the Government (set in a Dystopian futuristic world) opposing and keeping track upon the different cults within the society and observing them, plotting a way to take each cult down one at a time. Our sequence involves shots of the map displaying the whereabouts of the cults. We then cut between different montages of the different cults with the names of the cast, production companies and the title of the movie being displayed throughout.
This is a basic snopysis of what were doing
Our title sequence revolves around the idea of the Government (set in a Dystopian futuristic world) opposing and keeping track upon the different cults within the society and observing them, plotting a way to take each cult down one at a time. Our sequence involves shots of the map displaying the whereabouts of the cults. We then cut between different montages of the different cults with the names of the cast, production companies and the title of the movie being displayed throughout.
This is a basic snopysis of what were doing
planning and Evaluation
29/01/2016
Tyrells Bibbiani's Planning and evaluation
tyrell did some more detailed planning and evalutation of our film. This was put together on the pitch that i made on prezi with some help from Tyrell and input. Its basically some added information to our pitch for example our locations of filming.
"Genesis: The Uprising, title sequence planning and evaluation
For our title sequence, we have decided to go for the theme of a Dystopian-action themed genre. The reasoning behind this is due to our budget (which is set at $156million). With this given budget, this allows our group to go for the route of a more action themed movie.
The narrative for our groups title sequence consists of the idea of a government owned society (set in a dystopian future) that is looking to be overthrown by different and smaller cults/communities. These cults consists of:
The Illuminati
Scavengers
Rebels
The Government
The Evangelists
Our title sequence involves shots of a high tech map, created by the government. This map shows where in the dystopian city these different cults and communities actually live in. The map is shown within a conference room which consists of all of the other government members, almost as if a meeting as to how the government can take out the cults. As the narration goes on, we will be shown the different cults through 10-15 second clips. The casts, production companies and, the title of the movie will be displayed throughout the title sequence.
We will be shooting at locations such as the London's Shard as this will be the location in which the government's meeting will be held. Then, once inside to show 'Tom Hardy' walking towards the conference room, we will shoot these scenes within Welling School. This is also where the map and conference will be held.
The Illuminati scenes will be shot within Welling School inside a drama room. This will consist of the Illuminati members walking along a trail of candles laid on the floor, walking toward the 'Devil's trap' on the floor. The Illuminati members will also be chanting at the camera.
The scavengers group will be shown in a location that appears very desolate and empty (like an abandoned building/factory) with a bin being lit on fire and, the scavengers using the heat from the fire.
The evangelists will be shot within an ancient/traditional church, showing a priest, people praying and, close up shots on the stained glass windows and, religious imagery within the church.
The rebels group will show the characters holding weaponry and, wearing scruffy clothing. The title sequence will essentially end with the title of the movie "Genesis: The Uprising".
Interestingly, when I looked at the other movies that are similar to mine - in terms of genre - their title ``'sequences usually revolve around the style of the typography and, the style of the title sequence being either computer graphics based or, real life acting and gritty. For our title sequence, we have researched 2 other title sequences within the dystopian genre; The Matrix and Children of Men. The Matrix's title sequence is completely CGI based whereas the Children of Men's title sequence is real life acting based. So, for our title sequence, we are looking to essentially combine the two ideas of graphics based (the map) and real life acting. These techniques have both been shown to be useful and effective for them two movies so, we feel it is appropriate to incorporate these ideas in to our title sequence."
Tyrells Bibbiani's Planning and evaluation
tyrell did some more detailed planning and evalutation of our film. This was put together on the pitch that i made on prezi with some help from Tyrell and input. Its basically some added information to our pitch for example our locations of filming.
"Genesis: The Uprising, title sequence planning and evaluation
For our title sequence, we have decided to go for the theme of a Dystopian-action themed genre. The reasoning behind this is due to our budget (which is set at $156million). With this given budget, this allows our group to go for the route of a more action themed movie.
The narrative for our groups title sequence consists of the idea of a government owned society (set in a dystopian future) that is looking to be overthrown by different and smaller cults/communities. These cults consists of:
The Illuminati
Scavengers
Rebels
The Government
The Evangelists
Our title sequence involves shots of a high tech map, created by the government. This map shows where in the dystopian city these different cults and communities actually live in. The map is shown within a conference room which consists of all of the other government members, almost as if a meeting as to how the government can take out the cults. As the narration goes on, we will be shown the different cults through 10-15 second clips. The casts, production companies and, the title of the movie will be displayed throughout the title sequence.
We will be shooting at locations such as the London's Shard as this will be the location in which the government's meeting will be held. Then, once inside to show 'Tom Hardy' walking towards the conference room, we will shoot these scenes within Welling School. This is also where the map and conference will be held.
The Illuminati scenes will be shot within Welling School inside a drama room. This will consist of the Illuminati members walking along a trail of candles laid on the floor, walking toward the 'Devil's trap' on the floor. The Illuminati members will also be chanting at the camera.
The scavengers group will be shown in a location that appears very desolate and empty (like an abandoned building/factory) with a bin being lit on fire and, the scavengers using the heat from the fire.
The evangelists will be shot within an ancient/traditional church, showing a priest, people praying and, close up shots on the stained glass windows and, religious imagery within the church.
The rebels group will show the characters holding weaponry and, wearing scruffy clothing. The title sequence will essentially end with the title of the movie "Genesis: The Uprising".
Interestingly, when I looked at the other movies that are similar to mine - in terms of genre - their title ``'sequences usually revolve around the style of the typography and, the style of the title sequence being either computer graphics based or, real life acting and gritty. For our title sequence, we have researched 2 other title sequences within the dystopian genre; The Matrix and Children of Men. The Matrix's title sequence is completely CGI based whereas the Children of Men's title sequence is real life acting based. So, for our title sequence, we are looking to essentially combine the two ideas of graphics based (the map) and real life acting. These techniques have both been shown to be useful and effective for them two movies so, we feel it is appropriate to incorporate these ideas in to our title sequence."
20/01/2016 Reseach
20/01/2016
Sorry havent been on for awhile had no sim so i couldnt recovery my account back from gmail.
For my title sequence, me and my group have decided to focus around the sub-genre of 'Dystopia'. For our title sequence, we want to focus on the idea of anarchy, chaos, the idea of the government and specific factions with some that want to take over (rebels) perserve (scavengers) create peace (evangilist) among their society.
I have decided to have a research and a look in to the dystopian sub-genre and find some ideas. First thing i notice was that the dystopian genre of movies are usually built around the idea of a futuristic world that has gone chaotic. The particular genre focuses on the theme of disaster and chaos. The title sequences usually do a quick intro to the back story of the film saving time for the film and bringing everyone up to date. A title sequence which i think represented a perfect example of a dystopian title sequence would be the film 'Children of Men'. The title sequence of the 'Children of Men' provides an essential backstory for the audience through news reports and newspaper articles. We see a futuristic set world that has an issue with infertility levels rising to the point almost no one can give birth to children. We get to see the P.O.V. of different social classes within the dystopian world, from rich to poor.
Sorry havent been on for awhile had no sim so i couldnt recovery my account back from gmail.
For my title sequence, me and my group have decided to focus around the sub-genre of 'Dystopia'. For our title sequence, we want to focus on the idea of anarchy, chaos, the idea of the government and specific factions with some that want to take over (rebels) perserve (scavengers) create peace (evangilist) among their society.
I have decided to have a research and a look in to the dystopian sub-genre and find some ideas. First thing i notice was that the dystopian genre of movies are usually built around the idea of a futuristic world that has gone chaotic. The particular genre focuses on the theme of disaster and chaos. The title sequences usually do a quick intro to the back story of the film saving time for the film and bringing everyone up to date. A title sequence which i think represented a perfect example of a dystopian title sequence would be the film 'Children of Men'. The title sequence of the 'Children of Men' provides an essential backstory for the audience through news reports and newspaper articles. We see a futuristic set world that has an issue with infertility levels rising to the point almost no one can give birth to children. We get to see the P.O.V. of different social classes within the dystopian world, from rich to poor.
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