Planning Blog: Title Blog

 The title will either be in Showcard Gothic or Times New Roman font. The font will hover in  from the left center.

The credits will be embedded in the scene

For example, the credits will be drawn in ashes near the campfire

Working Title: Abduction

It will be bold and in all caps

The title will float onto the screen from the center left

The title will dissolve after 3 seconds

The font color will depend on the background

The first name of the person who holds the job will be 2 sizes larger than the rest of the words

Planning Blog: Script

 We open on the firepit to which we zoom out to a group of four teenagers roasting marshmallows on the fireplace. Taking a pan shot of the scene we focus on Taylor who is laughing and starts to speak

Taylor- I am so happy that we finally got to hang out since we have all been so busy 

Focus shifts from Taylor to Denton in a jump cut 

Denton- yes, it was a fun day. We hit the mall, then headed to the beach and got some pizza.

It does a quick switch to cecelia and Wyatt

Cecelia- and it was a great idea to end it with marshmallows

Wyatt- yeah, thanks Taylor. 

It once again doses a pan shot to Taylor

Taylor -no problem, guys! 

As they finish their marshmallows, the dialogue fades and the non-diegetic sound starts to fill in and music overtakes as it seen the group is conversating and laughing with each other near the firepit standing. It turns into a medium shot as the group is heard once again fading in. 

Taylor- okay, before all of you leave, let us head up to the roof and check out the stars. Trust me, the view from my roof is awesome. 

Cecelia- okay if you say so, it sounds fun

The camera turns over to Denton who has a concerned look on his face

Denton- I am not sure guys, it does not sound safe

The group is already heading up to the roof as Denton is speaking with an over the shoulder shot aiming at Denton as they walk away.

Wyatt- do not worry Denton, we will be fine.

As a jump cut goes to another scene, they are all on the roof looking up at the night sky enjoying the view. 

Taylor- see is not this a magnificent view.

Taylor turns to Denton to which he responds. 

Denton- yes, got to admit this is great.

They are all enjoying the night view until a sudden bright light appears out of nowhere on Taylor. Before they could say anything, the light is gone in an instant, along with Taylor. All they are left with is confusion and questions. 

Planning Blog: Other Info

 Schedule

All filming will be done on March 12th if everything goes to plan

Editing will be done the following Sunday and the weekend after that. Our goal is to have our video completely finished before spring break which starts March 21st 

We will film on Taylor’s roof

Participants

Acting: Denton Greenleaf, Cecelia Torrez, Taylor Lamont and Wyatt McKaskle

Filming: Taylor’s dad

Editing: Denton Greenleaf and Wyatt McKaskle

Directing: Taylor Lamont

Health and Safety

Taylor’s dad will be present and we will have mask on when not filming. We will also make sure to have only a few people present so it won't risk us getting covid, and wash our hand before and after filming.,

Back up plan

If our dates don’t work out then we will reschedule to the weekend after and use the time after spring break to finish.

Title Research: Pokemon Detective Pikachu

 After we researched websites that would be beneficial to us. Using the website “art of the title,” I found the title sequence to the movie “Pokémon Detective Pikachu." I chose this movie because it has many things in common to the movie sequence we are trying to create. For example, this movie has many Sci-fi factors in its opening sequence and movie that could be beneficial to use in ours. This movie came out in 2019 making it fairly new, meaning that a lot of the styles used will still be popular today. This allowed us to use this title sequence as inspiration to produce ideas for our very own. In this opening title sequence, they made it a style like a video game. They added music with lots of fun beats. They also used bright colors to draw the watcher's attention. In the opening title sequence, they informed the audience of many people and companies that helped make the film possible. They also introduced the characters and showed who they were played by. They also used lots of cool editing techniques to add fun transitions between each scene/ person. Some of the titles displayed in the opening title scene are the producers and cast. You can almost get a personality out of some of these characters in the opening scene. From what they are wearing to their facial expressions, not one is the same. You can tell that this movie was going to be a sci-fi by the music, bright colors and the elements shown around the characters in the opening title sequence. Some editing techniques that were used in this opening scene were fun transitions to grasp the audience as well as bright colors and zooms, etc. There were many things in this sequence that our group likes, for example, there was fun music in the background that allowed for the audience to get excited for the film. How they brought the names into the scene was also fun and is something my group was highly inspired by. Some things we did not like was the fact that this opening title sequence was heavily animated. We do not have access to the resources needed to make this happen. Overall, this has helped our group know more about what we want and do not want in our opening title sequence.  

Title Research: Glass

 While researching the website “Art of the Title” I found the opening sequence to “Glass.” Glass is a sci-fi movie. Therefore, it has many similarities with the opening movie sequence we are trying to create. In this opening sequence it shows many people that participated in the film to make it possible. This movie was released in 2019 making the editing, sound, etc. are fairly popular to this day. This means that this opening sequence leaves us with lots of inspiration and ideas at our fingertips. This title sequence started just how every other start of a movie would be. It jumps right into the scene it wants to open with. The title then shows up and fades away fairly quickly. As this is happening the names of the cast and participants then start showing up on the screen. You can tell that this movie is going to be a sci-fi by the dialogue heard as well as the music in the opening title sequence. The music used in this opening sequence is only a beat. The beat has a sense of suspense to it. As well as the scene playing behind the music. The music gives you a sense of nervousness or excitement as it continues to play throughout the opening sequence. The characters are also slowly being introduced in the opening sequence as you get the first look of them in this movie. There are many tracking shots used in the first scene of this opening sequence. This allows the audience to see where the character is going as well as making their own predictions on the character themself. In this movie they used audience appealing visuals and sounds. For example, the beat/music playing in the background as well as the character being lit up while everything else seems much darker or more dimmed. Technology was efficiently used in this opening sequence when the names of the actors showed up on the screen. In conclusion, this opening sequence was very beneficial for us to watch and study. This sequence allowed us to gain inspiration and ideas that we can use in our own film. 

Title Research: Terminator Salvation

 The titles that are displayed are producers, the production company, the title of the film, the sound and video company, and the director. The title also mentioned the names of people under the title of “common” but I'm not entirely sure what that is. After researching what it meant I couldn’t find anything about it on the internet. The title also showed the names of the main characters and a few of the side characters The title sequence showed a lot of close-up images of technology which has a connection to the robots throughout the film. The camera was also very dim during these images. This could have been done to avoid showing too much and giving away the events in the movie. My other theory is that it was done to force the watcher to focus on a specific part of the image in order to give a slight hint or create suspense as Terminator contains slight horror aspects. It was also very creative because the camera slowly showed small parts of the movie name. Then it eventually zoomed out to show the whole title which finally revealed the name of the movie. The title had a very intense feeling and reminded me of dystopian futures. This is probably what they were going for because terminator is about taking technology too far. The font really contributed to the feeling as well because it has a fading look like it is really old or damaged. It also flickers and has its own movement. The font kind of materializes out of thin air and then disappears again. All the Images in the title are animated but in a way that makes them look very real. It's so real that it looks almost like a camera recorded it. The music is very overwhelming. It almost makes the watcher uneasy and sets the very energetic tone of the movie. Overall, the opening sequence of this movie was very helpful to my group. We were able to pinpoint what we liked and disliked about this opening sequence. As well as what we would like to use in our own title sequence.  

Title Research: I, Robot

 Using the website “art of the title” I found the opening sequence of “I, Robot” to watch and see if it had anything that would benefit our opening title. I chose to do this movie because it had the same genre as ours. While it does not match how our film would be, it still gives an unobstructed view of dealing with the unknown. When answering questions like what titles are in the opening sequence it is seen that the name of the movie is in it as well as the director, actors, producers, and the studio that produced the film. Another question to answer is what connotations these images carry. In the opening sequence, the film starts out with animated scenes of the stuff that seems to go with robots, more on the technological side. After, it suddenly cuts to a woman who is underwater and drowns while stuck in a car. Not much more is shown other than a few clips of the woman leaving the audience questioning and wondering what is happening and wanting for more. Doing this will keep the audience interested and want to continue watching the movie. The genre is reinforced as a science fiction film when you see the robot, while only for a few seconds, on the screen for the first time. Helps the audience realize that it will do with science fiction as robots in real life look nothing like the one seen in the opening sequence. The target audience of the film is interested in science fiction and are of the younger generation such as teenagers. Teenagers are quickly known to lose interest so to appeal to the audience, they added mystery to it. It is only questions of who the woman is, as well as why she was in the water and where the robot came from. All these questions would circle through the audience's mind, keeping them focused and drawing their attention. The opening sequence is important to the film as it helps transition the movie into the main plot. This opening movie sequence, while a lot animated, has given a lot of information on how our opening sequence will be structured. While we will not be using the animated parts, we will focus on the mystery they added. This film has helped us see what we will not be adding to our movie as well as what we should be. Hopefully, people will be able to enjoy the opening