1st - LIONSGATE (Company)

2nd -Production Co. - Flash Pictures (black background)

3rd - Actors names (black background) 

Fade into 4th scene:

4th - long shot on bridge, traffic sped up + person sitting down 

5th - medium shot of person sitting down

6th - fade into memory/ flash backs (X4)

7th - Medium shot on bridge, traffic sped up + person sitting down holding a sign that says Relapse / Give me money for food

final plan for opening sequence

We have decided on the final plan and layout of our opening sequence and are going up to london to film the main part of our sequence on wednesday.

The sequence will start with a black background and white writing in a typewriter style. It will say the production company, director and main actor. they fade in and out slowly which will be quite simple but effective and it will also fit in with the music in the background. the black background will then fade into the scene of the main character sitting on the vauxhall bridge with traffic and people walking past. this will be a time lapse so the character will look alone and it will show that he has been sitting there for hours. as the scene goes on, the characters names will fade in and out in the same font as the first credits in the corners of the screen. as the scene gets darker, the music changes and more instruments are added. when that scene is over, flashbacks of his life before his accident cut quickly with short 2-3 second cuts. it will then flash and the image will be a medium shot of the main character sitting on the bridge in day-light, holding a cardboard sign with the name of the film written on it.

Chosen location for filming

Vauxhall Bridge

We have chosen this location because we think it helps to show the location to the audience because they will know it's in london when they see vauxhall bridge. Also, we chose this location because it is a busy bridge with lots of people and cars going past, which is what we need for our opening sequence to convey the sense of isolation towards our main character sitting there alone.

Fonts for credits

When looking at the different types of font styles we could maybe use we need to think about which ones would fit with the genre and suit the target audience.

Font 1

Font 2

Font 3

Font 4

Sound Mix

We created this on soundtrack as an idea of what we want the music to be like in the background of our opening sequence as non diegetic sound. We liked the sound of something like 'mad world' by Gary Jules because the music is quite slow and the begining sound of the piano sounds alone and would give the impression of the films genre, for example a comedy film would probably have something more fast and lively. as the sequence goes on and the scene gets darker, we thought it would be more effective to have the music reflect this and have more instuments playing, this would then build up to the flashbacks and would make a bigger impression on the audience when the music stopped and the title appeared on the screen.

Target Audience - 'Reservior dogs'

'Reservoir Dogs' is a crime drama/thriller so we can also get an idea of target audience from these user ratings. 81,785 males ages 18-29 voted this film which again shows this type of genre is popular with this age group. Some females are also interested in these type of films however they are not the main target audience as males take up most of the votes.

Analysis on Taxi Driver opening sequence

In the beginning, we are shown the main star's name (Robert DeNiro) in a vivid red, which is contrasted with a black background to give more definition. The use of having a stars name in the beginning of the sequence is, it attracts people who are fans of that celebrity which increases the views of the film. We then cut to a medium shot of a ball of smoke that clears and a taxi drives past as we look at it from a low angle shot. The smoke is used to create suspense for the audience because we do not know what is hidden behind it. Also, the use of the low angle shot on the Taxi makes it look dominant and powerful. When all the smoke has finally cleared we are left with a yellow coloured  'Taxi Driver' title. The smoke then returns as the rest of the actors names are shown. The camera then cuts to an extreme close up of Robert DeNiro's face with a vacant, disturbed face as though he is thinking about something important in  expression. This makes the audience curious about what he might be what is going and want to watch more to find out more.

We then cut to a close up of the front window screen which is blurred by the rain and the lights which creates a disorienting feeling to it. Then we cut back to the same extreme close up shot of his face again and this time we see his eye shift to the left to show that he is looking towards something. Finally, the smoke reappears as a fade and clears for the new scene.

Target Audience - 'The departed'

'The departed' is another thriller rated the 24th best thriller film by IMDB. It is about the police and gangs along with men leading double lives. From these ratings it is clear again of the target audience being males aged 18-29 followed by males aged 30-44.

Target Audience - 'The bourne identity'

'The bourne Identity' is a thriller and action film which is quite similar to our genre/plot. From these ratings we can see that the film is hugely popular with males, especially ages 18-29 with 45,875 votes compared to females ages 18-29 with 5,660 votes.

 

Analysis on Memento opening sequence

In the beginning, there's the title of the film in block capitals, spread across the screen. This is done to to make it seem more defined and to stand out from ordinary titles. We then see an extreme close up of a hand holding a picture. This is done to focus the audience's attention to the photo in the man's hand because it is important to the opening sequence or the entire film. Times new roman font used for titles in the beginning. This could be done to present a more formal introduction to the film. Also, the decision to make it blue, represents purity and calmness, as apposed to a strong primary colour such as red. As the sequence is goes on, we soon start to realise it is going backwards in time as the photo starts to fade away. This creates enigma and makes the audience want to watch the film to understand. To finish off, throughout the entire opening sequence there is non diegetic music playing of slow, soft strings playing. Which creates the mood of sadness and makes the audience think that something to be sad about has happened, e.g. death.

Title

We have called our film 'Re-lapse' which means 'to fall back into bad habits or illness. This is specifically fitting to the context of our film because the main character is trying to recovery from memory loss but his dangerous life-style

Time Lapse Effect

For our opening sequence we have decided to do a time lapse effect going from light to dark
this clip shows the effect we want to achieve however the clip is in daylight more than ours would be.

Synopsis

Relapse is a touching British thriller about Anthony woods' internal struggle to battle his memory loss after a tragic 'accident' which was planned by an ex colleague in MI6 because he 'knew too much'. He lost his family and everything he used to own, he has forgotten. he now lives on the streets of london. this is his story of how he battles with what life throws at him to get his memory and life back.

opening sequence

i dont know if we would be able to do it but we can get ideas from it and change it.

the sequence starts with a homeless person sitting on the london millenium bridge and the camera is facing him with him in the centre of the shot. the shot is faster than real life so the people walking past are going fast and its getting darker quicker to give the impression that he has been sitting there for hours. through the whole time the homeless person is in the same place and while this is happening, the credits come up on the screen and short flashbacks of when he was happy and with other people are shown for about 4 seconds for each character. the main characters are in these and the shot freezes on them and their name comes up. this would happen about 5 times to show the main characters and it would keep going back to the bridge in fast motion during the flashbacks. when it is dark and the shot is nearly over, the camera gets closer to the homeless man and he looks up into the camera while his name comes up because he is the main character. it then fades into a shot of the begining of the film and the title comes up on the screen. i thought of one title being 'forgetting faces' but we can change it



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General Brainstorm

Genre: Drama - based upon true events

Target Audience: Males and females, 18 - 29

Location: Central London - Vauxhall Bridge

General Outline: Teen Tramp, drug dealer, had an accident and lost his memory, unwanted, misper, memory comes back throughout film