Planning: Casts Titles

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Casts Titles

Planning: Intro Title

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Intro Title

It's a simple opening title of the production with plain black background as it's being used in the beginning which will fade out. The text changed to give it a bolder look. The text is animated to zoom backwards to draw the audience. The length of the video is short because the trailer needs to be quick so the significant footage is included in the video.

Production Targets

Your group has been on such a fantastic journey this year and your efforts are bearing fruit.  Make sure you are video blogging production choices and stages to evidence your progress - plus this will help you in the run up to the exam in order to be able to reflect on your technical choices.

Progress: Target Setting

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Target Setting

In order to complete our research and planning we need to:
- Complete editing diary
- Complete film diary
- Complete relevant online tutorial

In order to complete our production task trailer we need to:
- Film some establishing shot in America
- Film more shots of the antagonists
- Film exterior shots of London at night
- Finish Editing

Planning: Film Diary #8

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Film Diary

Date: 16/12/15

Location: London

Cast: Chloe Hicks

Whilst up in London for the school trip we decided to visit St Pauls, this could stand in for the exterior shots we needed of Lincolns memorial in Washington. In America they may have been tighter on filming regulations and we may not have been able to film nor had the time to and so by filming it in London we were able to guarantee that we got these shots. We were unsure what shots to use and after arriving later in London were on a tight schedule so didn't have time to get a variety of shots but i feel we have enough to use in the trailer and is enough to make people believe we were in Washington. 

We still need one more shot but this can only be done when in Washington as it requires the background of the Lincoln memorial - the reflecting pool opposite and so we will shoot this next month when we're in Washington but it is not crucial so if we fail to get it we can still finish the trailer.

The only remaining issue is the fact there may be snow on the actual Lincoln memorial but this is an issue we will have to wait and see if it becomes 

Planning: Final Credit Title (Animated)

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Final Credit Title

This was created on iMovie and Photoshop. Firstly I added the logos of our film production on a black background. On iMovie I overlayed the video of the flare, I had to crop it so the flare went across the screen. I increased the brightness and the contrast of the flare so it’s seen. We were inspired from other ending credit e.g. Divergent we followed the basic layout, adding our own elements to it. We decided to use a different text “Copperplate Gothic” because it stood out then I animated the text so it zooms. This is seen frequently in majority of film ending credits. We included the cast’s name and the production team.  

It was the same process from the first title. Using Photoshop I added the promotional apps logo and included websites and username to make it look authentic. The animation of the flare is the same however I reversed it so it goes across a different direction.

Original Flare

Production Targets

Make sure that you use sound in the most precise way - can you add diegetic sound effects if needed to make some of your shots and moments more dynamic and build on the continuity of your editing?  A really good production so far - use titles in a precise and controlled way to work beyond your target grade here!  Well done!

Planning: Film Diary #7

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Film Diary

Date: 01/12/15

Location: Leatherhead

Cast: N/A

Today we went to shoot a time lapse in Leatherhead to use as part of our trailer, we went at around lunchtime hoping to get the most people walking past as possible. We originally shot sat on a bench with the camera facing down Leatherhead high street, there wasn't as many people as we had hoped and we weren't sure if the angle was right so we decided to get another one as a reserve. For this we felt a high angle would be good and so we figured if we went to the roof of Leatherhead shopping centre we could get the right angle, we managed to get 2 good time lapse's and will hopefully be able to incorporate them into our trailer successfully to add to the value of the trailer and make it look more expensive and professional.