- critical analysis of the work of Saul Bass
- evidence of research into similar media texts and analysis of their forms and conventions
- a logline for your film idea/concept and/or a mind-map exploring narrative/character
- development of ideas
- draft storyboards and plans
- a comprehensive set of posts outlining the processes in the development of your film and the decisions and revisions made
- your continuity/preliminary sequence
- your final title sequence
Your blogs SHOULD include:
- location shots
- casting shots
- a filmed practice with camera movement/cuts and sound
- second/third draft storyboards
- music choices discussion and analysis with audio extracts
- the first cut of your sequence with analysis
- detailed critique of the development process with reflective commentary on the decisions and revisions made.
- exploration of why opening title sequences are so important to the film industry
- photographs of the shoot – you in action!
- shooting schedule
- mini-evaluative postings showing reflective thought processes throughout the project
- evidence of audience profiling
Your blog COULD include:
- thorough audience research exploring the relationship between opening title sequences and spectator responses to film
- a detailed audience profile drawing upon demographic and psychographic profiling techniques
- audience responses to your finished film
- evidence into ‘Film Production’ processes undertaking a case study into a specific studio or film and tracking its production, distribution and marketing strategies.
Some more useful title sequence websites:
http://www.artofthetitle.com/about/
http://mmbase.submarinechannel.com/titlesequences/
http://shadowplaystudio.com/smoking.html
http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/12/19/30-unforgettable-movie-title-sequences/
