Title Sequence Coursework - Evaluation(1)

Evaluation Part 1 - Brief
The brief that we were given was to make a title sequence that was constructed from the narrative that we had to create. This task allowed us to work alone or in a group, with a maximum of four. I chose to work in a pair with Kayleigh. For the title sequence we needed to film and edit the whole by ourselves. The requirements for this task were that it had to be two minutes long with the minimum of ten shots. We also needed to include diegetic or non-diegetic sound to pull the title sequence together. Whilst creating our narrative, planning to make the title sequence and making the title sequence, we had to document everything we did by writing blog posts on our blogs.  

The narrative that we had to create could be any genre of our choice. Kayleigh and I choose to construct a narrative and title sequence on the Action Thriller genre. We thought Action Thriller would be a good genre to choose it would be easy to convey with the codes and conventions.

Our narrative is a duel narrative between four girls, who rob banks with their intelligence and well-thought out plans, and a detective, who becomes obsessed with trying to solve the case of the mysterious female robbers.

Title Sequence Coursework - Screening(3)

Today, we had to screen our final cut of the title sequence to the class. Below is the final cut of our title sequence.

The feedback that was given for the third and final screening was mostly positive, but also included some improvements I could have made. Below are the feedback sheets that were given on my third screening.

The only negative feedback was to have more outside shots and less make up shot. This is true because I think that having more outside shots would make it look more interesting. The positive feedback I got was that the outside shots were good and that the fast paced track went really well with the fast paced editing.

This is my final product. I have used the feedback from the other two screenings to improve it and I will not be able to make any changes.

Title Sequence Coursework - Editing(4)

I edited the footage I got from yesterday in to the title sequence. I added the man shaving, the third girl's part and the car driving down the road part. I will make sure that the speed and effects are continuous throughout the title sequence. Below are some screenshots of me editing the footage.

Title Sequence Coursework - Footage(5)

Yesterday, I filmed a man, playing the detective shaving, which added . This is because the lighting came out right and I did it from a number of angles to get a range of shots.

I also filmed the girls' car driving down the road, to show there were going on a journey, which is robbing the bank. I think adding the extra car section makes the title sequence look less boring and makes it look a little better. Below are some screenshots from the footage of the car I filmed yesterday.

Title Sequence Coursework - Filming(5)

My teacher suggested that I should add in footage of the detective shaving before getting ready. This would make the detective more recognisable as a male, which also contrasts with the femininity of the girls putting on their make up.
I will be filming the third girl doing make up tonight and add the footage in tomorrow. I will be doing this by myself, which will make it hard to pull focus. It will be very difficult to get the camera positioning, lighting, etc. correct, but I will try my best to get everything perfect to make the footage as good as possible.

Title Sequence Coursework - Screening(2)

Today we had second screening of our title sequence. Below is the second cut of the title sequence that I presented to the class.

The feedback for this screening was very similar to the first screening's feedback, as I did not have enough time to make that many changes. Although I did add footage of two girls putting make up on and getting ready to rob the bank, which kind of shortens some of the shots in the title sequence. After the first screening I was meant to only put one more girl in getting ready, but it felt incomplete with only two of the girls in it. So I decided to film another girl getting ready and include that in the title sequence. This makes the title sequence look good because it shows how the girls are linked with their masks and guns, and the man to be on the side of law, with his badge on the gun holster and the professional clothing he wears.
I forgot to put the credits in before screening the clip, but I will make sure that the credits are put in for the final screening.

The feedback sheets gave me all the information I needed, on my title sequence, to make any improvements and changes. However, there were some advantages, people wrote down, for my title sequence. For example, many sheets stated that outdoor shots with the car were good; the pulling of the focus on some shots and one stated that the 'iconography to establish character' was good. In addition, they liked the fast paced editing and the close-ups, which the audience of my screening felt like it was building mystery. Furthermore, the title font, the different gradients and the music choice were all listed as advantages.

The improvements that could be made on the title sequence are to add the credits and too long shots. As I will add the credits in tomorrow whilst editing, I will decrease the amount of time a clip runs for. This makes the title sequence have fewer long shots and will make it more fast paced.

Title Sequence Coursework - Editing(3)

I was just making improvements on the title sequence from the suggestions I got from the feedback sheets. Below are some screenshots of me in Final Cut Pro shortening the length of the shots and pictures of me adding credits to the title sequence.