Call Sheet Templates

Call Sheet

Storyboard

Shoot List

Forest:

-Pan (Glasses)
-Alternate shot of glasses (fire)
-Longshot (walking)
-Medium Shot (G appears)
-Medium reaction to steady cam over-shoulder (G gone)
-Medium/Close-up (reaction)
-Track medium
TRANSITION
-Track medium
-Longshot
TRANSITION

Street:

-long-shot (street)
-Low angle paper shot (walking to and away)
-Medium wall jump
-Medium door open
-Pan (kitchen)
-Glass smash
-Low angle glass tilt
-Track

Alternate:

-Paper (On fire)

examples of film companies

Importance of Genre

Genre is important is extremely important for production companies as it helps them establish an audience for a film. A romance film would likely contain a main focus on a relationship while a horror film would likely be set up to scare the audience. Genre is important to production companies as it helps them define their film and they also show what should be in a film of their chosen genre. Genre is important to audiences as it allows them to know the type of people who would watch it. Genre can also be mixed in some cases in an effort to appeal to a larger target audience, for example the film Shaun of the Dead was a mash-up of comedy, horror and romance and appealed to many people. Genre may also dictate the way in which a film is marketed. A horror film will be shown as mysterious with trailers designed to show some quick scares, while a comedy may be shown by involving comical jokes throughout trailers and within tag lines.

My Opening:

Genre is important to my opening as it allows me to know the limits of my chosen genre and know the types of themes that I should include. Because I am on a very low budget, I have tried to search for ways in which I can bend the sci-fi genre in order to fit my film's everyday characters and settings. I have also tried to use themes that will be able to appeal to a wide audience while still falling into my chosen genre.

Location Scouting Sheet

Production Schedule

Week beginning October 13 - I will create a power point to present ideas to the class in an effort to gain some audience feedback.

Week beginning October 20- I will scout the potential film location that I would like to use and think of ways in which I could apply my ideas to the location.

Week beginning October 27-  I will make a talent release form, risk assessment form and location release form.

Week beginning November 3 - I will think of an idea for a company name and I will design a logo that I could use.

Week beginning November 10 - I will create a final animation for my company. I also will decide on a suitable classification on my film after carrying out research into classification.

Week beginning November 24- I will create a Facebook fan page for my company.

Week beginning December 1- I will attempt to obtain the audio permission from my chosen artist.

 Week beginning December 1 - I will create title voting polls and add them to the Facebook page, in order to gain audience feedback and decide on a suitable title for my film.

Week beginning December 1- I will decide on my title judging from the entitle that received the most votes on my voting poll. I will also make the certification screen and add it to my logo animation.

Week beginning December 8 - Primary Research of the people in my class's opinion will be completed.

Week Beginning December 15 - I will complete all of my research and planning before I shoot

Week Beginning December 29 - I will film my film opening 

Week Beginning January 5 - I will begin editing my film opening from college.

Location Release Form

Codal Analysis

Risk Assessment

Timed Analysis Star Wars

00:00-00:07 -Shows a tilt that is used to go from a dark screen into a shot of a planet.
00:07-0:25 -An extreme long shot is used to show two space ships entering frame whilst having a fight.
00:26-00:31 -Another extreme long-shot is used to show another angle of the ships as they fly above the planet.
00:32-00:33 -A close-up of the ship is used to show it being hit and the impact is used to transition into the next shot.
00:34-00:37 -The camera slightly shakes from the impact and a tracking steady cam shot is used to show the movement of the droids going through the corridor.
00:38-00:40 -A medium shot of the rebel troops is used as they run into frame. Their movement is tracked with a pan.
00:41-00:42 -A long-shot is used to show the rebels running down a different hallway and towards the camera.
00:42-00:44 -A long-shot with a slight upward tilt is used to show the droids bodies as they walk.
00:45-00:46 -An explosion causes a medium reaction shot to be used on one of the droids.
00:47-00:53 -A series of medium shots are used with robotic sounds while the droids are sharing a conversation.
00:54-00:55 -Shows a long shot of the rebel troops running past the droids
00:56-00:59 -A medium shot is used to show the troops running and long-shot is used to show them setting up into position
01:00-01:01 -A low-angle medium shot is used to show a troop crouching into position.
01:02-01:09 -A series of medium shots are used to show the droids having another conversation
01:10-01:15 -Two medium shots and one long-shot is used to show the characters reacting to a strange noise.
01:16-01:22 -An extreme long shot of the ship is used to show that the ship docking was causing the noise that could be heard in the previous shots.
01:22-01:25 -Shows a long shot and a medium shot of characters reacting to the noises
01:26-01:29 -A close-up shot is used of a rebel's face in order to show him reacting to the noise and then raising his gun to the door.
01:30-01:31 -A medium shot is shown of the door in order to build up suspense in the scene
01:32-01:33 -A long shot is shown with all of the rebel soldiers facing towards the door.
01:33-01:34 -A quick medium shot and long shot is used of the door and the reaction of the troops as the tension continues to build.
01:35-01:37 -Shows a medium shot of the door as it begins to spark
01:38-01:39 -Close-up shots are used to show two troops with their gun raising to the door
01:39-01:40 -A long-shot of the corridor is used to show multiple rebels with there guns raised to the sparking door.
01:40-01:41 -A medium shot of the door is used to show it exploding open.
01:41-01:42 -Cuts back to the long shot of the hallway and is used to show the rebels reacting to the blast.
01:42-01:43 -A medium shot of the door is used to show the storm troopers coming out of the smoke shooting.
01:43-01:44 -A close-up shot is used to show one of the rebels as they fire back.
01:45-01:50 -A series of medium shots of the storm troopers coming through the door and long shots of the rebels in the hallway firing back are used with a few close-up shots of characters being shot.
01:51-02:03 -Low-angle medium and long-shots are used to show the stormtroopers stepping over the dead rebel troops. Medium-shots are also used as the stormtroopers continue walk through the hallway.
02:04-02:09 -A long shot shows the rebel troops retreating from the stormtroopers as shots are being fired.
02:10-02:12 -A series of medium shots and long shots are used to show the conflict between the stormtroopers and rebels while a medium shot is used to show the droid's reactions.
02:13-02:18 -A pan is used to show the droids crossing the hallway during the fight
02:19-02:22 -Long-shots are used with medium-shots in order to show the stormtroopers shooting the last of the rebel troops.
02:23-02:35 -A long-shot is used as the smoke begins to clear and we can see the dead bodies on the floor along with Darth Vader walking into the shot.
02:36-02:44 -A close-up shot is shown of Darth Vader as he walks out of the frame, followed by stormtroopers.

Weekly Production Log

Week beginning October 13 - I presented ideas to the class in an effort to gain some audience feedback. I eventually decided to use another idea as a result of the powerpoint.

Week beginning October 20- I scouted the potential film location that I would like to use and thought of ways in which I could apply my ideas to the location.

Week beginning October 27-  I made a talent release form, risk assessment form and location release form that are ready to be filled out.

Week beginning November 3 - I came up with an idea for a company name 'Notafi' and logo that I could use.

Week beginning November 10 - I was able to create a final animation for my company. I also decided on a suitable classification on our film after carrying out research into classification.

Week beginning November 24 - I created a Facebook fan page for my company.

Week beginning December 1 - I was able to obtain the audio permission from my chosen artist.

Week beginning December 1 - I added title voting polls to the Facebook page, in order to gain audience feedback and decide on a suitable title for my film.

Week beginning December 1 - I decided on ‘Tangent' for my title as it received the most votes on my voting poll. I also made the certification screen and added it to my logo animation.

Week beginning December 8 - Primary Research of the people in my class's opinion was completed.

Week beginning December 15 - I finished my research and planning and am now ready to begin filming.

Plans for Shooting

Hair and Make-up:

Within the opening the make-up will be kept simplistic. Make-up will be considered for some shots that may or may not make the final piece. For these shots I would like to include close-ups that will highlight cuts or bruises from previous events. I would also like to maybe use small amounts of make up on the areas around the eyes in order to give them a heavy and tired look to help show that he has been out for the night.

Costumes:

William's character will be wearing clothing that will show that he went to a party the night before. To reflect this he will wear an opened shirt with a t-shirt underneath with a jacket over the top, the idea is for the clothing to seem mixed and unprepared while the jacket is practical for his character's journey home. George shall come dressed in dark clothing (hoodie and jeans) with a white t-shirt underneath for the scene where he portrays another character.

Lighting:

The majority of the film will be set outside within the morning and I will mostly rely on the natural light in the scene. I will aim to choose a day of filming that will allow me to film with clear weather and good lighting. For the scenes that will feature inside of the house I would like to experiment with different lighting so I can find one that will compliment the shot.

Props:

The props will feature:

-Sunglasses
-Empty glass beer bottle
-Leaflet
-Glass cup (Multiple due to smashing scene)
-Phone

Shot Types:

-Pans
-Tilts
-Tracking shots
-Medium shots
-Longshots
-Close-up shots
-Steady Cam
-High-angle shots
-Low angle shots

Locations:

I have decided to use two locations that are located fairly close together. The first location is the Lee Valley Country Park which will feature in nearly all of the scenes. I will also use my own house for the scenes that are required to be used indoors.

Constructing Opening and Engaging the Audience

My opening features a teenage boy traveling home from a party the night before. Along the journey home he begins to notice apocalyptic images and events flashing through his mind. This results in him slowly learning of the oncoming end of the world and he must find a way to prevent the event from happening by causing a tangent.

This will appeal to audiences because they are given a grounded character that they can relate to as the events happen to him. Immediately there is interesting event that are unfolding on screen that will draw attention. The random images and events will also create enigma code that will raise questions by the audience that will draw their interest in to the story.

Certification Image with Logo

Primary Research

Gracie-Ann Tobias-Frost

I find this film idea interesting and original. I would go see this film it was in cinema and feel that it would be a success if the film the produced as a whole. I really like the title of this film 'tangent' as i have never heard anything  like this before and it is an unknown name and would overall fascinate people. I think that this idea has required much thought and consideration and this would be reflected in the finial output.

Grace Cambridge 

I like the title idea as it seems interesting and the title links in well with the film. I like the title because it is the one I chose when I answered the survey. I like the opening as I think it representative of the rest of the film and this will make the rest of the film easier to understand. I think the film opening will be easy to film and will help to keep the audience engaged with the film.

Scarlett Christou

I think his is an interesting idea that could be done very well. It will create enigmas for the audience in order to make them want to watch more. I also think it follows the conventions of a sic-fi film in order to establish genre.

Dylan Mann-Hazell

The overall plot for the story already sounds enthralling and I can see that it very much has potential to be received from an audience well. Just reading the synopsis made me want to know what happens next, so it is evident that a very successful film opening can be made with this story, using the right camera angles and shot types.

William Conniff

I am very fond of this idea for a film. I believe that it could offer a unique interpretation of the genre. The opening sounds interesting and it already makes me want to continue watching in order to find out what happens next.

Company Logo

Shot types

Conventions of Film Openings

Timed analysis- Hunger Games

00:01-00:02 -A tilt is used to track the girl pulling up the bow for shooting (non-diegetic music can be heard through the scene)
00:03-00:04 -A close-up shot is used to show the girl pulling back on the bow string
00:04-00:05 -A medium shot is used to show the deer that she is hunting
00:06-00:07 -A long shot is used to show her repositioning herself
00:08-00:09 -A medium shot is used to show her preparing to take the shot
00:09-00:10 -An extreme close up is used to show the deer noticing her presence as it twitches its nose.
00:11-00:12 -A medium shot is used to show the dear leaving the area. A close up of the girl is used to show her lowering her bow.
00:12-00:14 -A downward and upward tilt are used to show the girl collecting leaves to use for hunting
00:15-00:18 -A pan is used to show the girls face as she releases the leaves into the wind
00:19-00:23 -A high angle pan is used to track the movement of the girl as she travels through the forest.
00:24-00:25 -A tilt is used as the girl enters the frame into a medium shot
00:26-00:27 -An establishing shot is being used to show the forest area with the girl looking out for the dear.
00:28-00:30 -A a close-up is used of her hand picking up a rock. A whip pan is used to show her putting the rock in the bow.
00:31-00:32 -A close up and a tilt are used to show her firing the rock
00:33-00:34 -A shot of the rock bouncing off of another rock. (dietetic sound of the rock hitting can be heard)
00:34-00:35 -Two long tracking shots are used to show the deer moving through the forest in retaliation to the noise.
00:35-00:39 -A tracking shot is used to show the girls movements while investigating the deer
00:40-00:46 -A long shot is used to show the deer until the girl steps into the frame to pull back her bow to take the shot until we can hear the asynchronous sound of a voice calling
00:46-00:47 -Quick cut to a close up shot of the girl taking the shot
00:47-00:48 -A pan shows the deer running away and we can hear the sound of the arrow hitting the trees and missing the target.
00:49-00:50 -A close up shows the girl turning her head and shouting at the other character

Timed analysis- Donnie Darko

0:00-0:51 -A steady cam shot is used to pull in and reveal the character slowly getting up and swings around revealing the face of the character as the non-diegetic music builds up.
00:52-01:18 -A pan is used to establish the environment and then reveal the characters face as he gives a sinister smile towards the camera until the title is shown. The screen flares and then transitions into the next scene.
01:20-01:34 -A series of medium tracking shots keep in pace as the music begins to build up
01:35-01:41 - A long tracking shot is used to show some more scenery
01:42-01:45 - Dolly shot to show a first person view of the bike travelling downhill
01:46-01:53 -Shot opens on a sign the uses a dolly shot and a pan to track the movement of the bike travelling
01:54-02:03 -Dolly shot used to show people walking down the street of the neighbourhood. Whip pan used to quickly focus back on the bike.
02:04-02:33 -A pan is used with a steady cam shot to highlight and introduce other characters that will play key roles in the film.
02:34-02:38 -A long shot is used of the character as he leaves the bike and enters the house
02:39-02:52 -A downward tilt of a young girl bouncing on a trampolene is used with a steady cam shot to reveal two more characters.
02:53-03:04 -The music begins to fade and we can begin to hear diegetic sounds of footsteps in the scene. A pan is used to track the character along with a dolly to close up onto a medium shot of the character. He opens the fridge door to reveal a note on the fridge saying 'where is Donnie?'

Title Ideas

Title Sequence

Audio Permission

Title Survey

http://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/137504YXFUB

Brief Story Structural Outline

Genre: Sci-Fi/Thriller
Title: Tangent

Opening: A teenage boy is travelling back from a party from the night before and along the way home he sees strange, apocalyptic imagery and scenes along with flashes of events to come. Among these events are a leaflet for an upcoming election and a cup smashing.  The boy begins to notice these scenes more and more as he goes further and becomes convinced of the reality of what he is seeing. The opening will end with him returning to his room and the screen will reveal the title with a countdown of the days remaining.

Relation to rest of story: The boy begins to realise that he is plagued with images of events to come and must attempt to prevent an oncoming event (the end of the world).  He must do whatever it takes to prevent the end, from prevention of events to taking a life for the fate of the world, he must push himself to his limits to save us all. The events become indicators that the world is still on the tangent timeline and he must attempt to change it.

Age Classification

U- The U symbol stands for universal. A U film should be suitable for audience aged four years and over. There can be an infrequent use of mild bad language (e.g. 'damn' and 'hell'). Characters may be seen kissing or cuddling and there may be mild or under detailed references to sexual behaviour. Violence will generally be very mild. A U film may include brief fight scenes or moments where characters are placed in danger. However, moments of emotional stress or threat will be quickly resolved and the outcome will be reassuring. A children’s work at U will generally contain positive messages about loyalty, honesty and friendship, particularly amongst children. The film or video may well have a happy ending for the child and the overall tone should be one of reassurance.

PG- PG stands for parental guidance. This means a film is suitable for general viewing, but some scenes may be unsuitable for young children. A PG film should not unsettle a child aged around eight or older. Parents should consider whether the content may upset younger, or more sensitive, children. A PG film will not contain any theme which is inappropriate for a child. PG works can explore challenging issues such as bullying, bereavement or racism. There can be mild bad language (such as 'shit' or 'son of a bitch') in a PG film as long as context and delivery are both considered. Sex reference are unlikely unless they are not detailed and are infrequent.Violence will usually be mild. There should be no detail of violence in a PG work, so while there might be some blood, we would not see how the injury was inflicted in strong detail. There might be infrequent or passing references to illegal drugs or drugs misuse in a PG work, although there should be no strong focus on this.

12A/12- Films classified 12A and video works classified 12 contain material that is not generally suitable for children aged under 12. The 12A requires an adult to accompany any child under 12 seeing a 12A film at the cinema. Strong language (e.g. 'f***') may be passed at 12 or 12A, depending on the manner in which it is used, who is using the language, its frequency and any special contextual justification. The overall tone of a film or video, and the way it makes the audience feel may effect the classification, a work which has a very dark or unsettling tone which could disturb the audience would be less likely to be passed 12A. Sex may be briefly and discreetly portrayed at 12A or 12. Verbal sex references should not go beyond what is suitable for young teenagers. Any discriminatory language or behaviour will not be endorsed by the work as a whole. Moderate violence is allowed but should not dwell on detail.There should be no emphasis on injuries or blood, but occasional gory moments may be permitted as long as they can be justified by their context. Dangerous behaviour (like hanging and suicide) may be present in a 12A but will nit dwell on any details that may be copied.

15- No-one under the age of 15 is allowed to see a 15 film at the cinema or buy/rent  a 15 rated video. No theme is prohibited as long as it is portrayed suitably for 15 year olds. A 15 may contain strong violence but should not dwell on infliction of pain or injury, frequent strong language (e.g. 'F***'), portrayals of sexual activities, strong verbal references to sex, sexual nudity, brief scenes of sexual violence or verbal references to sexual violence discriminatory language or behaviour and drug taking.

18- Films rated 18 are for adults. No-one under 18 is allowed to see an 18 film at the cinema or buy / rent an 18 rated video. No 18 rated works are suitable for children. No theme is prohibited at 18. Adults are free to choose their own entertainment provided the material is not illegal or potentially harmful, so it is possible some themes tackled at 18 may be offensive even to some adult viewers. In an 18 you may find issues such as very strong violence portrayed in strong detail, frequent strong language (e.g. 'F***') and/or very strong language(e.g. 'C***'), strong portrayals of sexual activity, scenes of sexual violence, strong horror, strong good and gore, real sex (in some circumstances) and discriminatory language and behaviour.



My Film:

 My film is looking to be rated as a 15 as it will contain some strong language and scenes of strong violence. Mild discriminatory language may used infrequently. Scenes may reference and show themes of drug usage. The themes used shall be kept bellow the level of an 18 by using themes more infrequently and ensuring usage is either mild or justified by context.

Location Release Form Templates

Film Opening Story Update

Due to much research and planning along with audience feedback, I have decided to change my story to another idea to one that i had planned as well in my prezi post. This story focuses on a teenager who must take steps to prevent the end of the world over the course of a week when he wakes one morning plagued by apocalyptic images and events in his mind. The opening will offer me more content to include and i will be able to reach the 2 minute run time and produce a more exciting end result with interesting shot types, locations and story elements. The film title has also been changed to Tangent.

Location Scouting

This image features a field that is a part of Lee Valley Regional Park. This is where my film will open and will introduce the main character.

These two images show the areas where i will film the walking scenes that fall after the scenes in the field where the character comes across some strange events.

This image shows the house where the final moments in the opening will be filmed.They will feature a shot from the outside going into the kitchen where another strange event happens. The opening willed wight he character shutting the bedroom door.

My Talent Release Form

Talent Release Form Templates

Film Opening Shot Types

Opening Shot:

-Pan (Over location to end on the character rising into frame)
-Steady Cam Shot (Approach the main character from a distance)

Shots:

-Tilt (To reveal more of the character)
-Extreme close-up (To reveal characters face or show them performing an action)
Long Shot (movement)
-Medium Shot (Movement)
-Tracking Shot (For movement)
-Low Angle Shot (To show the character looking at an object on the floor)
-Close-up (To show the character holding or looking at something)


Final Shots:

-Pan (Of room to reveal that the killer has left and ending on a clock revealing number of days remaining)
-Steady Cam (Moving towards a door. The scene ends with the door closing then text appears revealing the number of days that remain)

Initial Ideas Prezi

Genre Conventions

             


                  

Secondary Audience Research

It is important when expanding your story to take genre into consideration. The genre of your idea can appeal to a specific audience type so it is important to take them into consideration when you are planning your idea. It is important to consider these factors and base your ideas around the audience that you are attempting to reach, basing characters, tones, events and story around them.

Sci-Fi Thriller Audience:

Gender- Although there are a large demographic of women who watch  these films, this genre is typically aimed at male audiences. This largely due to the action that tends to follow with this genre of film.

Age- The usual age of people watching this genre tends to be anywhere from teens and above. This is typically due towards the mature themes that can be seen in some films or the complex story telling that would not suit a younger audience.

Class- This genre of film would usually appeal to a working and above class. This is due to the genre of storytelling that sometimes will provoke a lot of thought amongst the audiences and this type of story telling may not have the same appeal to a stereotypical person in a lower class.

Interests- This genre is typically associated with tense storytelling, sci-fi elements and in some cases action. This means that the story should cover most or all of these bases in order to appeal tot he right target audience.

Overall we can see that this genre mainly applies to males of a teen or older age demographic who have an interest in the story components that fall with it. It is important that the audience can be engrossed into the story and characters in the film by allying there to be enough elements to appeal to the genre.

Plans for shooting

Setting:
-Setting will be outside for one (Tilt) or two shots of the villain smocking a cigarette and looking to his watch
-Establishing shot used to show the inside of the room.
-The room will feature some information towards the character (work clothes, work shoes on the floor)
-Technology will be used to show the time-zone (character looks towards digital clock to get an idea of the time)

Props:
-(Fake) Cigarette
-Watch
-Card with date and time on it
-Contents of room (Work clothes on the floor)

Sci-Fi, Media Timeline

Before The 1920's:

-Sci-Fi was kept simple at this time because effects were extremely limited so there was no room for any real believable sic-fi films to be made with the resources at hand.

1895
La Charcuterie mécanique
1897
Gugusse et l'Automate
1902
A Trip to the Moon
1907
20.000 Lieues Sous les Mers
1909
Airship Destroyer
1910
Frankenstein
1911
Aerial Anarchists
1916
Homunculus
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
1917
Himmelskibet
1918
Alraune
Alraune, die Henkerstochter, genannt die rote Hanne
The Master Mystery
1919
The First Men in the Moon
Die Arche

1920's:

-Different story telling techniques were used in order to compensate for a lack of effects. Exotic sets were built and other ideas such as using lizards on a small set was used for films like the lost world.

1920
Algol
The Invisible Ray
1921
The Mechanical Man
1922
The Man from Beyond
1923
Black Oxen
1924
Aelita
The Last Man on Earth
L'Inhumaine1925
The Lost World
Luch Smerti
Paris Qui Dort René Clair
The Power God
Wunder Der Schöpfung
1927
Metropolis
1928
Alraune
1929
High Treason
The Mysterious Island

Woman in the Moon

1930:

-More convinncing sci-fi stories began to surface at this time and major franchises like frankenstein and Flash Gordan were being made into films. This inspired a new way of looking at sic-fi.

1930

Alraune

Just Imagine

The Voice from the Sky

1931

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

End of the World

Frankenstein

1932

F.P.1 Antwortet Nicht

Island of Lost Souls

Six Hours to Live

1933

Deluge

Der Tunnel

The Invisible Man

It's Great to Be Alive

Men Must Fight

1934

Gold

Master of the World

Once in a New Moon

The Vanishing Shadow

1935

Loss of Sensation

Air Hawks

Bride of Frankenstein

Kosmicheskiy reys: Fantasticheskaya novella

The Lost City

The Phantom Empire

1936

Flash Gordon

Ghost Patrol

The Invisible Ray

The Man Who Changed His Mind Robert Stevenson

Things to Come

Undersea Kingdom

1937

Non-Stop New York

1938

The Fighting Devil Dogs

Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars

The Secret of Treasure Island

1939

Buck Rogers

The Man They Could Not Hang

The Phantom Creeps

1940's:

1940

The Ape

Before I Hang

Black Friday

Dr. Cyclops

Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe

The Invisible Man Returns

The Invisible Woman

Mysterious Doctor Satan Jon English

Son of Ingagi

1941

Monster and the Girl

1942

Bowery at Midnight

The Corpse Vanishes

Dr. Renault's Secret

Invisible Agent

1943

The Ape Man

The Mad Ghoul

1944

The Invisible Man's Revenge

The Lady and the Monster

The Monster

1945

Manhunt of Mystery Island

The Man in Half Moon Street

The Monster and the Ape

The Purple Monster Strikes

Strange Holiday

1946

The Crimson Ghost

The Flying Serpent

The Mysterious 

1947

The Black Widow

Counterblast

Krakatit

Unknown Island

1949

The Perfect Woman

1950:

-Sci-fi elements began to find there way into monster stories such as 'The Blob'. This would allow monster films to be given a different spin than the usual horror vibe.

1950
Destination Moon

Flying Disc Man from Mars
1951
Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man
Captain Video: Master of the Stratosphere
The Day the Earth Stood Still
1952
Alraune
April 1, 2000
Captive Women
The Jungle
1953
Abbott and Costello Go to Mars
Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms
1954
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Crash of Moons
Creature from the Black Lagoon
1956
1984
The Beast of Hollow Mountain
The Black Sleep
1957
20 Million Miles to Earth
The 27th Day
She Devil
1958
Attack of the 50 Foot Woman Nathan H. Juran
Attack of the Puppet People
The Blob

1960:

-Sci-Fi films began to start being more believable and taken more seriously as intelligent storytelling and effects were being used to grab audience attention.

1960
12 to the Moon
Herrin der Welt
A Corpse Hangs in the Web

The Amazing Transparent Man
1962
The Amphibian Man
The Brain That Wouldn't Die
Creation of the Humanoids
1963
Atom Age Vampire Anton Giulio Majano
The Crawling Hand
1964
Dogora
First Men in the Moon
The Flesh Eaters
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
Kiss Me Quick!
The Last Man on Earth
Monstrosity
Mothra vs. Godzilla
1966
Agent for H.A.R.M.
Around the World Under the Sea
1968
2001: A Space Odyssey
1969
Captain Nemo and the Underwater City

1970's:

-This was a high point for Sci-Fi as major blockbuster franchises like Alien, Star Wars and Superman were being made into films and began to pave the way for films of the same genre to follow.

1970
Beneath the Planet of the Apes

Cleopatra
1972
Beware! The Blob
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
1973
Battle for the Planet of the Apes
Beyond Atlantis
1977
Alien Prey
Capricorn One
Star Wars
1978
Superman
1979
Alien
The Black Hole

1980:

-Sci-Fi began to appeal to a much wider audience now that classic films such as Back to the Future, E.T and The Terminator were being made and enjoyed by all ages and began to integrate genres.

1981
Adieu Galaxy Express 999

Earthbound
Mad Max 2
1982
The Thing
E.T
1984
2010
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
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The Terminator
1985
The Aurora Encounter
Back to the Future
Weird Science
1986
Aliens
1987
Predator
Robocop
1989
Ghostbusters 2
Back to the Future
Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure
Blade Runner

1990's:

Aftershock

Back to the Future Part III
1992
Alien 3
Bad Channels
Godzilla vs. Mothra
1995
Alien Visitor
Attack of the 60 Foot Centerfold
12 Monkeys
1996
Independence Day
1997
Men In Black
1999
The Matrix

2000's:

-Special effects finally caught up to the intelligent story telling and as a result enhanced the experience of some films. Films like Donnie Darko and K-PAX took audiences on more of a psychological ride and gained audience attention through compelling Sci-Fi store telling and film making.

2000
The 6th Day

Amazone
X-Men
2001
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
Atlantis: The Lost Empire
Avalon
The American Astronaut
Donnie Darko
K-PAX
2002
Spider-Man
2003
X-Men 2
2004
2046
After the Apocalypse
Alien vs. Predator
Appleseed
The Butterfly Effect
2004
A Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy
2006
Deja-vu
2007
I Am Legend
2008
Iron man
Wall-E
2009
Moon
Avatar
Star Trek
District 9
Watchmen

2010's:

-Films such as Inception, Looper, Gravity and Guardians of the Galaxy reinvigorated the genre for a lot of audiences by showing us unbelievable story telling, effects (both cgi and practical) and by reminding us of the interesting sides that Sci-Fi has offered to audiences over the years and revitalising and taking influence from famous films of the past.

2010
Inception
The Book Of Eli
Monsters
2011
Limitless
Paul
X-Men: First Class
2012
The Avengers
Chronicle
Cloud Atlas
Dredd
Looper
2013
Gravity
Her
Man of Steel
The Worlds End
2014
Guardians of the Galaxy
Under the Skin
X-Men: Days of Future Past

Story Idea

Crisis:

-Main character receives mysterious card with his name and a random time and date on it. This card is linked with a string of unusual deaths and happenings that have previously occurred. The police have drawn the the conclusion that the deaths are the work of a murderer, and with his knack for seemingly predicting his victims deaths he is seen within the public eye as a godly force or a time traveller. Once the main character wakes to finds own  card placed on him, he becomes haunted by the oncoming realisation of his demise. As a result he contacts the police who are able to give the audience and the character some knowledge to previous cases and the way that the killer works.

Story Goal:

-The main character is forced to ultimately pursue the killer in a search for answers before he meets his ultimate fate.

Story Idea:

-Suppose that there is a killer that can seemingly predict the exact time and date of death of his victims without physically murdering. The main character decides that he must unravel the mystery before he reaches the deadline.

-My film is about an everyday man who is thrust into a world of danger when he wakes to find the calling card of an infamous killer who is portrayed as the hourglass killer who's motivation is revealed later in the story to fulfil a set plan as he believes that he is from the future and uses examples of the theory of relativity and the theory of compossibility (the theory that states that the universe would find  a way to prevent him from killing his victims if they are set to die later in the timeline) to justify the deaths.

Protagonist:

-Edward Blake is a man in his late twenties who lives fairly normal life and has been working for his fathers company since he finished school. He is not the type to make enemies which makes the realisation of his fate even more shocking.

Existing titles and title ideas

Thriller:

-Shutter island
-memento
-Pulp Fiction
-The Usual Suspects
-S7ven
-The Silence of The Lambs
-Leon: The Professional
-Blade Runner
-Gone Girl

Sci fi:

-Donnie Darko
-Alien
-Inception
-The Matrix
-K-PAX
-Intersteller
-The Worlds End
-2001: A Space Odyssey
-Blade Runner
-Star Wars
-Guardians of the Galaxy
-Looper

My Titles:

-Relativity theory
-Recipient
-Traveller
-Deadline

Planning Genre

Thriller


Thriller is one of the most interesting genres of film as the audience is able to be taken through a journey of many levels to tell a compelling story. This genre typically surprises audiences as it features twists and dramatic plot points that can completely change the flow of the film or make audiences ponder and question at the different possibilities of the story and the outcome.

  comedy



Comedy is one of the most famous and interesting genres when done correctly. Comedy can be appealing to audiences of all ages and through different settings and character types. I chose The Breakfast Club as an example because it features as a comedy while also taking the audience on an emotional ride with some hard hitting moments and conversations.

Sci-fi



Sci-fi is an interesting genre to think about as there are many ways to define it. You could go from a film with all out action and space craft with amazing cgi, to a compelling grounded story that has  completely different pacing. I chose Donnie Darko as an example because it is not only a great sic-fi film, but a great psychological film. Audiences are forced to wrap their heads around this film, completely enrapturing the audiences attention through an interesting and well acted film that will cause audiences to question their understanding of the film after multiple viewings.

My Film Opening, Titles

Opening Title sequence: Memento

Memento:


Titles in order of appearance:

-A film by Christopher Nolan
-Guy Pearce
-Carrie-Anne Moss
-Memento

This opening sequence is kept short and uses interesting shots to capture aspects of the film to come.  From the beginning of this sequence, we can see that the titles have been made to materialise into the shot as a way of representing memory fading back. A keys plot point of this film is the polaroid camera that the main character uses to leave mementos to himself. with this in mind, as each actors name comes into focus an image of them fades on the card like a memory fades into your mind with a random point in the film of that character playing in the background. This is used to represent random memories fading in and we as the audience do not understand the context of these moments in the same way that the character doesn't either. A plain black background is used to simulate an empty void in the characters mind with only some events coming into focus. The titles are revealed slowly with slow music that builds up to give us the title, much like how the film builds up to a big, climactic moment.

Opening,Title Sequence: Reservoir Dogs

Reservoir Dogs:


Titles in order of appearance:

-A film by Quentin Tarantino
-Harvey Keitel
-Micheal Madsen
-Chris penn
-Steve Buscemi
-Lawrence Tierney
-Eddie Bunker
-Quentin Tarantino
-And Tim Roth
-Are
-RESERVOIR DOGS (climbs into frame)
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Supporting cast and crew:(climb into frame)
-Randy Brooks/Kirk Balts/Rich Turner/and the voice of Steven Wright
-Casting: Ronnie Yeskel, C.S.A
-Music supervisor: Karyn Rachtman
-Costume designer: Betsy Heimann
-Editor: Sally Menke
-Production Designer; David Wasco
-DOP: Andrzej Sekula
-Co-producer: Harvey Keitel
-Executive Producers: Richard N.Gladstein, Ronna B.Wallace,and Monte Hellman
-Produced by: Lawrence Bender

This sequence of titles is done in a very quick and stylish way. We begin to transition from the opening scene throughout the sound of a radio broadcaster. The iconic Little Green Bag song begins to play as the main characters are all captured in slow-motion walking down a street with 'A film by Quentin Tarantino' appearing. This sequence is very famous and it wastes no time as the camera cuts to quick  close ups, highlighting the individual main characters with the actors names appearing underneath. Once the shot is finished, the title appears slides up onto the screen. The screen then goes black as supporting crew members begin to slide up onto the screen. all of this is kept in time with the music and all of the titles are kept in a bold yellow font. This continues until the song ends with the producers name appearing onscreen and then we are transitioned much later into the action of the plot.

Opening, title sequences S7ven

S7ven:



Titles in order of appearance:

-New Line Cinema (production company)
-An Arnold Kopelson production
-A film by David Fincher
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Main characters
-Bradd pitt
-Morgan Freeman
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-S7ven (title)
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Supporting actors and lesser known film crew
-Gwyneth Paltrow
-Richard Roundtree
-R.Lee Ermey
-John.C McGinley
-Julie Araskog/Mark Boone Junior
-John Cassini/Reginald E.Cathey/Peter Crombie
-Hawthorne James/Micheal Massee/Leland Orser
-Richard Partnow/Richard Schiff/Pamala Tyson
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Casting by
-Billy Hopkins/Suzanne Smith/Kerry Borden
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Music By
-Howard Shore
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Costumes Designed by
-Micheal Kaplan
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Edited By
-Richard Francis-Bruce
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Production Designed by
-Arthur Max
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DOP
-Darius Khondji
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Co-Producers
-Stephen Brown/Nana Greenwald/Sanford Panilch
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Co-Execuitive Producers
-Lynn Harris/Richard Saperstein
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Execuitive Producers
-Gianni Nunnari/Dan Kolsrud/Arine Kopelsun
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Written By
-Andrew Kevin Walker
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Produced By
-Arnold Kopelson/Phyllis Carlyle
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DIRECTED BY DAVID FINCHER

The titles in this film fit extremely well with the overall theme and tone of the film. The titles start off at a reasonable pace and then start to pop into frame in a haze. The text is played over the top of random clips, giving the serial killer in the film a bit of back story and explaining subtle plot points like how he leaves no fingerprints. In the brief glimpses, we can see the serial killer taking out random  texts in newspapers and the font of the titles is based around this. The font is very unorganised and is presented as if someone has cut dolls of film together and put them into snippets where they shouldn't be, this could also be a reference to another one of David Fincher's films, Fight Club. The sequence is played with unsettling music playing in the background, this shows a brief glimpse of the extremely dark moments that will follow.  The credits roll in a way that shows the main characters and key people in the film, but as the credits continue to roll, lesser known cast is presented in larger quantities and is evenly capped off at the end by naming the director before transitioning into the first scene.