Evaluation Link:

http://harleygolder.wix.com/hg-media-studies

Opening Title Sequence (FINISHED)

Evaluation of our continuity task!

Originally our continuity task was going to be based on an idea which Chloe and Megan had, to continue with their Cinderella film noir shoot. However this idea was a disaster due to

The fact that on the day me and Megan were absent! Leaving Chloe to struggle by herself. On mine and Megans arrival on the following day, we observed the recordings which were filmed by a few borrowed friends. The clips were not of the best quality and there were a number of mistakes. We came to a desicion that there would be less work in re-filming our continuity task! And so we did. Recording number 2 was a great success with all the techniques included (match on action, 180 degree rule and shot reverse shot) meaning that our task met all the criteria, editing was also much easier for us to carry out! Which was a bonus, the main storyline to our task was that Chloe was late to work and Megan was not very happy and told her off and as Chloe was having a bad day she left!

This was our first plan for the recording of our continuity task!

This was our second plan for the re-recording of our continuity task!

Below is our final copy of our continuity task!

chloe, harley, megan continuity task from Harley Golder on Vimeo.

Roles in my OTS updated

Since recently pairing up with Lauren we have come up with some really great ideas on how to present and how our OTS is going to look. So far we have designated roles to each other:

Lauren: 

Director
Main Camera Operator
Main Editing
Head Of Costumes
Story boarder
Sound
Designer Of Logo And Typography

Harley:
Camera (1st Person View)
Editing
Main Location Organiser
Main Props Organiser
Main Sound
Production Log

We assigned these roles due to the fact that they focus on each of our key areas of talent!


This was the original plan until me and laurens partnership broke down meaning we went our own ways!
Me (Harley):
Director
Main Camera Operator
Main Editing
Head Of Costumes
Story boarder
Sound
Designer Of Logo And Typography
Camera (1st Person View)
Main Location Organiser
Main Props Organiser
Main Sound
Production Log
Blog

Continuity roles (me):
Camera man
Main editor
Director

Audience Research Neo-Noir

I have conducted some research into who would be my target audience for my neo-noir film and I have discovered that due to the film being a new noir style, my target audience will be younger than the audience of film noir this is because the time periods are different. For instance the the audience for a neo noir film is around the ages of 18-35 and most neo noir films are set in the 70's-80's, the audience for film noir is around the ages of 35+ this is because the time period is older and this genre is set around the 40's-50's! Meaning that I will I'm my film around the neo noir audience age!

Distribution and Exhibition Research (Slideshare not by me)

Distribution and exhibition from kelger

My Draft of my opening title sequence (with feedback)

My Draft OTS
The overall feedback was very positive with comments such as; "very professional", "very well edited" and lots of other positive comments which were made when showing the year 13 media studies class. However where theres positives there are normally negatives. Negatives including; some didn't like the positioning of the titles as they were very scattered, also some did not realise the film name. Other than that, it was a very successful showing. Now I know what I have to do in order to achieve my goal of producing a great OTS! The only downside is that I was not able to retrieve any photos from my phone which is a big disappointment.

Final Production Log 18/02/15

Finally all the filming and editing is complete! I am very happy with the end result!

Production log 13/02/15

My actor has been really busy lately meaning that I am going to need to film the last few shots during the weekend ready to hand in to my teacher for Monday 16th for evaluation! However In the two lessons I have today I am updating my blog with posts etc. Also after editing a few clips which I'm recording very soon, I will be finished! This also is a huge boost for my confidence as I have created an OTS alone after having no previous media studies knowledge! I feel that I have nearly produced an OTS which is of a high standard! Personally I am really pleased!

Black and White OR Colour?

Throughout my OTS I chose to use a custom made black and white effect, this is because I wanted the whole of my OTS to have a dates feel! And I didn't feel that colour had this effect!

Transitions!

For all of my transitions (apart from one) I chose to use 'fade to colour' this is because it had an effective feel towards the OTS whereas other transitions like 'cross dissolve' etc did not have such an effective feel to the OTS. And for one of my transitions I decided to use 'flash' as it was a great way to start of the acting I felt!

Ident and company name

I chose the ink splats template because although at first the ink was black, I felt that by tweaking it slightly I could make it seem as if the ink was suddenly a blood resemblance! Which also means that it's resembling one of the many conventions noir films have!

I also decided to have "Stop 'n' Watch Studios" as my company name this is because out of nowhere the idea was brought to my mind, originally I thought that that name woukd be already used, however after thorough research there was no sign of a company called "Stop 'n' Watch Studios" meaning that I could use this in my OTS which meant that I have acted in any copyright or playgerism! 

Title choice

I decided to use the same don't throughout the OTS this is because I felt that this gave an effective feel to each shot! Plus it's also good as it's repetitive throughout! Another reason why I decided to use the typewriter title font is that I felt that this suited the genre of Neo-Noir and it also allowed each shot to flow nicely!

My storyboard

Here's a picture of my storyboard!

Sound update

I am now at the stage of creating my own music for my opening title sequence. I am doing this on Garage Band meaning that i am not using other peoples music which could be seen as copyright.

Production Log 06/02/15

This week I have been trying to make my OTS longer however by still making it effective. This week I plan to complete any unfinished filming which is needed to film. Also I plan to add finishing touches very soon.

Production log 30/01/15

This week I have started editing some of the filming which I've done and now I'm hoping to film some more in the coming days which will hopefully mean that all I need to do is add sound and edit it all.

Production Log 23/01/15

As I'm now working alone, I now need to change my plan etc... i'm hoping to record very soon with my brother as the actor by having someone acting who lives in the same house as me, allows me to get things done quicker rather than having to arrange dates!

Recent News

Unfortunately, mine and Lauren's partnership has fell apart due to recent complications, meaning that we have both gone our separate ways. However I will not let that stop my ambitions to produce a great opening title sequence for an audience. I have now got a number of actors, such as; my brother john and maybe my father. This should allow me to achieve my main goal which I mentioned earlier!

Vimeo Videos Ideas I've Tested!

Underneath of car
View Lauren's post on her blog which i feel has a good description what is shown.
Blood in the sink
 I feel that this gave a very effective effect however there are many errrors which will be avoided next time if we decide to use this idea in our OTS.

Production Log 09/01/15

This week we had gathered that we had not recorded over the christmas holidays this was because Lauren's cousin Luke went back to university which we were unaware of this is a shame because we had planned what we wanted to do! However we now have two actors in line who we need to get a definite yes from but we are still awaiting an answer however we are hoping to film all the OTS on Wednesday ready to start editing on thursday as we need to get this OTS finished by Easter!