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Titles Sequence

The Title Sequence in a film is very important and is sometimes confused with credits, but they are different. The Title Sequence is at the beginning of a film and is the time to present the key people in production, key cast members, also the title of the film. There are many things that can be done to make a title sequence different from another film and also to singular it out so that it is remembered for your film due to it relating to the theme of your film.

I think a fantastic example is the 2006 James Bond film 'Casino Royale', which uses Rotoscoping to make the title sequence match the casino theme of the film and this keeps the viewer engaged through out, thus remembering the key names.

In regards to the opening sequence of my film the techniques my group used were based on the title sequence styles of the british Guy Rihcie film Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels.

The relation with Lock Stock and our film is the use of cross cutting from a black screen with text, including the essential cast and crew names along with the title of the film, to the film. We used this because it is a good way of introducing the key people of the film while maintaining the pace of the film and keeping the audience engaged with the film and not bored by simple monotonus white text on a black background.

Audience Research

The Genre of our film is British Crime Thriller. However even though we knew this we did some filmed research in our college with both students and teachers participating to see how our film would be received and also to see people's preferences in the 'world of cinema'.

Equipment

To create our film we needed the basic essentials such as equipment. This includes Camcorder and SLR Cameras. We as a team did not have a budget so our college provided us with both a very able 'Sony HVR-A1E' Camcorder from the media department and I acquired a 'Nikon D40' SLR camera from the Art department.

I also must include that one of my team mates (Naomi Highfield) actually bought a camcorder so that we didn't have to waste time renting the college's and also because it gave our team much freedom. The name of the fantastic Camcorder is 'Panasonic-HDC-TM700' which we did all our filming on for the actual 2 minuet film. (Most gratefull for this)

Sony HVR-A1E Camcorder

Nikon D40

Panasonic-HDC-TM700

Recce

Recce which originnates from the military term Reconnoiter, in terms of media is part of pre-filming. It is basically when the director visits the location for a scene to do a check up of what works. What this means if the lighting is correct, if the shots will work, to see what angles will work or need to be changed, if acoustics are right, if the script works, how the actors will position themselves and all in all to make sure if the Mise-en-scène is captured. It is very rare to get footage of a director doing one of their Recces but in the 'behind the scenes' of the DVD of the classic Reservoir Dogs by Quentin Tarantino he shows the Recce he did for the scene in the movie where one of the characters is bleeding to death on a ramp.

This is the scene that was Recce'd in the 'behind the scenes'

After learning from Tarantino in my group we created our own Recce for the scene after the two 'geezers' walk down the stairs. We used this time to explain what we were doing with the film's progress.

Similar Text

The two films that we have based our film on for the sense of inspiration is 'Snatch' and 'Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels', Two Guy Richie film. These are two brilliant, entertaining films with great storylines and even better directing.

As a group we chose to use these films as a basis for our creation, the genre of the film is British Crime Thriller and there is also some humour. The directing is innovative; using split screen to shot what both characters are doing and voice overs to explain characters identities. Scripts that are smart and catchy incorporating Cockney Slang such as : 'If the milk turns out to be sour, I ain't the kinda pussy to drink it'. Also with storylines that make the audience want to watch the films many more times after the first, entwining characters fates with irony and further humour.

Film Script and Storyboard

Storyboards

Initial Script

HAPPY HARRY 

ON THE PHONE –

      ORITE SUNSHINE?

      PAUSE

      YEAH, YEAH

      PAUSE

      NAH DON’T YOU WORRY ABOUT IT; ME AND KARSEY ARE GUNNA TO SORT IT OUT.

NARRATOR

THIS IS HAPPY HARRY, WE CALL HIM HAPPY HARRY CAUSE HE’S A MISERABLE BASTARD.

[GIRL WALKS PAST] KARSEY KEN

ELLO TREACLE *WHISTLES*

NARRATOR

AND THIS IS ME, KEN. BETTER KNOWN AS KARSEY CAUSE I’M ALWAYS ON THE BOG, GOT IRRITABLE BOWLS YOU SEE.   

[NON DIGETIC TOILET FLUSH SOUND]/[BELLY GRUMBLES]     GRABS HIS GUTS AND BLOWS OUT.

THERE YA GO...SHOULDN’T OF HAD THAT FUCKING VINDALU LAST NIGHT!

-KEN PUTS IN HEAD PHONES AND DIGETIC MUSIC KICKS IN AND TURNS INTO NON DIGETIC-

-    SPLIT SCREEN -

KARSEY KEN

     ORITE

HAPPY HARRY

     YEAH, YOU READY?

KARSEY KEN

      SUNSHINE. I WAS BORN READY.

-    BOTH WALK TOWARDS THE BLOKE TIED UP –

HAPPY HARRY

      *SNIFFS* AY, HAVE YOU JAM TARTED?

KARSEY KEN

      SORRY MATE, HAD CURRY LAST NIGHT, YOU NOW WHAT MY GUTS ARE LIKE.

HAPPY HARRY

      JESUS CHRIST, THINK YOU CAN STOP IRRITATING YOUR BOWLS WHILE WE DO THIS?

KARSEY KEN

      *NODS*

HAPPY HARRY

-    TAKES THE BAG OFF OF THE GUYS HEAD –

MAN 3

      *MAKES NOISE THROUGH THE GAG*

KARSEY KEN

-    TAKES THE GAG OFF –

MAN 3

      PLEASE, PLEASE, FELLAS, YOU DON’T HAVE TO DO THIS.

HAPPY HARRY

      SHUT IT

MAN 3

      I PROMISE BOYS, I’LL SORT IT

HAPPY HARRY

      AH, NOW YOU SEE, YOU HAVEN’T SORTED IT. THATS WHY YOUR HERE SWEETHEART.

KARSEY KEN

-    PUNCHES MAN 3 IN THE FACE –

CLOSE UP ON THE EYES – THEN REWIND TO THE BEGINING

Final Script

HAPPY HARRY 

ON THE PHONE –

      ORITE SUNSHINE?

      PAUSE

      YEAH, YEAH

      PAUSE

      NAH DON’T YOU WORRY ABOUT IT; ME AND KARSEY ARE GUNNA TO SORT IT OUT.

NARRATOR

THIS IS HAPPY HARRY, WE CALL HIM HAPPY HARRY CAUSE HE’S A MISERABLE BASTARD.

NARRATOR

AND THIS IS ME, KEN. BETTER KNOWN AS KARSEY CAUSE I’M ALWAYS ON THE BOG, GOT IRRITABLE BOWLS YOU SEE.   

HIS GUTS AND BLOWS OUT.

THERE YA GO...SHOULDN’T OF HAD THAT FUCKING VINDALU LAST NIGHT!

-    SPLIT SCREEN -
BOTH ENTER PUB AND CONTINUE TO WALK DOWN INTO THE BASEMENT TOGETHER.

KARSEY KEN

     ORITE

HAPPY HARRY

     YEAH, YOU READY?

KARSEY KEN

      SUNSHINE.I WAS BORN READY.

-    BOTH WALK FORWARDS –

HAPPY HARRY

      *SNIFFS* AY, HAVE YOU JAM TARTED?

KARSEY KEN

      SORRY MATE, HAD CURRY LAST NIGHT, YOU NOW WHAT MY GUTS ARE LIKE.

HAPPY HARRY

      JESUS CHRIST, THINK YOU CAN STOP IRRITATING YOUR BOWLS WHILE WE DO THIS?

KARSEY KEN

      *NODS*

MAN 3

      *MAKES NOISE THROUGH THE BAG*

HAPPY HARRY

SHUT IT AND LISTEN TO ME, ME AND MY COLLEGUE HERE ARE GUNNA DO SOME FUCKING DAMAGE. HERE KEN HOLD THIS....

KARSEY KEN

     *RAISES SPADE TO SMACK MAN 3 OVER THE HEAD*