Thursday 18 December 2014
Monday 15 December 2014
Thursday 11 December 2014
Teen Movie Survey
It would be really nice if you could fill out our quick survey that we designed, the purpose is not to only benefit us but to benefit you so everyone is aware of the types of films you like. Thank You.
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Who creates title sequence's - where do they get their ideas?
Who creates title sequence's - where do they get their ideas?
HISTORY
PRESENT
Box Trolls -
We were given a typeface designed by LAIKA’s Josh Holtsclaw. It was a challenge to track the type through scenes and maintain legibility. The solution was to make the tracking very simple and keep the motion linear, with words screened in the background.
There was sensitivity from the beginning about readability and giving equal weight to the credits visually. One thing my career has taught me is that the more you try to get fancy with elements, the harder everything is to balance. If the style of the artwork were simpler we could have pushed the text design further in terms of movement and layout, but it’s difficult to combine complex backgrounds with ornately treated text and not lose legibility or design integrity.
4. Art of the title
The two title sequences which I analysed was: "Too Many Cooks" and "Ping Pong Summer." Too Many Cooks"is a dark comedy short that originally aired as a special during Adult Swim's "infomercials" block in October 2014. It was written and directed by Casper Kelly and produced by Williams Street Productions. While I watched the title sequence for Too Many Cooks I noticed that they were very creative, as in they included the name of each character whilst their faces were on the screen collaboratively. There was also animated parts in the title sequence which seemed as if it was for children. .jpeg)
The second title sequence which I analysed was "Ping Pong Summer" which is an American comedy. Its about a 13 year old Rad who goes on a summer vacation to Ocean City , Maryland with his family. Experiencing lots of things for the first time , he finds a mentor for one of his obsessions, ping pong. The title sequence for Ping pong summer was short in comparison to Too Many Cooks. They also introduced the characters in a complete different way - Presented their names with a plain background. Also the people which where behind the making on the american comedy film were acknowledged too for example: casting , costume designer , associates etc. Both "Too many cooks" and "ping pong summer" have completely different ways of laying out the title sequence. I gathered that Ping Pong Summer included the directors etc whereas Too many cooks didn't. But with "Too many cooks" they introduced the characters/ actors in a simpler way, which made it easier to acknowledge which character is which.
Genre - Teen drama film
What is genre?
Genre is a style or category of art, music, or literature.
Denoting or relating to a style of painting depicting scenes from ordinary life, typically domestic
situations, associated particularly with 17th-century Dutch and Flemish artists.
What is a teen drama film?
A teen drama is a type of drama series with a major focus on teenage characters. The genre was relatively non-existent during the first 45 years of television. It came into prominence in the early 1990s, especially with the popularity of the Fox series Beverly hills, 90210. After the show became a success, television writers and producers realised the potential for this new genre to reach out to a previously ignored demographic. In the past, most series that maintained a focus on teenagers had been sitcoms, while adolescents in drama series were usually part of a larger ensemble that included adults and children.
The first teen-oriented shows did not call themselves teen dramas. One of the earliest was the single-season soap opera Never Too Young, which aired from 1965 to 1966. As the late 1960s and early 1970s progressed, younger viewers began to find relatable characters on more daytime soaps. In 1967, Love is a Many Splendored Thing premiered and quickly became a hit with teenage audiences. It was soon followed by All My Children in 1970 and The Young and the Restlessin 1973.
Genre is a style or category of art, music, or literature.
Denoting or relating to a style of painting depicting scenes from ordinary life, typically domestic
situations, associated particularly with 17th-century Dutch and Flemish artists.
What is a teen drama film?
A teen drama is a type of drama series with a major focus on teenage characters. The genre was relatively non-existent during the first 45 years of television. It came into prominence in the early 1990s, especially with the popularity of the Fox series Beverly hills, 90210. After the show became a success, television writers and producers realised the potential for this new genre to reach out to a previously ignored demographic. In the past, most series that maintained a focus on teenagers had been sitcoms, while adolescents in drama series were usually part of a larger ensemble that included adults and children.
The first teen-oriented shows did not call themselves teen dramas. One of the earliest was the single-season soap opera Never Too Young, which aired from 1965 to 1966. As the late 1960s and early 1970s progressed, younger viewers began to find relatable characters on more daytime soaps. In 1967, Love is a Many Splendored Thing premiered and quickly became a hit with teenage audiences. It was soon followed by All My Children in 1970 and The Young and the Restlessin 1973.
Brief notes for understanding:
Teenaged girl gets pregnant for her best-friend and puts the baby up for adoption so she can go back to school.
We are introduced to the storyline by Juno talking to us about her life.
We are introduced to Juno, bestfriend Bleeker, parents Vanessa & Mark, teacher, adoptive parents.
Social groups - Teenaged parents, high school students.
Wednesday 10 December 2014
Thursday 4 December 2014
Teen Dramas - Title Sequences - Research into Institution
Teen Dramas - Title Sequences - Research into Institution
The four Tv Dramas which are both Mainstream and Independent Productions present their Title sequence in different ways. The four which we have looked at are: Mean girls which is a Independent Production, Beautiful thing which is Independent Production , 10 Things I Hate About You which is mainstream and lastly My Brother the Devil which is also Independent. The difference between mainstream and independent is that - independent is low budget and mainstream is high budget.
Mean Girls
With mean girls the title sequence was collaboratively shown and listed while the first scene was shown.
My Brother The Devil
Wild Child
Life Size
Budget : $7,000,00
Release Date : March 5
10 things I hate about you
The film, a modernization of Shakespeare's The taming of the shrew, is titled after a poem written by the film's female lead to describe her bittersweet romance with the male lead. The film was released March 31, 1999, and it was a breakout success for stars Stiles, Ledger and Levitt. The film marks the motion picture directing debut of Junger.
Research into institution
The four Tv Dramas which are both Mainstream and Independent Productions present their Title sequence in different ways. The four which we have looked at are: Mean girls which is a Independent Production, Beautiful thing which is Independent Production , 10 Things I Hate About You which is mainstream and lastly My Brother the Devil which is also Independent. The difference between mainstream and independent is that - independent is low budget and mainstream is high budget.
Mean Girls
With mean girls the title sequence was collaboratively shown and listed while the first scene was shown.
The order of the titles
- Production
- Main Actress
- Title of Film
- More actors
- Casting
- "Based on the book"
- "music composed etc"
- co-produced
- costume designer
- Editor
- Production designer
- Director of Photograph
- Executer producer
- Screen play
Box Office
Budget:
$17,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$854,852 (France) (28 January 2005)Gross:
$854,852 (France) (28 January 2005)My Brother The Devil
In contrast to Mean Girls, my brother the devil is an independent movie, therefore; it does not have as many titles (due to small production team).
Title sequence:
Title sequence:
- Channel Four (funded by)
- Freeze frame of 'Wild horses production' and 'Rooks Nest Entertainment production'
- In association with Film Clinic (Synergy used for marketing and promoting purposes)
- Main Actor name
- More actors name
- Title of film
- Written By..
- Produced by..
- Directed by..
Box Office
Opening Weekend:
$10,305 (USA) (22 March 2013)Gross:
$10,305 (USA) (22 March 2013)Wild Child
- Film Institution: Universal Pictures Presents
- In association with Studio canal
- Main actress inroduced
- Production :Working title production
- Title: Wild Child
- Budget: $20 mill
- Box Office : $ 21,972,336
- Release Date : August 15 , 2008
- Wild Child was released on DVD in the United Kingdom on December 8, 2008. In Australia it was released on January 15, 2009. In the United States, it was released directly to DVD on November 17, 2009.
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Life Size
- Title
- Main Characters
- Music by
- Edited by
- Director of photography
- Produced by
- Executive Producer
- Teleplay
- Story by
- Directed by
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Budget : $7,000,00
Release Date : March 5
10 things I hate about you
The film, a modernization of Shakespeare's The taming of the shrew, is titled after a poem written by the film's female lead to describe her bittersweet romance with the male lead. The film was released March 31, 1999, and it was a breakout success for stars Stiles, Ledger and Levitt. The film marks the motion picture directing debut of Junger.
Research into institution
In real estate business and law, a title search or property title search is the process of retrieving documents evidencing events in the history of a piece of real property, to determine relevant interests in and regulations concerning that property.
Title Sequence:
- Production company
- Cooperation company
- Title
- Main characters names
- Music producers
- Executive Music Producers
- Costume Designers
- Associate Producers
- Co-producer
- Editing Crew
- Production Designer
- Director Of Photography
- Executive Producers
- Director
- Producer.
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Task 1 - Target Audience
What is an audience?
An audience is something/ a group of people which spectates or listens at a public event such as, a play, concert etc.
How do we define target audiences?
A target audience is a particular group at which a product such as a film or advertisement is aimed at.
Why is it useful for a film to have a target audience?
It's useful for a film to have a target audience so that they can receive feedback from the audience or even study the audiences reactions towards some of the scenes, which will allow them to know whether their play etc was successful or not.
What audiences do you think teen dramas appeal to?
Teen dramas appeal to teens. Most teen dramas are set in schools.
An audience is something/ a group of people which spectates or listens at a public event such as, a play, concert etc.
How do we define target audiences?
A target audience is a particular group at which a product such as a film or advertisement is aimed at.
Why is it useful for a film to have a target audience?
It's useful for a film to have a target audience so that they can receive feedback from the audience or even study the audiences reactions towards some of the scenes, which will allow them to know whether their play etc was successful or not.
What audiences do you think teen dramas appeal to?
Teen dramas appeal to teens. Most teen dramas are set in schools.
Teen Drama - Title Sequence - Research into institution
10 things i hate about you
The film, a modernization of Shakespeare's The taming of the shrew, is titled after a poem written by the film's female lead to describe her bittersweet romance with the male lead. The film was released March 31, 1999, and it was a breakout success for stars Stiles, Ledger and Levitt. The film marks the motion picture directing debut of Junger.
Research into institution
The film, a modernization of Shakespeare's The taming of the shrew, is titled after a poem written by the film's female lead to describe her bittersweet romance with the male lead. The film was released March 31, 1999, and it was a breakout success for stars Stiles, Ledger and Levitt. The film marks the motion picture directing debut of Junger.
Research into institution
In real estate business and law, a title search or property title search
is the process of retrieving documents evidencing events in the history
of a piece of real property, to determine relevant interests in and
regulations concerning that property.
Title Sequence:
- Production company
- Cooperation company
- Title
- Main characters names
- Music producers
- Executive Music Producers
- Costume Designers
- Associate Producers
- Co-producer
- Editing Crew
- Production Designer
- Director Of Photography
- Executive Producers
- Director
- Producer.
Monday 1 December 2014
Teenage drama Opening Scene - Analysis
Teenage drama
Opening Scene - Analysis
Clueless
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yx70THjsTvU
Begins with the film title on screen, 'clueless' and shows the name of the company that produced it 'Paramount Pictures) - High Budget film.
High angle tracking shot of a group of girls in a car (main characters) followed by a medium shot where we are introduced the main character.
You get a sence of the location - Beverlyhills.
Sence of the mood through the up-beat music, hot weather and positive atitudes form the characters - Lots of fun.
Odd Girl Out
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1gFYzQJPRY
Introduced to the company that produced the film (Barnholtz Entertainment).
Close up shots - Clock - School bus.
Slow motion tracking shot of woman runnng in the rain - Introduced to the scene.
Panning shots of some locations;
Numerous shot types.
Introduced to the three main characters.
By the teenagers movements, scenery and music, you get sense of what te film is going to be about.
Opening Scene - Analysis
Clueless
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yx70THjsTvU
Begins with the film title on screen, 'clueless' and shows the name of the company that produced it 'Paramount Pictures) - High Budget film.
High angle tracking shot of a group of girls in a car (main characters) followed by a medium shot where we are introduced the main character.
You get a sence of the location - Beverlyhills.
Sence of the mood through the up-beat music, hot weather and positive atitudes form the characters - Lots of fun.
Odd Girl Out
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1gFYzQJPRY
Introduced to the company that produced the film (Barnholtz Entertainment).
Close up shots - Clock - School bus.
Slow motion tracking shot of woman runnng in the rain - Introduced to the scene.
Panning shots of some locations;
- Classroom
- Football Field
- Library
- Hallway
- Basketball Court.
Numerous shot types.
Introduced to the three main characters.
By the teenagers movements, scenery and music, you get sense of what te film is going to be about.
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