Logo Design

So its important that our logo can easily be reconised to represent our company well. Our Company name is Sun Bear Productions.

here is the logo which that I had designed

it had the relevnt image of a sunbear linking it to the production companys' name but in the end my logo wasnt choosen to represent the production company and its intitutional logo.

We had decided that we wanted our company logo to be represented by a bear so we all grouped together with ideas for the intitutional logo
here is the logo/image that our group had decided to use for the logo. This was designed by Joe Waters

we found that this picture was too simple so we added our production ame and made some effects on the logo.

Why I looked at Film titles and made Time Lines

I looked at film titles because then I can get an idea  from where names should be placed and also seeing how long a title may be on screen for. Its important not to have a title not to run long enough, it reads to be a correct length of time so the view can read and understand the title. The title length can also signify how important the name or company is to the film.

Analyising two Genre related opening sequences

With in this post I will be analysing two different opening sequences which are of the same type of genre of each other and also of the genre that our group have decided to produce which is a Supernatural Thriller.



Here is the opening sequence to the film The Dead Zone.

Genre
the genre of this piece is a Supernatural thriller, though it doesn't seem to give the impression as it seems to mostly just be still pictures of a location. the title is then integrated into the still image on the screen.

Narrative
there doesn't seem to be much of a story line in this sequence as it is only still images which don't give much information to the audience what the narrative is. which can make it intriguing for the audience, making them think what the story may be about and questioning if the picture have relevance to the film and what type of relevance they hold.

Character
There are no obvious chacters introduced in the opening sequence, which is not uncommon in supernatural thrillers as it makes the audience more interested inteh storyline and questions the characters and there motive when it come to the actual film.

Atmosphere
the atmosphere of the piece seems mysterious making the audience question what is going on in the sequence.

setting
The sequence doesnt have a particular setting its just it just still pictures of different outside locations.

sound
The sound make the sequence more mysterious, the non dietetic sound used makes the audience on edge with the use of the mysterious music.






Genre
this film is under the genre super natural thriller,though it doesnt seem to hint at the gernre, it feels more like a horror due to the darkness

Narrative
the narriative of this film in the sequence isnt clear but it shows a woman and children. in the sequence there it uses still images/drawings
charater
tthe charcters in this sequence it doesnt introduce main characters or give the audience much hint to who or what will be going on in the film it just show a woman and two children in drawing form.


Atmosphere
the atmoshpere of  this sequence ma put the audience on edge wh and makes you question whats going on in teh sequence.

Setting
 teh picture all seemed to be linkerd in with the house which is shown at the end of the sequence this make the audience wonder how it will be linked in with the film and characters

Sound
the sound has an effect on the audience, it makes the sequence mysterious and make the audience wonder about the storyline


Both of thes sequences have used effected sound to help with creating the atmophere of danger and mystery. our opening sequence will need to have good non diegetic sound which can interprete dnager and mystery to the aduience, also teh use of still pictures can be made effective, both of these sequences

Timeline of choosen Genre opening sequence

New line cinema presents

A film by David Fincher

Brad Pitt

Morgan Freeman

SE7EN

Gwyneht Paltrow

Richard Roundtree

R.LeeErmey

John C. Mcgirley

Julie Araskog
Mark Boone Junoir

John Cassini
Reginal E. Cathey
Peter Crombie

Hawthorn James
Micheal Masse
Leland Orser

Richard Partnow
Richard Schiff
Parlnola Tyson

Casting by
Billy Hopkins
Suzanne Smith
Kerry Borden

Music by
Howard Shore

Costume design by
Micheal Kaplan

Edited by
Richard Francis- Bruse

Production design
Arthur MAx

Co producers
Stephen Brown
Nnan greenwald
Sanford Panitch

Co excutive producers
Lynn Harris
Richard Saperstain

executive Producers
Giann Nunnar
Dan Kolsrud
Anne Kapelson

Written by
Kevin walker

Produced by
Arnold Kapelson
Phyllis Carlyle

Directed By David Fincher

Our choosen Genre

Our choosen genre is of Super Nateral thriller.
So in research I have found a number of differnt super nateral themed films.



Here in this sequence it has the theme of super nateral, which is of vampires, the sequence only really introdueces the monsters that will be seen in the film.

The quick camera angles and changes of shots creates interests for the audience keeping them on edge.







These posters all are related to films which are considered to be supernateral thrillers. They seem to have a dark look and sinister look to the posters.

The differnces between Independent and Mainstream

I this post I will be analysing the key differences in both independent and mainstream opening sequences and what effects they have on the audience.

mainstream opening sequences seem to have a more relaxed feel to them, making it easy to watch, making the audience relaxed in the viewing of the sequence. it makes the film easy to understand and follow.

where as with independent films there seems to be more the  fact that the audience has to think about the film and the situation of the story line and characters, making  the film seem more





The Genre for the independent film is thriller. The Tiles are small and seem to be in a professional
font .  The images dont seem to give much away about the film but it also doesnt seem to challenge the viewers thoughts, its an easy piece to watch.



It is aparrant that this opening sequence is from a mainstream film, the titles are well presented and there has been ovbvious thought in the opening sequence. It seems unrealtica and make the viewer intrested in the sequence. The actors names remain on the screen longer than what is on teh independent film, also the production companies logo is has longer screen time than the idependent film.

Why are we doing a remake?

The group and I are making a remake of the openin sequence of  the film Vertigo, we are doing this because we want to gain experence with opening sequences. By  remaking the sequence we are able to establish when certain titles are to be shown  and how long for, and so we can reconise the titles that should be prioritised.

Attracting Audiences

It important that we attract audiences in film production. when attracting an audience its important to think about cost. The main way in which we can save money when attracting audiences is by using social networking websites. We are as a group are going to focus on both Facebook and Twitter, as these are free means of advertisement. Also there can be stages of viral ads and campaigns which can help with advertisement.

Also we are going to be using small posters as well to help with the initial awareness of our film.
our production company is Independent so we are  most likely to use below the line advertisement techniques, where we are not using TV advertisement, most probably use a facebook or twitter campaign.

Generic conventions

With in films there are usual generic conventions used to help with the introduction of characters and also showing the audience the film genre.

Examples of generic conventions used in film sequences would be:

Action films usually have a fast car chase or fighting scene to get the audience int rested in the story line and keep them entertained. this is an example of an film opening. Iron man doesn't have titles until the end of the clip and that is of the film title.


Romance Films us ally have a sequence where the characters are introduce and their relationships with each other are usually also introduced. In this film sequence it starts with him at war and it goes back on a flash back to before he was at war, the main characters are then introduced.