Finalised copy of Opening Sequence

For this I took into consideration the points of view of the class, and altered areas which they suggested, of which I agreed with them on. The most significant change in this piece is the alteration of the time laps, whereby I filled the screen, as opposed to the cropped images before. Three members of the class suggested this to be a flaw of the piece, and I agreed with them.

Draft Of Final Opening Sequence Film

For this piece, I filmed and edited some shots that I took on a Saturday afternoon, to see how to improve upon my technical abilities for the final opening sequence piece.

AUDIENCE FEEDBACK

Here is a screenshot of audience feedback I received via the social networking site facebook. Social media is one of the best ways that the internet has made films so accessible for independent film makers

From my audience feedback, I was able to find out how well I had fulfilled my brief. You can see above that my target audience have really enjoyed what I created.

Opening Sequence Posters

This was one of my original copies of my film poster. I decided to alter the image to make it darker, as it helps to add character and excitement to the piece. The faint graffiti on the end of the skate ramp is my films logo, so I have incorporated in into the piece so that it appears tat it belongs with the setting.

Sound Foley!

Foley sound effects are everyday sounds added in post production to enhance the quality of audio for films and other pieces of multi media. There are a wide variety of sounds that can be added to great effect. These include smashing glass, hooves of horses on the floor or even car engines revving. The best foley sound effects are extremely well integrated into a film so that the audience do not even notice that it has been integrated in to the piece after the fact. It helps to create a sense of reality within a scene. Without these crucial background, movies feel unnaturally quiet and uncomfortable.


Sound workers who use sound Foley to create an effective looking film have to be very precise . The props and sets of a film do not react the same way acoustically as what is being shown in real life will actually make. Without Foley sounds, the film would be very dull, an would not nearly be the hit that it has the potential to be. Foley sounds help to make a clean audio, and remove unwanted sounds, for example plains flying overhead, as they can disrupt the flow of the film.

Problems With My Original Opening Sequence Filming

After uploading my original piece of filming for my opening sequence, I encountered several problems that would cause me to rethink about the structure of my film, and help me decide to re-film the piece.

From the start, I saw that the location was very bland and dull. I was pleased with the church, as it helped to show the reason why the boy was not enjoying himself. However, after he left the church, the scenery was very one dimensional, and the route he took was very dull. The reason for this was that he simply skated along a straight path, that for the most part was empty.


Another problem that I faced, and was perhaps the most important change I will have to make was the fact that the boy I used to skate in my video was a very poor skater, and seemed to wobble every time he pushed the skateboard. In the next cut of the film, I am going to film someone who has a lot more skating experience who has skated in tournaments before.


For the most part, the camera was static, and there as not a large enough variety of shots that I used. This was the case as a result of under planning the whole shoot. I did not think in advance of how I could best represent the vibrancy of the sport, and show the athletic ability of the skaters. I believe that now that I have planned further in advance, and in more depth, I can get a wider variety of shots that will create an effective and professional look to the film.

In the post production front, I was pleased that my soundtrack (Run Boy Run by Woodkid) suited the mood and genre that I was trying to achieve in the film that I will create. One area that I can improve on the editing front is lining up the climax of the film with a suitable note in the soundtrack.


Although the camera appeared to have a blurry appearance on the shots for the practice shoot, I have since fixed the camera in the settings, and the shots are now HD quality.

Opening Sequence Idea