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Completed foundation task

Title and credit research

This is the opening for BBC one TV thriller Luther. This beginning is at the start of every single episode and it tells the viewers the names of the actors/actresses who will feature in it.

The text is usually white bald letters and the people who have made this usually put it over a darker scene so it is easily visible too read. The text is never in the same position which has to make your eyes move around to know where the text is. The text transition is quick, this makes it feel as if it is getting away.. because it is a detective drama this may be why.
 
The music sounds quite modern as well and may represent the main character. It is also quite mysterious.
The character in this is also in the title sequence, but we only see glimpses of his face behind the colours and writing. He is also made to look like a shadow, probably showing that he is sneaky. Luther is made to be mysterious in this sequence. Because this is a dark scene any objects within the sequence are just silhouettes.

This is the title sequence for 'Silent Witness'.

The names of producers and actors come after the name which is different to most thrillers or dramas. When the names do come on view they're no there for long and each one of them disappears behind the light which swoops across the scene. The writing is white and the background is quite light blue so it isn't incredibly visible. Also the writing of the names gets close towards the scene making it bigger as well.

At the beginning of the scene their is a clip of a skeleton, mainly the upper body. This shows that the drama is probably going to be around forensic science or about doctors. As like the writing this as well disappears with the swooping light.

The music has no real lyrical meaning and is just hums. The music it self creates an atmosphere and creates an enigma because there are no people within the sequence. It also ties in with the title 'Silent Witness'. This is because silent witness are people who witness something bad but don't say anything.. again mystery.

This clip is the opening sequence to Sherlock Holmes. 

The text is used so that it goes with the darker colours so that it is visible to see, it also need to stand out against the moving pictures and faces. The text is written in fairly modern style so it may represent a modern setting throughout the drama. Before most the names disappear, the text enlarges so it can possible grab the attention of the viewers. Like all the others thrillers/dramas I have written about, the music is a tension creator and the music does that very well.  

Through the images we can tell that the setting is probably in London. The writing and billboards within the scene can also suggest its set in a wealthier side of London. We mainly see outlines of characters in the opening sequences but there is a part where we get to see the main character and the 'side kick'. Most the moving images represent everything that a detective is supposed to do but from watching the show I know that this is not the case with Sherlock Holmes. The images are mostly of the settings within the episodes.

Ziaul Islam

Music Choice

Link to the song

This is the music we decided to use for our video, because it reflects the characters emotions. It links well with the story line and the non diegetic sound takes the attention away from the fact that there is no dialogue.
The music is called cloverfield and we got it off the copyright free website jamendo.



Shay Nicholson
Nicole Newman

Doing Makeup For Filming.

this is the makeup we used to create the black eye

this is before we did the makeup for the black eye.

this is after we'd done the makeup and the outcome. 

This is to show the process of creating a black eye through the use of makeup.



Nicole Newman
Shay Nicholson

Age Certificates

As our thriller opening has scene which show evidence of physically injury we are looking at the age rating on http://www.bbfc.co.uk/ so we can determine which certificate we should give our thriller opening. 

As a group we are currently deciding whether our opening fits into the 12A certificate or the 15 certificate. 

12A Certificate

12A means that anyone aged 12 or over can go and see the film unaccompanied. The A stands for 'accompanied' and 'advisory'. Children younger than 12 may see the film if they are accompanied by an adult (e.g someone over the age of 18), who must watch the film with them. 

-  12A violence/horror 


At 12A, moderate violence is allowed but it should not dwell on detail. There should be no emphasis on injuries or blood, but occasional gory moments may be permitted if they can be justified by their context (for example brief sight of bloody injury in a medical drama).

15 Certificate

No-one under 15 is allowed to see a 15 film at the cinema or buy/rent a ‘15’ rated DVD.  15 rated works are not suitable for children under 15 years of age.

-15 violence/horror

At a 15 violence may be strong. It should not dwell on the infliction of pain or injury, however, and the strongest gory images are unlikely to be acceptable.

Decision

Looking at the guidelines of the age ratings we have decided to give our opening the 12A certificate, because there is foreshadowing shots of physically violence. 

Shay Nicholson

Inception

INCEPTION

Sound: 

• The diegetic sound of waves crashing gives the audience that the scene is set next to a sea. Also the waves are made louder to support this idea. 
• Sound bridge used puts these ideas together.

Editing:

• Parallel editing is used so we can see what the male is looking at, which is the children. By doing this it makes the audience feel as if they're seeing what the character is seeing.
• The many but slow cuts create an intense atmosphere which is used to confuse the audience. This can be reflected by the slow waves at the beginning.

Camera shots:

• There is a close up on spinning top showing that it is an important object in the film. The medium on the main character confirms this as he is rattled.
• There is a match on action used , close up on the spinning top then and close up on the old man face to see his facial expression.
• Camera shots in this scene is to point out the facial expressions on both the characters. 

Mise en scene:

• Undoubtedly the main object and most significant is the spinning top, it makes the audience ask questions and gives a different dimension of suspense to the film. 
• Costume- There is a scene at the end where they're dining, all characters are wearing suits showing it to be a formal occasion. 



Important object

• lighting is dark which creates a melancholy mood. This is completely different to the first scene where it was sunny

Darker scene

Waves crashing.

Character is powerful, low angle
(beach scene.. lighter)

Ziaul Islam

Animatic

This is our completed animatic for our storyboard.

Ziaul Islam 

Nicole Newman

Shay Nicholson

Testing camera shots

Testing Shots

These shots are our testing shots for one of our more complicated scenes. We want the camera to be able to see the character in the mirror but we don't want the camera to be see.


Ziaul Islam