Thursday, 26 November 2009
Tuesday, 24 November 2009
Kyle Cooper Comparison
Analysis of Kyle Cooper's "se7en" opening credits compared too his "seven pounds" opening credits. i will be looking too see if i can detect a particular style wihin his work.
Introduction:
He has been desinging and poducing opening credits for fifeen years. He has directed over 150 films, and has been credited with "almost single-handedly revitalizing the main-title sequence as an art form". He is the founder of two internationally recognized film design companies, Imaginary Forces and Prologue Films.
Introduction:
He has been desinging and poducing opening credits for fifeen years. He has directed over 150 films, and has been credited with "almost single-handedly revitalizing the main-title sequence as an art form". He is the founder of two internationally recognized film design companies, Imaginary Forces and Prologue Films.
Cooper earned a M.F.A. in Graphic Design from the Yale School of Art, where he studied independently with Paul Rand.
Cooper is a member of the Alliance Graphique Internationale and holds the honorary title of Royal Designer for Industry from the Royal Society of Arts in London.
Mise-En-Scene of Se7n
Mis-En-Scene
Mis-en-scene means everything in the scene/frame of a film.
For our mise-en-scene peice we looked at the open credits of the film "se7en" staring Morgan Freeman, Brad Pitt and Kevin Spacey.
Costumes:Freeman's character likes to dress smart which shows that he is a bit of a perfectionist also that he keeps it classic detective with a hat and a mackintosh. All of Freemans police items where hidden away n his pockets.
in contrast to this Pitt is a more laid back character this is shown by the way he dresses, with his creased shirt and no coat on in the rain.
We also see that the colours the people are wearing in the sreet are dark colours which might foreshadow that something bad might happen during the film and it sets the atmosphere fpr the audience to be dark, dull and gloomy.
Lighting/Location: The lighting in the begining is dark which shows you the type of area the film is set in, like the back streets of New York where the crimes all happen this automatically sets a feeling of danger.
When you see Freemans character going to sleep he leaves the light on this could tell us that he has seen a lot of bad thing in the world from his work and that he likes to kept the light on so the darkness doesn't get to him. The rain also adds to the gloom of the scene and that it represents that something bad has happened or will be happening. He also had a metronone which gives us the imression that he does not like silence.
Props: Freeman likes to keep all his police equipment safely hidden as if he does not want people too know hat he is in the polic force. Where as Pitt has his on show, this tells us that Freeman is a professional and Pitt is a bit of a rookie and like people to know that he is carrying a gun and is in charge.
Colour: the colours are drak with the childs picture on h fridg being in colour and the blood on he blind, you only see the killer in black, white and red which could mean your a good person or a bad person.
When you look at the colours in Freemans house you see that they are functional colours like white and beige this means he is smple an plain and also there is hardly any clutter.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yALjuJcfg90
Mis-en-scene means everything in the scene/frame of a film.
For our mise-en-scene peice we looked at the open credits of the film "se7en" staring Morgan Freeman, Brad Pitt and Kevin Spacey.
Costumes:Freeman's character likes to dress smart which shows that he is a bit of a perfectionist also that he keeps it classic detective with a hat and a mackintosh. All of Freemans police items where hidden away n his pockets.
in contrast to this Pitt is a more laid back character this is shown by the way he dresses, with his creased shirt and no coat on in the rain.
We also see that the colours the people are wearing in the sreet are dark colours which might foreshadow that something bad might happen during the film and it sets the atmosphere fpr the audience to be dark, dull and gloomy.
Lighting/Location: The lighting in the begining is dark which shows you the type of area the film is set in, like the back streets of New York where the crimes all happen this automatically sets a feeling of danger.
When you see Freemans character going to sleep he leaves the light on this could tell us that he has seen a lot of bad thing in the world from his work and that he likes to kept the light on so the darkness doesn't get to him. The rain also adds to the gloom of the scene and that it represents that something bad has happened or will be happening. He also had a metronone which gives us the imression that he does not like silence.
Props: Freeman likes to keep all his police equipment safely hidden as if he does not want people too know hat he is in the polic force. Where as Pitt has his on show, this tells us that Freeman is a professional and Pitt is a bit of a rookie and like people to know that he is carrying a gun and is in charge.
Colour: the colours are drak with the childs picture on h fridg being in colour and the blood on he blind, you only see the killer in black, white and red which could mean your a good person or a bad person.
When you look at the colours in Freemans house you see that they are functional colours like white and beige this means he is smple an plain and also there is hardly any clutter.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yALjuJcfg90
Friday, 20 November 2009
Opening Title Sequence
Opening Title Sequences
Opening title sequences are important because:. They draw the viewer in.
They introduce you to the film, setting, characters, plot, genre etc
What makes a good opening:.
Good music.
Good lighting.
Good mis-en-scene.
Not giving to much away.
Characters - Main character - Industry to promote stars -
Audience desire. Action films - an explosion - Stunts - Pyrotechnics - Dramatic - Narrative.
Genre made clear - Or ambiguous (Tarantino).
Short prologue - Before it started. Sound editing - Performance - Cinematography.
Enigmas - Questions???.
Introduces location - messages & values.
WOW factor - makes you want to keep watching it
All films start with :
Equalibrium (balance)
Disruption
Action takes place with character attempting to bring change
Renewed - Equalibrium
Happy ending - Resolution
Key word - Subvert - doesn't follow the normal film template - normally done by independent film companies
Opening title sequences are important because:. They draw the viewer in.
They introduce you to the film, setting, characters, plot, genre etc
What makes a good opening:.
Good music.
Good lighting.
Good mis-en-scene.
Not giving to much away.
Characters - Main character - Industry to promote stars -
Audience desire. Action films - an explosion - Stunts - Pyrotechnics - Dramatic - Narrative.
Genre made clear - Or ambiguous (Tarantino).
Short prologue - Before it started. Sound editing - Performance - Cinematography.
Enigmas - Questions???.
Introduces location - messages & values.
WOW factor - makes you want to keep watching it
All films start with :
Equalibrium (balance)
Disruption
Action takes place with character attempting to bring change
Renewed - Equalibrium
Happy ending - Resolution
Key word - Subvert - doesn't follow the normal film template - normally done by independent film companies
Sunday, 15 November 2009
Opening Title Sequence- film industry
Why are opening title sequence important to the film industry?
Opening title sequences can be considered very important peice in a film as they are the first thing the audience see's at the begining of a film, other then trailers and advertisments.
Opening title sequences are very quick lasting roughly 2-3 minutes however in that short period of time the audience can gain alot of information; for example the film-makers intensions, sometimes who's the main character(s), genre and maybe the storyline sumed up.
Saul Bass, a graphic artist in the film industry once said "making a main-title was like making a poster, your condensing the event into this one concept, this one metaphor a back story that needs to be told or a character that needs to be introduced".
Title sequences also tell the audience who created them and what the audience can expect from this film they are about to watch.
For example, if one looks at the title sequence and decides that it is not very good, their first impression might be that the rest of the film won't be good either.
On the other hand, if one thinks the opening title sequence is great, they would want to watch on and see the rest of the film as it draws the viewer in.
personally i think the opening title sequences play a huge part not onlt in the film industry and also the film it self.
what makes a good opening:
good lighting
good music
not giving to much away
good mise-en-scene
characters - main character - industry to promote stars - audience desire
action films - an explosion- stunts pyrotechnics - dramatic - narrative
genre made clear or ambiguous (tarantino)
short prologue, before it starts
good sound, editing, performance and cinematography
anigmas, questions?
introduces location, message and values
wow factor so that it makes you want to keep watching.
Opening title sequences can be considered very important peice in a film as they are the first thing the audience see's at the begining of a film, other then trailers and advertisments.
Opening title sequences are very quick lasting roughly 2-3 minutes however in that short period of time the audience can gain alot of information; for example the film-makers intensions, sometimes who's the main character(s), genre and maybe the storyline sumed up.
Saul Bass, a graphic artist in the film industry once said "making a main-title was like making a poster, your condensing the event into this one concept, this one metaphor a back story that needs to be told or a character that needs to be introduced".
Title sequences also tell the audience who created them and what the audience can expect from this film they are about to watch.
For example, if one looks at the title sequence and decides that it is not very good, their first impression might be that the rest of the film won't be good either.
On the other hand, if one thinks the opening title sequence is great, they would want to watch on and see the rest of the film as it draws the viewer in.
personally i think the opening title sequences play a huge part not onlt in the film industry and also the film it self.
what makes a good opening:
good lighting
good music
not giving to much away
good mise-en-scene
characters - main character - industry to promote stars - audience desire
action films - an explosion- stunts pyrotechnics - dramatic - narrative
genre made clear or ambiguous (tarantino)
short prologue, before it starts
good sound, editing, performance and cinematography
anigmas, questions?
introduces location, message and values
wow factor so that it makes you want to keep watching.
Tuesday, 3 November 2009
Continuity Sequence
The continuity sequence task invoved us filming and editing a character opening a door, crossing a room, and sititng down on a chair opposite another character and exchanging a few lines of dialogue.
This sequence should demonstrate match-on-match action, 180 degree rule and the reverse shot.
This sequence should demonstrate match-on-match action, 180 degree rule and the reverse shot.
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