Tuesday 24th January 2012- Thursday 26th January 2012

In todays lesson we started to put our sequence together into final cut pro. We looked at different transitions inbetween the shots and worked out where the titles were able to go. We also worked around with the picture of the x ray and where it would go within the sequence. In todays lesson one member- yasmin was not in as she was ill.

In thursdays lesson two members were off for different reasons so me and Hannah worked on our title sequence. The server had crashed and all our work from tuesdays lesson was wiped which meant we had to start the whole sequence again. Once we imported all the shots into final cut our main aim was to cut certain shots in the correct place and put the whole sequence together so that when the girls were back in we could do more editing as a group as all group members should have a say in how the title sequence goes. We also added in the x ray image in the correct place and tried all different tranisitions so that the x ray image was as fluid as the rest of the sequence.

location shots

These are our location shots of where we filmed our dance scenes and the wheelchair scenes. The first two pictures are of location shots that we used to film the wheelchair part. The outside location is where we filmed the dance part of our sequence. We took a picture of the tv and the corridor as they were the two main features of the title sequence. The square arc is a significant place in the location as this is where the boys danced for our title sequence.

Friday 20th January

Today we finished our shooting at my house and we were very successful. All the shots came out exactly how we imagined. All group members participated and worked well as a team. The house we used had enough space. We used a variety of different shots and used all space and props that were avaliable to us. At first we had a bit of a debate that it wouldnt work but we were suprised when we got all the filming done and it was all correct.

Next week we will focus on re shooting two shots and mainly focus on the editing part of the sequence. We filmed extra so that if some footage wasnt good enough we would have a back up plan.

Thursday 19th January

Yesterday (Thursday 19th January) we filmed the first two shots of our title sequence. It didnt go aswell as we planned it to but managed to work our way round the obstacles and got there in the end. One member of the group was unable to attend filming yesterday due to her being ill. As it got dark quickly it was limiting our lighting which was an obstacle we had to work around.

Due to watching the footage back we have decided to re-shoot the first two shoots as we can not establish what is going on as the lighting was worse than we thought. We are re-shooting these two shots next tuesday so we can start editing on thursday. This has become a bit of a problem as we may not finishing editing by the deadline. The group will work extra hard to make the title sequence as realistic as possible.

Journal week Monday 9th January- Friday 13th January

This week the group focused on finishing all the tasks for our title sequence. As a group we had to create a powerpoint on paramount; our chosen production logo for our title sequence. Hannah created a questionairre to research our target audience and to find out the type of font the audience would prefer for 'change the beat.' Hannah also uploaded the storyboards and the group decided on a possible location and shots that could be used for the sequence. This week the group had to council filming due to the fact I was off ill; however the group decided we were able to film the following week. The main problem was the main part of the shooting was being filmed at my house as i had all the correct props, setting and costumes. After the group deciding to re schedule the shooting, it was time to disscuss film and location shots to make sure there was progress shown before next Thursday and Friday.

Thursday 19th January 2012

Today we are shooting the first two shots of our title sequence in an outside location. This will be the dancing scenes. We also will be taking shots of location to establish the whole location. Tomorrow we will be shooting the rest of the sequence at a different location (my house). This will be the part of the sequence that establishes what would happen in the film. Tomorrow's shooting is the most important as we need to make sure we get the correct shots and establish the importance of this part of the title sequence.

music

Today the group had a disscussion about one of the soundtracks that will be featuring in our title sequence and debated that the music and the lyrics of this soundtrack may contradict the title sequence too much. We have decided that once we have filmed and put the sequence into final cut we will try the soundtrack and if it does contradict the images too much then we will change it to a more suitable song.

costumes

These two images are of the dance group that are performing in our title sequences. Not all these students are now avaliable to dance for us but we are using part of the group and are using other students. In both pictures they are wearing two types of costumes which are both possibilities of what they will be wearing on the day of filming. The first image shows the flip which will be roughly the same flip that will be used at the beginning of our title sequence.

x-ray image

This is the picture of the broken spine, that will be featured in part of our title sequence as part of the prologue, to show the audience that the main character (Frankie) has injured himself.

The x ray image above was the original picture we were going to use but after a disscussion with shaun we decide that a real x ray image would be more appropriate and believable for our sequence.

17th January 2012

As a result of not being able to film in their dance studio we have had to change the location but we have sorted out where we are able to film now. This will be a completely different location but will still work depending on the weather. We will be filming this on Thursday 19th January 2012.

song for title sequence

http://audionetwork.lgfl.org.uk/show-production-results.aspx?stype=4&keywords=Perfection


This will be the main song for our title sequence and the music for the title sequence will begin when the main character 'Frankie' turns on the stereo.

5th January

Today the group decided to make an animatic of our storyboard so that it could give us a brief idea of what our title sequence may look like. We also created a google calender so that we can be more organised with our filming and editing etc. Our decision was to film the dance section on Friday as the dancers/actors are avaliable to film. Also the group disscussed the music again because the original soundtrack that was chosen has copyright authorization.

8th December part 2

In Shauns lesson we designed the rest of our storyboard for our title sequence 'Change the Beat'. We started to do some research into the dance group that will be involved in our title sequence. We looked into the type of routine we wanted them to do and the clothes we want them to wear. I wrote a letter to woolwich poly school to ask permission to film in their dance studio as it has correct lighting, nice surroundings and a big enough space for the group to dance.

Typography ideas for our title sequence

We have been looking at different types of typography and have picked three very different types. We will do some audience research and see what typography is the most popular for our title sequence. The reason we have chosen tyre track typogrphy is because it connotates the 'wheelchair' in the title sequence.This will help the audience have an idea of the storyline of the disability.

http://www.fonts2u.com/tyre-stencil-regular.font?ptext=change+the+beat&size=&submit=Submit

10th January 2012

Last week the group decided on the soundtrack for the title sequence. The group decided to use 'Big Boss' for the dance part in the seqence and to use 'perfection' for when Frankie is in his wheelchair. These soundtracks are appropriate for 'Change the beat' because they have the vibe and feeling to go with the events of the title sequence.


Perfection soundtrack:
https://audionetwork.lgfl.org.uk/production-music/perfection_14743.aspx

Big Boss soundtrack:
http://www.audionetwork.com/production-music/big-boss_23163.aspx

Heaven cent soundtrack:
https://audionetwork.lgfl.org.uk/production-music/heaven-cent_13319.aspx

8th December

On the 8th of December our group designed our storyboard for our title sequence 'Change the beat'. We decided that the main location to film would be at my house but we do have to shoot to other scenes in another location as it is more appropriate for the dancers. We are using my house to film as it has all the props we need to use e.g wheelchair, costumes, correct surroundings and enough space to shoot our scenes.
The music in our sequence begins when the main character 'Frankie' turns the stereo on.