Tuesday, 17 January 2017

Feedback Summary




Introduction


For our thriller piece, me and the group I am in gave a pitch showcasing our plot and target audience etc. proceeding this presentation, the audience whom we pitched to wrote positives and negatives for all areas that we established. All of these comments will be established in this feedback summary.





Conventions


For our presentation, we received to most positive comments for the conventions of our idea. One of the main comments was that they liked 'the use of cross-cutting to contrast the juxtaposition of the office and the chase scene'. Thus, we will not alter the conventions of or idea.




Plot


Our responses regarding our pitch where inconsistent to say the least. A third of the feedback said that they were confused and that the pitch required more description. For this we will make the opening sequence captivating whilst be easy to follow so that the audience understand what is going.




Overall Dislikes


All of the dislikes displayed by the feedback we received will be all taken in consideration. these comments consisted of 'consider location' and finalise soundtrack and narration'. All of these comments will be taking on bored and we will take them in mind when improving our piece.






 


Tuesday, 6 December 2016

Art of the Title - The Inner Workings


There are many variations of idents. However, they do not need to be genre-specific, in fact, their ability to transcend film genres is part of the lasting appeal. Saul Bass school of graphic animation and the many genres that particular aesthetic has been applied to, from comedies and romances to thrillers and capers. Also, the detail-oriented montage, where the audience is introduced to themes in a film or information about its players through relevant close-up or overlapping imagery.


All of these categories are born from a world wide appeal and are often broad in scope: graphic animation, nostalgic influence, situational type, photomontage etc. The microscopic, inner world has also emerged as a common topic, embracing both the mechanical and the organic — and, sometimes, a combination of the two.


There are particular technical, narrative and graphic techniques for which title design is an ideal venue. Because of its short format and creative license  title sequence real estate is often used to explore elaborate, abstract worlds previously unknown or unseen. For this reason, nner Workings is a theme that is frequented by a broad spectrum of genres
Shooting Script and Feedback


Potential Ideas


Ident Research