R+P Post 8: Our opening sequence idea, to include sound and titles

Opening sequence:
The opening sequence follows the main character, Grace, and her routine in the morning right from the moment her alarm sounds when she wakes up. Once awake she immediately reaches for her phone and throughout the sequence she is repeatedly seen using her phone. In the later part of the sequence, she is seen doing very weird things such as checking her mood-board of her target, packing her bag with unsual things such a latex gloves and applying cosmetic products to look like the girl she is stalking. Whilst packing, we hear a small exchange of dialogue between Grace and her brother about how grace is taking too long to get ready for school.

Sound:

At the start of the sequence, there will be no music playing. The first sound will be the sound of an alarm ringing for a few seconds until Grace reaches over to turn it off. After this, a heavy breathing sound is heard and this is plays until the music then begins to play as she gets up out of bed.

Titles:
For the creation of our titles, we were sure to do some research into the titles already used in some other films. To do this we referred to the website Art of the Title (www.artofthetitle.com) where we were able to look through a numerous amount of title sequences.

One title sequence that especially stood out to me was that for the film Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant. This film is an adventure, fantasy film that has many themes connoting that of a supernatural and slightly horrific nature. With such an abstract genre being portrayed, I was taken at how successful the titles used were in connoting this, and as a result I knew that whatever the genre, it is a necessity for the themes and ideas present to be thoroughly connoted in all aspects of the film including the opening titles.

As well taking the above into account for the creation of our titles, there was still a need to conform to the codes and conventions of film opening titles and this means the inclusion of titles that are there to inform the audience of elements of the film such as the institutions behind the film, the star cast/actors and the film crew to name a few.

Below is a list of the titles used in our film opening:

• Film 4 presents
• A Bugle Films Production
• Starring Celine George
• Ella Thompson
• and Joshua Oranu-Noah
• Directed by Prudence Carter-Phillips
• Produced by Gabriel Meytanis
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