Some opening frames from my film
These shots are my example of the main bulk of my title sequence, such as the example of Se7en; shown in www.theartofthetitle.com
Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?
I feel that I have learnt how to use different transitions to create different effects on the audience in a piece of media. One thing I learnt from my opening sequence that I did not know when doing my preliminary task was merging two sounds; by fading one out while fading the other in; I did this to extend the footsteps at the end to carry them on into the next shots.
What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?
I have learnt how to download different soundtracks from MyFreeSounds.org. I used this to download the spygame2.wav. I was already familiar with iMovie from GSCE but I learned two clear things since then; that the cross-fade could be used to carry a title from one shot to another so it continues from a black screen to a moving clip, and that I can fade out one sound while fading in another to make it sound continuous. I recapped on how to use a camera and import footage. I have become aware of how to use Blogger and post text, images, videos and scan in work that I had done.
How did you attract/address your audience?
The target audience for my film opening sequence would be older teenagers. It isn’t aimed at younger teenagers, such as 15 year olds, as thriller films tend to me more complex and require a more sophisticated level of thinking to understand and enjoy. Horror films are generally aimed at the younger audience as they are simpler as what is shown on screen is all that happens and there are no hidden messages to work out.
Who would be the audience for your media product?
The target audience for my film opening sequence would be older teenagers. It isn’t aimed at younger teenagers, such as 15 year olds, as thriller films tend to me more complex and require a more sophisticated level of thinking to understand and enjoy. Horror films are generally aimed at the younger audience as they are simpler as what is shown on screen is all that happens and there are no hidden messages to work out.
What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?
My opening film sequence would be distributed by cinemas and in trailers before other thriller and horror films. It would be advertised before similar films so that the right target audience is delivered the information they need. Magazines, such as film and game magazines, would advertise this as the target audience would read these. Though my film said Universal Studios at the start, it wouldn’t make much sense for them to be distributing a small British film.