3. I have selected what I think are the nine key frames in my opening
sequence. Each frame shows various aspects in regards to the
locations, the costume, the fonts, the effects and the narration.
The framing in the first key frame is a long shot that introduces the character as well as
the costume. This shot is also hinting on what location they are in. My partner an I
decided to film this shot in this way because we wanted to make it feel like a holiday
documentary, In the shot the cameraman pans the camera from the plane to the
character. The reason for this is to set the scene to let the audience know where they
are and what they are doing.
The second key frame is and exterior panning shot of the airplane flying. For this shot I
added a sound effect of a plane flying. This shot was created thorough a flight simulator
where I recorded the screen of my computer. Whilst I was editing, I cropped the clip to
show the necessary piece of footage. I decided to use the flight simulator to record the
plane flying as the graphics look very realistic and it flows very well with the narration. If
we didn't decide to use this effect, It would of made the narration very difficult to
understand.
The third frame we also filmed as if it was a found footage video effect of a panning close up
shot of the character. This shot clearly identifies the location of the shot and clearly flows well
with the narration. In this shot, I added the sound effect of the planes engine in the background
to keep the continuity. In this frame, the audience can identify what the characters wearing which
is a smart, casual look. This section of the sequence builds up a lot of suspense as the plane
flies through severe weather.
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4. The fourth frame contains a lot of drama as this section of the sequence is the ending to
the build up and suspense as the plane crashes out the sky. We used an interference
screen effect to portray the plane crash. This final shot is the ending of the narrative and
the introduction scene, the shot ends with a long fade out.
The fifth key frame is the beginning of the credit sequence. This shot is an establishing
shot where the audience can establish many elements to the show including the
location, the fonts, the music and the drama. This shot fades in to a new location which
is the lost island the plane has crashed on. Then the music and the font abruptly appear
together with the music being a loud dramatic into. Throughout this shot, the camera is
shaking, this shows the audience the emotions and the physiological being of the
cameraman as he is filming.
The sixth and seventh key frames are of the actors being introduced. The camera shot
used in these credits is called the ʻDolly zoomʼ or ʻHitchcock zoomʼ or ʻA Jaws shotʼ as this
camera effect has been used in the films ʻVertigoʼ and ʻJawsʼ. The dolly zoom is a camera
effect used by filmmakers to represent a sensation of unrealism and shock which both
characters have gone through in the sequence.
The font used in the credits is called ʻHerculanumʼ which is a Photoshop text. The reason
my partner and I chose this font is because it related very well with nature and looks
similar to the font used on Dinotopiaʼs opening credits that my partner and I both thought
was similar to our sequence in terms of characters and location. The type of actions the
characters are portraying look confused and unsettled.
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5. The eighth Key frame is a very key element in the credit sequence as it contains a
major part of the plot. The shot is a point of view shot from a mysterious creature
jumping onto the character. This shot contains a lot of drama and suspense, the use of
music changing dramatically when the creature jumps on the character really helps set
the scene. My partner and I thought adding the visual effect on the creature makes it
easier for the audience to understand what is happening and keeps the narrative
flowing. The shot ends with an abrupt cut which represents the character had been
attacked and has blacked out.
The final key frame ends the narrative and the credit sequence. The mise en scene
shows the location, the shot type and the character. The camera shot in this clip is a
point of view shot from the camera as it is being dropped. The narrative suggests that
the cameraman could be in shock or fear as he drops the camera and runs away. This
section of the credit sequence contains a lot of drama and suspense as it leaves the
audience wondering what will happen to the characters.
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6. 9 Key frames
Dinotopia
Same Narrative
(Plane Crash)
Same ages of leading roles
Same use of fonts
This Is the opening credit sequence I compared to. I focused on this television show the
most as it shares the same narrative just portrayed in a different story.
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7. Construction Process
• What I found to be most enjoyable in the process was going out and filming the shots. I very
much enjoyed visiting Duxford Imperial War Museum and having the freedom to film inside a
real aircraft. I also enjoyed the editing process as my partner and I were able to transform
various clips into a structured sequence. I also found creating the mood board, the nine key
frames and the storyboard to be exciting as my partner and we could then put our ideas on
paper and start bringing everything together.
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8. • What I found to be most challenging in this project was the pre production and research
stages where I had to gather various pieces of work on the target audience for our television
drama as well as creating a questionnaire on different genres for my sequence. The reason I
found this process to be a challenge was because I had to hit deadlines on time which meant
I had to work on various tasks at the same time. What I also felt was challenging was
deciding on the soundtrack and fonts for our television drama as my partner and I wanted it to
suit our genre the best.
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9. My partner and I faced many problems from the outset to our process. Because we had such
a technical and complex plot, we had to think up solutions into how we should approach
them. One of our main problems was that in the sequence, a plane crashed on a lost island.
We thought up various solutions to create this effect but I came up with an idea to solve the
problem. What I decided to do was to use a game I have got on my Mac called X-Plane,
which is a realistic flight simulator. What I did was I set up a plane we wanted to use and the
weather to make it stormy, I then simply flew the plane and then crashed it. I used various
camera shots and the graphics on the game made it look very realistic. I used an application
called Screen flow to Record the gameplay. Another problem we faced was filming inside and
airplane. What we did to resolve this problem was to get in touch with the Duxford Imperial
War Museum and explain to them that we were media students that were making a project
and if they had the certain plane we wanted to use and would it be possible to film inside the
aircraft. The war museum let us film inside the plane we wanted with no problems. The other
problem we faced was when we are filming inside the aircraft, there were no other
passengers in the plane to make it look realistic. What we did to resolve that problem was
when we were editing, we just used close ups of ourselves and not the whole interior of the
plane.
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10. • I found working in a team really helped me achieved what I wanted from the beginning of the
project. My partner helped me very much with coming up with ideas and how they should be
portrayed. Being with a partner means we could split the work up making it a much easier
and faster process. My partner and I also have a very good relationship which made it easy
for us to communicate and get work done.
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11. Legal And Ethical
Consideration
A legal and ethical consideration I had to make was to use copyright
free music from Creative Commons to use for our opening
sequence. Creative Commons Organization allows the public to
share media materials such as Music and photographs using free
and legal tools. What I did first was I researched copyright free
music sights where I then searched for a piece of music that suits
our title sequence. I found its quite a struggle to find the exact piece
of music either because it was not right for our sequence, or that it
couldnʼt be downloaded. In the end I managed to find a sound track
that worked very well with the genre and theme of our sequence. I
downloaded the soundtrack from ʻJamendoʼ
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12. Skills And Development
The technologies I used in this project included effects including foley sounds, What I
did to achieve this was to find a white noise from inside an airplane in which you hear
people talking, coughing and the airplanes engine running. I found this from found
footage that I shot myself on a real aircraft on a holiday. I deleted the video and kept the
audio which I then added to the sequence. My partner and I created text in Photoshop
to use for the credits in the sequence. Once we had found the text that most suited our
genre, we then opened it in Final Cut where we then places it accordingly. We also used
various Final Cut tools to alter some of the clips including the exterior shots of the plane
flying which I created from using a flight simulator game. I had to crop the clip to get rid
of any unnecessary parts showing.
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13. When editing in Final Cut, I added a video filter effect to the shot
where a mysterious creature is jumping onto Jackʼs back. The
reason I did this was to hint to the audience that it could be an out of
this world violent creature.
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14. Quality Of Final
Product
I think ʻISOLATEDʼ is appropriate to the brief given and it is also suitable for our target audience by the
use of the characters being portrayed the way they do and also the relationship between the two
characters. I think this sequence was very strong in terms of technical strengths as we have brought in a
lot of separate found footage and home made effects into the final sequence. Examples of the technical
strengths we used was the flight simulator to represent the exterior shots of the plane flying through a
storm which gave the sense of realism to the audience. We also used the clip of found footage I shot
when on holiday of the camera recording out of the plane window when taking off which worked very
well. Other technical strengths I thought worked very well was the credits we created from Photoshop as
they work very well with the genre of the opening sequence as well as the music as it helps the audience
set the scene for the whereabouts of the location it is set in and what genre it portrays. The opening
sequence in the end was almost identical to the original idea that was thought up. The introduction of the
opening credits worked very well therefore we stuck to our original idea. Although we stuck to the
original idea, my partner and I decided to have some of the story running with the credits instead of a
long introduction scene. We did this because the sequence would of been too long and we thought it
worked very well as the audience can still follow on with the story whilst the credits are being shown.
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15. Overall
Overall I am very happy with how this project turned out. I am very pleased that we got
permission to film at Duxford War Museum which really made an impact in the opening
scene. I thought the flight simulator worked very well and made the flight scene very realistic.
I am also pleased I worked with my partner I chose as we both shared the same interest and
enthusiasm and we both came up with good ideas to use in ʻISOLATEDʼ
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