This document discusses revisions and decisions made for the third draft of a group opening sequence project. It describes changing plans for filming curtains opening due to light issues, using a TV instead of laptop for a shadow scene, ideas for new storyboards, scripts, shotlists, and effects. It also mentions making the character look more nerdy with glasses and plain clothes, and putting titles on screen during footage rather than a separate black title screen.

1. ASSIGNMENT 11: REDRAFT #4.
GETTING INTO GROUPS.
Key Code:
Abigail:
Gledis:
Joanne:
Vera:
Group Work:
Group work:

2. Teacher assessment of our second
opening sequence:

3. Feedback of our first opening
sequence:

4. Decisions and Revisions.
• While we were making draft two, we came across a
problem that we would face – this was the filming of
the curtains opening.
• We decided not to do this, as when the curtains
opened quickly, too much light flooded into the room
which affected the lens of the camera.
• Also, originally we wanted to have a gust of wind
blow papers from our character’s desk. This proved
too hard to film as we didn’t have a powerful enough
electrical fan.

5. Decisions and Revisions.
• Another decision we had to make whilst filming was
the idea of a shadow figure being seen in the
character’s laptop.
• We couldn’t do this as the laptop couldn’t be
switched off any other way than manually.
• To combat this, we reverted back to the initial idea of
the shadow being seen in the television.

6. New Idea. (for draft three)
• Abigail

7. New Storyboard.
• Joanne

8. New Script.
• Gledis

9. New Shotlist.
• Abigail

10. Transitions and special effects.
• For draft three, we want to use cross
dissolve over the text, so it flows nicely.
• We have also considered using a
special effect for the video camera when
the character records herself.
•

11. Changes in character and mise en
scene.
• For draft three, we want to make our character
look more nerdy.
• We will accomplish this by using large
oversized glasses, and a simpler costume that
makes her look even less confident than in
the first and second drafts.

12. Titles.
• After making draft two, we realised that the titles on a
black screen didn’t work as well as we initially
thought it would.
• It made the opening sequence too disjointed and
wasn’t appropriate for the type of opening sequence
that we wanted to make as we had a linear narrative.
• For draft three, we want to put our titles on screen
alongside our footage. This will work better as it
won’t break away from what is happening.