Horror Opening Sequence Indents

The video below shows the first indent we created. this indent was really basic and needed to be improved. Yaaseen had added sound effects to make the clip more interesting and changed the smoke to fire. Our first Indent name was 'Heated Production'.

 

The video below shows our second indent we created. We decided to change the indent name from 'Heated Production' to ' Green Eyed Production' and added a few more effects to it so it is more interesting to watch.



Now that we had two indents we decided to widen our creativity and add both of them in. This was because after we added the 'Green Eyed Production' indent to our Horror Opening Sequence we had about 30 seconds left so we decided to add both in. Making these Indents were not a big hassle. They were pretty easy and quick to make.

We didn't spend much time on creating the indents because we wanted to spend more time on editing the opening sequence to make it as effective as possible. I mainly concentrated on the editing and tried to make everything so intense for the audience.

Our Indents are good but we could have spend more time adding effects and sound to it to make it look more interesting.

Indents

Indents are a shorter term for identification. film productions use them to identify their company.

I will be talking about how The 20th Century fox and Universal has changed over the years. Below I have attached a video from YouTube. The first one is an old indent and shows 20th Century Fox in the 1960's. as you can see it is pretty simple and not really eye-catching. In the second video i have embedded from YouTube. It shows the new/ modern version of the 20th Century Fox title sequence. As you may have noticed, it is much more colourful and eye-catching. The title sequence engages the audience and makes them want to watch the movie.



The 20th Century Fox

20th Century fox is one of the major american film production companies. This company was found in 1935 by William Fox. This company is one of the six major production companies. They have also made many successful films such as; Star Wars, Ice Age, X-Men, Die Hard, Planet of the Apes, Fantastic Four, Alien and Predator. They have also made many successful TV shows such as The Simpsons, Family Guy and Modern Family.

The video that i have embedded is the old indent for 20th Century Fox. As you can see this indent has no colour and is pretty plain. However, the theme tune is slightly the same.



The link above shows the new indent for 20th Century Fox. This one is more eye catching and has been made more modern for the audience. Furthermore, the 20th Century Fox logo is shown in a low angle shot surrounded by premier lights as it is a huge company who have made many films with blockbuster hits. On the other hand, the theme tune is a like a trademark. When the audience listen to the theme they will understand/ recognise the company straight away.

Step Outline

The first post shows a step outline for Exorcist (1973) which was created by me. The second post shows the opening title sequence step outline for Sinister (2012). Our group chose these horror movies because they are similar to one another.

I have shown what the title sequence includes. I did this by sectioning the table. The table that I did shows what was included from sound to typography. my title opening was 01:38. Whilst doing this step outline i showed how each scene was effective and related to horror.

Another member in my group did a step outline for Sinister (2012). The opening sequence for this isn't that scary or frightening. However, the soundtrack and editing techniques makes the film much more interesting to watch.

When comparing these two opening title sequences, Exorcist (1973) is much more frighting than Sinister (2012). Whereas, the concept of both movies are similar. These two movies have given me an idea of how we should set our opening title sequence. In our opening title sequence we will include a scary soundtrack and try make our clips short so it keeps the audience interested. Our group will also use effective editing to keep the audience on the edge of their seats.

Horror Research

In this task we had different research tasks to complete. Our group had shared the tasks evenly and all did different types of horror research. The research tasks included Iconography of horror, a timeline that shows the history of the genre and how it has changed over time. The certificate ratings shows us what we can include for certain ages. This will be helpful as we can only add a limit amount of blood and gore. Our last research was to look at the sub genres.

By doing this, It will help us to find the best target audience and what to include in our Horror sequence when we come to make it. This research will also show us how to make a sequence that is suitable for a certain age group and appeal to our target audiences. Our research will help us to know what to include and what will attract the audiences attention

I started with the certificate ratings. this allowed us to know what we was allowed to include for certain age groups. It also showed us what the audience may want to see and showed us our limits to make a horror title sequence.

Amy then went on to producing the timeline. This showed our group how our certain target audience have changed throughout the years and what they now find appealing.

Yaaseen then went on to making the Iconography of horror. This research was very helpful as it would show us what props and costumes we will need to include for our sequence. It also showed us how effective each prop can be and what effect it has on the audience.

Finally, Yaaseen also did the sub genres of horror. This will help us as a group as our questionnaire will let us know which one is more popular and we will then base our horror on the most popular sub genre. This will be good as it will be what our audience wants and what they prefer.

Match on Action

Match on Action is when two cameras have been set in different angles and record the same scene. This allows the audience to believe that the scene is continuos and flows nicely. Then when editing you cut one shot to another to show continuity.

In my group we had to film someone coming/ walking up the stairs. In our activity we had chosen a female to act as if she has grabbed something from her locker and heading off to her next lesson. Moreover, when we filmed this we tried to get as many angles as possible. We did this so that our viewers/ audience wouldn't get bored. Whilst filming we positioned the camera at the bottom of the stairs, middle and the top. This gave us a lot of ideas when putting this scene together. Our group also chose to use a range of camera angles such as Low angle and High angle shots.

Moreover, I believe that the simplest thing of the activity was filming. However, I believe that the editing was easy for me. This is probably because we had a lot of footage to put in. Furthermore, the girl didn't have a complex task so her acting wasn't that hard either. We believe that she didn't have any trouble acting as it is an everyday situation.

Furthermore, I believe that the most difficult thing in this activity was try not to get any other of the group members in. This would make the scene look very basic and not professional. It was also quite hard to try not to get any of the other cameras in. this would have ruined the scene. To prevent this from happening we did a practise run first. this allowed us to see if there was anything in the way.

From doing the task with my group, I now understand Match on Action and how it can be used in a scene to see things from different perspectives and how it shows continuity in a clip. this keeps the audience engaged and not bored. I have learnt a new filming technique that will improve my work in the future.

if I did this activity again I would make sure that it is continuous. For example, when the actress is walking up the flight of stairs with a phone in her hand. Once she goes up the stairs we film her and she doesn't have a phone. This would be one thing i change if i did this activity again. Even though Im skilled when it comes to editing, I believe that i can improve the clip by spending more time on it instead of rushing it.