Creating an Opening Title

For my project I decided it would be better to make our own title for a production company. For this I used Adobe After Effects and created one from scratch. The software is industry standard, so I wanted to make it as professional as possible. After watching a couple of tutorials on youtube for the software and learning from just playing around with the software I managed to create a functioning opening title. However I also wanted to add sound and fade effects to it, so I imported it to Premier Pro, with the main film footage, and added the sound effects on to it there. However, one problem I had was the first time I imported it the clip came out at a smaller resolution than I wanted so I rendered it again in After Effects and exported it again, and the quality was much better.

DRAFT Retaliation

• the volume of the music is too loud at points
• one of the cuts is delayed and needs to be edited
• lighting when shown on a projector may be an issue
• we have yet to film the ending
• the narrative may not be clear at this point
• sound effects need to be added

We asked some questions about our film and some of them were :

What is the narrative?
Can you notice the colour correction?
How does it fit the thriller genre?
How does the soundtrack create a mood or an atmosphere?
What is the audience for this short film?
Where would you expect to see this short film?
Is the pace of editing suited to the style of the film?
We switched the aspect ratio from 16:9 to 2.39:1 which is common to Thriller films. Do you like    this style?
Is there enough dialogue?
Is the lighting an issue?






Here is also some feedback we gathered from an audience:

November Feedback Response

Your short film has a clear progression of shots and the bars are effective in giving it a cinematic look. Shots are of a good quality and framing and composition are proficient showing excellent technical skill in use of the camera. Audio has been considered and a JVC camera has been used which shows ambition and an ability to use a more advanced camera.

Music is appropriate and builds tension ass does the length of shots. Feedback may indicate that shots are lengthy but this suits the style of the short film.

Music is copyright free as it is sourced from Incomputech so make this clear in your web-log or put it in the credits.

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I don't think you need to overdub sound but maybe add some ambient sounds or effects.

The narrative is clear. Make sure that the story is not cliched.  Be original and think of a twist at the end or defy expectations.  I am intrigued as to how you will resolve the narrative.  this is the key to level 4. 

 My response:
I think that the length of the shot fits well, as we want time to feel drawn out, like how it would feel in the protagonists situation. It is intended that we credit the appropriate sources that we used for our production. We also intend to add ambient sound effects and have plans to leave the narrative with a unique and exciting ending.
 

November feedback

Your short film has a clear progression of shots and the bars are effective in giving it a cinematic look. Shots are of a good quality and framing and composition are proficient showing excellent technical skill in use of the camera. Audio has been considered and a JVC camera has been used which shows ambition and an ability to use a more advanced camera.

Music is appropriate and builds tension ass does the length of shots. Feedback may indicate that shots are lengthy but this suits the style of the short film.

Music is copyright free as it is sourced from Incomputech so make this clear in your web-log or put it in the credits.

Document your creative journey

I don't think you need to overdub sound but maybe add some ambient sounds or effects.

The narrative is clear. Make sure that the story is not cliched.  Be original and think of a twist at the end or defy expectations.  I am intrigued as to how you will resolve the narrative.  this is the key to level 4.

TASK 10 Filming: Day 2

The second day of filming was considerably more successful than the first. We decided to re-shoot what we had done previously, so there are no lighting mix ups from shot to shot. We again used the JVC camera to take our shots, and managed to do them at much better quality then previously.

We filmed at the similar time to the first shoot, however as we were prepared we managed to get through shots a lot better. The main issue was how soon it got dark, however we got a good portion of our filming complete.

For the next session of filming we will have all shots completed.

TASK 10 Filming: Day 1

The equipment we used was the JVC camera as well as a tripod to hold the camera still while we filmed. We decided on using this due to the good quality of sound it can pick up alongside its quality in tracking moving, which is important to our film. We

TASK 10 Risk Assessment

	Risk Assessment Form
ACTIVITIES:     Post Production		HAZARDS & CONTROLS:    Tripping on wires (keep wires on desktop), Mac overheats (ensure they are maintained by technicians).

Activity Title:	To edit our short film
Activity Description:	To go into the editing suite to edit our short film.
List those managing this Activity and their competence:	Joe Hinton – Editor Connor Hanlon – Special Effects Samantha Bowles – Print Product
Who & how many are at risk from this Activity?	Joe Hinton, Connor Hanlon, Samantha Bowles – 3.

Hazards How could someone become hurt or made ill	Control measures How are you going to prevent this from happening?
Tripping on wires to cause injury.	Ensure all wires are organised and on the desktop so as to not trip.
Mac overheats to cause fire.	Ensure the technicians check the iMacs before use.

Risk Level:  After your controls have been applied what is your assessment of the risk level of this activity?	Low

	Risk Assessment Form
ACTIVITIES:    Filming the short film.		HAZARDS & CONTROLS:    Fire (fire alarm), Tripping (don’t film in rain), Malfunctioning Equipment (don’t film in rain).

Activity Title:	Filming the short film.
Activity Description:	To go on Location to film the short film.
List those managing this Activity and their competence:	Joe Hinton – Director Connor Hanlon – Actor, Costume Designer, Producer Samantha Bowles – Producer Reiss Hall - Actor
Who & how many are at risk from this Activity?	Joe Hinton, Connor Hanlon, Samantha Bowles, Reiss Hall – 4.

Hazards How could someone become hurt or made ill	Control measures How are you going to prevent this from happening?
Tripping over equipment.	Organise filming equipment and place in safe location whilst not in use. Ensure member of team is present with equipment at all times to ensure they are safe.
Fire at Location	Ensure Fire alarm is in working order at house location.
Rain in outside shots: Crew could slip on wet surface Equipment could get wet and malfunction.	Stop filming in rain. Only film in overcast conditions.

Risk Level:  After your controls have been applied what is your assessment of the risk level of this activity?	Medium