Title Sequences

Love Actually
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_saCHD4Wzqk

Rom Com with Hugh Grant who is known to do Rom Com's. Immediately we know the genre of the film. It introduces love in all forms notn just romantic love. Only digetic sound of Hugh Grant and the non-digetic sound of a soundtrack which sets the tone of soothing love and romance. It sets the location of Britain with Heathrow airport with an establishing shot. It uses mid-tracking shots to show people running up to loved ones but also close-ups to show emotions of the people. The codes and conventions are clearly shown through Hugh Grant being a British, Rom-com actor and being in London Heathrow airport for location. The themes of love, family, friends, relationships are clearly shown also with the cinematography of mid-shots and close-ups of people in an airport running up to each other with love and such happiness.


10 Things I Hate About You


The location of the film is clearly shown in an American city but most importantly a high school which then connotates the film for a teen audience. It is shown by an establishing shot capturing many students in the school. The fun song suggests happiness and feeling quite free and young which links in with school students. The whacky typography suggests the genres of a comedy and a teen film. Only one main character is shown by standing out and being different by the song she plays being different to the one on the soundtrack. It is a rock song with the lyric of 'I don't give a damn about my reputation.' This suggests that people hold grudges against this character especially with her having dark clothes and car which is in contrast with the sunny scenery. The themes of the film are shown by the hatrid of the main character and also school life and about the prom. It does not suggest it is a comedy however, but we could maybe guess it from the bright colours in the typography.

A Cinderella Story




Warner Brothers has distributed a fairytale modern take to Cinderella but creating into a romantic comedy aimed at young girls preferably teenagers with the touch of comedy in it. It starts off showing fairytale writing and with the non-digetic sound of violins to give an enchanting effect. A dolly shot moving quickly through beautiful scenery leading up to a castle with a female young voice gives the connotation of innocence, dreams and wanting to find that Prince Charming. As the digetic sound of the young girls voice the audience could sense this is the main character and who portrays Cinderella in what turns into an establishing shot of a castle to an American valley.

A fun upbeat song then starts which gives a more fresh feeling to the movie especially making it modern. We are introduced to a young girl with her dad who is quite sporty with the wide shot of her playing baseball. This film has gone against the stereotype of a little girl wearing pink but a sporty, girl that is happy and seems confident. The sunny weather gives a rather opptimistic atmosphere for this film. The typography changes also by being pink and swirly. This immediately connotates that it is a girly film but also still holds that fairytale feel to it. The last shot we see of the opening title sequence is the girl and her dad in her bedroom in a pretty cottage. The room is blue which again does not fit the stereotype of a young girl which then amplfies that this character is going to be unexpected but different also.


She's All That

Graduation Day

Continuity Piece

Continuity Evaluation

• What did you find diffilcult about this task?

In this task I have not found many things difficult but an enjoyed this challenge. However, incorportating all the different shots was tricky as we had to make sure we did them all correctly.

• What new skills have you acquired or developed?

The new skills I have developed are filming an 180 degree rule and a match on action shot. I have used these skills correctly.

• What worked well?

All of our continuity piece worked well because we included all what was required as well as making a humorous storyline. When editing we also added a theme song at the end to make it even better.

• What could myself or my team done better?

I believe there was nothing more myself or my team could have done better as we had done the best of our ability. We were organised and worked well toegther too.