Title Sequence Notes

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1. 0:00 - 0:02 (Studio - Lucky Cat Studios)
2. 0:02 - 0:04
3. 0:04 - 0:07 (Production Company -)
4. 0:07 - 0:09

1. 0:09 - 0:12
2. 0:12 - 0:14 (Director - Me)
3. 0:14 - 0:17
4. 0:17 - 0:19 (Starring)

1. 0:19 - 0:21
2. 0:21 - 0:24 (Actor Name - )
3. 0:24 - 0:26
4. 0:26 - 0:28 (Actor Name -)

1. 0:28 - 0:31
2. 0:31 - 0:33 (Actor Name - )
3. 0:33 - 0:35
4. 0:35 - 0:38 (Actor Name - )

1. 0:38 - 0:41
2. 0:41 - 0:43
3. 0:43 - 0:45
4. 0:45 - 0:47
5. 0:47 - 0:52
6. 0:52 - 0:57

1. 0:57 - 1:02 
2. 1:02 - 1:06  (Casting - )
3. 1:06 -1:11 
4. 1:11 - 1:16 (Music - Dooqu)

1. 1:16 - 1:19 (Title)
2. 1:19 - 1:21 (Title)
3. 1:21 - 1:24 (Title)
4. 1:24 - 1:26 (Title)

1. 1:26 - 1:28
2. 1:28 - 1:30
3. 1:30 - 1:33
4. 1:33 - 1:35
5. 1:35 - 1:40
6. 1:40 - 1:45

1. 1:45 - 1:47
2. 1:47 - 1:50
3. 1:50 - 1:52
4. 1:52 - 1:55
5. 1:55 - 1:57
6. 1:57 - 2:00
7. 2:00 - 2:05
8. 2:05 - 2:11
9. 2:11 - 2:16
10. 2:16 - 2:21

Storyboarding

Before I get started on the storyboard as a final locked plan, I decided to do just a little planning beforehand. With such a plot heavy movie, as thought about in my overview, I have to figure out exactly what the opening is going to reveal, without taking away the feel. At one point in time, I did think about haven a narrator, though, this could ruin the initial feeling of the movie, so I have, for now, thrown this to the side.

I wanted to involve the idea of nature, yet as also mentioned beforehand, some form of illustration, which could be my way into developing the story with simple Japanese styled signs and such, which also reveal the credits at the same time. Some of the imagery I have imagined is listed below:

Graphic Details

After Effects Tutorials

Black & White Footage in After Effects

Slow Motion Footage in After Effects

Realistic Rain Drop FX - After Effects

Cinematic Effect

Titles

After a short moment of thought, I've decided upon using a Japanese word with significant meaning, rather than to use a word that is familiar to the English language. There are plenty of places to search for this kind of thing, though, I may somehow find a way of linking back to the meaning of this word, and generally linking it into the sequence as a whole.

Out of all the places to search, I stumbled upon an article titled " 11 Beautiful Japanese Words That Don't Exist In English ". Out of the list, all of them are intriguing, though a few of them specifically stood out to me, and seemed to work for this rather difficult genre.

Here, 'll make a list of the more significant ones, and also include their Kanji counterpart, as I want to incorporate traditional Japanese writing. And I'm of course going to describe the meanings of these words, as without the meaning, they're not so effective as they would be otherwise.

Otsukaresama / おつかれさま

Means "you're tired." Used to let somebody know their hard work is being recognised, and that one is thankful for this.

Komorebi / 木漏れ日

Referring to sunlight that is filtering through tree leaves.

Kogarashi / 木枯らし

The cold wind that signifies the arrival of winter.

Mononoaware / 物の哀れ

Awareness of the impermanence of all things and the gentle sadness of their passing.

Yuugen / 幽玄

An awareness of the universe, triggering emotional responses too mysterious and deep for words.

Shinrinyoku / 森林浴

Going deep into the woods where everything is silent and peaceful.

Kintsukuroi / 金繕い

The art of repairing pottery with gold or silver joining the pieces, understanding the piece is more beautiful for having been broken.

Shoganai / ょうがない      

“It cannot be helped.” But is not discouraging or despairing. Means to accepting that something was out of your control. Encourages people to realize that it wasn’t their fault, to moving on with no regret.

 Since I didn't just want to decide on a title by myself, I created the above survey to decide on a specific title. Therefore, I'll have an audience deciding on what suits the story line best. Now just to wait, as see which title is bestowed upon this movie.

...And over the next few days, I collected my responses, and these we're the results, as listed below.

So, with this out of the way, I have sussed out two things in one go, with a fair survey taken with a total of 10 people. Not only does this survey decided on a title for me, but it also decides on the audience who my film is going to be aimed towards. 

I'm actually really happy with how this survey turned out, especially with the first question.

The title of my movie is going to be "Shoganai", I'll copy and paste the meaning for you to make it easier. 

“It cannot be helped.” But 

is not discouraging or despairing. 

Means to accepting that something 

was out of your control. 

Encourages people to realize that 

it wasn’t their fault, to

 moving on with no regret.

When I decided on including this title into the list of suitable ones, I really did love the idea, as it fits the storyline, which is back on the overview blog post.  It was really helpful having my audience decide for me though, as it determines what'll definitely fit with others opinions.

Overview

With my current ideas being a little all over the place as of now, it seems to be an especially good time to be throwing each of these out there after therefore having a storyline and such to link into the title sequence. This way, it'll be much easier to make some sense within the title sequence. I feel that my idea could use two types of title sequence, though all in all, will be a discrete title sequence, yet at the same time part of the movie, in a sense.

I haven't been able to decisively stick to one single idea, therefore, both ideas will be written briefly here, so that they can be compared. Then, I will decided on which I'd prefer to continue with. 

Let's get onto the synopsis, so the entire story is clear first of all. With what I have in mind, this must be done, as with such complex yet simply plots, it's needed to make the title sequence for whichever plot I choose something special. 

The story of two samurai brothers, following their 

powerful and beautiful tale of a blinded fight for 

power between one the two. Fate leads them in 

different directions, though fate is also what 

is to lead them to reunite years after these 

events.

The General, a violent monstrosity of a man 

and the odd one out in a family of high 

bloods tries to find his place in the 

wizarding society, during the 

war he is to begin.

A simple life, but a not so simple 

mind. A recluse questions his 

own reality; questions 

everything.

With three entirely different story lines at hand, this leaves me with multiple different routes to take. Although, it's been the easiest decision I've had to make. Amongst all three ideas, the final idea feels like the easiest to create a title sequence for; yet at the same time, it has an appealing, interesting and fresh idea behind it. 

Stereotypes and Representation

1) Screenshot a character from an opening from your sub-genre that supports or contradicts the theories we have just looked at (one cover for each theory). 

2) Post the images on your blog.  

3) Next to the image you have chosen to analyse in terms of representation/stereotyping, analyse how media language is used to create a stereotype that supports or contradicts each theory.

4) Then do a concluding sentence explaining how/why you will use similar stereotypes in your own practical work.

-Reservoir Dogs
Gender
Class

Sub-Genre Conventions: Camera

In order to make any piece of imagery, be it photographic or

A wide shot, extreme long shot, or more commonly a establishing shot is used simply for the reasoning of setting the scene. You can have a lot more freedom with the positioning of these types of shot. However, from a composition perspective, certain aspects can be purposely placed, especially if they were an important aspect to the experience the viewer gains, per say. 

Since this has been shot outside, we have natural lighting, which can definitely be seen as a bonus, provided this is what is required. Also, being set in a day makes and form of shoot a lot easier as opposed to at night, as this would require artificial lighting, which, though effective, is much harder to work with. One suggestion that could be made for the lighting, is with the reflections shining off the windows. With a different photograph focusing on this issue, this problem has been solved. However, I'll explain that much later on.

Mise-en-scene doesn't apply for this specific shot, however, for a few things it could very well have done. Especially for things such as props and also general setting. Since this is an establishing shot of a school/college, you'd typically expect this to come from something school related. This could be a teenage movie, indie movie or a slice-of-life movie.

For establishing shots, the general shot type would of course be an extreme long shot, to of course set the scene. Since the genre I will be going with is dark drama, the establishing shot would typically be from a high angle or a birds eye view, as these tend to build upon the dramatic feeling that is implied upon viewing. 

Big Close Up

Rule of Thirds 1

Rule of Thirds: Broken

Rule of Thirds: Correct

Rule of Thirds: Centred

Rule of Thirds

Over the shoulder

Under-Exposure

Fixing Under Exposure

Levels

Adjusting the Levels

Adjusting the Levels 2

Adjusting the Levels 3

Fixed Exposure

Finish!