Preliminary Task

Evaluation
Throughout the filming of my Preliminary Task there were many factors that i had to consider, for example in the shot of Josh walking through the door I had to find a way to make him come through the door look in another room before deciding to go through the door next to the camera, I had to film it this way so that Josh was still walking in the same direction across the camera during the whole of the video. I also had to make sure that i got enough footage of Josh walking down the stairs in order for me to make it flow properly and without any problems, it took a bit of time to make sure that when i changed the shot the feet looked the same and Josh wasn't jumping from one foot to the other because his legs didn't match in the shots. I used the techniques I had gathered in previous tasks to make sure that this went well, I also thought about the improvements I had been given from my previous tasks and try to make this task better. To improve how well my task went I would make sure I film exactly what I wanted to film because I accidentally filmed Josh shutting the door rather than him opening it luckily as it was only the close up of Josh's hand and nothing else had to be re-shot as because nothing else was shown in the shot and the fact that he was wearing something different didn't matter. I would also script my conversation better as in this video it is hard to see how the conversation is flowing between both Josh and Dylan. I need to make sure that the video flows properly and I have all the shots I need before I leave on the filming day because if anything needs to be re-filmed then everyone is still in the same clothes that they are in in my video. Overall the task went well but I need to do more planning into the dialogue.

Divergent Opening Credits

Credits in the order they appear-
Summit Entertainment, A Lionsgate Company
Red Wagon Entertainment
Summit entertainment presents
A red wagon entertainment production
A Neil Burger Film
Divergent
Shailene Woodley
Theo James
Ashley Judd
Jai Courtney
Ray Stevenson
Zoe Kravitz
Miles Teller
Tony Goldwyn
Ansel Elgort
Maggie Q
Mekhi Phifer
and Kate Winslet
Ben Llyod-Hughes
Christian Madsen
Amy Newbold
Casting By Mary Vernieu and Venus Kanani
Co-Producer Veronica Roth
Senior Visual Effects Supervisor- Jim Berney
Music Supervisor- Randall Roster
Music By Junkie XL
Executive Score Producer Hans Zimmer
Costume Designer Carlo Poggioli
Editors Richard Francis-Bray and Nancy Richardson
Production Designer Andy Nicholoson
Director of Photography Alwin Kuchler
Executive Producers John J Kelly and Rachel Shane
Produced By Douglas Wick and Lucy Fisher
Produced by Pouya Shahbazian
Based on the novel by Veronica Roth
Screenplay By Evan Daugherty and  Vanessa Taylor
Directed By Neil Burger

The opening credits of Divergent are extremely simply the text face is plain and even though the background is moving no one is seen for a very long time, it is simply just a panning shot around to the wall and the going through the wall to the town. the colour of the text is a light gold colour and this made it hard to see especially when the camera get the glare from the sun off of the buildings. Classical music is played in the background as the credits appear and that is the only sound until the sound of the train right at the end. The fact that the film title appears before the establishing shot makes it stand out because it is the only part of the opening credits to not feature over the top of the establishing shot.

Skyfall Opening Credits

Credits in Order they appear-
Albert R. Broccoli's Eon Productions LTD presents
Daniel Craig
as Ian Fleming's James Bond 007 in
SKYFALL
starring Javier Bardem
Ralph Fiennes
Naomie Harris
Berenice Lim Marlohn
Ben Whishaw
Rory Kinnear
Ola Rapace
with Albert Finnley
and Judi Dench as M
Co-Producers Andrew Noakes and David Pope
Script Supervisor Jayne-Ann Tenggren
Sound Recordist Stuart Wilson
Electrical Supervisor John Higgins
Second Unit Assistant Supervisor Terry Madden
Make up designer Naomi Donne
Hair Designer Zoe Tahir
Mr Craig's Make up artist Donald Mowat
Wardrobe Supervisor Gordon Harmer
Publicity and Marketing Stephanie Wenborn
Promotions Keith Snelgrove
Supervising Art Director Chris Lowe
Set Director Anna Pinnock
Property Master Jamie Wilkinson
Construction Manager Stephan Bohan
Still Photographer Francois Duhamel
Visual Effects Producer Leslie Lerman
 Production Supervisor Janine Modder
Location Production Managers Chris Brock, Angus More Gordon and Anthony Waye
Second Unit Production Manager Terry Bamber
Post Production Supervisor Michael Solinger
 Visual Effects and Miniature Supervisor Steven Begg
Associate Producer Gregg Wilson
Unit Production Mangers Callum McDougall and Jeremy Johns
First Assistant Director Michael Lerman
Casting Debbie McWilliams
Main Titles designed by Daniel Kleinman
Special Effects and Miniature Effects Supervisor Chris Corbould
Stunt Co-ordinator Gary Powell
Second Unit Director Alexander Witt
Costume Designer Jany Temime
Editors Stuart Baird A.C.E, Kate Baird
Director of Photography Rodger Deakins A.S.C, B.S.C
Production Designer Dennis Gassner
 Music by Thomas Newman
"SKYFALL"
Performed by Adele
Written by Adele and Paul Epworth
Produced by Paul Epworth
Executive Producer Callum McDougall
Written by Neal Purvis & Robert Wade and John Logan
Produced by Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli
Directed by Sam Mendes

The opening credits in Skyfall are done using a very simple text and appear infront of a constantly moving montage of everything that is associated with either James Bond or with the film, for example in the opening credits a gravestone is seen and this foreshadows to the fact that M dies in the end, a lot of what happens in the movie can be foreshadowed in the opening credits. The opening credits start as a continuation from when James is shot and falls in the water meaning that the first part of the opening sequence is underwater however the image of blood is used to change the setting in the opening credits.

The credits are all written in white and this makes the stand out on either the red or black background however at one point it is hard to read the as the floor is a light colour and the only way to read them in when James shadow casts over the quickly.

Spider-man 2 opening credits

Credits in order they appear-
Columbia Pictures Presents
A Marvel Enterprises/ Laura Zinskin production
Spider-man 2
Tobey Maguire
Kirsten Dunst
James Franco
Alfred Molina
Rosemary Harris
J.K. Simmons
Donna Murphy
Daniel Gillies
Dylan Baker
Bill  Nunn
Vanessa Fertlito
Aasif Mandvi
Casting by Dianne Crittenden
Music by Danny Elfman
Costume Designers- James Acheson and Gary Jones
Visual Effects directed By John Dykstra
Film Editor Bob Murawski
Production Designer Neil Spisak
Director of Photography Bill Pope
Co-Producer Grant Curtis
Executive Producers Stan Lee and Kevin Feige
Executive Producer Joseph M. Caracciolo
Produced by Laura Ziskin and Avi Arad
Based on the Marvel Comic Book by Stan Lee and Ditko.
Screen Story By Alfred Gough and Miles Millar and Micheal Chabon
Screenplay by Alvin Sargent
Directed By Sam Raimi

In the Opening Credits of Spider-man 2 the credits appear behind a spiders web alternating between three colour, red, white and blue. The text face is very plain and changes colour depending on the background, the text alters between black and white in colour. By changing the colour of the text as the background changes it makes sure that the audience can still read the text and can still engage with who is in the film and who helped make the film. The colours add to the feel of the film because you associate red, blue and black with the colours on Spider-man's suits.

The Credits appear on a single coloured background however either before or after the name has appeared on the screen their is a still image of the person, the image looks like it has been drawn or taken out of a comic book which links to the fact that Spider-man was a comic book before it was made into a film. The lines that go across the screen throughout the opening sequence show a spiders web which links well to the film as it is about Spider-man.

Film Opening 3

Batman Begins Opening Evaluation

The clip begins with the Warner Brothers Logo and then the DC Comics Logo in which an image of the Joker can be seen before it cuts to a sunset with a group of bats flying in front of the camera while in the background the bats can be seen making the batman sign. The first time it is unclear but the second time it is clear. It then cuts to a fast panning shot of the side of a row of rose bushes. The bushes start to fade out and a young girl running behind them can be seen. The camera then cuts to a young boy chasing her and going into a green house. These shots are all medium shots. It then cuts to a medium shot of the young boy walking through the green house searching for the girl. I then cuts to a two shot of them having a conversation while she is hiding under a bench. Over the shoulder shots are used throughout the conversation to allow the person talking to be seen. There is a close up of the girl’s hands when she shares with the boy what she has found. When the boy has snatched the object from her it returns to a medium shot of the boy running away from the girl. The camera follows the boy until he is hiding it then returns to a medium shot of the girl search for the boy. It then cuts to a close up of the boy peeking out from his hiding place. When the wood snaps a shot from under where the boy is standing is used to show him falling there is a quick cut to a medium shot of the girl turning to look at where the noise came from before going back to the boy falling this time the shot comes from the bottom of the well so you can see how far he is falling. It then becomes a close up of the boy when he has fallen through the hole. I then becomes a low angle shot of the girl at the top of the well looking down towards the boy. It cuts back to the boy now a medium shot before going back to looking up at the girl at the top of the well. It cuts to the girl running up towards a large house, an establishing shot to tell the audience where all this is happening. It cuts back to a medium shot of the boy looking around the well. It then goes to a close up of a hole in the cave wall where a noise can be heard coming from. I cuts back to a medium shot of the boy and a scared look can be seen on his face. Before returning to and extreme close up of the hole before bats come flying out of the whole. Once they have flown out it goes to a medium shot of the boy being attack by the bats and then a low angle shot of the bats flying out of the well. It returns to the boy fighting to get the bats away from him before going into a close up of a man waking up from the dream. It the turns in to a medium shot of another man asking the man that just woke up if he is ok. Before return to the man, Bruce, that just woke up. It then goes to a long shot of the men sitting in a cell a conversation starts and over the shoulder shot is used to show Bruce’ face. It quickly shows a shot of a man before returning to Bruce.  The shot then goes to behind Bruce walking outside into an outdoor area of a prison.  Medium shots of people in the area to show where Bruce is it. It returns to a medium shot of Bruce and then a medium shot of a man receiving food. It then goes to a medium shot of the man shown before. It returns to a close-up of Bruce talking this allows the audience to see the confusion on his face as to why they are coming toward him. It goes to a medium shot of the man talking to Bruce before it cuts to a close up of a bowl having a food put in it. It returns to Bruce, in a close-up. This show the audience the disgust on his face at the food he has been given. It cuts quickly to the food being knocked out of his hands and then to an over the shoulder shot of another man looking angry. It goes from talking to fighting but still over the shoulder shots are used. It goes to a low angle shot of Bruce show he is the weaker of the two and a high angle shot of the other man showing he is in a position of power. When Bruce stands up still over the shoulder shots are used. Medium shots are used throughout the fight scene to show a lot of fighting going on there are a few long shots in there as well but not many. The fact that the same shot type is used throughout the fight scene makes it look like it was all filmed in one go rather than in multiple shots, also because they are medium shot it makes it easier for the audience to see the emotion on everyone's face. A medium shot is also used when Bruce gets captured by the guards and while he is being taken away. The use of a flashback at the beginning allows the viewer to get background knowledge of some of the key characters that will appear in the film. It also allows the audience to see some of the key settings of the film. 

Film Opening 2

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 Opening Evaluation

The opening to this film opens with the classic variation of the Warner Brothers Logo which is now commonly associated with Harry Potter after this it cuts to an extreme close-up of a man’s eyes even though he is talking the audience never see the man’s mouth. An extreme close-up is used to show the emotion in the man’s eyes because he is talking about the death of the minister of magic which is quite an emotional topic of the man as you can see the emotion in his eyes. It then become a close up of the man halfway through his speech to allow the audience to see the emotion in the rest of his face. Once he has finished talking the shot becomes a medium-shot from behind his back which shows the audience who is talking to and then the flashes of cameras can be seen showing he was talking to the media while the flashes are going on the camera shot changes again into a long shot. The scene then changes to an extreme close-up of a newspaper which gradually becomes a close-up before the character picks it up and begins to read a different article than the one the camera was focused on. When the camera is finished following the newspaper it cuts to a long establishing shot because you can see the whole of Hermione but it is also telling you where it is, her bedroom. In the distance her mother is heard calling her and the camera goes into a medium shot of the Hermione replying to her mother. The scene then changes again to a family leaving their home. They are having a conversation about why they are having to leave. This shot is done from a high angle looking down on the family packing up their care. The conversation can still be heard in the background but the shot has changed to Harry peeking out from behind a curtain watching his family pack. This shot is taken from a low angle to tell the audience that he is in his room looking down on them.  The scene changes again to the side of a house where the camera pans up the side of the house before a character is visible. The camera then changes to show the front of the house while zooming out so that Ron can be seen within the shot looking at something in the distance. In the back of the shot, out of focus, Ron’s mother can be heard giving him an instruction. He turns back to look at her and then returns to look towards the camera and worry can be seen within his face as it is a medium-shot. The medium shot continues even though the scene has changed and it has now returned to Hermione. The camera then does shot to show you exactly what Hermione is seeing. It then returns to the shot of Hermione and she can be seen performing a spell on her parents. While the spell is happening the shot changes so that all the characters can be seen. The camera then pans round the room and shows her disappearing from all the pictures. In the middle of the panning it cuts to a medium shot of Hermione and the audience can clearly see how upset she is with what she has had to do. The scene then changes again to a women sitting in a car preparing to leave her home and the audience and clearly see the worry written across her face.  It is then of a man about to get into his car and leave before finally the camera does a low angle long shot to show the family leaving Harry behind. It then becomes a medium shot of Harry and you can also see that he is upset about making his family leave their home. It zooms out till it is nearly a long shot before changing to a long shot of Hermione leaving her home and going up the street when she is walking the camera continues to zoom out but also goes to a high angle so it is looking down on her. After that is goes into the film title which is very dark. When the camera appears to have gone through the titles the clouds clear and an establishing shot of a castle can be seen before a black shape comes speeding past and the camera appears to follow it down to the entrance of the castle before cutting to a shot from the floor showing the black shape turn into a person it then pans up the character before it stops at a medium shot. It then goes to another shot from the floor but this time it is behind a gate and the character is seen walking through the gate. The clip ends with a close up of the characters face and his stern emotion can be seen.

Film Opening 1

Evaluation of the Quantum of Solace Opening

The opening starts with an establishing shot of what looks like a remote part of an island, by using and establishing shot it gives the audience an idea of where the beginning of the film is and it may also give the audience clues as to the rest of the film. It then cuts to close ups of a car and the men driving the car and the guns they have with them, but using close ups it allows the audience to get a basic idea of what the bad guys look like. When it returns to the establishing shot and you see a building shape of the side of the mountain. When it finally cuts to the inside of the building it is a road and a classic car chase can be seen which is typical not only of James Bond Movies but also of the action genre type, by using a car chase it makes the genre of the movie easily identifiable. Throughout the car chase many things happen such as car crashes and buildings falling down, both typical of action movies. Even though the car chase is still going on there are close ups and mid shots of James Bond within the car giving the audience a view of his emotions, for example you can tell how hard he is having to work to try and lose the people chasing him. When James loses the men toward the end of the clip the name of the city he is in appears over another establishing shot of the city, this informs the audience that James is now entering somewhere new and also tells them where it is. He then enters what looks like an abandoned tunnel running through Siena, which then flips the viewer opinion on James as an abandoned tunnel in the middle of Siena doesn't look like somewhere a person working of MI6 would go. The car entering the tunnel uses a long shot so it shows the viewer exactly where James is going but also an over the shoulder shot is used from inside the car to also show where James is driving to.  A close up of the side of the car is used to show how damaged James car got during the chase but also how small the tunnel is. When James finally gets out of the car he goes to the boot of the car and a close up is used to show him but then it cuts to a medium shot of the man tied up in the boot of the car. When James say his opening line it isn't exactly what you expect someone to say just after getting into a car chase. After the line it cuts to the opening credits which begin with the classic silhouette of James that is associate closely with every James Bond film, it is also the start of the theme song for that particular movie which a lot of people also associate with the films. The clip ends with James firing a shot from a gun and then the title of the film flashing across the screen. All this action has happen before the opening credits as it is able to capture the audience attention and get the engaged with the film right from the beginning.  

Opening the Door

Evaluation

During the filming of my video I had to think about how I was going to make it look like one continuous shot while including a close up. This meant that I had to think about the angle that I stood on throughout filming the video. I had to keep the angle the same even when I did my close up. I had to make sure that everything Scarlett did looked the same in every shot so that it flowed properly, I had to make sure that her hand was placed in exactly the same place on the door handle so that it flowed properly, I also had to make sure that the way Scarlett’s jumper was in one shot was the same in all so that is flowed from one shot to the next. The problem with the filming location was that because it was the middle of the day people kept walking through the door so we kept having to wait for them to go through before we could start filming. I also had to find a door where I couldn't see myself filming in the window meaning it took a while to find the right filming location. 

Feedback: Flowed nicely as she continued walking the same direction throughout the video and it wasn't jumping from one shot to another. I also  made sure Scarlett was walking in exactly the same direction throughout the video and I had to make sure I was standing in the right place to make it look like it was all one shot. I had to shot the close up a few times to make sure Scarlett's hand was in the right place.  

The Conversation

Evaluation

The filming location that I used to film my conversation was good because I didn't have to worry about glare affecting the shot as the whole area was in the shade. However the wind effected the sound in the first shot making it a bit hard to hear what Scarlett and Frankie are saying. In one shot I am too far behind Scarlett’s hair meaning that at one point in that shot it is hard to see Frankie. I managed to make this video flow by keeping the shots going one after the other without taking too much time in between the shots meaning that Frankie and Scarlett didn't have time to move meaning that they were sitting in the same position in every shot. By using an over the shoulder shot throughout my video it made it easier to fill the shot so that there wasn't too much of the background featured. The wind made it hard to film the speaking so even though I tried to film each shot quite quickly so the actors didn't have time to move but I also had to wait for the wind to die down so that I would be able to hear what the actors were saying. 

Feedback: While choosing the filming location i need to make sure that both people have the same exposure because Scarlett is a lot darker than Frankie because there is sunlight behind her and that changed the exposure level and made it look uneven as Frankie was bright and Scarlett was dark. Scarlett's hair gets in the way of Frankie in on shot, I should have put the camera further out as it would have filled the shot more but also I would have seen more of Frankie.

First Film

Evaluation

Many things went well throughout my project however there are many things that also could have been improved. I managed to use all the correct shots and used them in the same order as they appeared in my plan however my plan really need to contain more detail so that I could properly direct Hannah and George in how I need them to act in each shot.  I also managed to make the video flow well however I had to use a longer shots in some sections to allow the film to flow properly and make sense to the viewer. The music goes well with the video because by the time the scaring happens the music has a deep beat but isn't too heavy either, this also happens to the music when both Hannah and George are seen having an argument. Both George and Hannah were really professional and this made it easier to film because I wasn't waiting for them to finish laughing before I could film the shot. A different filming location would have been better as I kept having to wait for people to walk through my scene before I could shot it which became a bit annoying as every time I was ready to start filming someone would come and walk through the scene and I would have to set up the whole scene again. The shots all needed editing to allow the video to flow properly throughout. I also discovered that to create the right type of shot involved finding the right angle and lighting however sometimes this was hard to find as my filming location was completely shaded. Overall I think that the project went well and everything that could have been improved will all  be things I think about during my final project.