My video title sequence edit

Sound is soon to be added

Conventional Title Sequence in Order

1. Production Icon
2. Distribution Icon
3. Distribution in title sequence
4. Production in title sequence
5. Actor 1
6. Actor 2
7. Film Title
8. Actor 3
9. Actor 4
10. Actor 5
11. Casting
12. Costume
13. Music Supervisor
14. Music By...
15. Editor
16. Production Designer
17. Director of Photography
18. Executive Producers
19. Written By... (Director)

If the Actors first two actors introduced are not well known, Then they come after the Film Title.

Actor 4 is determined where placed, by the contract given to the Actor.

Music Supervisor, Music By..., Editor and Production Designer can change due to contractual issues.

The Director is very important and is usually the last thing the audience reads so it stay with the audience.

Order of title Sequences

The standard conventional title sequences for films are as followed:
1. production icon
2. distribution icon
3. distribution in title sequence
4. productivity in title sequence
5. actor 1
6. actor 2
7. film title
8. actor 3
9. actor 4
10. actor 5 etc
11. casting
12. music supervisor
13. music by
14. editor
15. production designer
16. director of photography
17. executive producers
18. Written by
19. director


This is the standard order of title sequences but sometimes a person would argue over the order they have came in, for example an award winning editor may argue that he should be further up in the order since he has one an award therefore resulting in a change of order.

Editing Title Screen Grabs

Screen Grab of Adding Font to Opening Scene which is a Actors name.

I added this by clicking the little A Button then strolling down to Text then Text again. This brought up the Text from Sequence Window which allowed me to add text to the opening. I changed the font so it could fit in more with the Genre of film. Once is wrote the text i clicked on the Video icon and Grabbed it onto the video.

Once i did the text i didn't like where it was placed on the screen so i clicked on image+wireframe which is on the third icon at the top and was able to move it around the screen so it could become more clearer to the viewer.

Editing Title sequence screen grabs

Today in class everyone edited a clip and added title sequences to the clip in the standard title sequence order.

This screen grab shows where i have added 'fade in and out' to a title sequence. Where you can see to f's on either side of a title sequence is where the fade in and out have been added. To add the fade in and out you should go on effects which should be next to the button of the video clips, you then go on to video transitions, dissolve and finally click and drag the fade in and out on either side of your title sequence.

This screen grab shows one of my title sequences appearing on my clip. To add the title sequence i clicked on the small 'a' on the bottom right of the first video square. You then click onto text and text again. once that is done you go onto controls, add the tex font etc. Then click on the video icon which is next to the control one (on the left). To adjust where you wanted the title sequence, either right or left or centre you clicked on the third icon of the 3 icons showing at the top of the screen (looks like a square). Then click on image and wireframe, move the title sequence and finally drag it to where you would like to appear.

Analysis of a student film opening

A student remake of the film The Shadow

Sound: The sound in this film opening at the beginning builds up a slight bit of tension as it flows with the text.The music then changes and builds up speed as the film opening gets into more detail, the music used makes me feel that this film is going to be a bit mysterious, sad and putting those two together, a thriller/action film. There wasn't any other sound involved s the music was pretty much the same.

Mise en scene: Throughout the opening the lighting is dark, and usually dark lighting represents a thriller genre. Whilst the background was dark there was a small bit of light that must have been shone on the man (when he was training) which meant it was not natural lighting. Also the light that was shone on the man represented him as a main character whether he is represented as hero or villan was hard to tell so that is for the audience to decide. The prop which was a weapon, used by the man also helps the audience decide what genre the film is going to be as weapons indicate and action film. The weapon makes me personally feel that the man is a dangerous character.

Camera: Not much camera shots were used in this opening. However A high angle was used when the man was doing press ups, the high angle usually makes a character seem vulnerable but in this case it made the man look strong as you got to see the width and big build of the man. A pan was used at the cemitary but im not to sure what the reason for that was. Apart from that the camera was mostly still.

Editing: The early slow upward movement of the text was good as it set the rest of the tone for the opening.

Intertextuality

Intertextuality 

Intertextuality-  Where a text alludes to or references another text.
                 The shaping of texts meanings by other texts

• This particularly self-conscious form of intextuality credits its audience with the necessary experience to make sense of such references and offers the pleasure of recognition.
• By reffering to other texts and other media reminds us that we are in a mediated reality.This runs counter to the dominant ' realist' tradition which focuses on persuading the audience to believe in the on- going reality of the narrative.

Intertextuality - Simpsons 

• Almost every episode of The Simpsons contains at least one film reference to a famous film scene.
• The Simpsons also contains intertextual references to politics, religion - nearly every aspect of social, political and cultural life.

Intextuality - Simpsons and Psycho