Media Journal-Week 15

This week,Myself and Yasmin did as much as we could to improve our title sequence.For most of the days Yasmin was busy,so I focused on editing the titles.It proved difficult a first because I couldn't seem to find any exciting transitions for the titles.Yasmin and I also discussed changing the title font because our original title did not appeal to our audience.I tried out several types of fonts on Dadont.com,but it seemed difficult to find the right one and the transitions on final cut pro seemed limited.

On Friday,myself and Yasmin stay after school to put the finish touches on the sequence to make it look better.This took us about 2 hours to do,but eventually we had completed the editing,by compromising the typography and the transitions.I then uploaded the video on to YouTube for feedback.At first I thought the sequence wouldn't have been completed because of the lack of time and numerous problems with re shooting.But now I am happy that it is improved and completed.

Our final task we were given to do,was to complete an evaluation for our title sequences.Myself and Yasmin discussed some of the questions and started them on Thursday.Some of the questions were challenging but in the end,we understood what they were asking for.I also did a write up on the production logo and audience questionnaires.

Media Journal-Week 14

This week Our group found out that Rebbecca(Becky) dropped out of media,therefore only myself and Yasmin and Jasmine will be in the group.On Tuesday jasmine was absent,so we had do things without her.Even though the deadline is very close me and Yasmin had to think and discuss alternatives for our title sequence because the dance scenes were poorly shot.At one point we thought about producing a whole new title sequence,but unfortunately we have limited time on our hands.Another option,a simplifier,this we can use to make the sequence less complicated technically and story wise.

Ms Whittaker previewed the title sequence and also gave positive and constructive feedback for us to work on. She gave me good ideas on how to present the dance scene coherently.I think that editing the sequence with advise from Ms Whittaker has added to my editing skills.I feel like I have learnt more techniques, which will help me in the future.

On Friday, I went to visit another location (YMCA)whereby , youth could fill in for absent actors in our sequence.Unfortunately I was unable to make it due to timing and transport issues.I then decided to go today(Sunday) which was also another problem because when I got there the YMCA centre was closed.On Friday and Saturday I had contacted them with different contacts on a number of occasions but there was no response.I then contacted Yasmin and told her the problems that I was having but ,Yasmin herself was stuck for a solution.Next week I will ask Ms Whittaker for advise and alternatives since myself and Yasmin feel like there is no way out of this situation.

Media Journal-Week 13

In media ,this week my group and I focused on editing the sequence.I did most of the editing this week,because most of my group were unwell this week (Yasmin and Becky),therefore myself and Jasmin focused on editing.I added a few effects to make the sequence flow better.

I had problems with the titles and the positioning of them on final cut pro,I then tried different techniques by positioning titles and adding transitions to them. I think that I did quite a lot of editing this week and I feel like I've made a lot a progress on the sequence and on my blog. I also gave out the questionnaires last week and this week.I have received a range of feedback from various people.I also asked a few people what they thought of our titles sequence.Most of the people I asked thought that it was quite good.Some people thought that the main title needed more improvements,so I took that to consideration.

On Friday,we had to screen our sequence in front of our class. I had anticipated this moment because,I realised that our group needed constructive criticism to better improve "Change the beat "title sequence.I was happy that we also received positive feedback;motivating us to work harder on the sequence.The only suggestion I thought was going to bring the group down on was the fact that our teacher thought that re filming was needed.I think that re filming scenes will be another long process,later reducing our time for editing.Overall I think it needs to be done because we need a range of different angles shot especially for,the dance scene.

Media Journal-Week 12

My group and I continued editing Change the Beat title sequence.The editing was done by Becky and myself because Yasmin and Jasmine were absent for a couple of days. When they were present they gave us good feedback,this helped because we had different views on the sequence.

We initially had planned to film with Becky's boyfriend in the park,unfortunately he was ill and this is the last week we can film.Our last hope was Plan B to find someone in our school who could dance to help us with our project.We finally found a year 11 student names Shane,who was kind enough to help us.

The filming process was done after we had filmed the dance scene.we were happy with the outcome and incorporated it into the sequence with the music. Yasmin and myself edited the production logo and the positioning of the scenes.We all gave feedback,some, more than others.Yasmin also thought the music needed to be altered,so we both thought the should be a build up towards from the beginning to end.I also wasn't particularly sure about the Main title because I felt it looked a bit amateur,but the group seemed to disagree,so it was left the way it was.I also felt that we did get a good amount of angles on the dance scene;due to lack of time it had to be left alone. Also next week Tuesday will be screening day,were everybody in our media class watches the title sequence and gives feedback on it.

Media Journal-Week 11

This week I focused on editing the wheelchair scenes for Change the Beat title sequence.This week we have to re-film the dance because the lighting in the other sequence was quite poor.There were a few problems when it came to editing the wheelchair scene,due to the slow Apple Mac computer we were using. We also decided to edit the next day which was much better because we were able to make progress,even though we had lost what was edited. Another issue with the editing was trying to cut out certain parts to make the sequence smoother.It took many attempts,but it was proving difficult.I then decided to put an effect in between which made it look a bit better.

I think the sequence will be done by the deadline Friday 10th February,but we still need to film the dance scene for the first part of the sequence.This has been a problem recently because the actors have been absence for number of reasons.I also uploaded other alternative tunes for the sequence incase the original music didn't work with the sequence.

Media Journal-Week 10

This week,myself and the group scheduled our filming days for Thursday 19th January and Friday 20th January. When it came to filming on Thursday,Jasmine was unable to attend due to her illness.The filming took place at park in woolwich around 3pm.There were many problems that we had to face; the fact that only one actor/dancer turned up at 3pm.This was a problem because we had a filming schedule and time was running out.The actors/dancers turned up between 4:45pm to 5:30pm.The issue with this time was that filming became inefficient due to the natural lighting disappearing,making it difficult to clearly see the shots taken.

Another issue that made the day even more difficult and stressful was the fact that some of the dancers had to go home and get their costumes.At this point,I became frustrated and almost gave up.However,I knew we had to get something on film. Therefore I tried to speed things up by firstly directing the dancers, in terms of the position, I wanted them to stand in for each shot.This also became an issue because the dancers were reluctant to move.After that situation the dancers then found it hard to portray the kind of vibe we wanted,because the background dancers were not enthusiastic or energetic enough.

The angles shot by Yasmin were also inefficient,this may have been because we were in a hurry. She only shot the dance scene from two angles;in front and a side angle. I think that we should have shot the sequence from three different angles to make the sequence coherent.Unfortunately Yasmin didn't take into account the shots we had planned to shoot.I think if she had listened to what myself and Becky were saying, progress would have been made. In the end the shots produced were too dark,therefore the plan is to film next week Tuesday after school.

On the next day, we filmed at Becky's house which I think went better than Thursday's filming.We were able to film in the amount of time we had scheduled.The only problem was the last couple shots involving the wheelchair leaving the narrow hall way.The scenes with the main character were quick and easy because he understood,what we wanted and delivered a good performance.

Media journal-Week 9

This week,I focused on completing tasks for our title sequence.As a group we created a PowerPoint on Paramount;our chosen studio logo for Change the Beat title sequence.I created a questionnaire to research our target audience and to find out the type of font the audience preferred,for Change the Beat genre.I also put up the storyboards and discussed the possible location and shoots that should be used for the sequence.
This week we had to cancel filming for Friday,coming up due to Becky's illness; however a decision was made to start filming the following Friday.Becky assured the group she would be in,and plus it is imperative that each member of the group attends the making of the sequence. The main problem was that Becky's house was the main location,because she had the main props,costumes and space we needed. After we solved the shooting schedule problem,film shots and location recce shots were discussed to ensure that progress would be made within the next week Thursday and Friday. Overall I hope that after shooting we will have enough time to edit the shoots in time for the deadline ,without any problems or issues.

Media journal- Week 8

This week, myself and my group focused on completing the storyboards and producing an animatic to put on our blogs.Making the storyboard into an animatic gave us an idea of how it would look like and how long the title sequence would be.I also created a calendar to jot down the days that we were planning to film and all the necessary things we have done in order for our project to run smoothly. Our decision ,this week is to film every friday evening because that is the only time our actors are free to participate in our title sequence filming.We also decided that we would do the location recce shots on fridays. I briefly discussed the sound/music for the sequence, as we need an alternative because the recent sound/music that was suggested had copyright on it.

Media journal-Week 7

This Christmas week, I watched Dorian gray,Hugo, Confessions of shopaholic and Hairspray. I particularly focused on the title sequence. All the films I watched this Christmas were all made up different genres,which I think was portrayed through the title sequence. Looking at all these genres(thriller,historical fiction,Rom-com and musical comedy);the different titles sequence are quite effective and convey the film's ideology.


Mise-en-scene is shown in some of them,whilst films like Dorian gray had a sort of mysterious and dark way of portraying the film. This definitely created an enigma for the audience. As I watched the title sequence I couldn't gather information such as the narrative/storyline. Although the images faded in and out quite quickly, it was obvious it looked like paintings of the main character.The titles were gold and italic with an effect that looked like splashed paint or blood across the font. Once I realized that, I thought the would a series of dark scenes and murder scenes in the movie.


In the film, Hugo the theme of time,clocks and mending e.g(relationship,friendship,robots)is conveyed through the sequence.The birds eye view of Paris streets looks like a clock.This was a very clever way to incorporate a clock into the parisian streets.The sequence shows a sense of time being lost/missed out on.Which could be a lack of personal time,family time,childhood time.In this film the theme of time has been shown through the narrative,whereby a boy loses time with his mother and father due to their absences.He also loses time with close friends and school.The one memory he holds of his father is the robot called an automon which he and his father used to spend time fixing together.This automon is linked with an a man who used to be passionate about films before the 1920's.This man is an unhappy because time has passed by so fast nobody remembers his work on film making.The boy tries to help by showing the man that himself and others are still interested in his,but because of the war a majority of people lacked interested.This theme of time is very significant to the narrative.

Media Journal-Week 6

This week I looked at different types of typography, I would use in our title sequence. For example I looked at urban,graffiti and tyre type of font because they all relate to the message that I am trying to portray in the title sequence, which myself and my group is creating.(Change the Beat). The urban font I have chosen is to create the vibe that the film is modern and set in the city. The graffiti gives a sense of street style font.The tyre font suggest that it is a street type of dance movie and the one specific thing we are trying to convey is the fact the dance has a twist.The twist is,the main character moves on to wheelchair dancing due to the fact that the main character has had an accident and has no other choice but to follow his dream through this style of dancing. All the different types of typography embody a sort of boldness and movement vibe within them,which I think is needed in our title sequence because the theme of the sequence is hope and change,therefore it should be projected through the title.

Media Journal-Week 5

week5:The last week before christmas-We basically watched films and I paid close attention to the title sequence's.I found that the different title sequence's had their own way's of portraying the films.Some I thought were quite effective and others were quite confusing and in my opinion did not express the meaning or the purpose of the film.I also focused on the type of typography used.Most of them were quite simple and plain whilst others were bold and more meaningful.As I watch the films ,I tried to match the narratives to the sequence and I thought about how I would convey the narrative through a title sequence.

Media Journal-Week 4

Week4:This week myself and my group did planned out a story board for our dance title sequence idea.I drew some of the images that we would see in the sequence at differnt angles and as a group we dicussed the angles and shots we needed to make the sequence a successs.We also looked into logo's and came up with many ideas to name our production.For example jump production,JYBH production(first letter of our names),pathway production and so on. I also looked at possible typography we could use for our title sequence such as tyre style or street style that was associated with our genre.

Media Journal-Week 3

Week 3:This week myself and my group learnt how to present our ideas to an audience, by keeping the idea precise,straight to the point and simple,but different from other ideas.Also looking at other ideas presented by ohter groups,helped us realise what we had to add to our presentation.The advice given to us was to think about the type of people who would want to see the film and add to the powerpoint how you would go about making the title sequence.Our response was to present the title sequence as a prolog,which I think will really work for our dance title sequence idea.This week I also learnt about film distribution and how it works between the producer and the exhibitors.

Media Journal-Week 2

Week 2:This week I looked into animated title sequences such as Wall-e,Toy story,Up,the incredibles and monster inc movie. Each sequence has unique design,which all have individual story lines portrayed through the sequence. I also looked at different versions of Wall-e,toy story and the incredibles titles sequences and saw that there were different interpretations.For example the incredibles was show in a way that it was basically telling the viewers the whole story before the film had even started.however the person who created the sequence had considered all the codes and conventions and had applied it to the sequence,making it look more precise ,neat and well presented.

Media Journal-Week 1

Week 1:This week I have enjoyed looking at title sequences and looking at the deep meaning behind them,i have learnt a useful technique when analysing a title sequence.There are many factors to include when analysing a title sequence:Mise-en-scene-camera angles,lighting,costume,props,action,body language,sound and so on.These help give an understanding behind the meaning of the narrative.Once I had used these important elements to break down the sequence,it became easier to see the purpose and the meaning of the sequence.