Credit Sequence for Techno Terror (FP)

Credit Sequence:

For the opening credits we wanted to have them be symbolic and fit with the theme. We came up with this idea as we believed we could incorporate it and have Jim "design" them during the flashback. We intended for it to be done on white paper and have a clean look that fits in with Jim's character.

After consideration we decided to go with the block font as it gave a nice edge and have the details coming off of the drawings be done in normal text. After a talk with our teacher though we realised that the credits weren't symbolic enough and wouldn't fit in with the scene as much as we had hoped it would.

Due to this we realised that him drawing on blueprint paper would fit in better as it goes with his creative side and shows that he is serious about them. It also give the drawings a crisper and cleaner edge making them look more appealing and fit in with our desired theme. We also realised that doing the text in this style fits in better and gives the shots a more sophisticated edge to them and the realistic side that we wanted to follow.

Here I have included some robot blueprints that show the type of ones we would create to display ours.

As we continued with the pre-production I discovered that the original way that I intended making them with blue paper and twink for the lines turned out to look unrealistic. I then started to look online for a better way of making blueprints and in doing so I discovered that blueprints are created in order to make multiple copies of the same design by copying  the original paper. As there would have been no way for Jim to make these in the classroom we decided that it would be best if we had him just draw on paper.

The camera movement for this sequence is also key as we want it to go at the perfect speed to show the blueprints without losing the audiences attention. We also need to make it look natural as if you are simply looking at them in real life. Due to this I believe that the sequence will be about ten seconds long with the paper in a quickly placed done way that is long enough though to be legible. To make it easy to read we will include block letters over top to highlight the words.

Here are the picture details of the final copy of credits which we all agree fitted really well with the film and didn't look like it was simply attached on afterwards.

Sole Survivor Final Export

CCR for PT2: Sole Survivor

CCR for PT2: Sole Survivor

Q1: How does your product use or challenge conventions and how does it represent social groups or issues.

In our film sole survivor we have made a scenario in which Eric believes that he is the last man on Earth but is then confronted by Samael who ends up trying to kill him.

To achieve this we followed basic conventions that are expected in a thriller and that raise suspense. The most obvious examples of these are our weapon choices that Samael uses. He first uses a gun in an attempt to shoot Eric, this distances him from the killing and gives the sense that it is less personal to him. As he misses and has no other bullets he is forced to use a knife an attempts to stab Eric and succeeds at doing so. By doing so he positions himself closer to the pain and makes it seem more personal giving the idea that this is a major thing in his life. while both are acceptable weapons in creating suspense a knife seems more realistic in this scenario and might have made the film better if it was the only weapon.

We also broke the 180 Degree rule during the scene were Eric drags Samael outside. By doing this we were able to add a sense of confusion and panic to the scene which reflects the emotion of both characters at this point of time. It also gave better angles for the scene and allowed the audience to be positioned as a spectator and be distanced from the death while still being present.

They final strong convention we used was the voice over done by Eric both at the start and end of the film. We did this in order to fill in the details that were missing otherwise to the audience and to give the history as to why he is the,"sole survivor". it also made Eric seem more open to the audience as they are hearing his thoughts and gives the impression that he isn't hiding anything from them unlike Samael who is.

The main social issue that we explore is,"brotherhood and betrayal", as a divergent off of the representational group of,"love". This is shown in are film by Samael who at fist seems like a fine guy up until the twist were we discover that he is a psychopath who wants to kill Eric. Though this is a very dramatic way of showing it, it is a problem in modern society that is common family's apart as everyone seems suspicious of someone else planning to do something. Though this is often just a sibling planning a prank it is something that causes hate and mistrust when taken to far.

Q2: How does your product engage with the audience and how would it be distributed as a real media text?

Q3: How did your production skills develop throughout the project?

Q4: How did you integrate technologies - software, hardware and online - in this project?