Task 3 - Favourite previous student work. Title Sequences and Student Blog

My favourite student title sequence was Aamir, Dazhane, Ken and Chyna's. I enjoyed their title sequence because it was very tense and mysterious. It initially started with non-diegetic sound in the form of a suspense-building soundtrack, this was played over the idents informing the audience on the productions team such as 'Crystal Light'. This then slowly transitioned into diegetic sound of the character running and breathing heavily which foreboded the following events. This would give the audience the hint that the character is in trouble and is escaping from something or someone. The combination of the natural sound of the character panting (diegetic sound) and the tense soundtrack (non-diegetic sound) enabled the audience to create an opinion on what was to happen next. There was a variety of shots used, the running was filmed using a mid-close up shot and it was filmed from the perspective of the character. Then there was a long shot used introducing two other characters. The editing was also done very consciously - with the title of the film being presented on a blank screen with the flickering number '23'. The introduction is very tense and when the characters are running there is a cut-in shot to the character hopping over a fence; this makes it look more professional and also adds more detail to the film. There is a close-up shot of the keys being exchanged which make the prop become a focal point of the sequence. This creates the idea that the keys can unlock the main conflict in the plot and the action starts and possibly ends with them.

The title sequence also included the introduction of the main character and several wide and long shots to orientate the audience on the location and surroundings. There was a couple shots of the Camden Lock bridge and London buses which signified that the film is taking place in London.

The title sequence then transitioned into a modern, grime soundtrack matched the scenes well and hinted that the film would be a form of an urban and teen drama. This set the atmosphere and film. Additionally, the media text used to introduce the film title 'Garage 32b' embodied the genre on the film as it resembled graffiti which all comply to the audience's expectations of the film as it already seems as though it is a drama.

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The blog that I liked the most is Lara's, she had 80 posts all of which were relevant and very detailed. She displayed many different engaging ICT apps to convey her posts and notes which were interesting to look at and easy to follow and navigate.
The blog itself was very well presented the background matches the genre of the film so it is easy to understand what their film would be about.