During the process of editing our film opening, I have learnt a range of new skills which I will take forward with me. In this image, it displays the way my group and I used the colour grading to turn coloured footage to black and white. We had to use the colour corrector tool which then came up with a colour wheel and some buttons which you use to adjust the specific colour. As we wanted to turn this particular part of the footage black and white, we turned the saturation down and made sure the contrast levels were balanced.We decided to use a black and white format for the 'flashback' scenes because we felt it made it seem more real like your going back in time, making it evident for the audience to understand clearly.
We also added a slow motion effect to this footage by changing the speed to 65%, adding to the enigma being created.I also learnt how to put a letterbox format onto the footage, which presented it in a wide screen format, where the image is displayed in approximately its original proportions across the middle of the screen, leaving horizontal black bands above and below. In addition, I also learnt how to fade out music using a specific tool which enabled me to control the audio levels and choose where I wanted the music to fade out. Moreover, The font we used is called Calisto MT and we decided to use it because it had an elegant effect but slight edge to it, connoting the theme of our story. Our teacher recommended that we use the same font throughout the whole film opening to portray clear continuity. We positioned the titles in various ways throughout the film opening, spreading out the duration of each credit appearing to display a smooth flow.
In the film industry, risk assessments are often written out to ensure health and safety actions are pursued and helps the film crew identify hazards and control the risk they create for those involved in the production of the film or even people in the public. The process requires you to take time to look at the location's surrounding area and decide the hazards which are present on set, you then have to assess the risk of people being exposed to these hazards and find ways to either eliminate or control them.
Our original name for our film was called "Amnesia", however we were recommended to change it because it sounded too Hollywood and we are producing a British film; therefore, we needed to make the title longer. As a group we all contributed ideas towards the new name for the titles, we combined out thoughts and eventually came up with the title: "The Forgotten One". I like this title because the girl (crystal) suffers from amnesia and as she reacts to the death of her sister during the story, she slowly fades away, acting and being presented as a person who will be forgotten.
Inception In my group, this was one of the first openings we decided to look at as inspiration regarding our genre and the specific type of story line. This movie is a psychological thriller and keeps you guessing until the end which is what makes it so engaging. The film opens with a close up shot of the waves flowing with speed in the sea, you can hear the diegetic and ambient sound of the water in the background; creating enigma. This specific shot sets the scene and mood of the movie with the parts of the location and scenery shown. A panning shot is then used to reveal parts of a character who is laying on the shallow part of the coast by the water and it shown through a relatively blurred shot as you cannot see him sharply, leaving the audience confused. Next, the back of a young boy is shown playing with the sand and laughing which creates tension as the two shots contrast from each other, keeping the audience engaged. It then goes back to the character laying down, building the character up by using different shots is effective and i want to pursue this in our film opening. Another character is then introduced who is a little girl playing with the boy and laughing, contrasting emotions towards the man laying down who has a tortured emotion shown through his facial expressions. After this, a low angle shot and point of view shot is used to introduce the group of men who have guns, this portrays them as having authority and power over the character laying on the coast, also creating suspense as audience become shocked and worried. A long shot is then used revealing more of the location, the scene then cuts straight to a new setting inside a building, the colours and lighting are dark and low key generating a mysterious atmosphere. An over the shoulder shot is used to introduce another character from the view of someone else in the background. The close up shot of the object spinning creates tension and enigma as it can have a range of meanings behind it, leaving the audience clueless. I like the way a small object has such a big impact and foreshadows the rest of the movie, the way the story unfolds slowly is really effective because it plays with your mind.
On Thin Ice - The Dark Knight Rises Soundtrack: We chose this song as an inspiration towards the type of music that we wanted for our film opening. It has various elements including the pitch, volume and dynamics of the music and sound which links to the upsetting tone and mood of our film in general. The music in this specific song slowly builds up to a climax, creating enigma for the audience and also makes a big effect to the way the film opening will possibly flow. It fitted well against the footage that we had, as it had quite a slow pace but a beat which drove the film opening forward. However, we found this song too late nearing our deadline for the first cut and were unable to ask for permission to use it in our film opening, so we decided to search on other sites where there may be a similar song which we can use with no authority.
We researched further into the music which was similar and enhanced the genre of a thriller. Our teacher recommended a website formed by Moby Gratis [http://www.mobygratis.com/], where a wide range of independent music for film was accessible and free for us to use. We searched and listened to most songs, playing it against our footage and made assumptions of which song worked well the best. Finally, the song which we all thought was most well suited for our film opening was called "Live Forever". We downloaded the song off the website for free with a licensed copyright label enabling us to use the music with permission. After we received the music file, we formatted and converted the 'aiff' file to an 'mp3' file, ready to be edited into our film opening on Final Cut Pro. Here is a link to the song: http://www.mobygratis.com/catalog?title=live+forever&field_album_tid=All&field_instrument_tid=All&field_tempo_tid=All&field_type_tid=All&field_mood_tid=All&field_genre_tid=All
During the process of editing our film opening, I have learnt a range of new skills which I will take forward with me. In this image, it displays the way my group and I used the colour grading to turn coloured footage to black and white. We had to use the colour corrector tool which then came up with a colour wheel and some buttons which you use to adjust the specific colour. As we wanted to turn this particular part of the footage black and white, we turned the saturation down and made sure the contrast levels were balanced.We decided to use a black and white format for the 'flashback' scenes because we felt it made it seem more real like your going back in time, making it evident for the audience to understand clearly. 
We also added a slow motion effect to this footage by changing the speed to 65%, adding to the enigma being created.I also learnt how to put a letterbox format onto the footage, which presented it in a wide screen format, where the image is displayed in approximately its original proportions across the middle of the screen, leaving horizontal black bands above and below. In addition, I also learnt how to fade out music using a specific tool which enabled me to control the audio levels and choose where I wanted the music to fade out. Moreover, The font we used is called Calisto MT and we decided to use it because it had an elegant effect but slight edge to it, connoting the theme of our story. Our teacher recommended that we use the same font throughout the whole film opening to portray clear continuity. We positioned the titles in various ways throughout the film opening, spreading out the duration of each credit appearing to display a smooth flow. 
