Minutes of the meeting:

We came up with the name of our film to day: Somnium which is Latin for 'dream'. The way we came up with the name was by using google translate from English to Latin. We thought this gave the best feel for the opening sequence because it is original and is appropriate for the idea of the film. We came up with name quickly to help us later in the editing stages when putting the title of the film in.

FX make-up

In our opening sequence there is a shadowy hand which wraps around the girls neck. I have been looking up techniques of creating the hand.
To make our 'scary dream' hand, I have been looking into different types of silicon make-up special effects on YouTube. Below I have put a video showing a time lapse/tutorial of a gory and realistic arm. The ideas I got from it was from the veins and the bones. I would be able to accent the bony parts of my hand by using silicon and possibly some cotton bud sticks which should give my hand some texture.

Camera shot analysis

In the lesson today I learnt about how to analyse the different camera shots in relation to whats happening in the scene. We watched a clip from king Arthur...

In the clip we looked as a class at how the shots where relevant to the scene. For an example in the opening shot, looking down from a high distance, you can see how the shot set's the scene showing the mountains and the snow and how cold it is. then the next scene  After learning about it we were put into groups too analyse a clip off our choice.

We analysed a clip from `Mrs Doubtfire`:

 

We first counted 14 shots in total for the clip. The first shot we established to be a medium shot etc. This exercise helped me to understand the different camera angles in an actual film. 

A look into opening sequences:

This opening sequence is from a film called catch me if you can. When watching any opening sequences there are specific parts which are included:

• Film title
• titles
• setting the tone of the film    

an opening sequence of a film often sets the genre of the film to the audience. For an example a horror film would set the mood of the film to be a horror film not a comedy. With 'catch me if you can' the entire story is explained in the opening sequence, however for some one watching the film for the first time, there isn't enough information for them to truly understand the details but it is at the same time intriguing and makes the viewer want to watch the rest of the film. 

An introduction to opening sequences:

Opening sequences is the first part of a film. It sets the tone and mood of a film.
Often film companies leave the filming and making of the opening sequence last because it is often seen as one of the more important parts of a film.
James bond films are often famous for their opening sequences. e.g. their choice of new songs etc.