Equipment for filming

I will be filming my title sequence on a DSLR camera, with HD quality. DSLR's aren't too difficult to use but are good quality and easily portable. With the sound quality, I won't be using dialogue and so recording sound won't be a problem as this will be added in post-production. The camera I'll be using is the Canon EOS 1200d with a 50mm lens:

I'll be using the 50mm lens instead of just a normal one as it allows for a shallow depth of field, meaning my subject will be more in focus and background blurred. However, I may use the standard lens as for some shots I may want the whole shot on focus. 

I will be using a tripod for some partsas even the tiniest shakes can look bad. However, I will also do some filming handheld as shakes and sudden camera movements can be effective and can be in sync with the non-diegetic sound.

For shots where the subject is running, I can use a steadicam to keep the camera smooth: 

Title and Credits font

This are my options of font for my title and credits that I found off dafont.com. I printed the ones I liked then asked my peers to vote on what one they think would suit my genre the most, the most popular was the bottom option 'HACKED' so I thought I'd try this one first.

Film Title choices

Here are some options for the title of my film:

NASTY NASTY- Inspired by a song by The Prodigy, it's quite gritty and indicates violence and bad behaviour. It fits with the narrative of my film but may be to loud.

Declension- meaning declining or deterioration, this linking to my narrative as the main character comes to a downfall in her life. 

Downfall- simply meaning a loss of status or prosperity, similar to declension. Again, it links to my narrative as the main character comes to a downfall in her life.

Film Pitch

Film pitch from jasminelecomber

Title Sequences inspirations

http://www.artofthetitle.com/title/this-is-england/ This Is England's title sequence includes several clips of historic events, including Margaret Thatcher and war scenes. It's quite gritty and very British, making it clear that the film will be a basis of this. I was inspired by it as I liked the style, like the way it's grainy, the soundtrack and the use of the historic clips. The film itself has also inspired a narrative and the themes. I will do an anaylsis on this on a separate post.



Ill Manors 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdrSP7LE27M

I've done an analysis on this but what inspires me about it is it's use of iconography (drugs and phones) to show the negative representation of characters in the film.

Film Case Studies- This Is England

 Now that i've decided on the genre 'Drama' with themes of social realism, i'm now looking into films of the same genre and the same aspects. The first I've looked at is This Is England

Written and directed by Shane Meadows, This Is England is set in 1983, a time period where racism was high in some groups and there was a lot of patriorism due to the Falklands War. The story focuses on a young boy called Shaun, who gets involved with a group of skinheads. He hangs with them for a while and becomes a young skinhead himself until becoming involved with Combo, who is a racist. It ends with Combi brutally beating Milky(a mixed race boy) and Shaun realising 'standing up' for his country isn't what it seemed. What I liked about the film was how it depicts life in the 80s very accurately and how it honestly gives us an insight into strong views against immigration and Margaret Thatcher that existed then and still exist today. This Is England has inspired my genre and narrative for my film title sequence due to its social realism idea which I am interested in. The fact it depicts life in England in an emotional and empathetic way has also inspired me as I like the way it hits the audience.  

Film Case Studies- Fish Tank

Written and directed by Andre Arnold, Fish Tank is a British drama film set on a council estate in essex. The story focuses on Mia, whom lives with her mother and sister. She has a passion for dance but is living in an isolated environment. Later on, she pursues a sexual relationship with her mums boyfriend which ends in the realisation he has a family she wasn't aware of. In the end, she goes to Wales with a boy she met at a caravan site. 

The film is modern (2009) and so reflects current issues, which has inspired me to reflect current issues in my own film. There is a theme of social realism throughout the film, an idea i'd like too look into.

What I liked about the film was, similar to This Is England, how it depicts the reality of the way some people live and how, today, there are many people living in poverty.

This film has inspired me even more to look at social realism in my film and has me tinkling about how i can represent this in my title sequence.