Table Top exercise:
This week, we made practice film openings using the idea of 'table top' filming. Our brief was to film in one continuous take and to include a short live action clip at the start of the opening. We watched three examples of opening sequences filmed in a similar table top style to her inspire our own ideas. Using Art of the Title, we watched Delicatessen and observed how its inventive camerawork tells a story and sets the theme. Another excellent title sequence was that of To Kill A Mockingbird. This displayed it's playful theme and influenced us in the way the camera moved and camera angles which we decided to incorporate into our own production. We then used these openings as influence to create an original title sequence in groups by setting up the mise-en-scène using props from our props collection. Our table included props such as fake money with blood stains, news paper articles, a pin board and more.
PLANNING
Before filming started, we laid out all the props that were elements of our film narrative's mise-en-scène on the table, to help us decide an appropriate route for the camera to follow and to tell a story
We also researched and discussed music tracks for the soundtrack. We chose Laughing on the outside and crying on the inside - Bernadette Carrol as our sound track
This week, we made practice film openings using the idea of 'table top' filming. Our brief was to film in one continuous take and to include a short live action clip at the start of the opening. We watched three examples of opening sequences filmed in a similar table top style to her inspire our own ideas. Using Art of the Title, we watched Delicatessen and observed how its inventive camerawork tells a story and sets the theme. Another excellent title sequence was that of To Kill A Mockingbird. This displayed it's playful theme and influenced us in the way the camera moved and camera angles which we decided to incorporate into our own production. We then used these openings as influence to create an original title sequence in groups by setting up the mise-en-scène using props from our props collection. Our table included props such as fake money with blood stains, news paper articles, a pin board and more.
PLANNING
Before filming started, we laid out all the props that were elements of our film narrative's mise-en-scène on the table, to help us decide an appropriate route for the camera to follow and to tell a story
We also researched and discussed music tracks for the soundtrack. We chose Laughing on the outside and crying on the inside - Bernadette Carrol as our sound track
