11/04/13 - Filming clips for our title sequence

After we received our grade and feedback on our title sequence we decided that it didn't convey the right messages and values to our audience and was also confusing and irrelevant at times. We felt the major concerns were the scenes which appeared rushed as we hadn't used a tripod ,the performance and the locations. As the majority of the sequence was shot in school it lacked sophistication as it wasn't were we intended our sequence to take place thus we failed to disguise     the location due to a lack of thought we had put into the setting.

Today we decided to improve our sequence by re-shooting some scenes and this time we made sure to incorporate aspects from existing title sequences such as close up shots of the protagonists face. This filming went very well as the performance was very realistic and comedic and the cinematography was smooth and portrayed interesting camera angles.

We also decided to build up our protagonist by making it clear he was a spy through his appearance. To do so he wore a tuxedo and drinks a martini which are classics aspects to a stereotypical spy character. This allowed Teddy to become a more three dimensional character and be easily recognized as a spy through the mise-en-scene due to the similarities between him and James Bond's character. (e.g costume)

Since our main genres were action and comedy we made sure to make this really clear by adding comedic moments of our protagonist acting humorous in order to appeal to our target audience.We did this by filming shots of our protagonist spitting out his drink, using a machine gun incorrectly and hiding behind a tree which was to small to hide him. This made him appear simple minded and conveyed Teddy's personality to the audience.

We also needed to incorporate more action into the sequence as we felt we were lacking the codes and conventions of an action genre. To do this we had our protagonist chasing a villain down the road whilst performing stunts such as jumping over fences. We also shot a scene of our villain being strangled as he enters his car which emphasized and communicated the genre to the target audience.

Overall I feel today was very successful as the performance and the cinematography was great therefore I think this footage will greatly improve our title sequence and make it appear like a legitimate spy film title sequence. The location of the streets also is a huge improvement as it reveals the film is set in a city and makes the sequence look more professional than how it looked previously. We intend to start editing this footage into our sequence on the 15/4/13 and hopefully have the final sequence completed by this date.