Question 5

Z- Diary – Opening Sequence

Link to video on Youtube- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgDn-It4d5A

Our Video has been publish on YouTube along with annotation On certain scene, on this scene we’ve presented in the annotation the production/distribution company in a Type writer effect that

established our title Font in courier as we wanted to establish a connection to our main focus in on the Type writer as the font and style is in courier and we used the editing software “Final Cut Pro”, using this software we’re able to create a subtle transition from the title to the next clip. The JAW

Films stands for the first letters of each group member which creates a significant link. We Decided to keep the font simple so it’s easier to for our target audience to be engaged. As the video

continues, the beginning starts of silent but a subtle sound of someone switch on a lighter which can present a idea that its dark and light is needed to brighten the area up, the use of a medium close up

on the mid-section of the actor reveals the actions of what the actor is doing which informs the audience.

The Use of a class room as our mise en scene has a connection straight away with our target audience as most age groups are entitle to free or pay for education these days, and most of the

audience are still in or have been in education before so they can realise that the first set is based in a class room from the tables and the white board. The use of a wide shot helps recognise and

establish the area and allows the audience to remember our mise-en-scene, and the use of heavy footstep noises echoes’ through empty hallways can also be familiar.

Corridors are easily recognise by schools, colleges or even offices especially when bulletin boards are put up and class room names and numbers, with the use of a wide shot it establishes the area again

as well as the composition uses the rules of thirds which creates a more alluring and interesting position, The scene of the corridor can give a sense of nostalgia however with a menacing figure at the end of the corridor changes that and creates fear and anxiety, as well as the dim lighting and

wide shot establish a silhouette. Straight jump cuts after a snippet of movement creates tension and

a fast pace. Some of our precipitants did realise the setting and found this to be a office or school which informs us that we’ve given the right idea on how we presented the setting.

The use of soundtrack is by while “she sleeps- our cancer, our courage” is a part of a updated rock/metal culture today which can easily apply to a group of our target audience however the idea

that it is a fast pace and loud beat as well as becoming calm as to the climactic and subtle in our opening sequence. Along with editing of jump cut creates a fast pace but with soft transitions the

video begins to slow down but this can depend on the scene.

The Use of Diegetic Sounds create a more realistic experience for the audience and since the typewriter is one of the main focus in my title sequence, the tick tack noises it makes are completely recognisable and distinctive along with the close up shot of the setting on the table where the main

character is typing, the type writer was inspired by Stanley Kubrick “The Shinning” in one of the scene’s where the main character was typing in a large hall and the typing noise echoes’ distinctively around the hall before he attempted to murder his wife. Also we wanted to make this appear that it

wasn’t set in 2012, but in the 70/80’s- when they didn’t have computer or quick gadgets like mobile phone. The editing in this scene use transitions which made the video have a softer appearance.

The Use of a Voice over establishes a Young man’s voice which addresses the young male teacher in the shot as the suit as well as the physical appearance can hint off, this can engage our audience to a

different situation of what is expected from college to have older staff but having a young adult teacher can develop a relationship that the audience and the main character may have something in

common. The close up shot of the mid-body section presents a suit however the idea where his sleeves are rolled up can suggest he might be a bit different from the strict uniform type of teacher,

later the camera presents a wide shot which establish the physical appearance of the main character as well as presents the setting of the mise en scene which is a class room judging from the tables and

whiteboard, this informs to our target audience a little bit more about our main character.

The use of editing on some scene was decided to use straight cuts to make our opening sequence more to the point and become fast paced and climactic, but on certain scene’s we decided to add a softer transitions to imitate this common idea of a flash back where the change of mise en scene’s wasn’t so straight forward. We added additive dissolves as transitions to make a soft appearance and this was inspired by silent house where the main character realises that she was the killer she was trying to escape from, the editing slowed down as it got to the main point and informed the

audience.

In the next scene, all of the close up shots on the zombie faces were to establish that the infected zombie aren’t exactly a hundred years old but were actually fresh Students that attended the college

and in most zombie film the age’s would range from young to old but in our film we wanted to establish that its mainly focused on students which can give the connection to our Young audience

that it can be related to them. The use of dark background helps to emit a erry atmosphere and build tension to a terrifying moment, and the contribution of music helps to create peaks of tension where the loudest part of the music will have a zombie appearance to create shock. The Reactions from our receiptants found this “heart racing” and climactic way to present the main focus of the

video.

Lastly is our Location which appears in our last scene with the use of the camera using a panning movement on the College which creates a sense of calmness just by its appearance however since the location is presented but at this point the voice over warns the audience as well as the camera

panning over the college suggests that he’s warning about the college, this would a chaotic moment of what was seen in the frames before hand and the realisation of the location creates the idea that a institute of education which is usually thought to be one of the safe places to hide from a zombie

holocaust is actually the source of it. We showed this to our target audience and most of them believe that our choice of location is a great yet terrifying twist and punch line.