Hello chaps, quick thing to get off my chest...
For you film fanatics, has anyone seen Avatar? Haven't managed to catch it yet, though I have heard brilliant reviews. But, do any of you think the advertisements for it are a bit, amateur??? The text of the title looks like it has been done before, and looks like it is trying too hard. I am not a fan at all. Also, the posters you see everywhere again look like they have been doing by someone in A Level or GCSE creating a poster advert. Not sure whether I am being harsh, but I have asked my family and they all agree. Disappointing seen as the film is meant to be absolutely superb. Will make sure I see it before the end of the Christmas jollies.
Enjoy the rest of the holly bobs.
Peace.
27 December 2009
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21 December 2009
The Sixth Sense by M.Night Shyamalan
I've finally made my decision of which film I want to do the title sequence for: The Sixth Sense.
The decision was a bit difficult, because I had in mind three other films, Saw, House of Wax and The Happening.
The reason I've chosen The Sixth Sense is because I've seen this movie at least ten times, I never get bored of it and could watch it ten more times, and also because I'm a big fan of its director M.Night Shyamalan as well as its soundtrack composer James Newton Howard (which is the composer of all the brilliant films by Shyamalan, Unbreakable, Signs, The Village, Lady in the water and The Happening).
Unfortunately, he is not very wellknown, I don't know what you guys think of these movies or if you have seen them, but what the majority think of them is that they are "rubbish",excluding The Sixth Sense and Signs which are the most succesful ones according to the viewers.
Anyway, I love this director, I think his movies are different to anything else, and up till now he has been able to defend them and not to listen to destructive criticism.
Have a great and snowy XMAS!! (I'm so jealous of you guys, I want snow!!!!)
18 December 2009
clarification across the nation...
about the christmas holidays.
as you will all be aware [or at least that portion of you who actually bother to turn up at college occasionally], there has been a right old mixup as regards the chrimbo holidays:
* at the start of the year i told you all that the holidays ran from 21st december - 8th january [ie. starting back on 11th january]
* then a couple of weeks back my big chief boss-man manager came into the room and asked me why i'd told you all to come back on the 11th, when you should start back on 4th. so i stood up the front of the room - like an eejit - and told you all that i'd made a mistake and that you should all come back on 4th january.
* well, yesterday i found out that i was right in the first place and big chief boss-man manager was wrong; you do start back on 11th january. college will be open the week before, but only so us poor long-suffering tutors can come in and do lots of marking and admin and sitting through interminable meetings etc.
you lot can come in that week if you want... or enjoy another seven days, lying on the sofa, drinking cheap booze, guzzling mince pies & leftover turkey and watching endless reruns of the only fools and horses christmas special.
hmmm... it's a tough decision, isn't it?
so in summary:
back after xmas on
mon 11th jan 2010
see yous all then!
as you will all be aware [or at least that portion of you who actually bother to turn up at college occasionally], there has been a right old mixup as regards the chrimbo holidays:
* at the start of the year i told you all that the holidays ran from 21st december - 8th january [ie. starting back on 11th january]
* then a couple of weeks back my big chief boss-man manager came into the room and asked me why i'd told you all to come back on the 11th, when you should start back on 4th. so i stood up the front of the room - like an eejit - and told you all that i'd made a mistake and that you should all come back on 4th january.
* well, yesterday i found out that i was right in the first place and big chief boss-man manager was wrong; you do start back on 11th january. college will be open the week before, but only so us poor long-suffering tutors can come in and do lots of marking and admin and sitting through interminable meetings etc.
you lot can come in that week if you want... or enjoy another seven days, lying on the sofa, drinking cheap booze, guzzling mince pies & leftover turkey and watching endless reruns of the only fools and horses christmas special.
hmmm... it's a tough decision, isn't it?
so in summary:
back after xmas on
mon 11th jan 2010
see yous all then!
Lets spice things up a bit...
All of the most recent posts are title sequences...seen as its a Friday, thought I would mix it up a bit.
Yesterday, in college, during lunch break I decided to have a play with Illustrator. As you know from previous posts, curly hair is the future in my opinion!! That is where the inspiration for this illustration came from.
Have a beautiful day folks.
Yesterday, in college, during lunch break I decided to have a play with Illustrator. As you know from previous posts, curly hair is the future in my opinion!! That is where the inspiration for this illustration came from.
Have a beautiful day folks.
17 December 2009
You Know My Name
After typing in title sequences into Youtude I saw some interesting stuff...
Like "Casino Royale: James Bond", I think it's a great example of how the opening titles sets an atmosphere and mood for the film and I really like the use of vector graphics and line. Having Daniel Craig in every little bit of the thing makes me want to scream at him to go away just until the film starts because we understand that he is the main character by the way his name was before the title...sorry about that...and the run time for the title bit is 3 minutes 14 seconds and a brilliant music to run with it.
This is a nice simplistic opening title with the film "North by Northwest", the grid line thing reminds me of a building drawn to its simplistic form with the titles moving in and out in the opposite direction.
Like "Casino Royale: James Bond", I think it's a great example of how the opening titles sets an atmosphere and mood for the film and I really like the use of vector graphics and line. Having Daniel Craig in every little bit of the thing makes me want to scream at him to go away just until the film starts because we understand that he is the main character by the way his name was before the title...sorry about that...and the run time for the title bit is 3 minutes 14 seconds and a brilliant music to run with it.
This is a nice simplistic opening title with the film "North by Northwest", the grid line thing reminds me of a building drawn to its simplistic form with the titles moving in and out in the opposite direction.
Stop the Press!
Finally after soul searching I have pick a film for the new brief "To Kill A Mocking Bird", that was until after I went through each film I know and watched such as, each of Stephen King films or other films.
"To Kill a Mocking Bird", is a film based upon a brilliant book by Harper Lee in 1960 (nearly 50 years), the release date of the film 1962 (info by Wikipedia) I don't know, which theme it fits into for the brief Period drama or Courtroom (because Atticus Finch in a courtroom for some of the film)
The reason why I picked this film because I think this film shaped me into the person I am today and teaching me a lot.
This is only the trailer as I can't embed the opening credits, the opening titles is lovely for the time but the play of naivety and childhood memories and time I think I could work with the imagery. With this film I may want to keep it to a linear opening and keep the simplicity of the titles to blend in with the film. The original opening also takes about 2 minutes and 55 seconds, which for the brief has to finish 1 minutes or under, which I will try...
15 December 2009
We saw a clip of this in Mike DeVere's....
...lecture the other week and I knew I'd seen it before but couldn't remember where from but I remembered and thought I'd stick it on here.
It's.... erm... well it's pretty creative anyway, from an animation point of view. Make of it what you will...
It's.... erm... well it's pretty creative anyway, from an animation point of view. Make of it what you will...
12 December 2009
Gerry Anderson
I was thinking about title sequences a bit more last night and tried to recall anything that I found particular effective, and although i've not seen it for quite a few years now there is one particular TV show whose opening sequence has always impressed me. Captain Scarlet.
I think this sequence more than most is one of few instances where i've liked the title sequences more than the actually film itself, it's opening starts with the sound of footsteps as the camera rolls down a dark alley and I always found that a little freaky as it is completely model based yet looks (and sounds) realistic. And the familiar sub-theme which plays throughout the show during transitions between scenes is used in conjunction with the title of the show....it worked well I thought.
The closing sequence to Captain Scarlet was also brilliant because whilst it didn't reflect any storylines in the show itself, it gave a background story to the title character giving him more depth and showed the kind of situations that could be possible to him outside of those that were possible using the puppetry in the programme.
Gerry Anderson created 'Captain Scarlet' and there are at least two other memorable title sequences from his work that sprung to mind which i'm sure most people will be aware of, the opening sequence to 'Thunderbirds' and the ending sequence to 'Joe 90'.
With all of the title sequences from his TV shows there was always a certain mood to them and perhaps these aren't as celebrated as they probably should be.
Bit of the ol' vector graphics going on there in that Thunderbirds one...
I think this sequence more than most is one of few instances where i've liked the title sequences more than the actually film itself, it's opening starts with the sound of footsteps as the camera rolls down a dark alley and I always found that a little freaky as it is completely model based yet looks (and sounds) realistic. And the familiar sub-theme which plays throughout the show during transitions between scenes is used in conjunction with the title of the show....it worked well I thought.
The closing sequence to Captain Scarlet was also brilliant because whilst it didn't reflect any storylines in the show itself, it gave a background story to the title character giving him more depth and showed the kind of situations that could be possible to him outside of those that were possible using the puppetry in the programme.
Gerry Anderson created 'Captain Scarlet' and there are at least two other memorable title sequences from his work that sprung to mind which i'm sure most people will be aware of, the opening sequence to 'Thunderbirds' and the ending sequence to 'Joe 90'.
With all of the title sequences from his TV shows there was always a certain mood to them and perhaps these aren't as celebrated as they probably should be.
Bit of the ol' vector graphics going on there in that Thunderbirds one...
One Hour Photo it is then...
During the lunch break on Thursday afternoon I paid a visit to all the major DVD retailers in Manchester with the aim of buying 'One Hour Photo', and not one of them stocked it....but as luck would have it I managed to find a 2nd-hand copy for £3 in an exchange shop inside the Arndale. I had only seen the film once a few years back and because of the minimalist use of colour it's always been quite memorable, I couldn't remember what the title sequence was like though....and as I couldn't find it posted anywhere online I had to go and get a copy.
I watched it last night, the title sequence in it's entirity was about 7-10 seconds long, extremely brief, but it was still pretty good I thought. Nevertheless i've made my decision now that i'm definately going to do my sequence for this film.
Before watching it again I had an idea what I was going to do for the music, and after seeing it the sounds I have in mind are pretty much running with the original theme that was used....although I am not going to reference the original score as I want to do a complete remake with my own musical composition.
'One Hour Photo' was not the first film that I had in mind when I found out about the brief, my initial thoughts were to do an updated title sequence for a Hong Kong movie called 'Duel to the Death' as I wanted to make a choice that I would be passionate about making. It's about an age old hourable tradition that sees the best swordsman from China and Japan go head-to-head to see which is the greater nation...despite the two fighter's reluctance to fight each other. It's one of the most significant Hong Kong movies of all time as it pioneered the iconic wire-flying technique which has become widely used to this day in such legendary films as 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon', 'House of Flying Daggers' and 'The Matrix'. It's also the best depiction of ninja in cinema that i've ever known.
Although, when I then recieved the brief and noticed the limitation of only up to a minute for the title sequence I discarded the idea as I felt I wouldn't be able to do the film full justice with such a short time frame. I suppose, ultimately, this is a good thing as I shouldn't really be too indulgient in my choice towards my favourite movies and allow it to cloud my thought process. Hence why I chose a neutral film that, rather than being a fond favourite, is a film that I can definately apply some depth to with regards to it's title sequence.
I watched it last night, the title sequence in it's entirity was about 7-10 seconds long, extremely brief, but it was still pretty good I thought. Nevertheless i've made my decision now that i'm definately going to do my sequence for this film.
Before watching it again I had an idea what I was going to do for the music, and after seeing it the sounds I have in mind are pretty much running with the original theme that was used....although I am not going to reference the original score as I want to do a complete remake with my own musical composition.
'One Hour Photo' was not the first film that I had in mind when I found out about the brief, my initial thoughts were to do an updated title sequence for a Hong Kong movie called 'Duel to the Death' as I wanted to make a choice that I would be passionate about making. It's about an age old hourable tradition that sees the best swordsman from China and Japan go head-to-head to see which is the greater nation...despite the two fighter's reluctance to fight each other. It's one of the most significant Hong Kong movies of all time as it pioneered the iconic wire-flying technique which has become widely used to this day in such legendary films as 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon', 'House of Flying Daggers' and 'The Matrix'. It's also the best depiction of ninja in cinema that i've ever known.
Although, when I then recieved the brief and noticed the limitation of only up to a minute for the title sequence I discarded the idea as I felt I wouldn't be able to do the film full justice with such a short time frame. I suppose, ultimately, this is a good thing as I shouldn't really be too indulgient in my choice towards my favourite movies and allow it to cloud my thought process. Hence why I chose a neutral film that, rather than being a fond favourite, is a film that I can definately apply some depth to with regards to it's title sequence.
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