LOCKED

This is our finished opening sequence and we are all so happy that it is finally complete. We have put so much time and effort into this sequence that is so nice to see it all come together! Although it was stressful at times it was really fun to film.

There is still the issue of the sequence being over three minutes but we hope that this can be fixed.

Completed!

Today, we finally competed our opening sequence! We are so glad to have finally finished all of the editing, sound and credits! We took a selfie to celebrate:

We have exported our sequence and it will be uploaded shortly! Overall we are very pleased with the end result and we will now focus on our evaluation.

Update - Credits

Sound Effects and Problems - UPDATE

Today we spend a free period going over the sequence and adding in some sound effects. The 'boom' sound effects that we wanted are finally part of the sequence and the credits have been completely finished. We have edited all of the shots so they flow - continuity editing - and the sound now matches the corresponding shot which is what we wanted. We have also made the 'LOCKED' logo move towards the screen which adds a bit of movement instead of it remaining in the one spot. After all this we were so close to finishing! However, after showing the sequence to our teachers they pointed out that the font  used for the credits looked a bit like an 'essay' font and did not match our genre, although we personally liked the font we were happy to change it which we have started but not completed. The second issue was to do with the length of our sequence. Our sequence is around 3 minutes long when it should be around 2 but there are no shots that we can cut out without our character jumping from one shot to another or the story missing a large piece, making the audience miss out on something. We have decided to wait until the whole group is together before cutting anything out so we can discuss as a group what can be removed without messing up the story.

 

This is the font we used for the credits but had to be changed as it was said to look a bit like a font used in a essay.

 

Update - Finishing the Sequence

As our sequence is nearly complete we watched it all the way through to see if there are any errors in the editing or sound missing. We think that it could use some more sound effects, so it looks professional. We will add in our heartbeat and some dramatic 'boom' sound effects to create suspense. After we have completed this and watched it through again, we will have completed the entire sequence!

Update

This lesson we decided to change the distribution company from Artisan Entertainment to New Line Cinema which is an American indie company owned by 20th Century Fox (one of the six most successful distribution companies in the world). The reason why we think this distribution company will be better is because they distributed the "Paranormal Activity", which is a really successful psychological horror film series.

Update (sound) 20/03/2015

Today my media group and I arranged the sound effects and the music in the places that we needed it. We added diegetic and non- diegetic sounds to it. The diegetic sounds were the TV static that we added when the computer screen turns back on and says "YOU SHOUDN'T HAVE DONE THAT" with an appropriate creepy font. This creates a creepy and robotic effect to the sequence as if the character that wants to kill her is inside the computer and makes it obvious that he is controlling the computer. It also makes the sequence look professional.

We also decided to make the atmosphere more intense by adding the sound of a heartbeat. The sound of a heartbeat racing is often heard when a person is scared and the fact that it is dead silent in the room and we can hear it intensifies the setting and adds to the suspense, because the audience feels like they are the character as they can hear the heartbeat so clearly.

We added non-diegetic music in the background. The violins also add to the suspense and the feeling of fear that the character might be experiencing at that moment. We also removed the violins for the last part of the sequence as silence is the most important sound that can be used for a psychological horror because the audience feel like they are alone in that room and expect something bad to happen and by adding silence it feels like the moment is longer then it actually is so it adds to the anticipation. 

Update

The editing of our opening sequence has been completed and all that needs to be done now is finishing the music and adding credits in. These two things were left until after the editing process was finished so we would know exactly what to put in and where. We had made a short repetitive piece of music but for our final we wanted to change it so that it was less repetitive but still matched the scene and managed to create a tense atmosphere. These two things will be completed in our next lesson so that our sequence should be completed by the end of the week.