Group discussion- Disagreement- Opening sequence

One of the main disagreements we had in our group was whether or not we should get rid of our initial opening credits. Our original plan was to include a montage of pictures of the illuminati and news paper articles highlighting the horrifying stories. Thus helping us encode the message that the main character was in great danger because he was caught up with this cult which he knew little about.

 I believe that our original opening credits for the opening sequence helps build suspense which keeps the audience at the edge of their seat. The music we chose was the sound track from the film inception. This sound track goes well with the images on screen. The sound track and the images helps build the idea of danger in the mind of the audience, which is exactly what we were going for.

However after a lot of planing, hard work and effort one of my team members raised an issue about the opening credits. Her main argument was that the length of the opening credits was too long and that we would not have enough time to include the other footage that we had. Further more she claimed the quality of the images did not correspond with the quality of the footage we filmed. Our other team mate was torn between both argument.

After discussing this we came down to two conclusions (Option 1 & 2). I was for option 1

Option 1	Option 2
The first option was to make the length of the opening credits shorter by taking out some of the pictures and reducing the time each picture appears on the screen for. Also we would have to adjust the music to make sure it flow smoothly with the pictures.	Delete the entire opening credits and titles sequence. Also we would have to go back to the planning board and decide where to fit the credits in

After voting on this I discovered that majority of the people in my group were for option 2. So we decided to delete the entire credits and start all over again.

Equipments used

HD Sony Handy Cam.

This was the main camera we shot our entire opening sequence with. The camera had a fairly good quality and gave us no problems during filming apart from the fact that the battery runs out quickly. The camera was very easy to hold and very lightweight thus making it easier to carry and keep stable for a long period of time. I quickly got used to the Camera due to the simplicity of the software and layout. With this Recording camera I was able to do quick basic editing without transferring the footage onto a PC, which was very useful.

Tripod

The tripod that came with the camera was also very lightweight and easy to use. All the components fitted together nicely which meant. I learnt how to use the tripod to move the camera up and down smoothly, which meant that the footage appeared steadier.

Final cut pro.

This was the main editing software used to edit the footage. The software came with many features which was very useful to us. It come with a good number of effects, transitions and option buttons. However it wasn't always easy to use because some of the buttons and settings were hidden thus making it more difficult for me to find. Leading to me wasting more time on simple tasks.

Iphones .

My team and I used and iphone to record the creaking door sound effect. The iphone has a high quality voice recorder.

H1 Zoom Handy Recorder

This equipment was very useful to the team. We used it to record a voice over of the main character in the last scene of the opening sequence. The sound quality was very high and clear.

Ipad

The ipad is a very useful device which helped me take quick pictures during the making of the opening sequence. I also used it to record some sounds and edit some pictures for the making of the opening sequence.