Editing of Production Company Video Logo - Experimenting with Editing Software

Here is a video on how I created the production company video logo:

Editing of production company video logo from rebecky69

Here is the final product:

The History/ Elements of Film Scores

The History of Music in Film

Before the 30's, all movies were completely silent. Music was then inserted into a film to make it more interesting sense wise it also adds depth to the image which appeared on the screen. Music was already a common element within theaters which were the previous form of entertainment before film. 
The majority of silent films were accompanied by anything from full orchestras to pianists. Many books were published about different types of music to play over a film to add to the mood.

During the 1930's music was established as a vital element within motion pictures as it showed more positive audience feedback. At the beginning, Western Classical Music from the 19th century was used played over films but after this people began to write more modern scores. One of the first original films scores written was for 'King Kong' in 1933. Later in the decade composers began to experiment and develop their own style, including creating hooks for characters and to support plot and story lines.

In the 40's, composers refined their expertise even more. There were many breaks in the barriers and traditions of film music. In the 50's, film music had completely changed with the introduction of jazz music, therefore music was less expensive to make as not too many musicians were not need as an orchestra was no longer needed. This carried on throughout the 1960's. The 70's passed with very little new innovation, things were perfected from the previous decades. Even current score writers, such as John Williams use these techniques.

In the 80's and 90's, the use of synthesized sounds in films became more popular. For the first time, it had become possible to scored a whole film with only one performer, using a synthesizer to produce the sounds of many instruments.

Today, with the development with new technology film composers have the ability to create the perfect score helping move along the movies plot and give characters different pieces of music (for example the sharks hook in jaws), this helps to enhance the film and turn it into an experience.

Elements of a Film Score

TEMP TRACKS
A temp track is an existing piece of music score which is used during film production during editing as it serves guidance for the mood or atmosphere. Composers for film scores are asked to imitate a specific composer or style present in the temp track. Some directors have become so attached to temp score that they decided to use it and reject the original score written by the film composers.

STRUCTURE
Films often have different themes or motifs for important characters, events, story lines or peaks. These can be played in different styles depending on the situation they represent, scattered among incidental music. For example John Williams' score for the Star Wars saga, characters such as Darth Vader, Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia Organa have different motifs for different characters.

SCORE MUSIC
Most films have around 40 to 120 minutes of music. However, some films have very little or even no music whereas others have music running throughout. This types of music is called "diegetic" music as it is not part of the movie itself it is merely added on top.

Equipment for Filming Opening Sequence

Shots, Angles and Movements - Shots Research Discussion

In this video we are looking at different types of camera shots, angles and movements which are common within video and looking at if we would use them in our own opening sequence.

Learning How to Edit

Before this task I have had very little prior knowledge to how to edit, I therefore experimented around with little bits of video I had taken of my friends. Looking at all of the different effects I could add to video as well as how to crop, transform and add slow motion to all of the video. As well as how to add music into the video. 

Animated Title Sequences

Animated Title Sequences

With today's available technology we now have the ability to created animated title sequences. Although it costs a lot to create an animated opening sequence first impressions are everything and using a creative animated opening sequence helps to capture an audiences attention. To create a full length feature movie which is animated can cost millions of dollars, with the average budget of an animated movie being at around $180 million. 

Animation has recently become a very useful technique for movie directors as it gives them freedom to do what ever they like. An effective example of this would be the opening from Lord of War, "life of a bullet". This shows the production to use of a bullet, the director may have chosen to use animation to create this as it is substantially easier to film compared to the complex filming of the actual manufacturing of a bullet. This also helps to allow the audience to feel as if they have entered a whole new world which is very different to the real world.

However, if animation is not done properly, it can look messy and unrealistic. This is why so much money, time and labor is spent on animation. Animated films can take even longer to be produced than an ordinary film, for example Toy Story 3 took 11 years to come out, within this time they spent around half of that time creating the animation. It cost over $200 million to create. 

If given the option I would love to make an animated title sequence as it gives me the freedom to creatively do whatever I wish, however, given the fact we have an extremely minimal budget and no available equipment we cannot do this.

The History of Opening Credits

The history of opening credits from rebecky69