Two Minute Opening

This is mine and Alice's two minute opeing to our film 'Rapunzel.' I am very pleased with the results of how it has turned out. I think there is a good choice of angle shots and there is variety. Also, the choice of music fits well with the filming and the more dynamic bits of the music fit well with the title sequences and the titles of the actors and such. Obviously there are some inprovements that need to be made, the first being that we should have used a HD camera as that would have made the picture more clearer and also it would have helped with the CU of the mobile phone, with the messege and it is quite hard to read. We did infact, (in Sony Vegas) put an edit on the filming by where we sharped all of the shots my an amount where it made a difference and didn't look over produced.

We got our music and 'beach sounds' from a free website for copyright free music and sound effects called http://www.stonewashed.net/sfx.html

Editing

When editing our preliminary we did find it hard to get used to Sony Vegas, but when it came to making our two minute opening we found it a lot easier with editing. When I edited our footage I watched most 'how to' videos that Sony Vegas has on their software and that made it a lot easier to get to grips with.
While editing we thought that it would be a good idea to put an effect on the footage, so we decided to sharpen the scenes, as they footage wasn't shot on a HD camera so we decided to sharpen it so it is a better quality view. Also, we learnt how to crop shot efficiently and at a high level, so that our shots weren't too long and that they fit in with the opening nicely.
We also decided on editing a lot of photos to make the title of our film 'Rapunzel.' Alice came up with the idea and edited it so that it spells the word fast and that it can be incorporated in our two minute opening.

Shooting the Scenes

While filming the scenes we did have to cancel  few times because it was either raining or was too sunny for the setting that we wanted. We had to retake shots over and over so we had a lot to work with and also we had to retake scenes, so we would do it one way and then do it another way to see which one would work best when editing it all together.
We also had to make sure that the area on the beach had near to none, people on it to create the loneliness the protagonist is feeling. Filming the home scenes took some time as I had to make sure that both my parents were free too film. With all of these problems we did get all of the footage we needed, but when editing we decided too add some different scenes and so we need to take into account what the actors were wearing and make sure that everything is the same as the original footage.

Choosing our Protagonist for our Two Minute Opening.

Copy of Picking the actors for our two minute opening. on Prezi

I used prezi.com to make a presntation on the way we chose our protagonist.

Shot List

1. The two minutes start with a mid shot of the protagonist with buildings behind her. 
2. Then a panning shot of Hastings Beach, it shows Hastings Pier ruins, the grey clouds and the rough sea. While the shot is panning it fades into the production logo.
3. Fades to a high mid shot of protagonist looking out to the sea.
4. Jump cut to a house of the hero. Over shoulder angle, shows her texting someone. 
5. Shows close up of phone showing the text message saying 'Please come home now! x' to Talulla (protagonist.)
6. Shot behind protagonist, shows the dull scenery (still being the beach.) while this is happening the actors names fades in and the bottom of the right hand corner of the scene for a prolonged time of 20 seconds. The fading writing is 'Talulla McNeilly' 'Sarah McManus' 'Robert McManus' 'In Rapunzel.' While the 20 second period of text is fading in and out, the protagonist receives a text. The angle is a behind mid shot of her getting her phone out of her pocket.
7. Low camera angle (look up to hero) of her standing up and walking towards the other side of the room.
8. Low mid shot of the hero picking up the bag  and the villains leg lying on the floor.
9. Fade to mid shot of hero walking to body, she stops and stares.
10. High close up of back of the head and over the shoulder, looking down at the body on the floor. 
11. Jump cut to protagonist. Mid shot like the beginning of the two minutes. She is near to tears.
12. Left mid shot of protagonist getting up and walking slowly off of the beach.
13. Mid shot of hero giving the villain a filthy look and goes to walk away.
14. Low mid shot of hero going for the door.
15. Hero reaches for the door handle, close up of hand.
16. Low mid shot of hero opening and slamming the door behind her.
17. Long shot of protagonist walking again off of the beach.
18. Mid shot of body (villain.)
19. Slow fade of the body to a close up of a family portrait of a happier time.

All of the shots made were hand held to make the viewer feel more involved with the film and feel they are actually there in the film, experiencing what the actors are experiencing,

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