Production Ident 2

following, smaller independent 9specifying in horror movie) production ident.
haunted music box (jewelry) ballerina 360 turns repeatedly

represents the freaky horror

Group Meeting - Production Ident



Completed - Production Ident

Today me and Maisie completed keying out the green screen from our 'floating hand' for our Production identification. My initial idea was for it to appear as a gypsy/ physic/ medium type thing, mystical and magical. To do this I filmed Maisie's (starting in the shape of a shell) gradually opening whilst turning round infront of a green screen (very hard to find brightest light for best quality!). My aim was to once finished chroma keying, was to design and create a background (night sky with stars) on photoshop and import this into the moving image on final cut express along with another still of the crystal ball which would appear gradually as the hand revealed it. This turned out to be a months long project and was therefore unsuitable so instead we decided to have the globe appear after the hand had finished its 180degree turn. This was highly more convenient and do-able. I decorated Maisie's fingers in rings because that is how I imagined a readers hand would be like from stereotypes I had previously seen on TV, (probably from watching to many Disney films). Creating this probably took more time than the opening sequence itself! We had to search for the stars on the internet, download them, convert them, then import them. We used the colour gradient tool on photoshop to make the blue background seem more realistic (lighter towards the bottom because of street lights and so on from residential areas below.) As for the globe, we spent hours trying to make it look 3D not just a solid colour, so we fiddled with the inner and outer glow buttons untill we were satsified! To finish it off I wanted a twinkle, magic, 'fairy' sound to play as the hand moves, we found this on youtube and changed it into a MP3 file them dragged it into Final cut express. Final product looked reasonably good, but not how I originally hoped. Below is a print screen of the Production Ident.

In the making - Production Identification

The above scan shows the rough sketch I drew of the routine/ pattern I intended the 'Bouncing Ball' to follow during our Title Sequence. We are using a programme called Adobe Flash to create this. I believe the introduction to the film production company is a vital competitor present in Opening Sequences, as a good one of these at the beginning of any film immediately intrigues its audience therefore encouraging them to watch on. Although the Title Sequence we create may not be of the high standards that for example 'Universal Studios' or 'Warner Bros.' possesses however it will be to the best of our ability!