Neo-Noir OTS: The Final Product

Below is the final cut of my opening title sequence for 'shift.' I will be uploading posts soon about the age rating and feedback I have received for it. The OTS will play with better quality if you click on the 'HD' icon in the bottom right hand corner, before selecting '720p'. 


shift - (opening title sequence) from Freya Rudd on Vimeo.

Continuity Task: The Final Product

Here is the final product! Please ignore the two minutes of black screen at the end, that was an editing fault. 

Sweded Film: The Final Product

After finishing this assignment, I've come to really appreciate sweded films. Even though they're not of  highest quality, the best acting, music, sound lighting etc., it really comes down to people having a lot of fun and not taking themselves too seriously, whilst re-creating their favourite scenes from films and having a good time. I'm happy this was my first project, as I've had zero experience in being a part of any film making process before, and hopefully I will only get better!

Below is the official teaser trailer for 'Insidious: Chapter 3'.

And finally, here is our sweded version. Enjoy!

Neo-Noir Opening Title Sequence Process

Everything below are all the blog posts on the process of making my Opening Title Sequence, until stated otherwise. 

Distribution and Exhibition

In terms of distribution I decided my film, if it was in the public eye, would have to have many different production companies and studios to fund it as well as possibly an Arts Council, or the National Lottery which also provides funding.

In terms of exhibition, it would either be on Vimeo/YouTube as a short film to reach a wider audience. It would more likely be Vimeo as it provides a lot of resources for fairly unknown film-makers/creators. Or I would showcase it at a Picturehouse Cinema e.g. Cinema City, which screens lots of independent films alongside mainstream films. A screening at a film festival to obtain more attention and knowledge of the film would also be interesting, as many films receive more acknowledgement, and a creator's film can be submitted online, obviously alongside following certain rules and regulations. Top gatherings such as Sundance Film Festival and Venice Film Festival 

My target audience is, to be honest, anybody, but, in terms of generic groups: regular 'movie-goers,' and film buffs; an audience that is willing to watch something fairly niche. In terms of gender, I don't have target audience, and in some of my feedback, somebody commented that there didn't seem to be a pander to a certain gender, which I was happy about. 

Age wise, I would rate the film a 15 or possibly 18, as there would be violence and strong language, however I'm not sure if the violence would be on or off camera, possibly a bit of both. If my OTS had an age certification, it would probably be 12/15. 

Below is a link to the BBFC website on age ratings for film - 15 and 18.

BBFC 15 certification

BBFC 18 certification

Sundance Film Festival Rules and Regulations

Audience Feedback

After uploading my film, I created a questionnaire on 'SurveyMonkey,' allowing my peers to watch my OTS and give feedback. Below are screenshots of the questions in the survey.

I wanted to keep the questions fairly straight-forward, informal and have a humorous tone as I enjoy writing like that, but also that the audience understood that I knew things I could improve on next time and was willing to take on criticism, as well as being a pressure-free questionnaire to fill out.

A summary of the feedback I received for each question was:

Question 1: 8/10 was the average score for how much viewers enjoyed the OTS

Questions 2: The answer was yes, and the blood on the protagonist's hands intrigued viewers, as well as the 'ominous music'.

Question 3:  The most enjoyable part of my OTS according to the survey was 'music' and 'narrative/plot,' as well as 'other' which was specified as 'camera angles.'

Question 4: Below is a list of what a few people said about the OTS, in terms of what was good, bad and could use improvement.

Good: camera angles, music, intriguing plot and acting. 

Bad: Lighting, possibly anti-climactic and one person thought the colour of the credits didn't fit the feel and atmosphere of the OTS.

Improve: Lighting, clearer sense of direction in terms of plot, colour of credits.

Below is some feedback I was given during the editing process, there are some images of feedback by one person, as well as some I will write about what my teachers thought about my OTS.

In terms of the props in the bathroom, I decided not to change this as I wanted there to be clutter in shot, and I felt the brands did not make too much of a difference, and did not pull focus too much.

In terms of the first image, in the dislikes section, I was quite pleased with the fact that the credits and lighting made the film look 80s/90s, as I wanted the OTS to look and feel like this, and one of my inspirations in terms of genre was Pulp, which I have written a blog post on.

Some feedback that I was given by teachers was that it was very dark, visually. Unbelievably, the shots in the bedroom were even darker than they are currently, however I didn't have time to re-film, and also, I quite like it being very dark and ominous. 

I also received some feedback stating that the very last shot was interesting and a cliffhanger of sorts.