Production Logos - Research

A production logo is the 'tag' a company uses to brand what they produce, used by television producing companies. What differentiates a production logo from a normal logo is that they use movement and sound. In films they are usually shown at the beginning, while in TV programmes they appear at the end.

A production logo is important as it helps people associate a genre with the company, which prepares them for the sort of film they are going to see. Also, the better known the production logo/company then the more likely that the people will watch the film as they will know the companies reputation and therefore will expect quality.

For example, if someone was to see the Sleeping Beauty castle, they would automatically associate it with Disney, which in turn makes people think of fairy tale classics and magical lands. So when people see this production logo, or even hear the music to it, they will know that they are about to watch a family film full of adventure and, most likely, music and magic.

 On the other hand, if people were to see the 'Twisted Pictures' production logo they would most likely associate it with horror films, such as the Saw film series. Apart from the name stating clearly what type of films they produce, the image of the wire binding and then unbinding the words, leaving scratches all over them, paints a clear picture of what to expect. Additionally, the sound chosen for this production logo is a scream at the end after the sounds of the scrapping wires, which once again reinforces the idea of the film being a horror or thriller based genre.

Not all production logos will clearly state by the name what type of films they produce. However, with the help of the sounds and movements, the audience will be able to get some idea. They can be as long as five to thirsty seconds long, depending on the what movement is involved to keep the viewers' attention focused.

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Obsession Opening Sequence - 2

Learning to Use the Equipment - Tripod

Areas of the tripod and their meanings

• Head - the area from the centre column elevator upwards. The area where the camera goes.
• Ball Head - the green circle with the small bubble that allows you to centre the camera angle.
• Leg Lock Lever - allows you to change the length/height of the telescoping leg.
• Brace - the part between the three telescoping legs that keeps them in place.
• Crank Handle - the handle that allows you to crank the centre column  elevator up and down accordingly.
• Centre Column Elevator - the piece that connects the head with the telescoping legs. Also, goes up and down to give the camera more/less height.
• Pan-Handle - the handle that allows you to move the camera sideways and up and down.
• Plate - the piece that disconnects from the tripod, connects to the bottom of the camera and then reconnects to the tripod in order to keep the camera attached safely.
• Quick Release Platform - the area and small handle that holds/releases the plate from the tripod.

Rotating Titles - Reaseach

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIOvlibX-jA&safe=active

When it came to making the titles, most were no problem. However, I couldn't figure out how to rotate the texts and even after asking around, I couldn't find the solution. Therefore I had to turn to YouTube tutorials, where I came across a video that explained it (check link above). Most of the video wasn't very useful but it did have the answers I was looking for.



After watching this tutorial I was able to change my work from this horizontal text, where it just stands out incorrectly against the lipstick lid:

to this slanted text:

This helps improve my work as the titles fit better with their surroundings and become more involved in the feature, making them more eye catching to the audience and more memorable.

First attempt at Garage Band

When I started with my thriller music, I chose to use Garage Band to create it as it is efficient, easy to use and allows you to manipulate the instrument's volume, pitch and speed to your liking. Below is a demonstration of how I used Garage Band. Yet after learning how to use the programme properly, I had many different attempts of what my thriller music would be like, and came to the conclusion that it would be more effective for my thriller if I found and edited an already published song.

Below is my first try at Garage Band and my first idea for the thriller audio.

Obsession Title Sequence - 2

This video is an updated version of the first opening sequence. It has been edited and improved along with the help of peoples' feedback. Some people, after watching this clip, were asked to answer  a few questions to help me with  my next steps.
Even though there is still no audio in this clip, as it still needed some adjustments, the audience were quite impressed and pleased with it, due to there being effects to help entertain people as well as make it interesting to view.