Art of the Title

Art of the title (The Inner Working)

• Inner Workings are all of the techniques used in films and opening sequences.

• The Inner Working "Art of the title" article explains that title sequences although they have similar themes if they are in the same genre some opening sequence not don't just focus on a specific genre but also try to break the boundaries of film genres by incorporating original ideas which may not stereotypical in relation to the genre and therefore are different to other types of opening sequences in the same genre. 
• The writer then goes on to say about the use of techniques in opening sequences and how it effects opening sequences and goes on to give examples of techniques (Close-Up's and Overlapping Imagery') used in opening sequences regularly.
• The article then states that people now enjoy both mechanical (animation etc,) and organic (simple shot without animation or effects added,) and sometimes in films they are either used separately or together side by side.
• Talking about the opening titles of films, the writer say that title designs are a place where certain qualities such as graphic and technical techniques such as animations are a good place to use these effects as it can show different,extraordinary and abstract qualities which the audience find intriguing as it is something which is not seen in everyday life.
• It is then said that although 'Inner Workings' are not genre specific and are use by a wide range of genres it is mostly used by sci-fi's and fantasy films.) 

Hybrid Thrillers

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Pure Thrillers

Thriller Genre Research.

My Group for the Main Task

My Group

General Overview

The reason I chose to work with this group of people are for a variety of different reasons such as:

• The majority of group members bring previous media experience to the group
• The group of people are quite easy for me to communicate with. This is something I struggled with when we completed the AS Preliminary Task. Therefore I looked to work with a group of people whom I feel comfortable communicating with.
• Each member of the group although we have allocated specific roles have various qualities and skills which they can bring in addition to their allocated roles.

Name of Group Member	Why did you choose to go with this person/What will they bring
George Machin (Myself)	I will bring my media experience to the group having studied it like other members at my group at GCSE level attaining a high and respectable grade. From my experience in both The preliminary task and my two years of doing GCSE Media, I am able to bring variety of skills (such as filming, editing, planning etc.) and creative ideas (such as how certain techniques will be used in order to have a certain effect on a particular target audience.) to the group.
Sam Holloway	Sam is someone who is new to Media but is actually very good at directing and coming up with creative ideas. He is also someone who I communicate well with which is something I learnt is a necessity from experiences in my Preliminary Task. Although he has little media experience, Sam showed during the preliminary task (as we were in the same group) that his directing skills were good and that his effort/enthusiasm  to get tasks to look professional shows that he is willing to work hard to get the best result possible.
Leonie Law	Leonie has had media experience in the past having taking it at GCSE level meaning that she know skills which she learnt from the last two years of studying Media Studies and can bring her experiences to the group. She also showed her editing and leadership skills in previous tasks we have done both together and with others which shows that she will be able to take a leadership role when needed in the task however she is also very good at listening to other people and ideas which they make for certain tasks. Similar to Sam she is easy to communicate with and is hard working and determined to make sure all pieces of works/extracts will be completed to high standards.
Ellie Mayer	Ellie also has GCSE Media experience so like Leonie will be able to bring her previous knowledge to this task. Ellie has put herself forward for a filming role, something which she obviously feels confident that she is strong at. She is someone who I feel comfortably communicating with and she takes criticism to work well as she wants to make sure that all work is completed to the best ability possible.

What Is The Main Task?

https://www.powtoon.com/online-presentation/dMC9lEzQOqe/what-is-the-main-task/#/

Initial Response

What was the Preliminary Task

Preliminary Task

My preliminary task was a continuity task that allowed me to discover and explore my strengths and weaknesses within the Media course

 It had to include a character opening and coming a door; walking across a room; and the character having a few lines of dialogue with another character.

It also had to include the following media techniques:

• Shot-reverse shot
• Match-on-action
• 180 degree rule

• During the preliminary task I took roles in the planning/directing of my extract. This is a role that I will hopefully contribute in this task as it is something I feel I perform strongly in and enjoy doing in tasks similar to the main task. I also was the main contributor in the planning of the cinematography (ie.shooting script) which is a skill I have proven to be strong at and therefore my group for the main task have elected me to take a main role in this task.

Here is a link to my Preliminary Task : 

http://georgemachinaspreliminarytask.blogspot.co.uk/