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 Scene 1 Girl is talking and playing with the doll Girl: "We're best friends, right, Lucy?" Girl continues talking to the doll despite a lack of response "You're never going to leave me. Scene 2 Mothers voice is heard in the background calling for the girl Mother: "Dinner's Ready!" Girl: "I'll be right there, Mom" Scene 3 The girl walks out of her room without her doll Zoom in on the doll Non-Diegetic Sound: Sinister/Ominous song Scene 4 Girl in the background leaving the kitchen Girl: "Thank you for the food, Mom!" Girl returns to her room while its nighttime Lighting: Dark, Nighttime Door opens with the light from the house peeking into the girl's room Scene 5: Lighting: Bright room from room lights Girl checks where she left her doll at Doll is missing Girl calls out for the doll Girl: "Lucy? Lucy where did you go?" Non-Diegetic Sound: Mysterious song Scene 6 POV through the girl's perspective as she'...

Schedule 3/7-3/8 - We are going to start filming on these days at her house. We're mostly going to focus on the beginning scenes. 3/9-3/10- We will finalize our filming and add our finishing touches and refilm some things we need to re film. We have seven scenes in total, so we can do half. On one day and half for another. 3/28-3/31- We are going to start the editing process and hopefully finish it by the from the title designs to the subheadings. And more. Location: We are filming at Naiara's apartment. Participants Actors: Naiara- playing Ashley Melvin- playing Marvin Jeni- the girl Withly-Brittany Filming : Melvin  withly Editing : Naiara Jeni  Directing Withly and Melvin Health and safety To make sure that we’re safe we will have all of our locations turned on while arriving to the apartment and have an adult in the building while filming. It’s not really any Stunts involved with the filming but just to make sure we will keep a first aid kit on deck. Well also have access ...

For the opening credits of the film most of the text will be handwritten font and will appear on screen as some one is writing in real time, some of the other credits that don’t need to be the main focal point will fade into the screen or will be embedded into the background. Our working title of our film will most likely be "Dollie" It will either be in anyilla, sunkiss or beabella font and it will be in lowercase, it will look something like this   The title will appear on screen as if it was handwritten and it will come off screen as if it is being erased or it will fade off the screen The title will disappear after 6 or 7 seconds of it being on screen Depending on the background lighting and color, I will use bright and easy colors like pink and hot pink so it wont blend in with the background scene The people who worked on a specific role will have their names significantly larger than the title and it will look something like this: Music By: Vera Lynn

  - What titles are displayed during the opening sequences? The opening sequence has one title card that starts with the name of the movie, starting off from white to red   - What images are prioritized in the opening sequence? One image that gets prioritized heavily is the phone of Casey Becker. Another thing that gets prioritized is the house such as the doors, the kitchen, the stove. - What connotations do these images carry? The phone shows a mysterious voice that keeps on dialing her. The stranger continuously asks odd questions that begin to get intimidating. The movie uses the phone as a way to scare the viewer as the ringing continues. The movie also displays many parts of the house to make the viewer believe there is a mysterious danger lurking in a place meant to be safe. - How does the film establish a feeling of the genre from the outset? The movie does several things to create a mystery such as by starting a phone call conversation with someone who the viewers hav...

  What titles are displayed during the opening sequences? The opening sequence has 2 tittle cards which are "warner bros" and the name of the movie in a neon green color.   What images are prioritized in the opening sequence? One image that gets prioritized is at the beginning is the city which the movie takes place in, we know this due to the opening sequence zooming in to the background at the very beginning.  What connotations do these images carry? - The image of the city shows environment and location that the movie takes place in. In the opening sequence we are shown a "chase" thorough the city. The movie displays many different alleyways to make the viewer believe that there's a mysterious creature lurking in the dark corners of the city.  How does the film establish a feeling of the genre from the outset? The movie does several things to display a mystery such as the little glimpses of the creature flying in the sky. Another thing the movie does is creat...

  What titles are displayed during the opening sequences? The titles that are shown are the producers, the director, and the feature film name/film title.   - What images are prioritized in the opening sequence? Some images that point out the most are sparks from a metal or a bloody consistency.  It also looks like gas out of a car like the liquid. Fire is also another one to look at in the sequence.  - What connotations do these images carry? These images give off a steaming or a hot atmosphere. From the fire and the sparks, it looks like the film has something to do with something burning.  - How does the film establish a feeling of the genre from the outset? It connects with mystery by the Spark and the burn. It does this because the movie is about trying to find a lethal lab created virus which is named after a fire breathing mutant.  - What strategies are used to ensure the film appeals to its target audience? The burning fuse refers to many ...

www.artofthetitle.com We are researching this website to give us some ideas for the opening sequences. Our genre is mystery so we have a lot of options available. this website seems very organized on where to find a specific video. It also shows the award nominated open sequence films. this will show us the videos that are done on an advanced level and made professionally. It also shows the type of quality these openings have. We are researching title designs as mentioned so this website looks like it has a variety of looks. The sequences range from the 1900s to now so we can have a different look at everything. The titles have different fonts for a specific type of look and feeling you are going for. This website really focuses on art and emphasizes on it. www.watchthetitles.com We are researching this website so we can look at the different title sequences also. This website also includes designers studios in a search bar to find exactly what you need. They also include interviews of...