Integrated titles in my opening sequence

As one of the last changes I wanted to make for my final draft of the opening sequence I decided to integrate the opening titles through the use of adobe after effects, I felt this would look a lot better and would also allow me to improve in a another area of editing.


In order to do this I took several of the opening shots I had used and got their unedited versions and put them all onto after effects, from there I had rough sketches of where I wanted the titles to go and what they would do, already in my video I had titles but only simple ones that were offered on Final Cut Pro. I would have the shots put up on after effects the cut them down to the size that they are in my actual video and then type in what I wanted the title to be. After this I changed the size of them and managed to activate the 3D option which gave me options of rotation which made the titles pop out more. For moving shots it would be more difficult and would mean I would have to put a tracking option on so the title would remain locked with the item that It was tracked onto, also to further keep it as stationary as possible I could go through the clip shot by shot and move the title back into place.



The shots above show how I would place the titles somewhere move, rotate them slightly so that they would look more 3D and well fitted into the place then the shot on the left shows me moving them shot by shot to remain stationary in the place I wanted them in the photos case in-between the small gap above the door as it looks like they are just resting in-between the walls so it fit well in my opinion.



In this shot the character is preparing to hit the golf ball so I could lock the titles onto his club which would make the titles follow the action of it. By also tilting it slightly as the shot goes on so it properly follows the action of the club.



Once I had managed to transfer over the finished and edited shots with the titles I put them over the original shots on Final Cut Pro. Once I had finished editing the new clips into my film I then labelled it as Final draft and uploaded it to youtube.

Ident

Casting

For the main role of Will I went with my friend Ethan, he was also good for the role being very experienced at golf which was one of the main things for the character who dreamed of being a professional golfer in future. Ethan has a bit of asian ethnicity in him so for the role of his mother I went with my mum who is also of asian ethnicity plus they both has a similar skin tone so I felt it could work well.

List of props

For the video we needed only a few props which included:

A golf bat, so that are shown the main characters fondness of the sport, we see him also cleaning it showing he wants it kept in good condition as it is an item he is very fond of.

A golf ball

A vodka bottle

 

List of costumes

For the character of Will as he was meant to be of lower class when we had gotten an outfit from Ethan's wardrobe including a golf cap he owned as the character is meant to be a great lover of golf,we went down to a small green close to his house and smudged small amounts of mud onto the top and one side of his face showing the state in which he and his clothes are in.

Opening titles and credits

In films opening credits and titles are very common and can come either integrated or standard.

Some examples of integrated titles are:

Harry Potter:

In the opening we see the title come from behind one of the clouds

 

Zombieland:

The title is in 3rd and when the crow bar goes through the water sprinkler it breaks both the water and title apart



The girl with the dragon tattoo:

The title is submerged in dark liquid we assume is oil

 

Examples of none integrated titles are:

Pulp Fiction:

A simple opening and the title fades into the background with the rest of the credits appearing as a normal credits.



Jackie Brown:

Similar to Pupl Fiction the opening sees the character move along the shot and the title simply pops onto the screen.



Integrated titles are more complicated and usually can appear behind or in-font of another visual on the screen such as a building or a car. There is no official order in which titles will always show up in a film, recently some motion pictures babe actually not used opening credits and only display the movies title at the closing credits. Films such as the Star Wars franchise don't show opening credits they only show the films title.
The common opening credit order however is still:

• Name of the studio
• Name of the production company
• Possessory credits
• Starring 
• Film's title 
• Featuring 
• Casting
• Music
• Production design 

Other possible credits could involve:

• Set design 
• Costumes
• Hairdresser
• Make up
• Sound recording 
• Visual effects director 

Also:

• Edited by
• Director of photography 
• Producer 
• Based on (true story, book)
• Writers 
• Director 

YOUTH script

Youth

By

Max Cochrane

Shooting script

EXT. LONDON. HAMMERSMITH BRIDGE. DAY

We see the Hammersmith Bridge with dark clouds in the sky, the title of the film slowly appears and then fades.

EXT. LONDON. HAMMERSMITH. DAY

We see several parts of Hammersmith the station, and the street, random pedestrians that walk by on their day.

INT. LONDON. WILL'S HOUSE. HAMMERSMITH. DAY 

Will wakes up slowly, gets dressed places his cap on and then opens his curtains, we see him take a deep sigh then enter his mothers room but before doing so he also grabs his golf bat and golf ball. We can see his mother asleep or passed out in her messy room with an empty bottle of vodka in her hand. Will carefully reaches onto her bedside table and steals a note from it perhaps to also prevent her using it to buy more drink, once he has taken the money he proceeds to exit the house.

EXT. LONDON. HAMMERSMITH. DAY

We see a few more shots of Hammersmith and then will quickly walking down his road after leaving his home before starting to walk looking mostly on the floor, he doesn't pay much attention to anybody. After a while we see how he is skilled with a golf bat and ball as he begins to do tricks with it and see shots of him playing golf in alley ways hitting them into cups and trying to do tricks with the golf balls, at one point he hits it much harder and manages to knock down one of the pieces of rubble he used as a target as he looks on with pride. We witness him wander around with his golf bat for a while longer before he returns home.

INT. LONDON. WILLS ROOM. DAY

We see Will watching videos of famous golfers and watching them play, as he watches we see him smile showing the audience he wishes to be one on day, as he watches he slowly looks up outside his window, as the scene is coming to an end we hear Wills mother call out his name in anger and him turn around startled and worried as the screen fades to black and the title "YOUTH" appears.

END