SEVEN REMAKE EVALUATION
The title sequence our groups have chosen to remake was Seven, we made this decision because we found that seven was a different style of a title sequence and our group found the idea quite interesting. We knew in order to remake this title sequence we would, first of all, need low-key lighting to make everything seem very dark and eerie. We also needed some old and tattered also reflect the dark feel of the title sequence. We as a group knew however that we will not be able to get all of the props that we needed to remake this title sequence however with what we did not manage to get we improvised and maybe changed the scene a little bit or used different props for that specific scene that we needed to remake. For actors, we didn’t need much since one faces or characters were actually shown in this title sequence, so all we used a group member hands the group member we used for this was Subhaan's. Also storyboarding all of our shots was extremity helpful since it allowed us to know exactly what we are doing each step of the way, and overall all of our planning was successful by all of us working as a group.
The filming and actually having to remake the scene were harder than we first thought, we realised how much thought goes into each shot, and because most of the shots were extreme close-ups we really needed to think about how we wanted the camera to be positioned, at what angle and even how close to the object/hands. I think another problem we came across with was the lighting, the lighting was very hard to put in the right position to get the effect that we wanted, we wanted to keep the darkness of the title sequence but it was always difficult to think what was the best way to do so. We used ranges of shots all include medium close-up, close up, extreme close up and bird’s eye view. The setting was not a problem for us since all we needed was a table in a small room with preferably no windows, so we used a small meeting room in the college to film our title sequence.
The editing was I would say maybe one of the easier parts of the whole remaking of the title sequence, the editing in the title sequence seven was fast with a lot of jump cuts so that all we did as editing. However, with the fonts, we also wanted to keep the handwriting and messy font, because that goes a lot more with the dark theme of the title sequence and more fitted with the image. Some of the titles were on plain black screens however some overlapped with our footage. We all used an edit to suit the tone of the film as match with the moving image they create a mysterious, somber aura to the sequence.
The whole process of planning, filming, and editing has become a learning experience because we know now the parts we found difficult we now know the solution to those problems that we ran into with remaking this title sequence. We now know that actually putting all of our ideas down on paper would actually be very helpful, and also that storyboarding everything is extremely important and just helps with the whole filming and editing process and keeps us on track at all times. However the only thing I know we did not get round to doing in our edit was adding sound t our title sequence, we found out that sound is very important to a title sequence it overall also helps set the mood and understanding for the viewer more.
The whole process of planning, filming, and editing has become a learning experience because we know now the parts we found difficult we now know the solution to those problems that we ran into with remaking this title sequence. We now know that actually putting all of our ideas down on paper would actually be very helpful, and also that storyboarding everything is extremely important and just helps with the whole filming and editing process and keeps us on track at all times. However the only thing I know we did not get round to doing in our edit was adding sound t our title sequence, we found out that sound is very important to a title sequence it overall also helps set the mood and understanding for the viewer more.
