My Storyboard - First Draft.

This is my first draft of my storyboard which was mainly for me to get my ideas down on paper before they had been forgotten. Doing more than one storyboard allows for me to make slight changes towards my opening sequence and shots in them.

Opening Sequence Shot Idea.

There was a snippet from a clip i watched that gave me an idea for when i begin filming my opening sequence. I had drawn this idea out on my storyboard which i plan to soon have uploaded, but this gives a more visual image of how i would like this shot to turn out.

This 10 second clip expresses the exact shot i wanted to get on my 6th shot. In my version, it is a shot of my main character and is a point of view shot of a victim looking at him from toe to head.
(The tilt of the head and wave will also be displayed in my piece however the full body suit hides the face which doesn't allow me to reveal the eerie smile!)

Title Ideas for My Film.

The naming of hybrid films can be quite difficult as the name can't be one to give away the genres as there are more than one. During research i did however notice that a large percentage of comic's / superheros began with the definite article 'the'.

This led me to thinking that i should produce a title consisting of the word 'the'. As my main character is a very anti social character who dislikes people / humans (which is described as a misanthrope), i feel that he should be named after this trait and called The Misanthrope as a title name.


Other Ideas i brainstormed were:

• Discombobulated - This word means confused and represents the emotions of my main character as he feels what he is doing is right whereas it is the complete opposite.
• The Villainous Hero - In this title i presented the irony of a hero who does bad things.

'Kizzy Tigre' Production Logo - With Sound.

Now that i have composed my sound i have also put it onto my production Intro along side my logo. I feel that it has worked very well in order of timing.

I feel that if at any time i feel i may need to adapt my audio composition this will not be an issue. 


In my own research i had noticed that the majority of film companies had very irrelevant names to them for example GK productions, partizan films, river road entertainment and many more. This allowed me to come to terms with not needing to spend an extreme amount of time on naming my company.

Audio For Production Intro.

researching and finding out that a lot of Production Intros consist of music i set out on a mission to find some music of my own. This was difficult as i didn't want anything that had already been copyrighted due to copyright laws. I then began to produce my own short composition. After checking the time scale of my Production Intro i matched that up with the amount of time my composition would last in 'Garageband'.

Using keyboard to play Melodies and Chords.

Putting together each individual beat for a final product.

This is the final product of my intro soundtrack. My reasoning behind the beginning and ending not sounding smoothened are due to the soundtrack being longer than the visual which allowed for trimming to take place on the audio.

In my composition i incorporated a Horror sounding melody so that my music wasn't irrelevant to my movie or my Production Logo and i also made sure that there was at least a soft drum beat (which i could of made much harder but chose not too as i tried it and it diluted out the horror melody) in the background which would appeal to most teenagers.

Big Production Company Intros.

As i have gotten to the stage at which i have completed my visual aspect of my Production Logo and moving onto the sound aspect, i decided it was time i done some extra research on the Production companies intros i hadn't already seen which were most likely to be independent film production companies which adds range to my research.

This 5 and a half minute clip of back to back production companies should me that the vast majority of intros consist of music whether it be gentle or more lively. The rest all had some feature of sound in them whether it was a sound effect but none had JUST visuals with no sound which is helpful to know. This tells me that sound or a 10 minute piece of music is an essential to my Production Companies intro.

Review on Mark Ramey's article.

To be Honest, I'm glad i read this article because not only was it helpful in terms of my blog but also slightly comical!
In my opening sequence i was contemplating whether to film an indoor (corridor) scene however now i am 100% that is not the right way to go and i now understand why; due its lack of creativity and originality. On my incomplete storyboard i noted a fade out to black, which now that i have red the 'predictable black' from the article i feel i may change to a fade out of another colour that may have more meaning in the context of my opening sequence.

Taking into account that in this article i didn't read anything about superhero ideas it has allowed me to see that i have quite a unique idea that i am going with which should balance out for the obvious horror factor of my film idea.
Reading that the 'substitute exercise' is something that most examiners would like as it in a way 'breaks the rules' is good news! In a way i am doing this in my  project through having a superHERO who thinks he is doing right when in actual fact he is doing the complete opposite. 


This article had been helpful and managed to engrave into my mind that Bloopers, hoodys and corridors are bad bad bad news for any media project !


Mark Ramy's Article

'Kizzy Tigre' Production Logo.

This is my initial production logo. It is not fully complete as i haven't added sound to it at this point.

Creation of my Production intro - Small Breakdown.

This is my Production Company intro which I will be editing soon to add sound to it. This is a small breakdown of the stages in which it took me to produce this intro.
(Please use the full screen feature as there are some small fonts).

Target Audience.

I'm beginning to get the impression that my film may be a hybrid of genres, varying from comical (heroes), horror and comedy.
This film mainly targets the male audience due to the lack of emotions (which is favoured by the females) and an extraordinary amounts of killing. This would be aimed at males aged under 25 as they (stereotypically speaking) love gore and fighting / killing scenes, as well as the superhero references. This is also a reason why males aged into their mid 20s, may enjoy this film due to their comic book reading childhoods !

I feel that this film idea doesn't target the stereotypical female due to all the superhero (comic book) references which is said to be more of a masculine hobby.  Also females tend not to be fond of violence and gore which is something incorporated into the horror side of this movie.
Gore and violence are normally seen with mainstream horrors for example the 'Saw' movies however due to the hybrid of genres and comic book references which do not appeal to all viewers, this film would be considered a slightly lower budgeted co-production.


Although these comic references would be considered a big part of the film for example even shown through camera shots, i doubt they would fly over any viewers heads. 

My General Ideas.

This Prezi presents the idea in which i drew out on paper in order to figure out which ideas i should keep and which i should dispose of.

Influences: Kick-Ass

I wasn't able to find the whole of the Kick- Ass opening scene but this clip is enough for me to show what it have been influenced by.

Kick - Ass is a film based off of the Marvel Comic. I feel that the commentary over the clip from the main character, like narration, is a good asset to a film that consists of 'Superheros' and is something i plan to incorporate into my opening sequence.

Influences: Hancock

Although this clip has quite terrible quality,i feel that it is enough to give off the jist of this opening.

Hancock is a comedy drama and the reason in which i am interested in this opening sequence is due to the superhero reference. Hancock is more of a comically superhero film whereas mine is more horror however, both films would have similar target audiences. Due to not being a full on Superhero Action / Drama this film influences my opening sequence and gives me ideas on what visual elements should be incorporated when i am filming.

To begin with this film starts with production company's intros and others who helped in the production of the movie and then the movie title 'HANCOCK'. This is all shown while a high paced country soundtrack is played in the background and follows onto the first clip of a car chase involving the police and helicopters.

Next we are shown a pan of Hancocks body from toe to head while he sleeps on a bench, then a short take of bottles of alcohol on the floor next to him. The cop chase is edited parallel to Hancock to show that they are part of the same story.

We are then shown Hancock approached by a young boy alerting him of 'bad guys'. In this first scene it is immediately revealed to us that Hancock is not the nicest of characters and is then called an 'ass hole' by what looked to be an innocent boy which is very mainstream humour which fits in well with the genre of this film.

Although this is more of a comedy than a horror, this influences my opening sequence and gives me the idea of possibly doing all the production credits first like in Hancock.

My Moodboard.

This is my mood board that i produced containing my ideas for my opening sequence.

On my mood board i incorporated two words; Murder and confusion. Confusion, because in my idea my main character is anti social and mentally believes he is in the right whilst everyone else around him are evil villains. The Murder concept is due to him killing those who he feels are villains. This idea of villains was shown by the picture of the joker on the mood board.

The picture in the middle of the kids in school shows one boy standing away from the others to present my idea of an anti social character who doesn't like the people he is around in his everyday school life. The image of 'Kick-Ass' represents the comics from marvel which were about a teenage boy with no powers but who was a hero. This comic was very gory as i would like my opening sequence / film is, hence the blood splatter.

The body suit is an idea i gathered for my main character to wear when he thinks he is a superhero and also the 'idance' image is to convey my characters habit of dancing while fighting villains (murdering people).

25 Word Pitch.

A horror consisting of an anti social teenage boy who sees himself as a Superhero and everyone else as evil villains.


words = 21.


The previous posts on 'Opening Sequences' were posts done by my previous group i was part of people i decided to produce my own blog.

Opening Sequence - Dawn of the Dead

This opening sequence to the horror Dawn of the Dead consists of lots of different pieces of (realistic looking, for example news reporting and converge) footage being collaged together separated by opening credits. A factor of this opening sequence that i like is the graphics work on the  names. the way they are blood and draining off the sides of the screen. 

Opening Sequence - Final Destination

What i like about this opening sequence is the way it reveals immediately what the genre of the film is to the viewer; they know what to expect from the film from the gore and amount of scenes just within this opening sequence. This idea of knowing what genre the film is from the opening sequence is something which is an aim to achieve with our own production.

Opening Sequence - Kill Your Friends

What i like about this opening sequence is the integration of credits within a natural environment as it both introduces key themes of the film (Drugs, Alcohol etc.) while also allowing us to see who's in and who has contributed to the films production. An inventive way instead of just simply written credits.

Opening Sequence - Arlington Road

What i like about this opening sequence is how the use of different video effects, distort the images and make them seem more bleak and obscure to the viewer. The use of music and other sounds also adds to that effect, things such as dialogue which has been edited (sounds like it is being played backwards) all adds to the darkness which is created in this opening sequence.

Opening Sequence's - Office Space, Trainspotting & Sweeney Todd

Opening Sequence Areas of Interest

• Introduction to a location/ environment
• Introduction of main character(s)
• Film title
• Credits of main actors/ actresses, directors and other members of the production team
•  Establishing a style/ tone to the film
•  Production company
•  Engage audiences imaginations/ capture the audiences attention

Opening sequence 1 : Office Space

The style/content of this opening sequence is that the production company name is given. After this the style/genre of the film is conveyed by the text the credits are presented in; another way the genre was presented was from the backing track, setting a mood for the rest of the film to follow. The opening sequence for Office Space, establishes setting for the film, and possibly introducing main characters. The comedy theme is conveyed from the early character assessments i.e The white actor who appears to be a stereotypical nerd, yet listening to rap music in his car which is stereotypically opposite to his appearance making this clip humorous, a comedy set piece.The opening sequence as a whole presents the film to be relaxed, not hard to follow and no apparent confusing storyline.

My own opinion on Office Space's opening sequence is that it is effective at engaging the audience with the early use of humour, a good way to present the main themes and to display the genre early on, which a good opening sequence should present.

Opening Sequence 2 : Trainspotting Again in this opening sequence it starts with the introduction of the production company. In this opening sequence individual characters are introduced by freeze frames showing the audience what type of characters are in the film; the idea of theme is not only introduced by the characters but by the theme on a whole being a British one, with the use of music, accents and stereotypes. The storyline is also introduced from the running monologue through out the opening sequence. settings where constantly introduced from the ever changing scene in the opening . Symbols where seen; things such as drugs, violence, crime etc.

My opinion on this opening sequence is that it is a good way to gain the interests of the audience the quick pace of the opening sequence makes the audience want to know more, want to know where the story leads. Out of the three opening sequences this is my favourite as it is put together well and drew me in, making me want to watch the film right until the end.

Opening Sequence 3: Sweeney Todd

Different to other opening sequences, as it was graphically created for credits and the title of the film. The style is portrayed by the music and symbols, the music sets up the idea of horror as well as the darkness of the created opening sequence. the events in the opening sequence link together to reveal the title of the film; the use of blood makes it more gruesome, and that blood could possibly be a symbol through out the film. There are no characters introduced conveying a sense of mystery not only in the opening sequence but making a possible theme in the film its self. The mechanical happening in the graphically created opening sequence could show the process of death,also being a possibly theme in the film.

My opinion on this opening sequence is the way that it has been created is very interesting and linking each part with another and combining credits and the film title well. The idea of mystery is good at creating the sense of horror about the film and maybe an idea i would like to recreate in my own creation of an opening sequence.