Props

Above are the props that we have used within our title sequence. We have created them on photoshop, by including individual pictures and then adding aspects of other newspapers to add to the realistic effect of a newspaper. We were pleased with the newspapers as they were essential in the filming. The newspapers add to the title sequence as they are based around the media, and we wanted to imply to the audience that 'the fantastagirls' is all that people are talking about within the lives in our title sequence. 

Logos/Typography

These are the logos that we are using for our characters. Each Fantastagirl has their own power and this has been mirrored in the typography used. 

The logo for 'The Fantastagirls' as shown above, also mirrors the girls themselves. The stars giving connotations of girls, but also, creating a super hero type feel to it too. 

Role in group

In our group I have taken on the role as Leader/Director. This enables me to take control of the group and be assertive in our filming and editing. I believe this role is suitable for me as I have many ideas and I enjoy taking control of the situations. Within discussions we can be indecisive and its essential that we come to an overall conclusion that we all agree on. It is important that every body has a say in our group, and I feel that we have all had equal contributions in working together.

Filming - 4

Thursday 10th January 2013, we filmed an over shoulder shot of a person holding a phone, reading about the fantastagirls. This required us to use a dolly as the person would be walking with the phone. We found this quite difficult as it was essential to keep both the person walking and the person filming to be in sync with each other. As a group we found this very time consuming, and we felt that the shot was not working, as you were not able to visibly view what the person was supposedly reading. Because of this, we decided to change the shot, and have the person sitting down at a desk reading about the Fantastagirls. We only needed to use a tripod, and we were able to see what the person was looking at on the phone. We were a lot happier with the change of scenery as it looked more realistic.

Filming - 3

On Thursday 10th January 2013, we filmed a group of people reading the newspapers that we had created. In our story board the shot was going to be a direct view, looking at the people reading, but we realised that an over shoulder shot would be more realistic, as the audience could see what they were looking at. We asked four people to be in this, and they sat on a bench reading the newspapers. We also used a dolly for this specific shot as we had to move along the people to see what each person was looking at. We feel that we were successful with this filming, and we are happier with the change in camera positioning. Having said this, we did have some difficulties as we did not have much time to record this, and again, the weather was not fantastic which did not help with the total outcome. Using the dolly was quite difficult on the specific flooring, as we felt that it looked quite jumpy; we will need to look over the filming on the macs to see if the shot can be used. If it is not successful then we will need to film it again.

Filming - 2

On Monday 7th January 2013 we done filming outside of school during our lesson time. During this time we filmed a shot where a person walked past a newspaper stand, collected a newspaper (associated with the fantastagirls) and walks off with it. We filmed it near a train station, on a main road, where there was a newspaper stand outside. We achieved as we filmed many times, from different angles and we feel that we have been successful in succeeding in this particular series of shots. The only problem we had, was the sizing of the newspaper we had. Although this was a slight problem, we filmed it so that you couldn't really see that the sizing of the newspaper was different. Apart from this, and as per usual, the weather, we feel that we were quite successful with the shooting as we were all happy with the shots that we got. We also filmed from many angles too which allows us to choose from many different shots, which will be more effective and a lot easier when it comes to the editing process.

Filming - 1

In our title sequence there will be shots of newspapers, that we have created. On the newspapers it explains stories about the fantastagirls, and portrays that they are all that's being spoken about in the 'society.' We filmed the newspapers according to the story board. We also had to use a dolly for one of the shots, as it required a smooth movement to be applied, giving the idea of somebody reading the newspaper. It was quite difficult at first because we were just using a tripod but then we decided to use a dolly to give the impression of somebody's eyes following the newspaper. We had to film this many times as we were not very happy with the total outcome of it, because it was paper, and it was quite difficult to film and make it look like it was an actual newspaper that somebody was reading. We are going to look over the shots too see if we needed to re-shoot the newspapers before we use them in the title sequence.