Props & Costume for our Opening Sequence

We chose the costume as smart and formal for the detective because it shows he has authority in this situation, and shows the audience what his job is. The brother and sister are wearing formal/casual clothes to suggest they are as normal as everyone else, and a big shock happens in their life which suggest to do audience they didn't expect it was going to happen.

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Chosen Font For Opening Sequence

Fonts For Opening Sequence

I chose this font because its plain and simple, and also has a little scratchy effect to it which could represent the idea of a thriller. It is good for our target audience, which is males and females under the age of 25, because its simple and sets the scene for what our film is about.






I chose this font because its simple once again and is clear what the wiritng is saying. Also it is bold which could show a type of thriller and presents the words in a way which makes the audience attracted to them.

Lastly, I chose this font because it has a dripping effect on the letters. This could represent blood which is usually present within the thriller genre. Also creates the effect of danger which is present within our opening sequence, and gives our target audience an idea of what the film will be about.

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Distribution Company - Vertigo Films

Vertigo Films is a distribution company based in London, England and was created in July 2002. The company was formed for the purpose of distributing and producing two films, The Football Factory and It's All Gone Pete Tong. Its current purpose is to produce and distribute four films per year. Entertainment One distributed vertigo Films’ releases. We have chosen Vertigo films to distribute our film because; in the past they have distributed thriller films before, which is the genre of our film, such as Pusher II and London To Brighton. Also these films are similar to ours because they consist of violence, like our film, and always keep the audience asking questions. This means they have experience in the past within the thriller genre so we feel Vertigo Films was the right company to distribute our film. Also, we chose Vertigo films because they focus around the same target audience as our film, which is male and females, under the age of 25. This was good because as they already target the same target audience, it will be easier for our film to be successful.

25 Word Pitch

This is my 25 word pitch for our opening sequence of a psychological thriller:

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Initial Ideas

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Title sequences - final approach (1991):

Who made the title design for final approach?

Eric Steven Stahl was the director, producer and title designer for the film Final Approach. Glen Glenn sound was a hollywood-based audio post-production company which provided creative services which was where stahl started off.

Where did they get their ideas from?

Eric Stahl was hugely influenced by stanley kubrick and 2001. "when you look at final approach it just reeks of 2001 influence". the little particles of light are completely influenced by 2001, the whole star travel sequence. he loves the beauty and the simplicity of 2001 and so this was his emulation and homage to that. the other thing that he was always fascinated with was mind game movies. stahl loved sleuth and the twilight zone. 

What was their relationship with the director and film studio like?

"well, he and i go back. he was my visual effects supervisor and he was running a company called apogee. they started their shop on a little street called Valjean that’s about five miles from where i am now which is right on top of the van nuys airport. i approached John when i was doing digital dream. he was wonderful and that’s where i established my relationship with him. years later when i did final approach i went back and i said, “this is my first feature film. do you want to help me out?” and so they did an enormous amount of the visual effects work and compositing work. he’s the guy that came up with the idea in final approach where the camera — at the end of the title sequence — pulls out of Jim sikking’s eye. that’s all John Dykstra."