Grease - Research

Name of film: 

Grease 

Sub Genre:

High School 

List the title sequences the order they appear in:

• paramount pictures presents GREASE 
• a Robert Stigwood and Allan Carr production 
• John Travolta as Danny 
• Olivia Newton John as Sandy 
• Stockard Channing as Rizzo 
• Jeff Conaway as Kenickie 
• Dances and Musical sequences staged ans choreographed by Patricia Birch 
• Music Supervisor Bill Oakes 
• "GREASE" music and lyric by Barry Gibb 
• Associate Producer Neila Machlis

What category of title sequence does the film have? 

the title sequence is animated because its a cartoon video of the characters getting ready and it is how we introduced to the main characters. 

Who is the producer? 

Paramount Pictures 

What storyline is shown in the title sequence?

Before the title begin there is an introduction to the film as the two main characters on the beach talking about their last day because they've got to go back to australia. During the film they are soon reunited. 

Who are the main characters?

Danny - Main T bird 

Sandy - New girl 

Rizzo - Main pink lady 

Kenickie - T bird 

Frenchie - Pink lady

What social groups are we introduced to?

Pink Lady's - popular, loud, girly 

T Birds - popular, loud, confident 

How do the teens interacts with adults?

the boys are very overconfident with the teachers, for example answering back and joking around as if they are friends. This is expected due to their social group within the school. 

Camera?

Doing the singing, their is a lot of close ups, medium shots, tracking, panning and high angles. 

Editing?

There was shot reverse shot 

sound bridge 

cross cut 

transitions 

Sound?

as it is a musical there was a lot of catchy songs used through out the film with portrayed emotions and feelings. The characters all have the same accents of american except the new girl Sandy who has a clear British accent. 

Mise en scene?

natural lightening was used as most of the film was filmed outside, inside lightening wa used in some parts of the film but was still natural looking. Around the boys there was dark colours and the girl had mostly bright and pink colours. The locations was mainly at school, a drive through cinema and a cafe. Main props were the colours of clothes to separate the two genders. 

What did you like about the film?

In grease i enjoyed the songs as it gave the audience a positive vibe while watching the play. Even watching it the first time you wanted to join in with the songs even if you didn't know the lyrics. You automatically feel very involved.

 The T Birds

 Sandy and Danny

The pink ladies.

Research: The Breakfast Club Title sequence remake-

This is our remake of The Breakfast Club 

title sequence.

Research- Evaluation of Breakfast Club Re-make

During the remake of the Breakfast club I believe that it went well. However, i feel like if we had more time to complete the filming, the clips and the title sequence would be better as it could not be rushed. Our scene's had the correct about of energy and we made our film similar to the orginal clip which was a decent re-make with the amount of time that we had.

Furthermore we had the same amount of time to edit that we had to film. We found it easier to edit as we didn't have to use lots of props and look for places to film, however what we did find difficult was the sound as there was various dialogue and sound to put over clips.

Evaluation of The Breakfast Club Remake - Research

Whilst filming our remake of the Breakfast Club, we believe that the experience as a whole was different to other tasks we have done before however it was still interesting. As the task was new to us, we found it difficult to create similar shots to the orginal breakfast club. While filming we discovered that we needed a lot of props in the scenes which were around the college. This meant that we were going up and down lots of stairs to find lockers, tropheys, clocks and pictures of people. Doing this means that we became tired and when it came to acting in our scenes we had to re-do a lot of them due to lack of energy. However we managed to get the scenes we needed to do done in quick timing.
Filming scenes for our remake caused a few problems for us, this is because we had to go to various locations which ampted up the pressure

The breakfast club script

Script

Saturday, March 24^th September, Shermer high school.

Dear Mr Burner, we accept we have to sacrifice a whole Saturday for detention, what we did was wrong, but we think you are crazy for making us write an essay telling you who you think we are, what do you care?

You see as you wanna see us simplest terms, the most convenient thing, a brain, an athlete, a basket , the way we saw each other at 7o’clock this morning we were brainwashed.

(Car 1)

Girl:     I can’t believe you can’t get me out of this. It’s so absurd that I have to be here on a         Saturday. It’s not like I’ma defective or anything

Dad:     I will make it up to ya, honey losing a chance to go shopping doesn’t make you a defective

(Girl gets out of car)

(Car 2)

Mum:  Is it the first time or the last time we do this?

Boy:     Last

Mum:  Well get in there and use the time to your advantage

Boy:     We’re not supposed to study we are just supposed to sit there and do nothing

Mum:  Well you find a way to study

Kid:      Yeah

Mum:  Well go

(Boy gets out of car)

(Car 3)

Dad:     Hey I screwed around; guys screw around tere is nothing wrong with that, ecpect you got caught screwing

Boy:     Yeah, mum already rang me

Dad:     Do you wanna miss a match?

            Do you wanna blow your rag?

Boy:     (shakes head)

Dad:     I know schools not gonna give you a scholarship for a discipline case.  

(Boy gets out of car)

(Another care drives along, girl gets out, Abdul nearly gets hit by the car…)

Screengrab of shot types - The Breakfast Club

These are the screengrab of the screenshot for the film remake we're going to be doing for our coursework.

Analysis of Youth Drama film - Research

Youth Drama - Fish Tank 

Camera 

- medium shot 

- tracking
- POV
-180 degrees rule
- close up
- wide shot 

Editing 

- shot reverse shot
- jump shot
- cross cut
- match cut 

Sound 

- heavy breathing
- diegetic sound: dialogue
- swearing
- music
- laughing
- foley sound

Mise en scene
Chavy
Estate
Cars
Parks
Tracksuits
Motorway
Groups of people 

Research- analysis of high school drama film

10 things I hate about you 

High School - 10 things I hate about you 

Camera 

In 10 things I hate about you they use many different camera shots

for example:

- pan

- close up

- high angle

- over the shoulder

- tracking

- medium hot

Editing 

They also use a few different editing techniques to make the clip more intersting for the audience

- cross cut 

- shot/reverse shot 

- transitions 

- eye line match 

Sound 

They use different types of sounds in this clip to keep the audience watching

- rock music

- dialogue

- rap

- diegetic sound

- non diegetic sound

- foley sound

Mise en scene 

In this clip they have all sorts of different mise-en-scene for example:

- old cars

-old hair styles

- natural lighting

- formal language

-formal body language

- school, office, playground and hall way

What are the sub-genres of Teen Drama films-

Research: Teen Films and Target Audiences [8]

Teen Films and their Audiences

Typical people that watched 'Napoleon Dynamite'

Demographics: The demographics for this film was female aged around 25-39 year olds who had a social grade of CsDE.
Lifestyle: Watching live music and playing instruments, their favourite sport are playing rugby, skiing and winter games. They generally have an interest in video games, movies and Exhibitions. Some people that like this have a niche interests in art, and have a passion for dogs.
Personality: They describe themselves to be funny, sensitive and also a bit of a geek but can occasionally be neurotic, an introvert and also misanthropic.
Brands they consume: majority of the people that watch this film consume brands like Seat's car, shops at Ocado, and their clothing brands are Urban Outfitters, OFFICE and MANGO. they are also customers of NFL, Primark, Apple iPhone, Apple Mac, Coca-Cola, Grand National, Magners, Samsung, KFC and also Lush. Nationawide is the bank that majority of their audience uses.

                                                                              Mean Girls

 From the sample of 158 people from the UK that have seen Mean Girls, these are typically the demographics, lifestyle, personality and brands they consume.

Demographics: Majority of the audience tend to be females between the ages of 25-39. Their typical professions are either in media and publishing, public relation or advertising. the top region that has seen it is London.

Lifestyle: Their favourite sport are tennis and football and their most likely pets are cats. some of the people from the sample have a niche interest in sleeping, human rights protest, ddevlopment charities and race relations. Going to the cinema, watching live music and dancing are a few of their hobbies from the people in the sample.

Personality: some of the people from the sample described themselves to be funny, clever and kind but on different occassions they can be neurotic, control-freaky and lazy.

Brand they consume: On average most of the people from the sample that have watched Mean Girls are consumers of use Instagram, Dr Pepper, Wrigley's Extra, Sportify, Odeon, Twitter, Kiddicare.

                                               Inbetweeners

The information and statistics shown are from a sample of 220 people from the United Kingdom.

Demographics: The typical target audience of this movie was the gender males between the ages of 18-24. their typical professions was working in a sports industry, business firm or wholesale retail. the top region of the target audience that has watched this is the North East followed by Yorkshire then Wales in third.

Lifestyle: The lifestyle of the people that have watched this movie have a niche interests in science and technology, animal charities, careers and recruitment. their mostly likely pet are dogs and their favourite hobbies/activities are football, dog walking and listening to live music. their general interests is in people & celebrities, fashion design and cosmetics and beauty & grooming.

Personality: According to the people that took part in the sample, majority of the people that watch this movie tend to be described as a sensitive, polite and dedicated people, however on occasion they are said to be lacking confidence, and have a dull personality.

Brands they consume: According to the survey the audience that watched this movie and customers of the channel E4, buy products from H&M, Argos and Apple. also they are accustom to Netflix, Converses and Costa Coffee. the most likely car they drive is a ford and their clothing brand are from Sports Direct, Jasper Conran and Warehouse.

                                                     Kidulthood

Demographics: The typical audience that watched this movie are females between the ages 18-24 with the social grade:C2DE. the top region that has seen this movie was people in London followed by East Anglia then Wales. The typical of the people that consumed this film were in a real estate and property occupations oe worked for the government/civil service.

Lifestyle: The lifestyle of the people that watched 'Kidulthood' have a hobby in drawing, dancing and lsitening to music. their favourite sports are boxing and football and also have an interests in sex and relationships, watching movies and beauty & grooming. some people that have seen the film have niche interests in London, the internet, film making, fashion and entertainment journalism.

Personality: According to the Yougov website the people that have seen the people are described to be understanding, outgoing and are sympathetic but on occasions they can be moody, sentimental and be withdrawn. 

Brands they consume: The people that watched kidulthood are customers of Galaxy, LG, scratch cards, Xbox, Tesco mobile and they watch BBC programmes.

               Harry Potter & the Philosopher's Stone

Demographics: The typical demographic for this movie is females aged from 40 to 58 who have a profession in health care, information technology and community & social care. also according to the yougov website it states that majority that watched this movie in the United Kingdom were the people living close to the north borders.

Lifestyle: the audience that have watch this movie have shared favourite hobbies e.g thry like to go to museums and galleies, sleeping and also going out on day trips, also their fovourite sports are athletics and summer olympics. their general interests are beauty & grooming, Weddings and animals & nature. some of the people in the UK have a niche interest in childrens charities, animal charities, their local community and cross words & puzzles. 

Personality: The people that has watched Harry Potter and the Philosopher's' Stone personalities are described to be sensitive, understanding and helpful but also can lack in self confidence, be withdrawn and insecure.

Brands they consume: the brands they consume are Facebook, Sky, Sky Sports, Post Office, Nintendo Wii, BBC and instagram. also the shop they use to buy food/groceries are Tesco and their mostly likely car are Renault.

Attack The Block

Demographics: From the sample of 130 the typical audience watching this movie are males from the ages 40 to 59 year olds. Their typical professions are people that work for telecommunications, manufacturing or construction.

Lifestyle: According to YouGov majority of the people that watch Attack The Block like using the internet and watching movies on televisions. their favourite kind of sports are Motorsports and American Football, their general interests are science, movies and video games.

Personality: The typical personalities that watch Attack The Block are sensitive and all alternative but can also be moody, grumpy and depressed.

Brands they consume: Other brands they consume according to YouGov is PS3, Facebook, Sportify, BBC Four, Youtube and Sky One. 

                         Ferris Beuller's Day Off

Demographics: The typical audience for this movie are males aged from 25-39 year olds who have a social grade of ABC1. The top region who watched this film in the UK are the North East. The typical profession that watched this movie are in the field of media and publishing, information technology and Telecommunications.
Lifestyle: The typical hobbies of the people that watch this film like to play video games, creative writing and also using the internet in their spare time. furthermore their general interests are video games, watching movies and people & celebrities. also some of the audience that watched it in the uk a niche interests in science and technology, political campaigns, sitting doing as little as possible and also watching comedies (e.g stand up comedies or comedy films)
Personality: The people that have watched Ferris Beueller's Day Off personalities are described to be funny, loving and imaginative. but on some occasions can be impatient and neurotic.
Brands they consume: the other brands they use are colgate, Doritos, Halfords, boots, ben & jerry's

American Pie

Demographics: The typical audience that watched American Pie are males aged from 25 to 39 year olds with the social grade of C2DE. The typical profession of the peopel that watched this movie work for a consulting firm, manufacturing or advertising jobs.

Lifestyle: The people that watch this film typically have a passion for quizzes, using the internet and board games. Also their favourite sport is boxing and football, they're interested in sex and relationships, video games and movies. Moreover some of the people that have watched this have a niche interest in sleeping, careers and recruitment and also Paris,

Personality: The people have watched American Pie describes themselves to be loving, funny and kind but can be selfish, quick-tempered and lacking self confidence at times.

Sub Genre conventions - Research

High School - 10 things I hate about you 

Camera 
- pan
- close up
- high angle
- over the shoulder
- tracking
- medium hot

Editing 

- cross cut 

- shot/reverse shot 

- transitions 

- eye line match 

Sound 
- rock music
- dialogue
- rap
- diegetic sound
- non diegetic sound
- foley sound
Mise en scene 
- old cars
-old hair styles
- natural lighting
- formal language
-formal body language
- school, office, playground and hall way

High School - Inbetweeners 

Camera

-Mid-shot

-Two shot

-Over the shoulder shot

-Close up

-Steadicam

Editing

-Shot rev/shot

-Soundbridge

-Match cut

Mise-en-scene

-Props e.g Teacups, xbox controller

-Clothes e.g formal attire, 

-Natural lighting

-Lighting inside the houses

Sound

-Diagetic sound: speech

-Soundbridge

-Motif

-Dialogue

Youth drama - fish tank 

Camera

Tracking 

Mid shot

Wide shot

POV

Close up 

180 degree rule

Editing

Shot reverse shot 

Jump shot

Sound

Heavy breathing

Diagetic sound: speech

Laughing

Music

Swearing

Mise-en-scene

Chavy

Estate

Cars

Parks

Tracksuit

Groups of people

Motorway

Youth Drama: Attack The Block

Camera

High to low pan (From the sky to the streets)

Close up

Mid shot (When we get introduce to the gang for the first time

Over the shoulder (Women's shoulder when she saw the gang)

Extreme close up

Low angle

Wide shot

Editing

Sound Bridge

Mise en Scene

Cars

Fireworks

Dark black clothing (Hoodies, Bandanas etc.)

Bikes

Dark settings (Night)

Sound

Dark echoey music

Fireworks explosions

Car engines

People talking

Kids talking/playing

Motif (when introducing the gang)

Digetic (Traffic)

Research-Sub-genre conventions Macro-

Research: Sub-genre conventions Macro-

Sub genres conventions - Research

Research- Sub-genres conventions

Research: Analyse of my favourite movie's title sequence [7]

Hunger Games - Catching Fire.

I've chosen to analyse Hunger Games - Catching Fire as my title sequence because I believe it's the best title sequence I have seen. furthermore I think it plays a huge role in setting the tone of the film as a whole.

Here's the footage of the opening title sequence of the film 'Hunger Games - Catching fire'



The opening title sequence first begins with the distribution company 'Lionsgate Presents' and then credits the production company 'A Color Force/Lionsgate Production'. It then shows the main cast names that plays in this movie e.g Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson.  Then it shows the famous logo of the film with the title of the film too. it then goes to showing the actors of the film that has played a part in this movie. Following from that they then show who casted the actors (Debra Zane) and who supervised the music team (Alexandra Patsavas) in the same frame. James Newton Howard then goes gets credited for the music, before the costume designer (Trish Summerville) and the editor Alan Edward Bell. The production designer (Philip Messina) and director of photography (Ajo Wilems) then share the same frame as both get credited for their roles to this film. The four executive (Suzanne Collins, Louise Losner-Meyer, Joe Drake and Allison Shearmur) are then credited for their assets to the film.

Research: What is Genre? and what is a Teen Drama film? [8]

A genre is a style, type or category of an art, music, or literature piece of work
In the media or film industry genre is defined to be the type of movie itself. for example this consist of either an Adventure, Comedy, Horror, Rom-Com, Sci-fi etc.

For my coursework I'll be looking specifically at the genre: Teen Drama, these types of movies usually are aimed to be for teens or young adults or even both. The storyline of these specific films are usually based on people who are roughly the same as their desired target audience which therefore shows that it's for teens who are coming of age. Typical locations that are generally used in Teen Dramas are in young teens areas e.g. the children's bedroom, schools, parks etc.

These are some types of Teen Dramas:



  

Research: Favorite movie title sequence-

My favorite movie of all time is the film Reservoir Dogs by Quentin Tarantino. I think that this is one of the best movies of all time and Quentin Tarantino is a legendary film maker. The title sequence to this movie has so many interesting things done in it that makes it stand out to any other title sequence I have seen. Here is the actual title sequence.

The title sequence includes (in order):

• The main cast
• Title of the film
• Supporting cast
• Person in charge of casting
• Music supervisor
• Costume designer
• Editor
• Production Designer
• Director of photography
• Co-producer
• Executive producer
• Producer

What type of title sequence is it?

I believe that this type of title sequence is a mix between titles on a blank screen and titles over moving images. This is because at the beginning, you see text appear whilst the men are walking. Then after the title is shown, the film then changes and it becomes a title over a blank screen.

What category does it fall into?

I believe that the film falls into the category of a narrative title sequence. This is because as soon as the title sequence starts, we get dialogue explaining what is happening and the film gives us an idea about what the plot is going to be about.

Why do I like it?

I like this title sequence a lot because of how iconic it is. This walk that the cast do and the song that plays along with it is something every film addict knows and I love Tarantino's style with his intros and how he always uses a title on blank screen because that type isn't used that much in modern movies. Also, I love the theme song as I have it on my phone as well.

Research: 4 types of film opening-

There are 4 main types of a movie title sequence. These are:

• Titles on blank screen
• Titles on still images
• Titles over moving images
• Titles using animation or motion

Titles on a blank screen

• Most common type
• Low budget
• Simple institutional information

Examples are films like Psycho and Pulp Fiction.

Titles on still images

• Include hand drawn borders and other images
• More elaborate than a blank screen.

Examples are films like Wimbledon.

Titles over moving images

• Credit titles with moving image behind titles and has sound but no dialogue
• Served to offer a metaphorical or narrative thread

Examples are films like Rear Window or The Sixties.

Titles using animation or motion

• Text and titles become moving images
• Lots of digital technology

Examples are films like Casino Royale.

There are three categories of title sequences, these are:

• Narrative title sequences
• Discrete title sequences
• Stylized sequences

Narrative title sequences

Narrative title sequences starts the film as soon as the title sequence starts. This means that while the title sequence is happening, the plot is shown instantly. An example is one of my favorite movies of all time, The Shining.

Discrete title sequences

This is when the title is intergrated with moving images but the story or plot is unclear. An example of this is the title sequence of the film, Se7en.

Stylized movie sequences

This category of title sequence is basically the other two but combined into one. An example is the movie, The Taking of Pelham 123.

Research: What is a title sequence?-

Title Sequence: Skyfall

This title sequence includes:

• Opening credits
• Theme song
• Characters (James Bond Etc)
• Weapons (Guns)
• Title of film

Research: Teen Films and their audiences

The Inbetweeners movie

Demographic:

• Male
• 18-24

Lifestyle:

• Listens to music
• Plays an instument

Napoleon Dynamite

Demographic:

• Female
• 25-39

Lifestyle:

• Listens to music
• Likes listening to live music

Attack The Block

Demographic:

• Male
• 40-59

Lifestyle:

• Using the internet
• Watching movies on television

Research- What is genre and teen drama film?

Genre is a style of film e.g. Horror, Comedy

Teen drama film is a film that can relate to a particular target audience.

Research- Analysis of titles from High School Drama & Youth Drama

Research- Analysis of film title sequence

Toy story 

The Toy Story title sequence shows the main characters and where the main setting of the film will be based. They use the technique of titles over moving images. This helps introduce the storyline of the film to th audience.

The titles in Toy Story appear as below:
Walt disney pictures presents
Title of the film
A Pixar production
Exacative producers (Edwin Catmull & Steve Jobs)
Supervising technical director (William Reeves)
Music by Randy Newman (written and preformed0
Original story by (John Lasseter, Pete Doctor, Andrew Stanton & Joe Ranft)

Research: Four Types Of Film Opening [6]

Categorizing Title Sequences

There are four types of title opening sequences which are:

• Titles on a blank screen
• Titles on still images
• Titles over moving images
• Titles using animation or notion

Titles on a blank screen

• Titles on a blank screen usually have a white typeface on a fairly dark background to create a contrast and make it stand out more.
• It's often used in low budget films/movies as they are one of the cheapest title sequence effect out of the four.
• They are described to be simple and also uncomplicated to include the institutional's name and information.

'Psycho' is one of the clips that I looked at that uses the titles on blank screen as their title sequence. Here you can see that they used white font on a dark black background to create a contrast so the title can stand out more to the audience.

I think this title sequence is quite boring because it doesn't appeal to me due to the dull colours used and the static 'Psycho' lettering.

'Pulp Fiction' is another clip i looked at that uses the titles of blank screen as their title sequence. This time you can see that they used yellow lettering on black background to make the contrast quite evident.
i found this title sequence very appealing because the bright yellow font caught my attention is very catchy which made me want to continue watching this film,

Titles on still images

• It's a way to incorporate text with a visual image to hint out the genre or tone of the film to the people watching the sequence.
• Majority of the time it includes hard drawn borders and other images along with the titles.
• They allow the credits to become more longer and allow to incorporate more names than just the film maker's and studio's names
• It requires different media to create the background

 

The film wimbledon used this title sequence for their title sequence. Here you can see that they used more than one background image in their title sequence.

In this first image the word 'Wimbledon' is in white writing and on a background image that looks like the sky/clouds. The effect of including that for their opening title sets the audience that the film is quite relaxing (tone).

Here in this clip they use a different image as their background - they used a tennis crowd. This sets the genre to the audience that it's about sports and could attract tennis fanatics by including this image.

I quite like this type of opening sequence because straight away it sets the scene even when the actual film hasn't started.

Titles over moving images

• Credit titles are shown along with moving images behind the title.
• Moving images serve to offer either metaphor or narrative thread.
• This is known to help introduce the tone or storyline of the film.

'Alfred Hitchcock's Rear Window' used the titles over moving images for their opening title sequence. Here I took several screengrabs of their title sequence to show that they use moving images behind their font titles. For example we get to see all the curtains go up one by one starting with left curtain which gradually goes up while they display the main actors names and also the name of the film. I personally like this title sequence because it's quite entertaining watching the moving images in the background.

Titles using animations or motion

• The text and titles become moving images.
• This category of title sequence requires a lot of digital technology and stylized editing.
• They are integrated together with the images we see.

We looked at two clips one was called Casino Royale and the other was 'Catch Me If You Can' both of these films used this title sequence. The effect made me enticed in the film and want to watch the full footage of the films.

The two categories that I will be looking at which are important for the course is 'titles over moving images' and 'titles using animation or motion' title sequences.:

Narrative Title Sequences

• The titles are integrated into moving images in some way and begin as the film itself. 
• Whilst the film is happening this title sequence is shown in the film

In this title sequence we can see that the name of the film 'Panic Room' is shown while the film is going on.
I like this title sequence because even though it's embedded with the actual movie we don't have to wait for title sequence to finish for us to see the beginning of the film.
Another film called 'The Shining' shows their title whilst the film is being played.

Discrete Title Sequences

• The titles is integrated with moving images but is not clear what the storyline or plot is about.
• This specific title sequence doesn't want you to set the plot straight away to the audience watching the film.
• It helps set the tone to the viewers and gives clues that the audience will understand later in the film.

Stylised title sequences

• It's describe to be high quality
• Its a mixture of the other two categories in terms of what we see but the moving images and the titles credits have been stylized to create a combined looking effect.

My favourite title sequence is 'titles over moving images because we get to see who starred in the film whilst being able to watch the film.

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