Movie Research - Mowgli (The Jungle Book)

 

What Conventions of the genre that you chose to base your final task on does this movie have?

 A convention that I am obsessed with is the unknown narrator or voice over telling a story as it plays out. It really brings the fantasy trope to life and adds a sense of mystery to the film. The setting of this movie is in the jungle. It adds a very mystical vibe although not an unnatural place it isn't common for people to just randomly go to the jungle. The use of a what seems like an unachievable or far from a mundane setting is what really makes it fantasy.

What Conventions of the genre does this movie have that you liked?

The use of CGI to make talking animals was very intriguing. It was interesting to hear the story from the perspective of an animal rather than a person. I also, liked the use of dramatic music que after the intro story or main action is shown. The use of rain to create a dramatic feeling of melancholy.

What Conventions of the genre does this movie have that you did not like?

There wasn't much that I disliked about the movie. I felt that everything was suited for this movie. However, If I had to choose, I would say I don't plan on utilizing extreme darks unless necessary.

Title Research: Art of the Title Website --- Watch the Titles Website

 

For my final task, a title sequence is required. I never thought much about the title sequences, usually, one would skip over these 'boring' presentations. By researching this website I hope to better understand the importance of Title Designs. I want to learn different techniques I can utilize for my own designs. Why designers choose to use certain fonts and how they standout from the background. How the background images, videos or animation tells a part of the story or movie. Also, how it sets the stage, the mood and effect it creates for what's to come. This is why I am researching these sites. I can't wait to see the ideas I come up with. Until next time!

Always and Forever 

Your Fashionista

Story Board

 

This was very fun to make and I love the concept I came up with for the overall design.

Title Research: Watch the Titles Website - Trailer Park Unicorn

 

What Titles are displayed during the opening?

-A Cine Cringo Film

-Designed by

- The Title Of the Movie

- director of photography .

- edited by .

-music by .

-co-producer .

What images are prioritized in the sequence?

A lot of images and drawings of forests and the unicorn boy and other mythical creatures. All of the backgrounds are portrayed to be night time.

How does the film establish a feeling of the genre?

The calm music box and violin music as well as the sequence taking us in a journey through the forest.

Title Research: Watch the Titles Website - Snow White and The Huntsman

 

What Titles are displayed during the opening?

-Directed by

-Screenplay by

-screen story by

- produced by

- executive producers

- director of photography

- production designer

- editors

-music by 

-co-producer

-costume designer

-casting by

- visual effects supervisor

- A Roth Film Production

What images are prioritized in the sequence?

Mainly dark metallic images, such as a dark bird, black breaking cubes, 

What looks like armor and fire in the background

How does the film establish a feeling of the genre?

The images and epic music bring out the dark fantasy theme like a medieval wartime story.

Title Design Idea

 

Greetings Girlies,

 I still have a lot of ideas for my title design so, this will probably change or develop as I venture through this project but for now I will stick to this current design. For this design process, I used Canva to design and curate my titles. They have a lot of fonts and accessible photos and elements, not to mention it is very user friendly.

I chose to use two different fonts for the design. I used the Virtual font for the first headings and Ananias font for the second headings and the title. I think these two fonts compliment each other well and since the virtual font is a small script font it helps the bold sans serif Ananias font stand out to viewers. Not only do I like these fonts, they make the film seem very playful, light and Cherry. Just a little deception for the viewers. They would never expect the story to take a dark turn because here they are judging a book by its cover. This helps to pull readers in and surprise them.

For the background I wanted it to be artistic. The use of water color is to create a light, fantasy like atmosphere. It also, represents the different worlds and sceneries in the film. The words for the first and last title are white and the rest of the titles are in a light grey. 

I thought about the best name or title that would be fitting for this film. In the end, I decided to go with the name 6:02. This time is a crucial piece that makes up the film and a valuable symbol.

Each title will be around  2-3 seconds long with the exception of the main title which will be 4-5 seconds long. All titles will have a fade in effect and some will dissolve out but I plan to use more creative effects later on. That’s all for now my lovelies, I’ll surprise you in the next one. ;) 

Always and Forever,

Your Fashionista

Other Info

 

SCHEDULE

2/14/24        Recording voice overs and gathering and editing audios and music.    

2/17/24         Filming for scenes 2, 3, 7 and 10 will commence. Since, I have a longer weekend, I will        &               use this opportunity to travel to my aunt's house to shoot these scenes.

2/18/24

2/19/24        Film any parts of scenes 2, 3, 7 and 10 that weren't filmed and begin shooting scenes 1, 8                         and 11.

2/24/24       filming for 4, 5, 6 and 9 will begin and editing of previously filmed scenes will also, begin. 

    &

2/25/24

LOCATIONS

My Aunts House

Shopping town or small mall

There are many options I have taken into consideration. 

Wilton Manners

Design District

Dolphin Mall

A1A/ las Olas

Delray Beach

Flower Field and Forest

Share Wood Forest Park

Butterfly World

The Berry Farm

Morikami

PlayGround 

Park Near My House

PARTICIPANTS

ACTOR

Celani Lightbourne (Me)

FILMING

Celani Lightbourne (Me)

Available Friends

Available Family

EDITOR

Celani Lightbourne (Me)

DIRECTOR

Celani Lightbourne (Me)

SAFETY AND HEALTH

There aren't really, any hazardous things I should be worried about for this production. However, I will say, that for the bathtub scene the actor will make certain to be careful, and dry properly before handling any technology or equipment.

My Planning Blog -- Script

MUSIC QUE: CARIBBEAN BLUE

1

Location Of Scene:  Small Shopping Town/Design District/ Mall

Main Character: 

*walking through town, humming, looking at all the stores*

*Girl Laughs* 

*Camera shows this from different angles*

Voice Over (Monologue): "I am a dreamer..."

2 

Location Of Scene: The house

*Shows Outside view*

3

Location Of Scene:

 *Bedroom*

*Shows low eye view of bed as it zooms in slowly, switches to overhead view of girl sleeping on the bed*

Unknown Voice: It's time to wake up....

MC: *Girl shifts/twitches but still asleep*

4

Location of scene: Flower field 

*Transitions from girl sleeping in bed to girl sleeping in the field*

MC: *Sleeping with head to the side, shifts head and smiles*

*Zooms Out to overhead view of her laying in the grass surrounded by clothes and toys*

5

Location Of Scene: Playground/ playhouse

*Medium Close up of girl crawling through a slide or PlayStation* 

MC: "I want to thrive in a world of my own creative nostalgia..."

*Close up of girls face or hair as she crawls through the slide*

6

Location of Scene: Flower field / forest

MC: *Girl running through field shedding layers of clothes as she runs*

*Camera tracks her running*

*Switches to a medium shot of girl walking along a stream or over a bridge*

7

Location of scene: Bedroom

*Panoramic shot showing clothes, shoes etc. on the floor*

*Ambience of clock ticking in the background* 

*Camera zooms in to the clock on the wall, showing the time (6:00)*

8

Location of scene: shopping mall/town

*Girl is wearing bright colors exaggerated outfit*

MC: *Girl skipping through the town, suddenly she looks behind her and starts running (edited/filmed in slow motion)*

*Jump cut of her running from a front, over the shoulder close up and side view medium long shot*

9

Location of Scene:  Flower field

*Transitions from girl running in mall to girl running in the field, Over the shoulder and back view.*

10

Location of scene: Bedroom

Unknown Narrator: *Whispers* "Wake up...."

*Camera zooms in to the clock ticking aggressively, clock strikes 6:02, Camera Switches to panoramic shot of the dresser and an object falls and crashes loudly to the floor*

*Ding from the clock *

Unknown Narrator: *Yells* " GET . UP !"

MC: *Camera switches to close up of girl's face, her eyes bolt open

Medium shot of girl jumping out of the sheets in cold sweat, shoving sleeping mask off her face and he bonnet off her head*

*Girl looks down at fallen object and sighs. Gets out of bed and looks at the object before picking it up and staring at it, then places it back on the dresser*

Internal Monologue: "sigh....Again"

*Camera switches to low level view of girls legs walking past all the stuff on the floor, then shows her grabbing a towel and throwing it around her neck*

*Back view of girl walking into the bathroom*

*Girl walks up to the mirror and looks at her reflection wearily/ tired, Starts doing skincare and brushing teeth*

*Girl bends over sink to wash her face and her reflection remains standing looking down at her slightly, smiling*

*Girl bends over sink to wash her face and her reflection remains standing looking down at her slightly, smilingr*

*Girl shows initial shock but immediately changes to nonchalant, she places her hands on the sink and leans in*

MC: "I had that dream again"

Reflection: "Mmmm... maybe it's a sign....a gift is coming....  could you be experiencing a calling? (sarcastic)"

MC: *chuckles*"Yeah right a calling to find my stolen sanity....I won't lie.... I felt free for once...if only it were real."

Reflection: "That may not be real, but do you know what is? " *Girls iPad suddenly turns on to show the date and time (June 2, 2024)

Reflection: It's your birthday... aren't you excited?"

MC: "*Groans*

*Girl looks at the pocket watch around her neck, takes it off

*Girl walks to the tub and turns on the water, back view of girl walking away from the mirror and the reflection has its head down smiling*

*Girl steps into the full tub still in clothes and sits down (medium long shot)

Overhead view of girl relaxing and throwing her head back sighing, she looks back at the watch on the counter and then submerges herself into the tub slowly, camera shows her hand sink into the tub*

*Reflection crawls out of the mirror and stands there, it looks to the watch and smiles before picking it up and slowly walking to the tub*

*Girl rises up from the water and wipes face, then looks to the reflection quizzically*

Reflection: * Stretches out its hand and reveals the open pocket watch* "A gift..."

MC: *looks at it* "You're gifting me my own watch?"

Reflection: "No silly.....let's take you to a fantasy.... don't you want to make it real" *Pushes watch closer*

*Girl slowly reaches hand out and takes watch, (camera tracking the hand as it grabs the watch) *

11

Location of Scene: Shopping Town

*When girl grabs the watch, it switches to a point of view shot of her eyes opening and she is back in the shopping town in her dreams*

*Close up shot of girl's eyes, she blinks *

"Gasps in shock"