14. Research Sub Genre Conventions

Mean Girls - High School Drama - Title Sequence Analysis

Beautiful Thing - Youth Drama - Title Sequence Analysis

16. The Breakfast Club Remake Film

16. Script for Title Sequence Remake

Breakfast Club

(Source: DailyScript)

16. Props Needed For Our Title Sequence Remake

Props we need

Cars - Green screen, real car, imaginary car, hand made
clock
cantine
bilboard
graffiti
lockers
newspaper
trophy cabinet
litter
hall
book
man of the year
IT room
changing room
teachers desk
prom queen ballet

clothing

Leather jacket
scarf
blazer
beanie
head band
jacket
baseball jacket
hoodie
trench coat
sunglasses

16. The Breakfast Club - Order of Scenes in Title Sequence

1. Credits
2. David Bowie quote - Smash effect (Windows Movie Maker)
3. Opening - Outside of High School
4. Close Up of Clock
5. Empty Hallway
6. Canteen - Empty
7. Stationary - (Student Store)
8. Wooden Plank "I'm Eating My Head"
9. Lockers and then zoom in of lockers
10.Close Up of Newspaper
11."I Don't Like Mondays" on a Blue Wall
12.Close up of School Sports Trophies
13.Graffiti on Wall
14.Rubbish on Stairs - Zoomed in
15.Stage - Red Curtain "Senior Spirit Soars"
16.Notebook with doodles
17.Man of the Year Pictures
18.Empty Classroom with Computers
19.Empty Changing Rooms - Mess
20.Teachers Desk with Images, Books and Pencils and Marbles
21."Vote For Prom Queen"
22."Open This Locker" - Rope
23.Picture of Front of Car
24.Zooms into Front Window of Car
25.Conversation Between Molly and Parent
26.Molly leaves Car
27.Brian and Parent and little Sister in Car
28.Brian leaves car
29.Andew in Car with Parent
30.Andrew leaves car
31.Badass Nana - Car Arrives - Pedestrian
32.Jess gets out of car - Car Drives Off
33.Detention Scene
34.Diana sitting down-Brian-Andrew and then Nana enter in order
35. Jess comes in
36.Teacher walks in

7. Research Favourite Film Title Sequences

The type of title sequence a film uses and the titles involved are largely influenced by the type of movie, as well as the budget for the film. Independent films with smaller budgets tend to have shorter title sequences, simply because there are less people involved in the production of the film.

The film's title sequence tells a narrative and gives insight into the main characters and their circumstances. We are introduced to a victim, the bully, a mother and a friend all early on. This hints at the plot but doesn't give the whole story away which makes the audience want to watch the whole film.

The budget for 'Beautiful Thing'

•       Budget: unknown ( we can assume more than £500,000)
•       Opening weekend: $33,931 (US, October 11th 1996)
•      Box office: £3million

Favourite Independent Film:

-Beautiful Thing

Channel 4 Films

A world Productions

Main actors

Title-Beautiful Thing

Other actors

Written by

 Producers

 Directed by

12. Research Difference Between Two Sub Genres

High School Films:

                                                                      

Mean Girls

Paramount Pictures                                                       

Main Actress

Title of Film

Other Actors

Casting

Based on

Music Supervisor

Music Composed By

Co Producer

Costume Designer

Director of Photography

Executive Producer

Screenplay By

Directed By

10 Things I Hate About You

Touchstone Pictures
Touchstone Pictures presents
A mad chance/Jaiet entertainment production
Title of Film
Actors
Casting By
Music By
Executive music producer
Costumes designer
associate producer
co-producer
Edited by 
Production designer
Director of photography
executive producers
produced by
written by
directed by

Youth Drama Films:

Anuvahood

Film by Adam Deacon

Title - Anuvahood

Starring Adam Deacon

Actors/actresses

Costume Design

Production Design

Make-up Design

Music by

Music Supervisor

Edited by

Director of Photography

Co- Producer

Executive Producer

Produced by

Written by Adam Deacon

Directed by Adam Deacon

Beautiful Thing

Channel 4 Films

A world Productions

Main actors

Title-Beautiful Thing

Other actors, not mains

Written by

 Producers

 Directed by

From the list of credits from the title sequences of these movies, it is clear that the bigger budget High School films have a bigger production team than the smaller budget Youth Dramas. This may be because youth dramas tend to be made independently due to them appealing to a certain group of people in society. On the other hand, High School teen dramas are watched on a larger scale and therefore large film productions don't view them as risky to make as they will definitely make a profit.

11. Research Sub Genres of Teen Drama Films

 Teen dramas can also be sub-categorized into genres such as science fiction, action/adventure, fantasy, and mystery.

Teen drama science fiction example:

Teen drama action/adventure example:

Teen drama fantasy example:

Teen drama mystery example:

9. Research Extension Activity - Who Makes Title Sequences?

Saul Bass (May 8, 1920 -- April 25, 1996) was an American graphic designer and Academy Award-winning film-maker, but he is best known for his design on animated motion picture title sequences.

Saul Bass was the master of the title sequence, working on such films as Anatomy of a Murder, North by Northwest and Goodfellas.

Saul Bass trained as a graphic designer, and was commissioned by director Otto Preminger to put together a poster for his 1954 opera/musical. Preminger was so impressed he asked him to create a title sequence too, and Bass went on to specialise in the area.

 Opening title for Martin Scorsese's Casino by Saul Bass. 

Some examples of his work:

“I had the opportunity the other day to screen a reel of Richard’s work, and I was amazed at the uniformly high quality of his work. The fact is, he’s the only guy around whose work I wish I had done.”

—Saul Bass, Los Angeles, October, 1994

Richard Greenberg is a motion graphics and main titles designer from Chicago.

He has a BA in industrial design and an MFA in graphic design. After teaching at both the University of Illinois and the Institute of Design in Chicago, he created a short film entitled Stop, filmed at the 1968 Chicago Democratic Convention. After Stop won first prize at the New York Film Festival Student Competition, Richard got a job working under Pablo Ferro in New York.

In 1977, he started R/Greenberg Associates with his brother Robert. During his R/GA period, he was responsible for the main titles for Superman, Alien, The World According to Garp, Altered States, Dirty Dancing, Death Becomes Her, and The Untouchables, as well as visual effects work on Predator and The Devil’s Advocate. His work with Stan Winston for Predator earned them an Academy Award nomination for visual effects in 1987. In 1989, he directed a feature film called Little Monsters.

In 1991, Richard moved to Hollywood and formed Greenberg/Schluter with Bruce Schluter and together they designed the main titles for Bram Stoker’s Dracula, Independence Day, the Lethal Weapon series, and The Matrix. Many of his works are documented in the permanent collections of museums including The Art Institute of Chicago, MOMA, and The Louvre

10. Research Audience Research For Teen Dramas

What is a target audience?

In terms of film, a production company may explore who will be most interested in what they will create. This could depend on the age or even gender of an audience. 

The Inbetweeners Movie Demographic

 

10 Things I Hate About You Demographic

8. Research What is Genre & What is a Teen Drama Film?

Genre: A class or category; something that has a particular form,content or technique.

Most popular movie genres:

What is a teen film?

 It is a film genre that is targeted at teenagers and young adults in which the plot is based upon the special interests of teenagers, such as coming of age*, first love, rebellion, conflict with parents or teen alienation. Often these normally serious subject matters are presented in a glossy, stereotyped or trivialised way. Many teenage characters are portrayed by young adults. Some teen films appeal to young males while others appeal to young females.

Films in this genre are often set in high schools, or contain characters that are of high school age. Sexual themes and crude humour are also common.

*A young persons transition from childhood to adulthood.

A hybrid of a teen film is a teen drama film:

A type of drama series with a focus on teenage characters. It was non existent till the early 1990's when this type of genre became more popular. Directors and producers witnessed the success of this genre and saw it as an opportunity to reach out to a previously ignored demographic. Teen dramas often have soap opera elements, incorporating more than one story into several episodes. 

Some of the earliest teen-operated TV shows did not call themselves teen dramas, soap operas such as "Never Too Young" which aired from 1965 to 1966.

Some of the most well known TV dramas include "90210" and "Degrassi".

American channel, MTV, is well known for showcasing teen dramas. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos. In its early years, MTV's main target demographic were young adults, but today, MTV's programming is primarily targeted at adolescents and teenagers.

13. Research Title Sequence- Teen Drama

The Breakfast Club 


 

Title Sequence- Teen Drama

6. Research Teen Dramas - Title Sequences - Research into institution

Title sequence research

Independent Films

-Beautiful Thing

·      Channel Four Films

·      A World Production

·      Linda Henry > Main Actress  

·      Glen Berry, Scott Neal > Actors

·      BEAUTIFUL THING > Title of film

·      With Ben Daniels, Tamika Epsom > Actors

·      Written By…

·      Directed By…


-My Brother the Devil

• Verve pictures
• Wild Horses film company
• Rooks nest entertainment
• A Wild Horses and Rooks nest production
• In association with Film Clinic
• Actors
• Executive Producers
• Producers
• Written By and Directed By
• Title of Film

Mainstream Films

-Mean Girls

• Paramount Production
• Lindsey Lohan - Main Actress
• Title of Film
• Other Actors
• Based on Book
• Music Supervisor
• Music Composer 
• Co-Producer
• Costume Designer
• Editor 
• Production Designer

-10 Things I Hate About You

• Touchstone Pictures
•  Touchstone Pictures presents
• A mad chance/Jaiet entertainment production
•  Title of Film
•   Actors
• Casting By
• Music By
• Executive music producer
• Costumes designer
• Associate producer
• Co-producer
• Edited by 
• Production designer
•  Director of photography
• Executive producers
• Produced by
•  Written by
•  Directed by

Teen Dramas – Title Sequences – Research Into Institution

iLL MANORS

·      Revolver Entertainment

·      Film London Microwave

·      Film London

·      UK Film Council – Lottery Funded

·      BBC Films

·      Aimimage

·      Plan B Enterprises

·      In association with Gunslinger

·      A Ben Drew Film

·      iLL MANORS > film title

·      Actors Names

·      Casting Director > Daniel Hubbard

·      Line Producer > Andrew Hardwick

·      Visual Effects Supervisor > Marcus Dryden

·      Production Designer > Greg Shaw

·      Edited by…

·      Executive producer

·      Produced by…

Back to the Future

(Wide release, Budget - $19,000,000 & Gross - $197,902,294 (USA)

Universal - an MCA Company

Steven Spielberg presents

A Robert Semeckis film

Title

Main actor - Michael J. Fox

4 actors

Casting by

Song and artist

Music by

Edited by

Production designer

Director of photography

Executive producers

Written by

Produced by