Plot:
The plot consists of a tree which is cursed. The idea is that a family moves to the house occupying the tree and doesn't know of the curse until the son hears rumors at school about his house being cursed and haunted as the origin of the rumors was that somebody died in that garden through eating a cursed seed which then grew inside them and sprouted a tree. The tree is known to cursedly kill anyone at random relative or friends to those who pick its leaves. When the leaves fall off, it shows a name of who will die as a result of the leaves being picked. The first leaf picked will trigger the rest of the leaves to slowly fall over time, becoming brown before doing so. The boy must try to end the curse before he has no family left.
Evaluation
The title sequence of the TV drama consists of multiple shots to create the element of the horror vibe to reinforce the genre. The first shot of the sequence is a shallow focus on the tree which is located on the right hand side of the screen, bending towards the left hand side, with a few leaves flying off due to a burst of wind. In the background there is the house, out of focus while the focus remains on the tree while the camera shifts to right, zooming closer on the tree, as a tracking shot, making it the main feature on the screen. The camera angle is from a low shot of the garden at night, setting the scene for a horror vibe to indicate the genre of the show.
The camera then focuses mainly on the tree, until the trunk is in mid-shot then the camera begins to pan down the trunk to the roots where the colour begins to change and blood rolls down the roots, dripping onto the floor. The leaves flying around begin to fall into the pool of blood, creating the title name, which the camera pans over as an medium ariel/high angle shot of the pool of blood, showing the title 'FALLEN' made out of leaves.
The camera then begins to move closer to the pool of blood as an extreme close up onto one of the leaves so only one leaf is in focus. A name begins to carve itself onto the leaf showing one of the producers/ directors names then duplicates onto another leaf with a different name in an old 60s movie strip/reel like style, with diegetic reel sounds being used to emphasize this. The screen then cuts to black and white then black and the first scene in introduced.
I have used multiple media terms including; zoom, tracking shot, ariel shot, high angle shot, shallow focus, scenes and pans. This follows the codes and conventions of a TV Drama as we have created an title sequence with a memorable title. Before the title sequence there will be an opening sequence and afterwards an introduction to the main producers and directors. This shows that our title sequence follows the codes and conventions of a TV Drama.
2. What genre is your TV Drama and how is that made clear in your title sequence?
The genre is a mixture of horror, mystery and drama. This is shown through out title sequence as it is mainly dark colours of browns and blacks with contrasting reds which connotates the danger and blood shed foreshadowing that people will die in the series.
3. When in your episode will your title sequence occur and why?
The title sequence will occur after an opening sequence to give the audience a taste of the plot so that they can decide whether it is to their taste for them to keep watching.
4. How does the mise en scene of your title sequence suit the chosen genre, setting, era and the narrative of your programme?
5. Who would be the target audience of your programme and what will appeal to them about your TV Drama idea? How is this communicated in the title sequence?
6. What TV Dramas did you refer to for inspiration for your own original idea?
7. If you were asked to complete a textual analysis of your title sequence, how would you comment on the director's use of camerawork, editing, sound and mise en scene?
8. What are the strengths and weaknesses of your title sequence?
The camera then focuses mainly on the tree, until the trunk is in mid-shot then the camera begins to pan down the trunk to the roots where the colour begins to change and blood rolls down the roots, dripping onto the floor. The leaves flying around begin to fall into the pool of blood, creating the title name, which the camera pans over as an medium ariel/high angle shot of the pool of blood, showing the title 'FALLEN' made out of leaves.
The camera then begins to move closer to the pool of blood as an extreme close up onto one of the leaves so only one leaf is in focus. A name begins to carve itself onto the leaf showing one of the producers/ directors names then duplicates onto another leaf with a different name in an old 60s movie strip/reel like style, with diegetic reel sounds being used to emphasize this. The screen then cuts to black and white then black and the first scene in introduced.
Evaluation Questions:
1. What Media Language have you used in your title sequence and how do they follow the codes and conventions of this element of a TV Drama?I have used multiple media terms including; zoom, tracking shot, ariel shot, high angle shot, shallow focus, scenes and pans. This follows the codes and conventions of a TV Drama as we have created an title sequence with a memorable title. Before the title sequence there will be an opening sequence and afterwards an introduction to the main producers and directors. This shows that our title sequence follows the codes and conventions of a TV Drama.
2. What genre is your TV Drama and how is that made clear in your title sequence?
The genre is a mixture of horror, mystery and drama. This is shown through out title sequence as it is mainly dark colours of browns and blacks with contrasting reds which connotates the danger and blood shed foreshadowing that people will die in the series.
3. When in your episode will your title sequence occur and why?
The title sequence will occur after an opening sequence to give the audience a taste of the plot so that they can decide whether it is to their taste for them to keep watching.
4. How does the mise en scene of your title sequence suit the chosen genre, setting, era and the narrative of your programme?
5. Who would be the target audience of your programme and what will appeal to them about your TV Drama idea? How is this communicated in the title sequence?
6. What TV Dramas did you refer to for inspiration for your own original idea?
7. If you were asked to complete a textual analysis of your title sequence, how would you comment on the director's use of camerawork, editing, sound and mise en scene?
8. What are the strengths and weaknesses of your title sequence?
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