TABLE TOP SEQUENCE

 Table Top Sequence –

Production Practice: Montage/Table Top Sequence

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“A WHOLE WORLD IN A TABLE TOP”

Brief : To create a tittle sequence using on a table top and props with small part of live action at the end of it, using a given soundtrack.

Session 1:

At the beginning of the session we looked researched To Kill A Mockingbird and The President. We analysed  their montage sequences and art of the titles.

In our group of three (Preesha, Jess & Charlotte) we were given a specific set of props with a background to choose from. Firstly we arranged the props along a simple black background. We looked through another box of props to add in anything else, e.g. a brief case, passport (fake), writing and extra cash/money. We also fake blood to Jess’ hands to create a more realistic feeling of crime and murder (end of the of the montage).

Once we arranged the props in the place we wanted. We then did a practice shoot, where Charlotte started to move the iPad/camera along the props/set we helped with camera placement. Once we knew where the camera was going, we started to film and Charlotte pressed record (with a steady hand gliding across the set). Towards the end of the sequence Jess placed the (blood) money on the side and the (blood) screw driver the woman’s face and Charlotte zoomed in on the face.

 

In the editing process we also recorded the sound in another classroom and added the piano music to the montage. We faced some challenges with this due to other background noise when recording. However, we managed to record the music and add it to our montage sequence. We thought that the dark, piano music would fit in with the mise-en-scene. We then started to edited the the montage and move some of the clips to the right place. When filming we decided to cross cut clips – the first section and the second section, we edited this part into iMovie and put everything together.