Journal entry 10

Today in class we all decided on a new soundtrack for our sequence.

We showed one of our teachers and she agreed that it was an improvement on the original soundtrack we had as it had more momentum behind it and more of a beat and melody. Now we will have to make sure all the text is in sync with the soundtrack and that the shots are too. Our editor, Ghanshyam, has edited it so it appropriately suits the flow of the sequence at the start and when the title appears.

First Edit- Agent X title sequence

This is our first edit for our title sequence. Ghanshyam from our group uploaded it to his YouTube channel for us all to have access to it as he was in charge of the editing process of the sequence. We still need to change the text and the soundtrack of this version and there are still shots to be refilmed and additional ones to be included.

Journal entry 9

Today we showed our first edit to our class and teachers. There were a number of improvements suggested by our peers and teachers which we will take into consideration. Firstly, the soundtrack was a common problem. Many people shared the same thoughts as us where it doesn't really fit the sequence. One of our teachers also suggested that it never really picks up pace wise and therefore doesn't match the pace of our sequence as a whole. We will look into different soundtrack options and how they fit the sequence in the next few days and hopefully find a new one by the end of the week.


Another issue that was raised is the font of our titles. Many people agreed that the font of the film name doesn't suit the genre. To fix this issue we will go back into researching different fonts and experiment with them in our piece.


A few of our classmates also said it was quite difficult to distinguish the main character in some of our shots. This was particularly clear in the timelapse shot in Trafalgar Square. Agent X is supposed to walk in front of the camera with the briefcase before the timelapse starts. However, most people didn't actually realise it was Agent X who walked past the screen and suggested that we could maybe draw more attention to him. One way to do this that was suggested was to slow down the time-lapse as Agent X walks past, then speed it up again.


One of our teachers also said the table scene could do with improving. She said it felt like the table was empty and there weren't enough props on the table. We will have to come back to this shot and recreate the shot exactly how it was with the added props.


We have also been asked to create the first scene of the film itself as our sequence is quite short.

Journal post 8

The soundtrack for our piece was chosen off of the copyright free music website linked on the Welling Media and Film blog. We were reasonably happy with the soundtrack at first as we felt it suited the genre in particular. However, through the editing process we started to notice how it didn't completely fit the flow of the sequence. It was difficult to find a soundtrack that already existed that was copyright free and fitted the sequence seamlessly. The only real alternative to finding a soundtrack which completely suited the flow of the sequence was to make our own, but we all decided we couldn't do this as we didn't feel confident enough in our ability to do this. After we have shown our first edit to our class we will take on board the feedback and look to solve any issues raised whilst also looking for another possible few options for soundtracks.

Journal entry 7

For the past 2 weeks during our media lessons our group has been creating and editing our first edit of our title sequence. Our main editor has been Ghanshyam whilst myself, Thomas and Adam have been giving our advice and thoughts on how the sequence should be edited. We have also been working on our blogs and researching different fonts for the text that appears in the sequence. This is something I in particular have attempted to focus on and so far we have a possible 6 fonts which we could use for the text. Ghanshyam's role as the main editor means he has been in charge of putting all of our footage together, applying filters, cuts and transitions and adding text in. As already mentioned, we have all had a say in how the sequence has been put together and have helped Ghanshyam with the editing. On Tuesday during our double media lesson we will show our first edit to the rest of our class and receive feedback from them over what went well and what could be improved.

Journal entry 6

Today our group finished off our first edit of our sequence. We finished off the text and titles and now only have a few shots which we will need to re film. We may also reconsider the soundtrack and whether or not it suits the pace and flow of the sequence. We finished off by exporting the sequence from final cut pro onto Ghanshyam's USB to present to the rest of our class during tomorrow's lesson.The main shot we will need to redo is the exchange shot with the briefcase. Originally we had filmed the briefcase exchange shot right in front of the mi6 building. However, we felt the lighting wasn't good enough and the fact that we couldn't get a good shot of the mi6 building itself spurred us on to film the shot on the other side of the River Thames. Myself and Ghanshyam were the two actors in the shot. The main problem with the shot was the camera was tilted because one of the tripod legs was wonky. This meant that the whole shot was off centred and therefore needed to be redone. Also, Ghanshyam had already played Morgan Freeman in the sequence. This shot required him to play Michael Caine. Therefore it didn't make much sense. When we come to redoing it we will have either Thomas or Adam in our group playing Michael Caine alongside me in this shot.

Journal entry 5

Today we started looking at different fonts and ways to position the text in our sequence itself. We have a few ideas of fonts as shown below:

We will continue to look for other fonts but have decided that "xperia" and "breamcatcher" are the best fonts for the film title itself but not the other titles such as actors and the director.