Monday, 28 November 2011

Stop Motion Title Sequence Research

For our title sequence I wanted to try using a version of our logo to expand on and create into the actual titles, I thought that using the scrunched up piece of paper with our company name on it instead of creating a whole separate title sequence could save us time and look quite sleek and professional. I had the idea that the piece of paper could crumple and then flatten again so that it would seem as if the person writing the titles kept making mistakes and starting again. This is basically the idea of our film which I thought could tie it nicely in. The writer keeps making mistakes and erasing them; effectively starting on a clean slate and every time Jack does this in the film he is also starting on a clean slate. The titles would sort of echo the point of the film and subliminally let the audience know what the film is about. This idea could also give new meaning to our name, 'Blank Page Productions', as the person keeps starting on a blank page, this shows that our name does not just mean that we are out of ideas or anything, but that we keep coming up with better and new ones. To create this sequence, I would basically film a piece of crumpled paper being flattened and crumpled again and use this over and over, each time adding a different piece of text from the titles.
I looked at a stop motion clip on Youtube that uses post it notes to gather ideas.


I thought that this clip was very well done and interesting and it keeps you wanting to watch it as it is not like any ordinary clip as it features something that you can marvel at and keep fixated on. The clip does feature a person which my idea wouldn't however I could incorporate my hand into the scene to give it a human touch. The fact that this clip involves paper and is done so well means that my idea could be carried off if I found the right way to shoot it. This clip is more complex than I intend mine to be, but it reflects the chaos the person has of achieving his deadline just as mine would reflect the themes in our film. I think overall that this clip shows that stop motion can be done well and look professional just as I would like my idea to. 

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