1. TV Credits Evaluation
Craig Fahy
Monday, 16 April 2012

2. The project in a nutshell...
To come up with an idea for a Sci Fi/ Drama
series that would ideally be aired on BBC3, and
create an intro with credits for said series.
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3. Key influences
As the idea was not my own, but Jamie’s. I did
have ideas for filming, and an overall idea of
what I wanted the final product to be.
The idea of having a separate credits sequence
from the intro came from Misfits.
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4. Nine key frames
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5. 1
The opening pan of the Baron in
his chair. We placed several
objects on the table to give some
depth to the character: A pack of
cigarettes, a mobile phone, a gun.
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6. 2
The mid shot of Tyron and
Fetch. By having only one
character talk in this scene, it
gives the sense who is in control of
the pair.
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7. 3
The shot of the Baron handing
Mills the gun. This was meant to
be a visually interesting shot, so
we had Mills pull back the sear.
Cliche, but effective.
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8. 4
The close up of Mills pointing
the gun at the camera.The shot
was good but the cut was too
short, so it took some editing to
make it longer without making it
look different.
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9. 5
The pan of Mills as he sits
down. This was one of the more
difficult shots to work with due to
the space we were working in, it
was too small.
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10. 6
The close up of Fetch breaking
his bonds. This shot was similar
to the first shot, as we learn
something about the character
without the use of speech. Fetch is
the muscle of the pair.
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11. 7
The long shot of Tyron grabbing
Fetch by the shoulder. This relates
to the second shot as it reminds
the viewer who the leader is.
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12. 8
The mid shot of the scuffle for the
gun. We were originally going to
have Jamie take the gun, but this
was changed for continuity issues.
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13. 9
The final shot of Mills being
shot. I was going to have the
camera jolt when the gun went
off, but this proved to be too
difficult to do in editing.
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14. Existing credits...
Our intro was meant to resemble to a fault the
one from Misfits, with a separate intro and
credits. In the end, we managed to make an
intro, but the credits were rushed.
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15. The Construction Process
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16. Time management...
Before we started filming, we had to make a
timeline for the two weeks ahead. Or original
plan was to begin filming in the first week, then
edit in the second.
We were able to get the footage for the intro, but
not for the credits. This meant the opening
credits had to be made using Photoshop and
final Cut.
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17. What I enjoyed...
I enjoyed editing the
footage in Final Cut,
and adding the SFX
and soundtrack
provided by Jamie.
Working in Photoshop
to create a logo and
various other art, such
as credits.
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18. What was difficult...
Some parts of filming were more difficult then others.
We had to do 15 retakes of one scene because all of the
actors kept on laughing.
Finding some of the props.
Research into intro sequences that related to Sci-Fi and
drama.
Adding the credits, as they all had to be edited in
Photoshop.
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19. Working in a team...
Our group was good, but a little disorganised at
times, which did put us off schedule in the 2nd
week.
The other problem was trying to keep a straight
face with the camera rolling.
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20. Legal and Ethical issues
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21. Guns and drugs...
Despite one of our characters being a drug
baron (Hence the name) there is no use or hint
of drugs in the intro.
The other issue would have to be young people
with guns. We were careful not to be shown
handling the gun in a humorous way.
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22. Music and SFX
All of the sound effects that were used in the
intro were from Sound Bible, which lets you
download the files free of charge.
The soundtrack Jamie found was an
experimental piece that had been put together in
Garage Band.
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23. Skills
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24. The tools used...
Most of the work was done in Final Cut, with
some being done in Photoshop.
The writing of essays and evaluations was done
using Word, and most of the research was using
the internet.
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25. Skills developed...
I learned how to take the audio from one piece
of footage and align it with another, which is
useful if the audio from one clip is bugged.
I also learned how fades can be used for
dramatic effect, or for covering up continuity
errors.
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26. Skills to work on...
Key framing the footage to compensate for
footage. I tried to do this, and it proved to be too
difficult.
Trying to work with the schedule (We spent a lot
of time doing retakes. A costly, yet funny
mistake.)
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27. Evaluation
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28. Looking back...
Overall, I believe that the short could be
improved upon, with things such as location and
actors.
We could have also had an credits sequence
separate from that of the intro.
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29. Does this fit the brief ?
The brief was “To come up with an intro for a
series that could be aired on BBC3 for a target
audience aged 17-21.”
All in all, I believe that if we could have
improved on some of the issues, then this would
have been ideal for the target audience.
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30. Final ideas...
The intro does not feel similar to the one I had
in mind, namely because all we have is an intro,
not a credits sequence. I had hoped to create
something similar to Misfits, where information
about the characters is shown in interesting
ways.
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