BFI trip 1

The trip to the BFI




In the first trip that we took to the BFI, we completed a series of activities all circulating around different ways of creating our opening of a film ensuring that it was created successfully, using various ideas that could be kept simple so when combined they all came together to create something a lot better.
There was a kit of information to take in after we had left the BFI, but gathering together everything that I picked up on I had a long list to then expand from when creating my film opening in my group with Ami and Gaia.
An few examples of what I picked up on at the BFI were:




1. Keep everything simple


Keeping everything very simple and being repetitive is not a bad thing and if anything it does not over complicate it. Sticking to a certain scheme such as the colour, and keeping it the same will help the whole of the opening to develop and look more aesthetically pleasing. the font, colour of the font, and the size should also be fairly similar so it does not look like all of it is jumping around and that all of it is from different openings. It would not look as tidy and well kept if it was different on every slide.


2. Planning


Making sure that there is a lot of planning that goes in to the beginning of making a film opening before the shooting of it even begins to ensure that you always have alternatives if something were to go wrong and things such as that. Certain features of the film opening would come at a cost depending on the availability such as the location or props that are being used and if no planning goes into either then you would not be able to use them due to the accessibility.
If for an example you were to have booked an outside venue to film one day and it was meant to be sunny and nice weather and on the day it turned out to be horrible, raining or stormy then you would need to make sure that you have an alternative place to film, or that you decide you may as well go along with the filming that you do to ensure that it gets done.


3. Stick to a schedule


The director told us that in order to make sure that we succeed when thinking of what or how to film we think ahead so we are able to resolve any questions that we have either on the day or so we can think of alternatives if something goes wrong. When booking something like a location, if planned for the weather to be sunny but on the day it is raining you should still go ahead and film it so that you stick to a timed schedule.


4. Think of alternatives


You should make sure that you have planned ahead by thinking of different storylines that you could use. experimenting and thinking of different viewpoints and stories is part of what makes the whole process a lot more fun but then also helps to create a better end product.