Split Screen

To create a split screen in Adobe Premiere, I choose two clips and placed them on the video timeline.

In the Effects Control panel adjust the size of the clips.

Move the clips around using the 'position' option or double click on the clip and then adjust the size and positioning.

After adjusting the size and position of the clips, I used the razor tool to cut the clips to make them the same length.

Production Logo process

Me and my group have decided to create a production logo for our opening sequence. The rest of my group did a photoshoot of silhouettes without me as I couldn't attend it at that time so we replaced me with another person. Iqra edited the pictures and made them black and white and got rid of all the shadows. 

Our production and distribution names originated from the names off all the group members;

ANIE production WALT distribution

Ashleigh

Nicole

Iqra

Ewelina

Weir

Abbas

Lekowska

Thapa

The first idea we had was having a moving image as a production logo however we discussed this idea and decided that it would be too complicated and we would face too many difficulties trying to create the effect we wanted. Finally we decided that a still image is the best idea.

The decision was to make the production and distribution with colourful clouds that pop up. Then we decided that it won't look too realistic and would not suit all movie genres that our production and distribution could produce and distribute in the future. These are a few different examples of how we played around with the fonts, colours and positioning of the titles;

                                                                   
                                                                Different fonts

                       
                                                                     Final Logo

Continuity problems - Jesse

After filming the first few scenes of our opening sequence, we realised that we are going to have some problems with continuity. Our male character had a haircut therefore we had to re-film all of his clips. Here's two pictures of Jesse in the first clip we filmed and a picture of the recent clip we used to replace the old one.

The haircut wasn't the only continuity problem we had. After putting the clips together we realised that our actor was wearing different clothes at the beginning of the video (jeans and white t-shirts) and different clothes at the end (grey t-shirt and grey tracksuit bottoms). We had to re-film the clips from the beginning of the video but instead of Jessie putting his clothes straight after he gets out of bed we had him doing everything just in his underwear (eating, using deodorant, washing his face).

Foley sounds

Me and my group have recorded some foley sounds to put in the background of our video. We recorded sounds like a kettle boiling, pouring water into a cup, curtains moving and people walking. The foley sounds will help to add more realism and help to focus more on the 'main' sounds. Our opening sequence will have music playing throughout the whole video however we will insert some foley sounds and turn down the volume of the music so that the sounds are still noticeable but not too overpowering.

Story Boards

In the first few shots our two characters are just waking up and getting out of bed. 

The next difference we wanted to show is their eating habits. Nina is having proper breakfast with coffee and Andre just eats cereal in front of TV.  After we are having Andre going down to wash his face and Nina coming up. Then she puts on her makeup as we wanted to show how feminine she is.

 After getting ready, our characters are ready to leave their house. As Nina lives in Central London, we filmed her going into Bond Street tube station and coming out in Greenford station.

At the end, Nina and Andre walk past each other on the crossing and that's when the title of our movie comes up.

Rough Cut - Problems

We have filmed our opening sequence but have never used a tripod for that. The clips ended up being very shaky and in a few clips the camera lost its focus and we didn't check that straight away so we later had to re-film everything. However we decided to put all the clips together just to see how it flows and to see if anything has to be changed, improved or added. After putting everything together with the music we have showed the video to a couple of people, including our teacher and we the feedback we got was that there was too much footage of the two characters walking and nothing interesting happening. Also one very big mistake we made is we didn't make a storyboard or a floor plan so while filming we didn't really know what we were doing.

Music!

In Romantic Comedies the songs are usually very catchy and reveal a little bit of the storyline. I have researched different Romantic Comedies and the songs used in them, here are a few:
(Click on the links to listen to songs)

Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging
She's So Lovely - Scouting For Girls 

Maid in Manhattan
Me and Julio Down by The School Yard - Paul Simon

Friends With Benefits
Runaway Baby - Bruno Mars
L.O.V. - Fits And The Tantrums

Made Of Honour
Walkin' On The Sun - Smash Mouth 
Love Song - Sara Bareilles

Me and my group have looked at various different songs to use in our opening sequence and found four which we think would suit our movie very well. These are the songs:

Jason Mraz -I'm Yours
Taylor Swift - You Belong With Me
Michael Buble - Haven't Met You Yet
Justin Timberlake - That Girl

Our opening sequence is about two people who will fall in love but haven't met yet. Therefore we have decided to use the song by Michael Buble as it will give a little hint to the audience of what will happen in the movie.