Idiation phase
IT Movie sequence ideas:
When naming the actors playing the kids, show a representation of their fears shown in the movie;
Jaeden Lieberher (Bill Denbrough) a yellow raincoat (his lost/dead little brother).
Jeremy Ray Taylor (Ben Hanscom) fear of heights.
Sophia Lillis (Beverly Marsh) Abusive father and living in poverty
Finn Wolfhard (Richie Tozier) this one’s hard, doesn't really have any fears
Wyatt Oleff (Stanley Uris) is haunted by a ghoulish woman from a painting.
Chosen Jacobs (Mike Hanlon) Family died in house fire
Jack Dylan Grazer (Eddie Kaspbrak) A sickly boy.
Bill Skarsgård (It / Pennywise The Dancing Clown) Symbols that represent him are red balloons and that he is a shapeshifting killer clown.
Basically 8 characters/scenes in total we might lessen it for time. As it stands, to equally split up the scenes we would need 7.5 seconds per character. But we would need a buffer time for transitions.
After a team discussion we decided to reduce the shown roster to just the 3 main characters and Pennywise. Allowing for more time in a scene and the transitions. Now we have 10 seconds per character scene, for the representative fear to be presented and the actors name.
Timing is now 10 seconds per character with 20 seconds total of transitions time. 5 seconds between scenes.
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References
Marco Polo Title Sequence - Ink flow over static paintings
Venom Closing Title Sequence - Ink 3D/2D animation with sharp cuts
Blood splatter example created in photoshop with A51919
(All made by me)
I chose 2 different songs that I would mash together to create the backing track to the title sequence
The first is from the video game The Lighthouse, a very unique and equally terrifying indie horror game. I felt as though this track had the right pacing for the title sequence, it's build-up of tension with its melodic but creepy cello. It's entirely composed with string instruments which are a staple of horror.
The It 2017 movie's main theme for Pennywise. The pacing for the song as a whole was way to intense for a title sequence I felt. So I decided to grab the iconic jump scare strings section and add it to the end of the Lighthouse theme.
I needed the audio track to be exactly 60 seconds long. The concise nature for the length of the track was necessary for cohesion with the group. They can use the track as a timing reference for their animatics and animations.
I compiled everyone's animatic together in Premiere Pro. I had to decrease the speed on all the animatic's to fit the right pacing for the title sequence.
My segment of the animation