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 Below is the creative critical reflection of "Mind the Gaps." https://youtu.be/iRQYNXrUtVo

    Cross media synergy has always been an important aspect within film. Whether it be in the production or marketing these collaborations across different medias has helped to develop films. A good example of this is cross media synergy used by Warner Bros.       Warner Bros was founded by four brothers, Albert, Harry, Samuel, Jack in 1903. They started with buying movie theaters, then moving to film distribution and then finally starting to produce their own movies in 1913. After a few years, in 1923, they moved to their current production area in the city of Hollywood California establishing Warner's Brothers Pictures Inc. They would be the first company to produce a full-length film with dialogue in 1928. Moving on the company would be known for their gangster movies and looney tunes. In 1967 the company would be bought by Elliot and Ken Hyman and then sold to the Kinny Corporation two yea rs later. They would diversify the company into producin...

Below is the link to the final cut of "Mind the Gaps" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNe-MlkEbtY

  The title sequence of our opening scene was important in our eyes and because of that we wanted it to try and reflect the mood of the scene itself. The font chosen was Monsterrat mainly due to the thin , minimalist look. The colors of red, black, and white was mainly chosen just because of the contrast on the screen. I decided this matched where I wanted the audience's attention to be, that of the characters and plot. Besides that, we followed what each member of the group did, if they did a vast majority in one area, like myself for editing. The music was also deemed necessary due to it adding a lot to the scene itself, this I credited to where I found it on Pixabay .    Before we even had a title sequence, we were trying to find a way to include these two shots of the characters . We were having issues finding a place where it seemed to fit. When I started the title sequence , I thought that it was a good idea to have that as where the title should ...