Monday, 10 December 2012

Minh's Research - Conventions of film openings

What are the conventions of a typical film opening? 

It can be broken in different structures. Audio, production companies, directors, actors, settings, camera shots and the pace it was edited in. All these features are fused together to support the makers genre and effect they want to create for the audience.

Here are thrillers soundtrack openings that all have something in common. Tension. All of these soundtracks are the typical soundtrack (eery) genre used to  help create tension towards a thriller opening. They can also be used to foreshadow the next scene or action about to occur. 








Often in a opening of a movie, the production company of the film is introduced. In this case it is FOX in One Hour Photo. The production companies are the people who help produce the film financially and the film may not exist without it.



After the viewing the production company, the directors and actors are
shown to the audience. Here are two from "Pyscho", one of the traditional thrillers. They may be "well known" people who the public may want to watch, therefore it is essential to add these in.



There are also other ways of the makers to introduce the actors, in Trainspotting. The characters personality is shown visually by an action they create, then the name is shown while the video clip is paused onto a still screen shot. 




The setting of the film is normally shown as a wide angle to inform the viewer where the film is located at. In Psycho and The Taking of Pelham 123. We can see two different long shots with similar aspects to help allow the viewer know where it is set at.


Sometimes the pace (editing) of a scene can determine what sort of movie it is. It can used to create an emotional effect to the viewer, it could be from being lust to being on their toes. In this clip the makers used both slow and fast motion to allow the viewer to concentrate on certain things while seeing how busy the city it is. The special effects and audio are also synced to it to help create a certain rough tone.




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