Lesson Summary for 27.9.10

During yesterdays lesson we established the various genres we should be considering.
Our group - Mac 1, consisting of Mollie, Yasemin, Heather and myself - are definitely leaning towards the option of creating a 2 minute opening within the comedy genre. As it has become clear that the easiest choice to base the film opening on is a horror/phycological storyline, we're keen to do the complete opposite; not to mention each of us put together fabricates a group with a hugely warped sense of humour..

Opening credits to Beetlejuice.

Shown below is the opening credits to the classic film Beetlejuice..




From the beginning of the clip the overhead shot is used to create a birds-eye view of the forrest.


As the video continues, the focus comes away from the trees and focuses on the large area of the town - using the extreme wide shot.


The camera then returns back to an overhead view of some trees; this time also following in the direction of the road using tracking.


As the introduction comes to a close, the close up shot is used to bring the consistant moving/tracking of the camera to a halt and focus on the view of the house.

Throughout the opening credits to Beetlejuice, there seems to be a continuous theme of overhead, wide shots; giving the audience of view of the entire town and the house the basis of the film will be set in.

Jaws Shot By Shot - Part 1

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Film Making Techniques

This is England

Below is the opening scene of the brilliantly contradictory film This is England..



The introduction to the film This is England instantly captures the viewers focus with the use of vintage images and music; the whole of the opening credits help piece together a picture of a remarkable era. As the video continues, the original clips used eventually become more graphic - which begin to fabricate the outline of the story based around the skinhead subculture. The use of edgy, harsh clips and text define the era of the 80's; giving the viewer a taste of what's to come from the sharply truthful illustration of the skinhead subculture formed in England.

The opening credits taken from the film This is England show the viewer that this fictional tale of the historical era witholds a huge amount of truth regarding the - sometimes comical, sometimes tragic - everday occurances in England. After watching the authentic, rebellious, youthful images of life during the 80's in the introduction to the film, the exhilarating, skinhead atmosphere created charms and captivates the viewers attention - leaving them no choice but to continue watching..

Se7en

Above is the opening credits taken from the film Se7en..

As soon as the video starts it's clear to see - from the images, music and colour - that the film fits in with the phycological thriller category. The repetitive display of loss of senses ties in with the loss of fingerprints shown at the beginning of the video; therefore, giving the viewer a clue of what the twisted storyline will produce whilst still refraining from giving away the whole plot of the film. The mixture of sharp/blurry camera shots sets the complex atmosphere for Se7en, along with the flickering effects used on both the picture and text throughout the credits.

The introduction to the film Se7en undoubtedly forces the viewer to become anxious in waiting to discover what the creepy film secludes.