Another Opening Sequence I looked at was from a film called 'The Holiday' because I thought it was most like our film and could inspire us, please click the link below to see the opening sequence of The Holiday and come back to my blog to see what I have to say about it!
Conventions of the Film Opening:
Enigma: The first few minutes leaves the audience knowing whats happened but not whats going to get better or worse, maybe.
Introducing the Characters: The main characters are introduced straight away and we can tell what the relationship is between them.
Camera Shots
- An Establishing shot is used to show the audience where the film is shot and gives us a sense of what time of year it is.
- The High angle shots helps introduce the character to the audience.
- A panning shot is used to show the movements of the characters.
- And a shot reverse shot is used to show conversation between characters.
At the beginning of the film there is no music to set the tone until the character has woken up. However there is diagetic sounds such as a leaf blow, the door opening, shoes being thrown, and dialogue of the two characters argueing and yelling at eachother. This sets the tone and lets the audience know what the situation is in the household.
Mise-en-scene
Costume: normal, casual clothing
Lighting: High key, natural lighting
Actors: Both of the characters are well spoken to show their background and class, these characters are introduced in the first 2 minutes which show the audience that they are the main characters
Makeup: There was no obvious make up on the characters as they want to be seen as natural
Props: There are many normal props helped to set the scene, such as shoes being thrown at each other to show anger.
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