Here is a film opening by Sage Productions AS:
The Strengths
- Use of titles- showing the names of the actors involved in the opening video-shots change when the name does to represent a different actor.
- Variety of camera shots incorporated- e.g. close up, mid close up, long shot, panning and extreme close up. Low angle shot around the middle of the opening video showing a gang of youths-The use of the shot represents them as more powerful and shows the girl as the weak one.
- Mise-en-scene:
- Costume- Grey clothing contrasts with the bright and happy atmosphere-could foreshadow that something bad may happen later on?
- Lighting and use of colours- Bright and colourful in order to add to the happy morning atmosphere.
- Use of both diegetic and non-diegetic sounds shows variety- e.g. birds tweeting has been edited in to create a normal morning day atmosphere.
- Muffled sounds edited in the song when the atmosphere begins to change- sense of danger instantly created.
- Slow/happy music also contributes to the atmosphere already created.
The Weaknesses
The storyline of the film opening began to get a bit confusing towards the end of the video however this could of been planned so that not too much was revealed during the first two minutes of the movie and this then makes the audience want to watch more in order to see what happens next.
Sophie C
yardproductions 