RESEARCH - Health And Safety Tutorial

In our lesson we learnt how to use our media equipment. It was definitely something new to us because all the work we had done was on our Mac computers or on our worksheets. The first thing we learned to use were the cameras.

We were taught to use a JVC camera that looked something like this:

We all watched a short video that showed us how to use it and we we learned how to:

• Place the media cards inside
• Use the zoom
• Focus properly
• Place it on the tripod
• Use the shooting modes and which would be best

I found it quite hard at first but I think I've got the hang of it now.

Research-Thriller Openings

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       what do you think make a good opening?

• intense movement

• action packed or slow build up

• background music

• dont give away the plot of the film

• light and bright or dark and dull atmosphere 

• give a clue of where its taking place

• dialogue to sort of indicate where they come from(e.g. British or American accent)

• camerawork very effective: high and low angle shots 

• editing 

        order of names 

1. production company

1. distribution company

1. names of stars   

    how do they appear?

• white title writing/ black background

• scrolling

• cut in the film or over the film

• fade in and out          

        how much should it tell the audience? 

• not too much that they know the whole plot but just enough to get them to want to watch the film.

 i have uploaded this video because when someone watches it it gives them an idea of whats going on. however, it doesn't give away too much. enough is shown to make the audience want to watch the whole film.  the background music is very effective after the man sees her blue face. it shows not only his emotions but the audience also react to it. also there is no music playing in the background in the beginning of the clip . the silence is what makes the clip thriller. people react to the silence as much as they react to the background music afterwards. another reason is the way the characters are introduced, they are introduced by angle levels. the man is shot from a low angle to show he is sane and he is more capable of things the lady cant do. whereas the lady is shot from a high angle to show her weakness and how incapable to do anything

 

RESEARCH- Thriller Openings

What make a good opening?

• Lighting- can be either dark or bright depending if they want to build up the plot by including a scene of normality
• Camera work- close up used on certain facial feature, body parts and props to grab audiences attention and emphasises the context. 
• Music- sets the mood, maybe a daunting atmosphere, slow and fast tempos, violins
• Editing- transitions and cuts can either be fast or slow depending on directors approach
• Uncertainty of whats going on- suspence, slightly that suddenly gets broken

Which order?

• Production company
• Cast/stars
• Director

How do they appear?

• White title/black background
• Cut into the film or over the film
• Fading in from black

What do you think makes a good opening?

• Action packed or slow build up

How much should i tell the audience?

• Enough to entice audience BUT not to much to give away the post

I have uploaded the opening of the film Seven because i found that it was the most appealing to me. I enjoyed the fast transitions and editing used made it more triggering and gave audience more to focus on. I like the use of close ups on props like the book, back marker, pictures gives the audience more to focus on and emphasise the importance of them. The context is disturbing and the use of close ups adds more meaning and makes it even more gruesome. The close ups doesn't give to much away, builds suspence but keep audiences interested as well. It tells a story with each shot which the audience needs to put together in order to understand the plot. There is a constant theme of the book which give a vague idea of the plot.

RESEARCH Thriller Openings

What makes a good opening?

• Intense movement
• Action packed
• Dramatic music that builds and creates tension
• Enough to entice the audience but not to give away to much
• Effective camerawork
• intense background music

Order of Title

• Production Company
• Director
• Stars
• Film Title

How do they appear?

• 
  
• White title black background
• Cut into film or another film
• scrolling
• fade in and out
• sliding in

How much should it tell the audience?

• it shouldn't give away too much of the story line and plot for the audience but it should entice the audience to want to finish watching it.

I have uploaded this video because it is a really good clip that makes you want to watch the rest of the film. This video entices the audience to watch it.

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RESEARCH - Thriller Openings

What makes a good opening?

• Close up shots of props that don't give the film away
• The use of music to create tension
• The fonts used for the credits and title
• Special effects e.g flashes
• Screams as part of the music
• Low angles of props
• Dark lighting to create the atmosphere
• Fast paced/slow edits
• Uncertainty about what's going on

Which order?

• Production Co. 
• Distribution Co.
• Director
• Stars

How do they appear?

• White title/black background
• Cut into the film or over the film
• Scrolling
• Fade in/out

What do you think makes a good opening?

• Action packed to keep the audience interested or a slow build up to keep the audience on edge

How much should it tell the audience?

• Enough to keep them interested in what they're watching, but not too much so they don't figure out what the movie's about and they carry on watching it.

I've uploading 'Seven' because it's the opening that I found the most interesting out of all the ones that I watched. The fast paced editing kept me, the viewer, on my feet and I wasn't bored while watching because there was always interesting to look at. I also liked the font and special effects on the title name and actors names. Although the music didn't really scare me, I still liked it and I think it fitted in with the images that were there. Overall, I think the opening gives quite a twisted and creepy atmosphere but it hooks the viewer into watching more. There is a consistent theme of a book so we can tell that it will be a key part of the film.