Lionsgate
Lionsgate Films is a North American entertainment film company that produce many movies in the thriller genre, some of the most famous being Juno, Precious, Gods and Monsters, Twilight, The Expendables, Perks Of Being A Wallflower, The Impossible and Warm Bodies. I think that using Lionsgate to inspire and be the production company of my film opening would be a could choice because they target their audience of some movies to young adults and teenagers, e.g. Twilight, Juno, Perks of Being a Wallflower, which will be the age of the characters performing in our film. Also, they are producers of lots of Thriller films and would be a suitable consideration.
Film4
Another choice for an inspiring production company that could be considered as the producer for my film would be Film4, which is UK business owned by Channel 4. It has a special Film4 Thriller Season that makes it appropriate for our movie opening and specialises in showing films for all age groups.
Thursday 17 October 2013
Tuesday 15 October 2013
Research: AS Thriller Opening Sequence- Adoption
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUTd3X7iTIg
I think that this AS thriller opening credits film is very interesting and appeals to a wide range of audiences. I think that the production company they have used (Film 4) is a good choice because Film 4 are known for their 'Thriller Season'. The use of music flowing through from the production clip to the film sets the mood, it is a spooky sound which indicates a 'supernatural' theme. However, I don't think that the music stopping and starting between the beginning shots is effective as it isn't a fluent transition. The film opens with shots of cars driving past the camera. I don't like these shots because they indicate that they are establishing shots and where the scene is set but as the film carries on, the plot is set no where near a motor way and doesn't link with any of the main features further on in the film. However, I do like the clips switching from the titles to the film, although they do tend to jump at times and don't flow back and forth. The font is effective because it looks like the writing style on formal, computerised documents for a 'missing' poster. The lighting that the students have used is well chosen. Because it is dim and almost dark outside, it creates pathetic fallacy of something eerie happening. The lighting also causes the colouring on characters to be dark, so their faces are hidden, creating a mysterious effect. The costumes are thick winter clothing which suggests it is cold outside, also contributing to the atmosphere. The film goes on with some creative camera shots, e.g. the garage opening to outside so we, the audience, want to know what is behind us (the camera), and a rug being laid out and the shot finishing it with the camera view being covered by it. However, at 1:39, there is some poor editing skills where the film is frozen for several moments before playing the footage again. The opening carries on with a camera being set up and the couple holding hands. The final shot is of the characters putting on head masks and stepping out of the car. The film defiantly makes the audience want to carry on watching because there are many questions to be answered like who are the characters? what is the relation to adoption? what happens next? There are some other negatives of the opening sequence, such as there is no good use of the titles included and the clips that do use them aren't creative and are too quick to read. Having said this, I like this film overall and would take aspects of mystery and unrevealing camera shots to use in my film.
I think that this AS thriller opening credits film is very interesting and appeals to a wide range of audiences. I think that the production company they have used (Film 4) is a good choice because Film 4 are known for their 'Thriller Season'. The use of music flowing through from the production clip to the film sets the mood, it is a spooky sound which indicates a 'supernatural' theme. However, I don't think that the music stopping and starting between the beginning shots is effective as it isn't a fluent transition. The film opens with shots of cars driving past the camera. I don't like these shots because they indicate that they are establishing shots and where the scene is set but as the film carries on, the plot is set no where near a motor way and doesn't link with any of the main features further on in the film. However, I do like the clips switching from the titles to the film, although they do tend to jump at times and don't flow back and forth. The font is effective because it looks like the writing style on formal, computerised documents for a 'missing' poster. The lighting that the students have used is well chosen. Because it is dim and almost dark outside, it creates pathetic fallacy of something eerie happening. The lighting also causes the colouring on characters to be dark, so their faces are hidden, creating a mysterious effect. The costumes are thick winter clothing which suggests it is cold outside, also contributing to the atmosphere. The film goes on with some creative camera shots, e.g. the garage opening to outside so we, the audience, want to know what is behind us (the camera), and a rug being laid out and the shot finishing it with the camera view being covered by it. However, at 1:39, there is some poor editing skills where the film is frozen for several moments before playing the footage again. The opening carries on with a camera being set up and the couple holding hands. The final shot is of the characters putting on head masks and stepping out of the car. The film defiantly makes the audience want to carry on watching because there are many questions to be answered like who are the characters? what is the relation to adoption? what happens next? There are some other negatives of the opening sequence, such as there is no good use of the titles included and the clips that do use them aren't creative and are too quick to read. Having said this, I like this film overall and would take aspects of mystery and unrevealing camera shots to use in my film.
Momento opening sequence
Momento starts off as a black background with the main credits and film title displayed. The music is in minor and I think it works well with the black background because it sets a dark atmosphere for what is anticipated next.The black fades to a close-up shot of a polaroid photograph. The photo shows a corner of a room with blood-stained tiles and a head or body part in the bottom corner. The camera focuses on the shot of the polaroid for about 30 seconds, before the hand holding it starts to wave the photo, implying that they want it to keep on drying, that maybe they cant get over what the photo is showing up as, he doesn't want to believe it. The photo developing displays blood and as the audience, we are wondering who or what is showing up. However, the film opening is clever because the picture is disappearing, so we are left confused and want to watch on. As the opening goes on, we learn that the film is reversing so we want to learn what has happened to cause the image of the photo.
Thursday 3 October 2013
'Dead Man's Shoes' opening sequence
'Dead Man's Shoes' starts off with a range of home footage and establishing shots. The opening sequence first uses the home filming of a baby and his happy life at home, and how we grows a few years older when his brother is born. Family shots at christmas and get togethers show the fun times the relatives would have together. As the audience, we know the footage is old as the setting is based decades ago and the flickers/scratching in the tape shows that it is a small low-quality super eight camera, popular in the 70's. The costumes and settings also establish when the decade the home footage was filmed.
The home tape switches to modern filming of two men. The first shot is an establishing shot of a field and the men walking through. One man is in front with a kit bag, maybe an army drawstring sack. He is also wearing a fitted cameo jacket. The man following him is younger, in a tracksuit. As the shots carry on, the relationship can be compared to the home footage of the two boys. People may argue that these shots show they have a close relationship and are brothers. The lead and follow directions show that one is more powerful or authoritative then the other, especially as his older age is more appaernt. The filming of these shots is the main core footage and uses modern technology. The setting is across the countryside and the weather is quite gloom, we, the audience, can tell that the filming is located in England from the weather and setting. The weather creates a pathetic fallacy of a dull atmosphere, contrasting with the happy home footage, implying that a situation has occurred over the years creating tension.
The home tape switches to modern filming of two men. The first shot is an establishing shot of a field and the men walking through. One man is in front with a kit bag, maybe an army drawstring sack. He is also wearing a fitted cameo jacket. The man following him is younger, in a tracksuit. As the shots carry on, the relationship can be compared to the home footage of the two boys. People may argue that these shots show they have a close relationship and are brothers. The lead and follow directions show that one is more powerful or authoritative then the other, especially as his older age is more appaernt. The filming of these shots is the main core footage and uses modern technology. The setting is across the countryside and the weather is quite gloom, we, the audience, can tell that the filming is located in England from the weather and setting. The weather creates a pathetic fallacy of a dull atmosphere, contrasting with the happy home footage, implying that a situation has occurred over the years creating tension.
Opening scene order of credits
1.Production Studio
2.Director brand
3.Actors
4.Director of photography
5.Production designer
6.Music
7.Editor
8.Executive producer
9.Producer
10.Director
2.Director brand
3.Actors
4.Director of photography
5.Production designer
6.Music
7.Editor
8.Executive producer
9.Producer
10.Director
Wednesday 2 October 2013
Holy Orders
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Mise-en-scene
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Editing
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Sound
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Camera
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Costume- Priest clothing
Location- Church
Lighting- Dark, creates shadows
Props- Bible, ring, crucifix
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Choir music, church based. (Popular in
horror movies)
Sound effects of killing
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How
is religion represented in Holy Orders?
Mise-en-scene is a crucial part of how
religion is represented in Holy Orders. Many aspect of mise-en-scene have been
considered throughout the filming. The setting in the opening shot is the
church. The pathetic fallacy of a gloomy and grim day adds to the atmosphere.
The next shot is of a crow, the symbol of bad omen or sometimes death, perched
on a gravestone. All of these movie features create a dark and mysterious
impression of the church. The lighting of the setting is dark, creating shadows.
This again, makes a gloomy and cryptic representation of religion. However, A
costume such as the priest uniform is used to imply that the character is a
member of the church. The character also puts on a ring at the beginning and
picks up the props of a bible and crucifix. These props also indicate that the
character is a priest. As the audience, we see this character as innocent as he
is the victim and as he is in uniform, we see religion as being good and the
object of attack.
There are only 2 types of sound used in
Holy Orders: music and sound effects. The music that is used throughout the
film is a choral piece that is a minor composition. Choral music is often
featured in horror films, so the music is almost foreshadowing the events,
which will occur later, that the film will be tense and scary. This gives a
negative representation of religion. The
sound effects of someone being killed is a feature of the sound used. There is
no dialogue but just the noise of someone being restricted of making noise.
This disturbing sound again makes a bad representation of religion, because
killing is happening in a religious location.
The camera angles of Holy Orders vary.
There are establishing shots to assert the location, which is a dull and
lifeless church.
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