'The titles and opening of a new fiction film, to last a maximum of two minutes.All video and audio material must be original, produced by the candidate(s), with the exception of music or audio effects from a copyright-free source.'
For this particular task, I must create a 'fiction film' opening which lasts a maximum of two minutes, including titles.
In order to begin this task, I am going to do some planning and set out some ideas to go towards this task. This will help me to prepare for creating an opening for a fiction film.
From the first practice I had done for the remake of the opening scene to 'Durham County' has given me an insight on the types of things I need to consider for my own creation for an opening scene.
My first idea for a film opening is an based on a 'thriller' / 'horror' style genre, which involves an actor going out for an 'assination' task in the night.
The story line for this idea is for the character/assasin at night and working their way through the quiet streets, perhaps whilst its raining and not many people are around. The scene would consist of 'eerie' music or music relevant to the mood of the genre. I have also considered natural sounds (such as walking on dry leaves, cars driving past, dogs barking...etc) and short clippings of the titles that will have to be included, splitting the scenes of the filming opening to create more suspence. The result of this film opening would be that the actor who walks the dog would be attacked, but the attacker wouldn't be revealed. I want this scene to be based on the urban streets and the violence which occurs on the streets in todays modern world, such as gangs and violence between those who are known to be enemies. For this particular idea I have already considered the setting and the lightings that can be used in this particular scene, such as the setting being a housed area with lots of dark, small pathways and the street lights shining down upon the actor, as well as the glaring lights of the cars driving past, causing a 'high-suspence' aymosphere. I would use the lightings as an advantage to show only small features of the actor so that his appearance isn't fully revealed and creates alot of suspence and curiosity for the viewer.
I have also considered factors such as the 'sound effects' within the film opening, such as non-digetic sounds, incidental music or voiceover may be included for the music or the natural noises produced withing the opening. This music to the film opening would have to be dramatic and 'creepy' so that it can make the scene alot more scary and 'nail biting', and create a thrilling atmosphere.
I would also use sounds such as the footsteps of the actor and the dog walking, snapping of twigs and the sounds surrounding the actor (cars passing by, dogs barking, the rain falling...etc) to make the scene seem more believable and as if the viewer is actually there and make them want to find out what happens within the film.
I would use various shots for this particular opening, but I would use shots which would resemble what the actor would be seeing (Point of view shots) and various other shots such as over the sholder shots, wide shots (to show the environment around the actor), close ups, extreme close ups...etc tomake the opening look more exciting and dramatic.
My second idea involves is also based on a 'thriller' style genre, which involves a montage of different clips based around suspicious people and objects to put across amysterious/questionning feel to the viewer. The montage would involve various odd/random shots based on the 'thriller' genre/scene, to give the viewer a rough idea on what the film would be based on. My inspiration for this style of film opening came from the last piece I had worked on (remake for a opening film sequence) 'Durham County'. The reason why I have decided to do it in this style is because when I watched this film opening, the style of it really stood out to me, even though the film sequence didn't have a flowing style to it, it still built suspence and anticipation for me as a viewer. I want this opening to also bring suspence to the viewer so they feel that they want to know what happens in the movie and to perhaps give them a slight hint/insight to how the film may be and what may be included.
For this film opening, I will include music in the background that will suit the style of the 'thriller' genre. I wont be using natural made sounds (such as from the actor, objects being...etc).
I will also have to remember the considerations of including the 'titles' and how I can fit them into each piece of film, such as overlaying on top of the film clip, or being sectioned of as a blank piece and breaking up the filmed pieces.
Durham County -
My third idea is based on an opening on an 'urban' genre film, showing the start of a day for a young female. The opening would consist of her waking up and starting the day, such as herself getting out of bed, having a bath, blowdrying her hair, brushing her teeth, getting dressed, walking out of the door...etc. A slight source of inspiration came from the opening sequence to a thriller called 'Dexter'. The reason for this particular film opening style is because I wanted to use various shots which would show individual gradually and show her attitude to life, since this particular film opening is about urban life and how the young female lives. I also thought that it would be a perfect introduction for a film opening, since it entices the viewer to continuing to watch the film and find out what happens next. I want the opening to grab the viewers attention and look fairly dramatic. I would include the use of both 'backing music' and 'natural sounds', from the actions the girl is doing, to make the scene more eye catching and interesting, such as the sound of the girl spitting her toothpaste out of her mouth, running the tap...etc
Dexter -
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