QUESTION 1 EVALUATION

QUESTION 1
After looking into the opening sequences have become more knowledgeable with what needs to go into an opening sequence. The conventions that are usually expected and seen are; titles and logo's, slow paced editing, establishing shots and music. These conventions are usually used to help the viewer engage into the opening sequence. For instance, slow paced editing allows the audience to become engaged and switched on with what is being shown. It also allows them to question what is being shown and why as it is being shown for a long amount of time. In Bridget Jones an extreme close up had been used on her face to show expression. We could clearly tell that the character felt depressed and sad therefore allowing us to ask why. When creating my opening sequence we thought carefully about how we was going to engage our audience. We did this by adding in music to create and airy and intense atmosphere.

We also used a fair amount of  extreme close up's to give away clues about the characters lives. I felt that this worked effectively due to our response from our peer assessment.

However, when creating our opening sequence not only did we had to think about the conventions of an opening sequence we also had to think about the conventions of a Thriller. The conventions of a Thriller would be; fast paced editing to make the viewer feel intense and excited; dark and gloomy setting to set the scent and give off and automatic airy atmosphere; extreme close ups to show small tiny details and long shots to show the set and place situated; high pitched sound to make the mood intense and uncomfortable or lack of music to make a suspense.

For example, in the 6th Sense high pitched music had been used to make the mood creepy and make the audience feel intense. This had been used when the titles are shown; automatically set a dark and dingy mood. In my opening sequence we use extreme close up's to show creepy and strange objects in the house. We also used high pitched draining music to make Michaels character stand out and imply that he wasn't a very nice character. The setting we used for the first half of the opening sequence was a train station. We decided to use this as at night it can seam quite creepy and abandoned with strange noises form the tracks.

During the opening sequence we decided to use a contrast's of different moods. We firstly start off with a creepy and intense mood set at a train station and then decide to change the uncomfortable mood into a more relaxed and confused mood. We done this by showing many extreme close up's of different objects around the house allowing the viewer to understand more about the character. However, this may confuse to viewer and allow them to ask questions as to why they are being shown this and what relevance it has to the rest of the film. We got this idea from Spiderwick Chronicals as we like the way they had used an exciting and lively setting but with an airy atmosphere created by the character. We also like the way that opening sequence showed us many different objects and got us asking questions about what they are. We also feel that slow paced editing was unusual for a thriller due to it giving a more relaxed and calm feel as fast paced editing is normally used.