Opening Scene Story Line

Opening Scene story line

After agreeing on the genre of our opening sequence, Alice , Taylor and I discussed our initial storyline to give us an indication of which direction we want our clip to go.

Our initial storyline:

-Two friends who seek 'love' begin to talk to there 'dream girl' until they find out they are talking to the same person

- The two leading males have very different personalities and views on life which makes it comical that they have fallen for the same girl.

- The girl who has been 'playing' both boys does not realise that they are friends.

- The girl can be seen as a 'player' which is unusual because in the majority of films a male would play this role because of social stereotypes.

- They eventually both find out that they are speaking to same girl and both confront her.

- During the story, there would be situations were both find out the truth but narrowly void this in comical scenes.

Mise en Scene in Opening Scene

Mise en Scene in Opening Scene

Camera angels/shots

Various camera shots will needed to be established to help our opening scene effective. Certain situations in our sequence may include conversations or a lot of movement from a character which will then vary what angels and shots we use.

Editing

Editing is key as it has to help contribute to the authenticy of our opening scene, as we do not want it to come across as 'fake' or ineffective. Editing will help our opening scene transition from different scenes and situations shown in the clip.

Sound

Sound can be used to help complement the various scenes shown in the opening clip. Music also adds emphasis to the mood and emotions that may be shown within various different scenes in the opening.

Props

Props are very effective as this will give the viewer a chance to make a judgement on various aspects of the opening scene. For example, characters can be potrayed because of their clothes,which then can lead to other perceptions such as class and wealth.

Survey Presentation

Moodboard

Dark Knight Opening Sequence Timeline

This timeline is a break down of the opening sequence from the dark knight of what happens and the second it happens in.

2 Minute Opening Sequence Of Step Brothers

This is the opening sequence of the film Step Brothers starring Will Ferrell and John Reilly. In this opening sequence the titles establish the main actors and crew members. In the shots we see the 4 main actors from the film in the opening 2 minutes. This helps us to understand from the outset who the film will be based around and we get an insight to what the film is going to be about. As we see the two grown men at the houses of their parents.

The typography of the titles is important as the text is bigger for names to catch the eye of the viewer. There is no longer than about 8 seconds on either family it keeps switching between the two so we can compare and contrast the two families and straight from the start we can see how similar the two sons are; in the way the parents go to work and the two men stay at home playing games and watching tele. There are a lot of close ups of what the boys are doing for example; making food, picking up clothes etc. The editing is also quick as well theres no fades or transitions it just uses straight cuts between scenes.

2 Minute Opening Sequence Of 8 Mile

This is the opening sequence to the film 8 mile. In this opening sequence you can see the names of people involved in the making of the film also you see the main actors in order of importance i.e. The name Eminem is first so although his name isn't in the title he appears in the opening scene as well so we know that it is his film or a film based around him/his life.

The music playing through the opening scene with eminem practicing his hand movements and with and pretending to have the microphone in his hand gives us the impression that the film is about his music career. Eminem is wearing old tatted clothes and the location he is in doesn't look like the sort of place that a worldwide rap icon would be performing in, so from this it makes us think that its from the start of his career before he was signed to any recording companies or was recognized. The way he is practicing his performance shows he is clearly nervous about his performance, going over actions and words in his head so he doesn't forget them. from watching the film i know this as he is sick just after this short clip ends this is obviously down to nerves as well. He then goes on to choke during his performance meaning he clearly doesn't psych himself up effectively.