The document discusses conventions that could be used, developed, or challenged in a film opening sequence to portray a girl who feels isolated and sad. Isolation would be used to show the girl feeling alone by having her isolated from others. Sadness could be developed with a close-up shot of her face crying to show the emotion. A sense of tragedy could be built by showing her trying to jump off a bridge but being saved by friends. Examples are given from other films to illustrate these conventions.

1. Conventions Andreea Cristea
Part C
Convention Use/Develop/Challenge Description & Purpose Examples from
FILM (name of
film with still
shot)
Isolation USE- we will use isolation a A girl who is very depressed, 4.3.2.1
convention in our opening she is always by herself,
sequence, to show that the isolated from others. Not very
girl is isolated, that is how she friendly, and she always hides
feels. something.
Sadness DEVELOP- To show that the A close up shot of the woman’s If only
girl is very sad, when she face, to show the emotions.
remembers about what
happened, she starts crying.
We can develop this by using
a close up shot of her face, to
show emotion of sadness.
Tragedy Trying to jump of a bridge. To When the girl feels depressed, 4.3.2.1
build enigma. she is trying to jump off the
bridge, but her friends save her.

2. Film: Anna
Azevedo
Part
•
Genre Drama
D
:
Still
Shot:
• Close • Mid • Over the
up shot shot shoulder
Effect/ • The scene of the diary shows how anorexia nervosa can make
Why the person a slave of the illness
inspired • This is a good idea to put in our opening sequence because
the diary portrays the girls obsession on getting slim
?

3. Film: Anna
Azevedo
Part
•
Genre Drama
D
:
Still
Shot:
• Close • Close up • Over
up shot shot the
head
Effect/ • This scene use an over the head shot showing how slim people get
Why when there are addict of something in this case the girl on the bath
inspired a addict to drug.
• It inspired us because we’re thinking to use a over head shot at the
? end scene (Putney Bridge) when she is seating down portraying that
she is smaller than her illness

4. Film: Anna
Azevedo
Part
D
Genre • Dram
: a
Still
Shot:
• Long • Close • Close
shot up shot up shot
• The first still shot have an association with our opening
Effect/ sequence. In the scene the main character will be walking by
Why her self near a bridge showing her loneliness
inspired • It inspired us because this film illustrate the main
conventions that will be use in our opening sequence which
? is isolation and loneliness