The document summarizes the opening sequence of the film "When Everything Changed." It introduces the main characters of Katie and Susan and establishes the mysterious disappearance of Susan. It describes the typical conventions used in the opening, such as establishing shots of the characters and settings. The title appears at the end of the opening sequence to leave the audience questioning what has happened.

3. • My film ‘When Everything Changed’ hasn’t
challenged real media products. Because the typical
conventions you would see in a teenage drama, I
have included into my film. The conventions include:
introducing characters, information about the genre,
the title of the film, signature music, an indication
of place, questions that the viewer finds interesting,
patterns and types of editing that will be echoed
throughout the film, mise en scene and
cinematography that will be echoed throughout the
film and details of the cast and crew.
• I took inspiration from the film Flightplan for the
unexplained disappearance of Susan in the alleyway.

4. • The title comes at the end of the opening sequence
with a sound effect of thunder, (which also sounds like a
shot being fired) because I think it makes the effect of
the opening more powerful and makes the audience
question what has happened to Katie and Susan.
• I decided on the title ‘When Everything Changed’,
because it makes the audience question what has
happened because they will be left wondering what has
happened that has changed everything. I did consider
calling the film The Unknown, but I decided against it
because it sounds to similar to already existing thriller
films, such as The Uninvited.

5. • The main settings I used in the film was an alleyway, Katie’s living
room and Katie’s hallway.
• The reason why I used the alleyway is because of it’s lack of space
and it empathises why Katie is scared of the man in the alleyway,
it’s because she has no where to run.
• The living room was used because it allows the audience to feel
some connection with Katie because we have been allowed to see
her relax in her home environment.
• The hallway was used because like the alleyway it didn’t allow
Katie any space to get away from the man, but it adds to the terror
Katie would be feeling because she is trapped in her own home.

6. • Susan and Katie are both wearing typical teenage
clothing. (e.g. jeans, jacket and fashionable modern day
coat) This portrays the girls in a realistic way so the
audience can relate to the characters because they are
believable.
• When we see Katie using her mobile phone this again
gives the audience something to relate to the characters
with as it is known that teenagers always have their
mobile's with them and keep in contact with their friends
via phoning, texting and social networking (which can be
done via mobile phones).

7.  The opening mostly consists of over the shoulder
shots and mid shots. I did this because I felt it
showed the action from different character’s
perspective and also to show the action surrounding
the characters. It also showed the reactions the
characters had towards each other.

8.  The beginning of the opening is like a naturalistic
opening, the shots include close ups, two shots and
mid shots. This is to make the audience believe that
this is really happening. However, when Katie wakes
up from the dream a sense of mystery is introduced
because Katie spots Susan’s shoe in her house and the
man appears in her hallway. The opening ends with a
blackout after the man has hit Katie (this is done in a
POV shot) this is to get the audience to wonder what
has happened to Katie.

9.  The font is clear and easy to read and it is a
standard font used in iMovie. In the short time the
title appears having the title clear makes it easier
for the audience to read it.
 Having the title appear on its own with a black
background makes it stand out against the other
subtitles which appear throughout the opening.

10.  The opening begins with a photo of Katie and Susan
showing that they are friends, as the camera fades out
from the photo a voiceover spoken by Katie gets the
audience to wonder what has happened to the girls as
Katie talks in the past tense.
 Seeing some shots from Katie’s point of view gets the
audience to experience the action as if they were Katie.
For example when the man is walking towards her, in
her hallway, this gets the audience to sympathise with
Katie when she is scared in the situations.

11.  The genre of ‘When Everything Changed’ is a
supernatural thriller.
 This is shown by the darkness of the light in the
shots and the mystery surrounding Susan’s
disappearance and how Katie thought what
happened was a dream and then to find Susan’s
shoe in her house and then to turn around and see
the man from earlier walking towards her. Also by
how the opening ends with the blackout.

12. Susan and Katie
The man
 The typical characters in a supernatural thriller
include the innocent victims (Katie and Susan)
and the mysterious person who seems to be the
cause (the man).

13.  Unlikesome supernatural thriller films, I had
decided I wasn’t going to use any special
effects because I wanted the opening to have a
naturalistic look to it. So the audience would
believe it is all happening and not a dream, this
was to entice the audience to continue to
watch the film.