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The document discusses plans for an action film that will utilize techniques seen in the films "Doomsday" and "Twilight". It will begin with a voiceover explaining the backstory and show scenes of a dead body reanimating. Shots from "Doomsday" like tilted angles and credits in the corners will be used to convey an unbalanced and fast-paced tone. Music will not be included to avoid setting the wrong impression, unlike the soft music in "Twilight". Various camera shots and themes involving confusion, imbalance, and quick pacing through short scenes and darkness will move the story along and create mystery.
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Post apocalyptic evaluation
The document discusses the filmmaking choices made for a post-apocalyptic film opening. Locations in woods were used to look abandoned and derelict. Dark clothing was chosen to fit the theme. Establishing shots highlighted isolation. Characters were mostly male to fit the modern apocalypse theme. The title sequence used a found footage effect with glitching, textured green text and a red virus symbol. Ominous music was included to elicit emotion, though it risked making it feel like a trailer. While similar to real openings by explaining the situation and using footage out of order, the opening had a horror theme music choice unlike typical suspenseful music in apocalypse films.
Presentation1
The document summarizes the process of creating a film trailer. It describes selecting epic hybrid music from YouTube to suit the theme and lack of dialogue. A disclaimer title was created to indicate appropriate age. Shots of the main character walking into school from different angles and distances were added to build intrigue. Quick cuts and changing music pace increased tension as the story unfolded through shots of characters at a desk and learning medical results. The trailer was designed to leave viewers on a cliffhanger by showing characters approaching a hazardous door.
Analysing film openings
An AS Level analysis of four film openings. These films are Clueless, Drive, The Perks Of Being A Wallflower and My Sisters Keeper.
Insidious textual analysis
The document discusses film trailers and analyzes the trailer for the horror film Insidious Chapter 2. It examines how the trailer uses various techniques to represent the horror genre and promote the film. These include fast-paced editing, eerie music, dark lighting, and close-ups to build tension. The trailer also creates mystery by not fully revealing the threat to the family.
Analysis of a professional film opening.
The opening 2-5 minutes of the film Dragonfly introduces the main characters and establishes the central conflict. It shows the husband trying to get a flight to help his wife in South America. Scenes then show the wife helping people in the jungle, but floods occur and she dies when a bus crash causes by falling rocks. The opening establishes the wife as a doctor working internationally and her sudden death. It uses dramatic music, voiceovers, and quick cuts between locations to set the tense tone for the thriller genre.
Conventions of a horror film
This document summarizes the conventions used in the trailers for three horror films: Cabin in the Woods, Unfriended, and Saw. For Cabin in the Woods, the trailer starts sunny but turns darker and more tense, following horror conventions. It also features typical horror characters like the athlete. Unfriended uses unique camera angles and social media to feel modern while still including blood and the convention of teenagers dying from stupid actions. Saw uses close-ups of victims' faces and features a masked villain, with themes of good vs. evil and a lone trapped person, conforming to common horror codes.
'Nobody' final evaluation
This document summarizes and analyzes the filmmaking techniques used in the short film "Nobody". It discusses how several scenes employ conventions of establishing shots, jump cuts, and over-the-shoulder shots to develop characters and tension. Flashbacks and transitions between scenes also advance the plot in stylistically conventional ways while challenging expectations through experimental music and cinematography choices. The document examines how the film's distinctive aesthetic subverts some conventions to better suit its depressive psychological thriller genre.
Textual analysis challenge
The document analyzes the opening sequence of the film Insidious through its use of camera work, editing, mise-en-scene, sound, and character representation. The opening uses techniques like tracking camera movements, slow pacing through montage editing, and ominous music to set an eerie tone and establish suspense. Iconic horror elements like a moving chair and disturbing toys are used to subtly indicate the supernatural genre. Character roles like the vulnerable boy and threatening antagonist are clearly depicted through lighting and positioning to introduce the narrative.
'The notebook' analysis (with comparison)
The document analyzes and summarizes the opening sequence of the romance film "The Notebook." It notes that the opening establishes the tone and introduces the two main characters through a series of slow, romantic shots. These include a character rowing toward a sunset, a distressed woman looking out from a white house, and an upbeat elderly man in a hospital. The analysis compares the opening to those of "Pulp Fiction" and "Insidious," noting how each establishes genre through pacing, music, lighting, and other techniques.
Evaluation of Film Opening
The document provides details about the opening sequence of a student film project. It describes the main character Max and how he is introduced, as well as the film's genre, use of props, costumes, camera work, editing, titles, and a shocking ending scene. The student aimed to create a simple yet striking opening that sets up the story and leaves viewers with a memorable image. They drew inspiration from other films in crafting the sequence and characters.
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