Saturday 26 November 2016

Film Opening Analysis

On Fridays lesson with Mrs Mallet, in class we were looking at film openings to begin to understand what makes a successful film opening. Me, Hannah, Amaal and Sairah were focusing on the Horror genre, however the film openings we looked at were based on the Drama genre. We will still be incorporating certain aspects we noted down in class.

what we had to look for:
  • shot sizes
  • shot angles
  • shot durations
  • sound effects
  • use of music
  • transitions
  • colour pallet
  • lighting
  • setting
  • tone/mood
  • atmosphere
  • title founts
The Judge
  • High key lighting
  • Extreme long shot of city
  • Colour tones - blues, whites, greys
  • Ambient sound
  • Close up on glasses
  • Transitions - slows fades in and out
  • Title - Serif, white, traditional
  • High angle looking down on the city
  • Change in music - faster pace  
  • Guitar - fades in and out
  • Depth of field - flowers
  • Cool palette
  • Dialogue in office toilet








Forrest Gump
  • Happy and gentle mood 
  • Natural lighting
  • Setting - large town
  • Warm pure colours
  • Dialogue at a bus stop
  • Simple soft piano melody
  • Has a slow pace
  • When the shot gets closer to the ground - more ambient sounds ( e.g.. wind)
  • Title stands out
  • Slow music following feather sets out a slow pace
  • Shot: begins at the top of the building, ends at street level








The Time Traveller's Wife
  • Setting Christmas/winter
  • Low key lighting
  • Quick transition - fast pace
  • Yellow title represents warmth
  • Small shot sizes - eye level
  • On going melodic voice ( Mother singing in the car)
  • Violin played over production title
  • Tense, threatening and worrying
  • No extreme long shots










The Descendants
  • Hawaiian music - ukulele
  • Medium close up of woman
  • Setting - Hawaii
  • Context is set in voice over
  • Sound - up beat musical instrument
  • Changes to sad, melodic music when the hospital is shown 
  • Hawaiian flower background, mix of warm and cool colours











The Age Of Adeline
  • Extreme long shot - birds eye view
  • Plot is not shown
  • Third person narrative giving us an introduction to the character
  • Tone is mysterious, calm and serious
  • Title - thin, handwritten - not intrusive
  • Changes to sad, melodic music when the hospital is shown
  • Character is intelligent and observant




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