For this coursework we had to create a two-minute opening sequence to a new film, before doing so we had to do some vital research into the typical conventions of an opening sequence. Most of the time a opening sequence will have a production and distribution company logo at the start; to gain recognition for the film they have just made and make a name for themselves, an establishing shot to show where the film will be set; ours is set in the urban area of Sutton, titles to let the audience find out who is within the film and what their roles are, close ups to introduce the characters without giving too much detail away; this will prompt the audience into asking questions about where and who the characters are.
An establishing shot will be use to identify the area in a certain location where the film will be set, in our opening sequence we showed a car park and an alley way as we felt this urban area would suit the type of film we was making very well, also these shot are enough for the audience to start asking questions; the audience will also watch out for any significant details during this time as many clues will be given. After considering all the elements for our film we decided on our final product. Since our film was a thriller we had to use low key lighting as we felt this would set the best atmosphere and follow conventions for our genre of film and pull the audience in more so that they would become more curious. Close ups are also important because they offer giving information to the audience without giving away too much detail; we used close ups on the dead body played by Andrew and of Aaron so that the audience would be able to identify them and feel more connected.
When completing this task we tried to follow all of these conventions which in the end we managed to do, so that the audience would feel more intrigued to what was going on, so that they would ask lots of different questions about the film so that they continue watching on and see whether the film answers them later on. We used low key lighting to make the scene look partially scary for the audience creating suspense and curiosity, we also thought about the durations of our shots and cuts to ensure that we are adding the right amount of tension and suspense to the scene.
