Interesting Opening Sequences from Films.

This is from the film The final Destination. And i think this is very good and interesting because it used the film well, and incorporates it into the opening sequence.

Different Types of Roles in Creating a Film

Producer: is the person who creates the scenes and conditions for creating a film. They control things such as fundraising for the film


Executive Producer: the producer who is not involved in any of the technical parts of film making and only in the overall production; handle business and legal issues.


Casting: the person who decides who would fit each role accordingly, and who would play each role the best.

Costume Design: the person who decides what the actor should wear according to the character being played.



Music: the person who selects the different pieces of music to be used accordingly to the scene in action.


Editing: the person with the responsibility of adding transitions between shots and deciding what types of special effects are best suited to that scene.



Production Designer: the person who decides what the set should look like, e.g how bright or dark the scene will be.





Director of Photography: the person who is responsible for framing, camera movement, camera angles and lighting.


Writer: the person who originally wrote the script or film. for example the writer for the Harry Potter films was J.K Rowling.


Director:the person responsible for turning the script into a series of shots and for giving the film a particular tone. They also have to know how to keep an audience interested.

The opening credits for bond films are all very similar, and because they are recognised and used for each film, it makes them watchable. The opening sequences are branded as part of the film and in a way formulaic instead of being random. Because they associate to the film, and are all similar in the way they present the different actors, producers and directors involved, they are interesting to the viewer.

This is a good opening sequence because it catches the audiences attention immediately, and the audience want to watch the show because they want to know more about what the title sequence could be insinuating. They manage to fit in all of the main characters, that also attract the reader because they are well known names, and they have great appeal when the audience look at them. The title sequence does not have much relation to the actual programme, but because it looks quirky and odd, and humorous therefore it makes the audience more interested in watching it. This is a television series so the opening sequence of this will differ to that of a film. Television series opening sequences have different conventions to that of an opening sequence in a film.

Se7en opening credits.

This is the opening credits for the film. The title sequence shows all of the actors and people involved in the film made. This is an important factor to a film because it should include the vital details about all of the roles included. The title sequence should also grab the viewers attention and give them small snippets into what the film could be about. It has to interest the viewers and make them want to carry on watching the film. Title sequences are usually put together with close-up shots due to the fact that not a lot is given away.

Understanding the difference between a trailer and an opening sequence.

This is a trailer for the film 'se7en', The purpose of a trailer is to make the audience or viewer interested enough in the film to want to go and pay to see it. Therefore it should be exciting and keep your attention throughout, it shows the overview of what the film will include and gives a feel to the main genre of a film. In a lot of trailers, the main actors are usually shown, so that the appeal of a famous person is there. Another purpose of the trailer is so that the viewer is left curious, and by paying to watch the film, feels as if they are 'filling the gaps' left in the trailer.

The conventions of a trailer is to cram lots of information about the film, and teasers of the film into one short clip. The conventions are:
-fast paced clips of the best bits (without giving to much away)
-Fast paced editing
-Voice overs
-Energetic music
-Words related to the film appear
-website and release date

Continuity.

Continuity: Continuity is a necessity to filming. Continuity is when each clip in a film follows one another so that it is flowing. Continuity editing gives the effect of lots of different cameras being used, and it makes the clips used more realistic and flowing, so that the film shows a continuous story. Continuity is important to filming especially with only using one camera because it shows professionalism, and makes filming look mature and thought out. It means that when the audience watches the film, they do not even realize that there are lots of different camera angles used, and it gives a certain effect to a film. The continuity of a film should not be noticeable to the audience, the transitions into each shot should not be obvious but subtle so that the audience do not realise each shot is going into another.

preliminary task.

This is our preliminary task that Me Jordan and Darren made. This task was to show good continuity and to show that we understand what continuity is.