Film opening Project.

We have been given a basic idea of what our final task will be, we have been told it must be a short film opening. A mark scheme has been shown to us and there are three main areas we need to focus on, Research and Planning, this is the stage we are currently at, Construction, which refers to the actual filming, editing and creating the opening, and Evaluation.

Cherwell Pre lim

The above embedded video is our updated preliminary task, the main change made was the difference in length between the two videos (this one is shorter)

Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince --- Opening

The first shot is a 3D animation of the warner brothers logo, it is surrounded by clouds and is slowly being brought closer towards the viewer and the virtual camera, this opening shot is related to harry potters theme as magical conventions are shown even with the logos. The mise en scene of the lightning in the clouds also enhances the magical aspect. Sound is also enhancing the drama in this opening animation, an eerie sound of voices can be heard and the volume is increased as you are once again getting closer to the 3D logo, the screen goes white and the viewer is transformed into the next shot. An ECU of an unknown characters eye is shown interrupted by Loud camera flashes which are projected in sync with the flashes projected onto the main characters face. From the sound and editing really enhance the theme and give a clear target audience. The combination of sound and camera shots accompany each other to produce this seamless opening, the target audience is probably 16+ as it has scary aspects even within the opening.

By Eric Hesselbo

8 Mile - Intro

8 Mile is a 2002 American hip-hop drama film, directed by Curtis Hanson the budget was $41 million, a fairly low sum of money in producing such a large film the box office gross was $242,875,078. The film opening begins with some hip-hop music playing, presumably Non-diegetic however once the title has finished and the actual scene starts it is noticeable that the character on screen can hear the music, through headphones. The mise-en-scene shows a lower-class bathroom graffiti litters the wall, the mirrors are cracked and "Rabbit" (the character on screen) is shown in cheap, brandless clothes a plain hoody, hat and jeans. He is mouthing/dancing along to the music, he is not affected by his surroundings, this all contributes to the connotation that the character is of a "lower class". He is of a white ethnicity which, slightly after this scene ends is shown as unusual in his surroundings, where the characters are predominantly African-Americans. He is shown as the only character in the scene, the music reinforces this feeling of isolation with the lyrics "you all alone in these streets cousin". The character is obviously preparing for something, he is stretching his neck and practising rapping as he is about to go and "battle". Another point to notice with the character's race is that he is miming to an African-American male, perhaps connoting that he desires to fit in as at the time this film is set there were no successful white rappers, of course this displays irony within the film as the actor (eminem) is now one of the most successful rap artists of all time and has proved this prejudice wrong.

C.G