Wednesday, 18 September 2013

The Codes and Conventions of a film Opening Sequence

An opening sequence is the method in which production and cast members are presented to an audience using sounds like a theme tune and visuals such as cinematography.
All of the presentations that I looked at were successful at identifying the conventions of an opening sequence. The first one and the second one were my preferred ones because they had the right amount of information to keep me interested. The third and fourth one whilst still being good aren't what I would look for because the previous two are accurate and clear. The third ones format makes it hard to read and it focuses on just one movie and the fourth one I wouldn't because it focuses just on the thriller genre. The audience for all of them could be students, teachers and generally anyone interested.
The purpose of the presentations is to let you know the key conventions of an opening sequence to a film.
I think that the formatting was successful with the first, second and fourth ones are good but the format of the third one isn't that great, I think it should have more pictures which would make it more interesting. 
I think that they did all identify the conventions accurately.
What I think are the core conventions of an opening sequence to a film:
  • Opening Credits
  • Film Director
  • Film Title
  • Distribution Company
  • Top Billing Actors
  • Brief Scene 
  • Cinematography 
  • Sound 

1 comment:

  1. find ways to make this more interactive :
    discussion on video
    voicethread
    prezi
    illustrations

    there is good content BUT if the bulk of your blog is text only the grades are restricted to an E or D

    they specifically state all posts should be illustrated using a variety of instruments/techniques

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