Monday 25 March 2013

Research into film openings


The film opening i'm analyzing is 'Red Lights'. The video is not  inserting for an unknown reason so I have left link below:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFkDfbkOwyo

The hook within this sequence is the male character, which is the only character shown. He’s is only shown for a few seconds and he is surrounded by some technology which makes the audience curious of who he is and what he is doing. The last few seconds show that it’s set in a city, and the constant images of the lights suggest that the film is constantly moving around different parts of the city.
The images of pictures and the ‘black and white’ setting suggest that it’s in past tense. The images of the skulls and hands suggest that the film is thriller. The only colour which is shown is through the lights, which suggests death and blood, also linking to thriller genre. The font of this opening sequence is white, which are in capitals, which doesn’t give too much away to the audience. The only colour which is shown is red, which suggests blood and killing, also linking to a thriller/crime genre.
The sequence has a lot of straight cuts, which increases the pace and suggest that a lot is going to happen. The camera is shaky, which also suggests the genre of the film. The music is very earry, which builds tension and encourages the audience to keep watching. 

The reason I used this specific film is that the genre it similar to our film opening. This film opening, in comparison to our, are similar as one of the main character is only shown for a few seconds and is hidden, which is the same for Red Lights.  

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