This is a remake of the film opening to Halloween (1978)
Enjoy...
I found recreating the film opening to a film quite interesting and beneficial as it allowed me to see how different fonts and colours used for the film titles can give different effects and set the mood differently for the audience. I also found that this encouraged me to reflect on my own film and helped me to think of a design for my own titles and film opening which would give a certain effect to the audience.
Wednesday, 2 February 2011
My storyboards for my remake film openings
In order to gain insight into the conventions of various genres, we analysed variety of film openings and began to create remakes of these film openings. Below are two storyboards to my remake films.
Thursday, 27 January 2011
Thinking about Genre (4)
In order to find out more information about different genres, i analysed the opening credits of the film Forest Gump (1994).
The soundtrack in the opening scene indicates to the audience that the film will be quite serious in terms of the narrative as it progresses. The feather that is shown can connote freedom and peace, which makes the viewer believe that the film will encourage the viewer to question things throughout, leading me to believe from the title that the film may have elements from the thriller genre. We are also made aware that the film will contain an element of comedy in the narrative due to the fact that "Forest" places the feather into his suitcase for no apparent reason. The audience are also made aware of the charater's importance through the use of the upwards pan, which makes the character seem grand.
The soundtrack in the opening scene indicates to the audience that the film will be quite serious in terms of the narrative as it progresses. The feather that is shown can connote freedom and peace, which makes the viewer believe that the film will encourage the viewer to question things throughout, leading me to believe from the title that the film may have elements from the thriller genre. We are also made aware that the film will contain an element of comedy in the narrative due to the fact that "Forest" places the feather into his suitcase for no apparent reason. The audience are also made aware of the charater's importance through the use of the upwards pan, which makes the character seem grand.
Thinking about Genre (3)
I recently analysed the opening of the film "Star Wars Episode 4 - A New Hope" in order to gain insight into the Sci-Fi Genre
The opening yellow credits of the film against the black background creates the idea of outer space in the mind of the audience, builting on the science fiction feel to the film. The first thing the audience are shown is a spaceship being shot at by lasers, which immediately creates a futuristic science fiction feel. The first characters to be shown to the audience are both robotic, which shows the audience that the film is futuristic ans Sci-Fi, due to the fact that it immediately contrasts verisimilitude. The audience are shown the good guys and bad guys through the battle scene where the stormtroopers are shooting at the other guys, which encourages the audience to realise that there will be a clear aspect of conflict throughout the film. The audience are finally shown Darth Vader, who is clearly shown to be the "villain" of the film. His attire is futuristic which really supports the Sci-Fi genre.
The opening yellow credits of the film against the black background creates the idea of outer space in the mind of the audience, builting on the science fiction feel to the film. The first thing the audience are shown is a spaceship being shot at by lasers, which immediately creates a futuristic science fiction feel. The first characters to be shown to the audience are both robotic, which shows the audience that the film is futuristic ans Sci-Fi, due to the fact that it immediately contrasts verisimilitude. The audience are shown the good guys and bad guys through the battle scene where the stormtroopers are shooting at the other guys, which encourages the audience to realise that there will be a clear aspect of conflict throughout the film. The audience are finally shown Darth Vader, who is clearly shown to be the "villain" of the film. His attire is futuristic which really supports the Sci-Fi genre.
Wednesday, 26 January 2011
Thinking about Genre (2)
I recently watched a variety of film openings to decide on which Genre I should base my own film on.
The film starts in quite a comical way with the male antagonist telling a story about "Robbing a bank with a telephone" and the female not understanding the concept of the story. This lead the audience to think that the film will have an aspect of Comedy throughout. However, the ending of the clip lead me to believe that the film may fit into the Thriller Genre as the narrative progresses.
The film starts in quite a comical way with the male antagonist telling a story about "Robbing a bank with a telephone" and the female not understanding the concept of the story. This lead the audience to think that the film will have an aspect of Comedy throughout. However, the ending of the clip lead me to believe that the film may fit into the Thriller Genre as the narrative progresses.
Thinking about Genre (1)
I recently watched a variety of film openings to decide on which Genre I should base my own film on.
The first film I analysed was Blade (1998). This film is clearly set out as an action movie to the audience; however there is an apparent aspect of horror. The opening of the film introduces vampires which are key in the films narrative. Since vampires are usually associated with horror movies, the audience believe that the film will be related to the horror genre. The faced paced editing creates action which relates it to the action Genre. When it rains blood, we immediatly think horror as we relate blood with horror films. Throughout the scene, low key editting creates darkness, building on the horror Genre. The titles of the film are in red, the colour of which connotes blood and death, linking the film to the horror genre.
The first film I analysed was Blade (1998). This film is clearly set out as an action movie to the audience; however there is an apparent aspect of horror. The opening of the film introduces vampires which are key in the films narrative. Since vampires are usually associated with horror movies, the audience believe that the film will be related to the horror genre. The faced paced editing creates action which relates it to the action Genre. When it rains blood, we immediatly think horror as we relate blood with horror films. Throughout the scene, low key editting creates darkness, building on the horror Genre. The titles of the film are in red, the colour of which connotes blood and death, linking the film to the horror genre.
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