(AS) Film Openings 2014
Video 1: Toby and Lewis
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- This opening plays up to all the conventions of a typical British Gangster. ;It includes non-diegetic quirky music, working-class attitudes and humour. This adds to a good realism they were able to create.
- The use of parallel sound with the banging on the door also shocks us and adds more intensity to the opening.
- I also thought the use of panning movements in the opening stages was very effective because it gives us as a viewer a sense of character profiling from the out-set.
EBI:
- They were able to have a smoother tracking movement, I felt at times it made it look a lot less professional
- I also feel that better accents or acting could have made the opening scene look even better.
Video 2: Marcus and Luke
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- The sound bridge right at the start smoothly puts us into the opening and i feel this reflects the rest of the video.
- Shot selection is consistently good and goes well with their BG/Crime-Thriller genre. It looks very professional and I felt as though I was watching a real life opening.
- The lighting and location choice is brilliant, it is very good to watch and the location is clearly well thought out and planned.
- The non-diegetic music is intense and gritty which escalates the mood and atmosphere that we feel. It starts to make you anticipate what the next scene will be.
EBI:
- The accent chosen on the voice-over doesn't really fit with the genre in my opinion.
- There was more consideration put into the very last scene, because I feel when you compare the quality of that location to the others it brings the quality down.
Video 3: Casey
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- It fits completely to the Film Noir conventions. For example the props and lighting are dim, setting looks old-fashioned. It also conveys this theme with the classical-esque instrumental to Lana Del Ray's song.
- I think the use of a few extreme close-ups is very effective as it portrays a level of intimacy between the two lead characters. This fits in well with the sinister nature of the girl we find out about at the end.
- The addition of synchronous sound, especially with the footsteps, also heightens our alertness and we look for finer details when watching.
EBI:
- At points the camera is shaking slightly, this takes away the realism of those particular scenes.
- \In the background you are able to see modern appliances in parts. This takes away from what is otherwise a realistic, old-fashioned opening.
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