Research: Extension Task.
Extension task: If you want to blog some extra work on film openings watch the 'watching' documentary about film openings and answer the questions.
1. What does Thomas Sutcliffe mean when he says "Films need to seduce their audience into long term commitment. While there are many types of seduction, the temptation to go for instant arousal is almost irresistible"?
Thomas Sutcliffe means that a film needs to make sure the audience are interested in what they are watching, the best way to achieve this is to make the opening of the film interesting and draw the audience in.
Thomas Sutcliffe means that a film needs to make sure the audience are interested in what they are watching, the best way to achieve this is to make the opening of the film interesting and draw the audience in.
2. According to Director Jean Jacques Beineix, what are the risks of 'instant arousal'?
Jean Jacques Beineix believes that the risks of instant arousal is that if you give the audience to much in the beginning of the film you then have the dilemma of how to keep them interested throughout the rest of the film.
Jean Jacques Beineix believes that the risks of instant arousal is that if you give the audience to much in the beginning of the film you then have the dilemma of how to keep them interested throughout the rest of the film.
3. Explain why "a good beginning must make the audience feel that it doesn't know nearly enough yet, and at the same time make sure that it doesn't know too little".
A good beginning to a film must give the audience enough to want to carry on watching but not to much that they will be able to guess the ending.
A good beginning to a film must give the audience enough to want to carry on watching but not to much that they will be able to guess the ending.
4. What does critic Stanley Kauffmann describe at the classic opening? Why does this work?
The classic opening begins with an establishing shot which shows the audience the setting and location, there is then a close up of a building, the camera would then pan upwards so you could see the building and would stop at a window, then you would see in the window and see a shot of a character. These shots help the audience to understand where the character lives and what their home is like.
The classic opening begins with an establishing shot which shows the audience the setting and location, there is then a close up of a building, the camera would then pan upwards so you could see the building and would stop at a window, then you would see in the window and see a shot of a character. These shots help the audience to understand where the character lives and what their home is like.
5. Why is Kyle Cooper's title sequence to the film Seven so effective.
Kye Cooper's title sequence to the film 'Seven' is effective because it introduced the personality of the main character. It was also very effective because it had a psychotic energy which foreshadowed what was going to happen in the film.
Kye Cooper's title sequence to the film 'Seven' is effective because it introduced the personality of the main character. It was also very effective because it had a psychotic energy which foreshadowed what was going to happen in the film.
6. What did Orson Welles want to achieve with his opening to the film "A touch of evil"? What did universal studios do to it?
In Orson Wells's film 'A touch of evil' he wanted to throw the audience straight into the film and give them no time to prepare themselves for it; he was going to achieve this by having no credits or music in his opening sequence. However Universal studios were more cautious, and disagreed with Orson's idea, and added in credits and music.
In Orson Wells's film 'A touch of evil' he wanted to throw the audience straight into the film and give them no time to prepare themselves for it; he was going to achieve this by having no credits or music in his opening sequence. However Universal studios were more cautious, and disagreed with Orson's idea, and added in credits and music.
7. How does the opening to the film "The shining" create suspense?
The opening title sequence to the film 'The shining' creates suspense through the soundtrack, it makes you feel uneasy. It also creates suspense through the camera work, the audience has to glance twice to realise that the birds eye view shot is following a car, the camera is pursuing the car like a predator, it follows the car from behind and if fixed on this tiny car, everything tells us that these people are travelling in the wrong direction.
The opening title sequence to the film 'The shining' creates suspense through the soundtrack, it makes you feel uneasy. It also creates suspense through the camera work, the audience has to glance twice to realise that the birds eye view shot is following a car, the camera is pursuing the car like a predator, it follows the car from behind and if fixed on this tiny car, everything tells us that these people are travelling in the wrong direction.
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