"Movie Opener Brainstorming & Research."

 

1) “Rise”

· Diegetic sounds/music, becomes louder on screen for the audience to hear

· Lots of close-up shots of specific objects, which draw attention to them from the viewers

· Follow shot, focus on the movement of the ball

· Cut shot, cuts from a black screen to the main character

· Follow shots and low shots

· Cuts to a different character

· Music stops

2) “Offline”

Has all the tittle credits and all those involved in the film listed clearly

Low lighting, which sets the stage for a dark mood

Cutway from multiple scenes, back to the original theme or caption

Non-diegtic sounds that the main characters do not appear to hear, such as spooky music.

Several close-up shots to show the subjects raw emotions

3) “Dear Lover”
Starts with symbolism and rippling waters

Diegetic sounds and clear music

Close ups/ raw emotions

Clear narrations

Cut away shots, from present day to past day shots

4) “Dare to Thrill Film”

Appears to have lettering

Non diegetic music that the characters cannot hear

Follow shots

5) “ Always Watching”

Narration and tittle are present at the beginning of the film

Follow shot follows the subject to show the relationship between subjects

Low lighting and music picks up as the plot develops

6)” Blue Boar”
Follow shot, symbolism within the use of plants and trees

Note of the Mise en Scene and high lighting

Use of signing/sound

Appears to fit the time age

7) “ White Coat”
Tittle is displayed in an interesting way

Dark lighting as subject is introduced, giving feelings of suspense

Emphasis on the chemicals used in the labs, givings meaning to film tittle.

8) “ Stalker”

Begins with a close up of the subjects face

Changing of lighting

Tittle is introduced later in the film

Cut aways to different periods of time with dark lighting is used to create suspense

9) “ Nostalgia”

Use of cartoon and animated lighting

Camera angles used to potray through the subjects eyes

Use of Non- diegitic Music

Paintings and different objects used to bring back the feelings of “ nostalgia”

In observing all these opening films, the common themes of diegetic sounds and repeating themes encouraged me to incorporate such symbolic elements into the opening. The lighting and Mise En Scene costuming also provided a good outlight for brainstorming, as did the building of suspense and relationships with characters.