Locations for filming

I have chosen this image as it is the most isolated area that I could find, cover by trees and bushes and at a lower level as it is a train station. I believe that this will be a good location to film as there will be no people around, or traffic. As we want to give the impression that our character has been left in a secluded place, where no one can hear them cry for help.

This a good location to film as it is a car park at the back of a Co-operative supermarket. This means that there will be few people in the evenings. Also there is a small area around the back where the large bins are, so this would be a nice place to film or opening sequence. As well as this we can use the light that comes from the surrounding lamp posts.

The picture that I have selected here is the car park connecting the Tesco Supermarket and the Tesco garage. This would be an okay location to film as it is also a fairly isolated area, however there will be cars coming through the garage continuously. However there are several small back roads round the corner from here, so we could use them if needs be.

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The Silence Of The Lambs

Titles
The opening sequence to The Silence Of The Lambs is very long and contains nearly all of the roles you would expect in the film. We see MGM and Orion at the start of the sequence so we know that they are the two main distributers of the film. Also in the sequence we have the title of the film which has been written in bold capital letters so that it stands out to the audinece. The colours used and the font style comes across as being dark and serious, so we assume that the film will be quite dark and serious. The order of the titles are in order of importance from most to least with the actors, then the least to most with the crew.

Editing/Sound
The editing of this opening sequence is very slow paced. This is very different to the rest of the film, as it is very fast. I believe they do this to trick the audience into believing that the film is a slow paced film. The sound goes very well with the editing, as the music is also very slow paced. 

Mise En Scene
Within the shots we can see that the female character is by her self which makes her vulnerable. Also she is isolated as she is in the middle of the woods all by her self. As well as this there is a part when she is in the elevator with about  8 other male characters, this makes her seem even more vulnerable. 

Cinematography
All of the shots are normally average mid shots, with very few close ups. This makes the opening sequence very average, and not different. This could make the audience lose concentration, and stop watching the movie.

Conventions of the Titles

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Memento

Music
The music was slow, and was played in minor chords. The piece was non-digetic, and used to make the audience feels sad.

Cinematography
Extreme close up of the photo is the characters hand at the start of the movie, this is so that we can see that it is a picture of a dead body. The shots are all played in reverse, causing the viewer to feel confused. There is also extreme close ups of the small objects on the floor, i.e the glasses and the bullet. The director only uses close up shots so that we as the audience are kept in the dark as to where the characters are. Also there is a low angle shot looking at the guy with the gun, to symbolise that he is a higher status and has more power and authority.
Mises en scene;
-Bullet
-Glasses
-Body
-The killer is wearing a suit
-Tattoo on killers hand
-Window is sheeted over indicating that the building is abandoned

Editing
The pace of the editing is fast when were there are cuts between the close ups of the smaller objects on the ground. There are no transitions just plain cuts from shot to shot. At the start the black background slowly fades into a close up of him holding the photo.

Sound
Slow music being played throughout the opening sequence, indicating that something unpleasant has happened. There is the sound of the photo bending as he shakes the photo. The camera makes a noise at is reverses the print out and then it flashes. We can hear the sound of the bullet rattling along the ground, the gun being fired and then the guy shouting. All of these sound are Digetic as they are sounds coming from inside the world of the movie. However these sounds are hyperbolic, which means that the sounds have all been exaggerated.

Titles
Blue font over a black background, they fade in and out of the centre of the screen, they do this in time with the music. The font that has be chosen is called "Serif" this type of font has pointy edges with symbolises danger, and also to reflect that the film is serious as it is a thriller.

Comparing a Movie Trailer to an Opening Sequence

There is a major difference between a movie trailer, and an opening sequence of a movie. For instance a trailer will take some of the best scenes from the film and put them together, this is to grab the audiences attention and encourage them to come and watch the film. However they wont give to much away, only who is in it, and a rough idea of what the movie is about. As you can see in the trailer below.



However an opening sequence to a movie is much different, as it starts with an establishing shot so the audience is able to see who and where the characters are. Then we will have some close ups of the main character, so that we as the audience will know who the main character is. Also we get told some background information, like who they are, and where they live, or where they work. We get a lot more detailed information than a movie trailer.

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Preliminary Task

WWW-We was able to use different shot types, i.e. Long shot, Panning Shot, Mid Shot, Over the shoulder Shot, A Master Shot, match on action, Shot reverse shot and Close ups. Which made our video flow more.

EBI-We need to make sure that our match on action shots are perfect, as I change the positions of my arms between two shots. Also our over the shoulder shots need to be to the side more to fill empty space.                                                                  

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