Feedback for Draft 2

We got a target audience together and showed them our second draft to recieve feedback to then make further improvements:

• Add some found footage at the start of a city scene – moving in on a car park (Ariel shot)
• Re-shot the car park ceiling (needs more light)
• Have parallel scenes of what the boy was doing – use the pulse transition with jump cuts x2
• POV shots
• Over the shoulder shot (Attempt a whip pan)
• More close ups 
• More interesting than the last opening

Second Draft for the Opening

This is the second draft for our opening and we have slightly changed the plot so that it is more exciting and tried to captivate the audience from the beginning. We tried to use the effect of slow motion to assist setting the scene however it didn't work to well as the camera was shaking. We also hadn't adjusted the brightness and edited completely so the video is too dark and some shots aren't easy to make out. We will re-film this part with more thought put into the lighting and clearer shots. Also we failed to add sound and lighting due to the fact that we were unsure whether to completely re-film the whole thing which is now what we've chosen to do. This opening is much shorter than the previous one we created due to the fact we were trying to re-create the opening from P2 which is quite short. When we next film we will create more of a story to go with this part similar to P2.       

P2 Opening Analysis Research

We decided to re-film our opening and base it slightly on the opening for the film P2. P2 starts off by showing the audience the setting

Titles of The Silence of the Lambs (1991) Analysis Research

The opening for The Silence of the Lambs starts with a woman running through an obsticle course in the woods and the titles appear over the video played. They are bold and stand out due to the white outline on each letter.

Audience Research of Opening Sequence

We showed our first draft to a target audience who gave us some feedback;

• Titles were to quick and needed to change position around the video, maybe coming from different angles to fit the screen.
• Find a different font for the titles to match the genre better and the one used is distracting
• It takes too long for something to happen 
• Boring
• Don't show the face of the boy, he doesn't look threatening 
• Include more genre conventions
• Use different sounds
• Add ambient sounds
• Use transitions (blink)
• Add more footage thatis different - don't just follow the girl around 

Titles of Black Swan (2010) Research

The opening of this film starts with calm music that fits with the fading of the titles being shown. This creates the atmosphere of relaxation and composure. The black against the white shows contrast which is then highlighted in the film later on with conflict between the black and white swan characters, that contradicts that calming atmosphere shown through the credits. The text fades in and out which helps create a soothing atmosphere as there is no sharp jumps where the text appears on screen, it is all consistent and tranquil. 

The font used looks like Trajan, this is so it gives off a formal tone to the film this is also shown in the way in which it is a serif font creating a classy attitude. As the title sequence comes to an end the main title 'Black Swan' comes into view in a much bigger size than the rest of the titles, this is used to create a slow and mysterious feeling to the film.  

Titles Of Pulp Fiction (1994) Analysis

The film 'Pulp Fiction' opens with two people who seem to be a couple talking in a restaurant this takes place before the titles are seen, lasts about 4 minutes and gives the audience a bit of a story to captivate their attention as the credits are extremely long. From this conversation you already know the theme of the film which then the titles support.

The first sign of titles appear just as the action is about to start and creates a freeze frame of the imagry being shown. Bright yellow titles appear in the Benguiat font that is used for every title seen in the next two minutes. This style font and colour suggests that the film is going to contain action but also makes it out that it may be quite comedic with the bold colours. The style of the titles is iconic and would then always be associated with this film.

They've included big names such as Quentin Tarantino to immediatly aware the audience who this film is made by and what to expect as most people will know of his previous work. The audience already will want to continue watching so because of this they can make the opening elogate to include all titles at the beginning. 

The main titles fly in from the bottom of the screen and its the recognisable style text used on the posters for the film. This style font is then continued to be used throughout the whole film making it consistant and then related to the film constantly. The bright colour of yellow links with energy so the audience will assume the film is likely to be faced paced and exciting.

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