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Openings, Continued
Openings of student made films-
The Edge:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24nQdBL8M3w
The credits are shown ‘embedded’ in the surroundings (e.g.
on a wall, on the roof). The surrounding colours are faded and the sky is a
pale white, this accompanied by the tense music and repetitive watch checking
implies the character is on the run or is about to do something major to the
plot. The music also allows you to infer the genre, you can tell from the
techno-styled, fast pace that it will probably be either science fiction or
action (or something similar). The scenes fade together up until you see the
metallic tile of ‘the edge’. It is at that point that the scene changes become
jumpy and sporadic. This reflects the characters’ situation as it coincides
with the chase beginning. The perspective also changes as we are shown the
point of view of one of the men in suits (the chaser) and the one
roller-skating (the chasee). This further involves the audience in the action.
The music continues to correspond with what is happening and the final,
elongated note mimics the rippling effect that occurs when the last remaining
chaser pulls out a gun.
Captive:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93fH1fUQ-Lw
We first see their company logo: ‘blood
orange’. The screen then goes black and we hear the sound of dripping. We then
see a close up of bloodied hands, tied behind a chair. This instantly lets the
audience know it is a horror film, and that the protagonist has been captured.
This is enforced by the next two shots. We see a close up of his shoes and he
is surrounded by blood, then we see his face. He is blatantly badly hurt and is
just waking up from unconsciousness. They use a CCTV camera and we see the
flickering screens, this is possibly to demonstrate his isolation. There is
then a change in perspective as we see things from his disorientated view,
illustrating his inability to escape. The dilapidated setting and suspenseful music
complement/ contribute to the tense atmosphere. They then cut to a flashback of
his abduction, showing the event in the reflection of the water he was
photographing. The CCTV screens are then used to show the approaching
‘abductor’. The music reaches it’s pinnacle as we see the ‘abductor’ pass the
single window and he is screaming for help.
The Cobra Effect:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9x3YE_wo5cc
It starts with red and white credits on a
black screen. It then cuts to a close up pan of people working. The sounds are
amplified, making the scene more audience encompassing; and it’s quite dimly
lit making the presence of the small white box all the more prominent. The characters
are introduced by name, the shot changing to a cartoon-like, pop art style. We follow
the box past all the characters as it is spun, thrown, dropped and flipped
through the scenes. We then see all the characters walking, in slow motion,
down a street. This creates a sense of unity between the characters and further
allows the audience to see they are connected, in some way, to one another and
the white box. The shot then freezes and there is a narration explaining this,
saying they are ‘thieves’ who worked together in order to acquire the box, introducing
the plot of the story.
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