Assignment 22: Development Of Ideas

Patrycia ButrymEsere Simei-Akajagbo

Shivonne WeekesCourtney Buabeng

Opening sequence we have watched

Opening Sequence Genre

Seven Psychological Crime Thriller

The Mothman Prophecies Psychological Thriller

Evil Dead Horror

Gattaca Drama Sci-Fi

Blue Valentine Romantic Drama

Red Lights Drama Mystery Thriller

Alien Sci-Fi Horror

Bunny Lakes is Missing Psychological Thriller

Napoteon Dynamite Comedy

Falling Down Crime Drama Thriller

Donnie Brasco Crime Drama

We were really inspired byName Opening

SequenceWhat inspired us/ why?

Patrycia •Donnie Brasco

• Transporter 2

• The Orhan

• Unique idea and some of the editng can be used. It also creates a strong emigma and makes it mysterious.

•It was so interesting because there was so many things were happening even though it was only a open sequence.

•It was clear/explicit . Nothing complicated and a great combination of horror and thriller.

Esere •Gattaca

•Lord Of War

•Red Lights

•Micro photography- creates enigmas: allowed me to put the puzzles together

•Bullets POV- made me feel apart of the sequence

•The extreme close up shot of the iris: low key lighting, created the enigmas

Shivonne 1)Red lights 2)Blue valentine 3)Gattaca

1)I liked the objects and pictures in the background because it wasn’t giving to much away.2) I liked the still images that were kind of blurred in the background.3) I liked the way the highlighted the letters to spell out the title.

Courtney • Red Lights

• Se7en

• Mine Games

• Puzzle type of narrative structure. (Hints of pieces, the extreme close ups and low key lighting.)

• Investigation type narrative structure and hiding the identity of character.

• The disequilibrium is the equilibrium and is revealed at the end. (Non-chronological narrative structure and the movie is in the movement of a cycle.)

The main idea was:

• Sees the characters face• A girl hiding something in a bag • She is walking near a canal • She throws the bag in the canal • Walks away from the canal

Some new ideas we have New Ideas Inspired Ideas

• Puzzle/investigation narrative (Shows a girl planning the plot for revenge)

• Se7en• The Negotiator

Extreme close up shot of iris- shows the vulnerability if characters

• Red Lights• Donnie Brasco

Flashback- wrapping evidence • Se7en

No acting but photographs of the characters every move

• Donnie Brasco

Our 4 main new ideas for an opening sequence:

Patrycia Esere Shivonne Courtney •No acting but photographs of the characters every move

•Match on action to make it clearer for the audience.

•Use different angles and shots in fast pace to increase tension

• Extreme close up shot- iris, facial expression, close up shot of her face wiping the spec of blood

• Flashbacks- split screen to show how her past leading up to her throwing evidence away

• Flashback- wrapping evidence

• She’s a very edgy and vulnerable character

• Flashback is blurry effect

• Puzzle/investigation narrative. (Shows a girl planning the plot for revenge)

• Shows the girl a quite psychotic and in danger.