Blink Murder

The Main Task

Blink Murder is the name we gave to the film that we made the opening sequence for as part of our main task. The brief was to create a 2 minute opening sequence for a film of any genre, including titles and a soundtrack, with no copyrighted materials. Please click the HQ option at the side to view in high quality and improve your viewing experience! Enjoy : )

The Prelim - Ugliest Jumper Ever

The Preliminary Exercise

This is our preliminary exercise, which we called Ugliest Jumper Ever. The aim was to create a sequence demonstrating good continuity techniques, and had to show match on action, shot/reverse-shot, and the 180-degree rule. The brief stated that it had to be 30 seconds long, and comprise of a character opening a door, crossing a room, and sitting down in a chair opposite another character with whom s/he exchanges a few lines of dialogue. Again, please click the HQ option for a better viewing experience!

Saturday, January 31, 2009

Opening Sequences

In a film, the opening sequence has a number of differen functions:
  • signal start of film
  • introducing a character
  • introducing the core iconography
  • establishing narrative structure
  • establishing the core themes of the film
  • establishing genre using generic conventions, and so creating audience expectations
  • evoke interest and desire to continue watching in audience

The typical conventions of opening sequences are:

  • credits presenting key cast and production crew
  • soundtrack significant to narrative in establishing mood
  • predominance of action codes in narrative

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