3 EXISTING FILM OPENINGS

3 existing student made film openings

AS Level Media Studies Opening Sequence (A Grade)   
https://youtu.be/NBNqX7-MaxE

This student made film opening is very detailed and the research to make it before planning has all paid off because of how successful the camera shots and angles have succeeded. However, the plot to me is confusing and doesn't really add up. This is because the accident where there is an explosion on the street doesn't really influence the boy walking around, getting ready in the morning. That could encourage the audience to want to carry on watching it. The film shots and angles really emphasize the two minute film opening because it insinuates on how darks or sad the film is going to be because of the dark, cloudy effect over the filming. I do like the cinematography and how they captured the process of him getting ready whilst doing the credits and the different locations of London are captured very nice as well.

CAPTIVE - AS Media Film Opening
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93fH1fUQ-Lw

Here is another student made film which was graded with full marks. In my opinion the opening scene was very overpowering which can put people off wanting to watch the rest. But it can also encourage people to want to continue watching it. The camera angles were impressive and the props used were very accurate to the plot. The costumes linked in well with the scene and the actors were really good and focussed on the seriousness of the video. I could say there was too much going on for the first opening scene of the film encouraging the audience to loose focus, however it was overly intriguing and could make other audiences feel differently. I do like the cinematography and how they captured the process of the boy getting lost whilst tasking photographs and how the girl is following him. 

Hemlock- AS Media Film Opening   
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cdCSJkFoKw

This is my favourite student made two minute opening to a film because it is so focused and simplistic. There is not much going on which makes it even more intriguing for the audience to watch because you would want to find out why the boy is burying the girl and what he has done or who has told him to do that. The actors are playing such serious roles as the girl is being covered in mud to look like she is being buried and it looks so real as if she is actually dead, and the boy is looking really guilty therefore the actors were very well chosen because they were getting into the right mood for the scene. The first minute of him just pushing the wheelbarrow with the body in it is so moving because it shows a sense of regret with the linking in of the sad, deep music.