Intertextual References

For the opening sequence, we have decided to start off with the protagonist sitting at a table (location TBC). This shot will start from her feet and then slowly pan up until her torso is visible (medium shot). With her she has pictures in her hand looking at them and reminiscing; along with a scrapbook on the table. This intertextual reference has been taken from the film Se7en.

 This close up has been taken from the opening title sequence of Se7en. 

This shot has been taken from Se7en also. This is where we got the idea of the scrapbook from.

Our Filming Task: Opening Sequence to a Film

As a set media project, we have been asked to come up with an idea for an opening sequence to a film, lasting roughly two minutes.

Over the weeks we have been learning new skills and techniques on how to film and edit, which will enable use to reference these into our own work. The idea we have so far for the concept of out film is a lady is obsessed with her ex - boyfriend, and begins to form jealousy and hatred towards his new girlfriend. As she cuts up pictures to sad songs and the excessive drinking a red wine, the audience begin to feel tense and begin questioning this peculiar character.

Arlington road edit

Music for film opening

Intertextual Reference for film openings

Obsessed

Thriller Planning- Idea One

The '180 Degree Rule' in Filming

The meaning of the 180 Degree Rule is that, two characters should always have the same left and right relationship to each other. For example, when a football match is being filmed, all the cameras stay on one side of the football pitch in order to prevent confusion for the viewers.

180 Degree Rule Diagram.

Prelim Movie: Final

A young girl has been called into question due to a criminal offence she and her brother had taken part in. When in the interview room, she is shown £350 as evidence and denies that she has anything to do with it.

Flip Clip : Edit Of Prelim

Showing the process of the prelim edit

Flip Clip : Blog

Idea For Match Cut Film Edit : The Bill

For our film we decided to do a crime scene interrogation in relation to the ITV series The Bill.

Match Cut Editing : Prelim

Foley Sound Pics ( Open Road)

Foley Sound Additional

  

prelim pictures

Prelim Animatic

Different Structured Film Openings

In my lesson we looked at film openings, we learnt that there are three basic structures in film openings which are:

• A discrete title sequence.
• Titles over a blank screen, followed by the narrative opening.
• A narrative opening with the titles running throughout.
• A 'stylised editing' structure.

The Opening credits of Seven

This is a discrete-

A discrete title sequence is when it is not part of the actual film, no information about the film is given away e.g. characters, location. The film'Se7en' is an example of this, it is a discrete title sequence because throughout there are various special effects used, also there is a colour filter used along with the reduction of opacity to layer in different clips. Time manipulations are also used and there are no characters shown throughout the title sequence.

Stylised Opening

A stylised opening is when a films opening has a message something to do with the film this can be shown through special effects , the pace of how the opening of the film goes  especially through the tirtle sequence e.g the taking of pelham 123 , where the title sequence is like a moving train , which links to the film .

Open Road Edit / SFX

A technique to capture sound in films is called Foley, this is where behind the scene edits are made. These pictures show footsteps, cars going past and trees blowing in the wind.

FDA

How many suspense films were released in 2010?
38

In total, how much did these suspense films take, gross, to the nearest million?
£42 million to the nearest million was taken in 2010

Which genre of film had the highest gross in 2010?
In 2010 Action Adventure had the highest grossing film, £266 million

What was the most popular family genre in 2010?
The most popular family genre of 2010 was action making 26% at the box office

Write a short paragraph of about 200 words about how the figures for ‘suspense’ genre films compare with other film genres in 2010

FDA Year Book Questions

1)  How many suspense films were released in 2010?     

     38 suspense films where released in 2010 within the UK

2)   In total, how much did these suspense films take, gross, to the nearest million?

     In 2010 the overal film intake of suspense films was £42m rounded to its nearest millions

3)   Which genre of film had the highest gross in 2010?

     Action Adventure had the highest gross of £266m in 2010

4)   What was the most popular family genre in 2010?

    The most popular genre was action adventure dominating 26% of the years box-office

    

5)   Write a short paragraph of about 200 words about how the figures for

 ‘suspense’ genre films compare with other film genres in 2010.

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Intertextuality

Intertextuality is when films 'borrow' ideas from each other ie- when films take aspects from another film and use it in their own. They usually be using visual references from famous influential films, for example the Psycho. The shower scene is very famous and other films seem to borrow it. films such as 'What Lies Beneath' 'Fatal Attraction' and 'The Stepfather' This is because they uses a lot of the same elements from that scene, which showed the intertextuality. All these films use a female victim who is in danger from a similar knife. The scenes include a shower curtain, the bath a bath robe worn by the characters in each clip; they all use violin to give the thriller effect. 

Shower Scene Of Psycho

Bathroom Scene of 'What Lies Beneath'

Genre & Sub- genre

Genre is a way of categorizing films eg: Action, Romance, Horror, Thriller ect.. This is useful for institutions as it allows the audience to decide what film to see, it also makes it easier for producers to aim their products (films) out in the target market. Sub-Genre- A category that is a smaller division of genre.


For Example:

• Romantic Thriller.
• Psychological Thriller.
• Action Thriller.
• Romantic Comedy.

This again makes it easier for both producers and audience in terms of viewings. 

For Example:

 Friends With Benefits- Romantic Comedy AKA ROMCOM

The Hills Have Eyes- Horror

Final Destination 5- Thriller

Taken: Film Review

Taken , is a 2008 thriller film staring Liam Neeson and Maggie Grace. An ex CIA agent Bryan Mills' teenage daughter gets kidnapped in Paris he goes on a mission to find her. I enjoyed this film because throughout the film there was an element of suspense for the audience. Everytime that Neesons character was near to finding his daughter there was always an obstacle.
In particular i really liked the stunts used it made the intensity of the film even greater. This film gave me idead my my thriller through the things they used such used sound eg music and the type of music i should use and also the plot of the story has given me ideas for what i could do with mine e.g someone has to be saved or some pschycological element.

Here are some camera shots :

An ECU of the charcater

An over the shoulder shot from a low angle

Intertextuality

Intertexuality  is visual referencing between films. Films take ideas, such as camera angles, movement, mise en scene and sound, from other films so audiences can recognise the inference.

  This is a still image from the shower scene in 'Psycho'




  This is the shower scene from 'Fatal Attraction'                                                                                                              

Intertextuality

Intertextuality is the similarities between certain things. I.e Psycho shower scene and 'What Lies Beneath.' Similarities vary from such as the bathroom tiles being white to the white robe, the knifes being the same to the victim being a woman. Psycho set up a standard in the shower scene that has been emulated in many future films, the similarities are easily noticeable.

Intertexuality

Intertextuality is when films 'borrow' ideas from other films by doing things such as taking ideas from an iconic moment in another film. For example in Psycho the shower scene , has been interpreted in many other films such as:

• What Lies Beneath
• Fatal Attraction
• The Stepfather 

Genre and sub-genre

Genre is a way of categorizing films. I.e Thriller, Comedy, Action, etc. This is useful for institutions because it makes it easier for producers to set their product out in the market for a certain audience. It also helps the audience in their choice to as what film they'd like to see.

Sub-Genre is the added genre to the main one. I.e Thriller/Comedy, Romantic/Comedy etc. This again sets a easier system for the producers and audiences in terms of viewings. An example of this is the film 'Friends with benefits' is a Romantic/Comedy film.

Another example is the film 'Deja Vu' which is an Action/Thriller, this had a slight influence on my film opening because it showed certain aspects of how to create tension and create an appeal to the audience. 

Another example of a sub-genre Thriller is 'He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not.' Although the opening seems all Romantic and such, the real genre is Thriller. From the opening, it'll be hard for the audience to gather that.

Supernatural Thrillers

I tend to enjoy supernatural thrillers more than any other thriller subgenre films. this is because the content of the films consist of intriguing story lines and characters. Also, they are normally about ghosts and other disturbances which can portray interesting elements in film; such as technical camera techniques and special effects.

One particular supernatural thriller i enjoy is The Eye (2008), a blind woman has an eye transplant wich allows her to see into the supernatural world.



                                           The Eye (2008) Trailer