Ideas for Coursework.

For our coursework, me and Reece came up with the idea of doing a mystery opening.
We had the idea of making everything saturated apart from red being blood.
We also thought that we would put some shots in reverse so that the audience could tell it was the past. The modern day shots would be in normal time and also be in full colour - this would show the audience which  shots were at which time. We would also interchange them so we wouldn't tell the whole story at once, this will be parallel editing.
We were thinking of having blood dripping and a killer leaving the murder scene, meanwhile, in colour a detective comes and and walks into a murder scene, maybe meeting policemen along the way much like the film memento. We could then incorparate the Snatch idea into this for the credits.
I think that this would be effective but some shots would be hard to shoot and if not edited correctly then it would look bad.

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This is an example of light graffiti in which a source of light is used to create light on a long exposure picture. The way this video was put together is using stop motion to make it seem like a full moving image. This idea could be effective if used in a film opening although it wouldn't fit in with the whole film. It would also take a large amount of shots to get correct but personally i like this style.

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This is the music video for Calvin Harris - Ready for the Weekend. I like this video because i like the way the camera moves through different objects to different scenarios. This video links with Snatch with the idea of going through objects. I think that this would be an effective title sequence if filmed correctly.

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This is a link to Innerpartysystem - Don't Stop. I like this music video because i like the shots used, the quick editing and the fast pace. I think the quick editing could be used in the opening to a film, quick shots of inanimate objects and flashes could create a good horror/action/thriller opening.

This is the opening to Watchmen. I like the opening to this because everything is still and 3D like action figures but the camera flashes are very slow and different elements in the shot are moving e.g. a skirt. I think this is an effective opening, although i feel it would be too difficult to imitate.



This is an example of Stop Motion. I like this idea because i like the way you can do anything with it. I think that this could be used in a film opening but i'm not sure which genre it would fit. I don't think it would suit Horror or Action because it's too upbeat for those genres.

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This is the video to Kids in Glass Houses song Give Me What I Want, this video reminds me of the opening to snatch because of the way the camera goes through the wall into the next shot. I think this idea could be an easy way to link the characters together but it would be a hard thing to film due to the wall being cut away effect.




These are two videos by Hadouken!. I like these beginnings because they don't give anything away for the rest of the video. Turn The Lights Out is good becuase i like the colours and the quick changes to different objects. I also like the colours in Wait For You because they're very neutral and plain.

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This is the music video for Billy Talents song Surrender from their album Billy Talent II. I really like this video because of it's simplicity in it's setting, i think this would work well in a film opening because complexity will be hard to find and i like the range of shots. I like the way that everything is out of focus unless it's right in front of the camera which Ben Kowalewicz seems to be throughout most of the video. I also like the shots of seemingly innocent objects at the beginning of the video in tact and then breaking and smashing during the song. I also this it's effective the way that holes appear in the walls and let light into the room, it also seems like the room is falling down around the band.

This is Saving Aimee - We're The Good Guys music video. I like the initial layout of this video and the way it zooms in and out of different sections of the giant picture. I like the use of block colours and a white background because i think this makes everything stand out more. I also like the game of PONG played by two of the band members, i think this makes the video look more interesting, i like the way they have incorporated themselves into the game. I also like the idea of putting each different band member in a section of the screen at the same time, i think this idea could be a good way of making titles and introducing characters in a film opening. I also think the ending of the video where the action is stopped as the band is in mid-air is clever because it's a good way to end, in a film this could be the characters walking into the distance or something.

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This is the opening credits to Se7en. I like the jumpy shots and the hectic feel of this video because it gives you a feel for the rest. I also like the way the camera focuses on the pages turning and a mans hands with plasters, this makes the audience wonder what's going to happen, i also like the way the writing jumps around with the shots.



This is the opening to the film Snatch, Reece found this and likes the way the camera moves locations smoothly and the way the characters were introduced. I also like this and we will consider this style when making our film. The music video to All Time Low - Weightless is similar the way the writing comes up by the characters, but personally, i prefer the way that the producer of this music video has made the writing continue with the action.

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This is the american opening credits to the series House. I like this because i like the simple layout of it and the music is quite effective although i prefer the UK music. i like the colours in it and i think the end shot is effective because it shows the power within the hospital. I also like the shot that shows the setting of the hospital, this clarifies to the audience where the show is set.

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This is the title sequence to Juno. I like this sequence becuase i think the way Juno walks from colour to animation looks effective, i like the way that the background looks coloured in becuase i think it gives the sequence a youthful feel. I also like the way that at the very end Juno walks into the colour again but the animation is still left on screen slightly.


This is the title sequence to Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, i like how this sequence has different things coming from the gun when it's been shot, much like the title sequence to Casino Royal. In both these sequences only really contains blacks, whites, creams and red. In Kiss Kiss Bang Bang all the people are in sillhouettes where-as in Casino Royal, James Bond is shown in colour. I also like the way that Kiss Kiss Bang Bang moves along with the music in the last 25 seconds or so.
In Casino Royal I like the way that when Bond is fighting other people and he hits them they break into card suits - which fits with the theme of the film. i think the way that the target goes over the card faces and shows a real persons face is effective. I think this title sequence fits in well with the film because all the bullets and wounds are card suits, i also like the way that the targets turn into roulette tables. I think the end is effective when there is money and cards flying around and as the shadow walks towards the camera, Daniel Craigs face comes into light.

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This is the title sequence to the film "Catch Me If You Can" directed by Stephen Spielburg. I like this title sequence because I like the way the different characters interact and change relating to the names being put up.

The title sequence of Lemony Snickets: A Series Of Unfortunate Events is another title sequence I find effective for I think the way "The Littlest Elf" is completely irrelevant to the film,I also like the way the credits aren't just overlaid on the frames but instead are incorporated in the frames, in the smoke from chimneys for example

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For my final piece of coursework I would like to do an opening of a movie. I was thinking about film openings i have seen and the only ones i can really remember clearly are Tim Burton's openings to his films where he follows a certain thing on a journey. E.G. Sweeney Todd he follows a trail of blood; Charlie and the Chocolate Factory where you follow a bar of chocolate in production. Here are some examples:

This clip from The Nightmare Before Christmas also has this style, apart from instead of following around a production line or a single object you are taken around "Halloweentown" until you're introduced to Jack.

During the Corpe Bride you follow a journey of a butterfly throughout the town until you come into contact with the first character:

These are all good examples of The Male Gaze for they are all from the point of view of a male for Tim Burton has made them. Also, if it was from the perspective of a female then some of the events would be different, for example, in "The Nightmare Before Christmas" the main character of Jack might be a woman. The majority of characters in these openings are male, thus emphasizing the idea of The Male Gaze.
I like his openings because I think that they are memorable. I would like to take this idea and maybe include it in my coursework.