An opening sequence is really vital to a film as it sets the setting, genre and narrative as well as visual style and ideology (whose side are the audience on). The opening sequence should draw the audience in without giving away too much of the plot. My opening sequence goes by the forms and conventions of an existing opening sequence by: establishing the narrative, introducing the audience to the protagonist and drawing the audience in. Immolation is based on the genre of Psychological Thriller.
The film was inspired by "Schindler's List" as well as "The Blair Witch Project", my opening sequence gives visual reference to the film "The Blair Witch Project". Although my opening sequence follows most of the typical forms and conventions to a Psychological Thriller, i also believe that it has its own sort of style with the way it has been edited, with the fades in and out, as well as the over lapping of two different pieces of footage i think it makes it a little bit weirder than it normally would be. Within my opening sequence there are common themes of identity, perception, mind and death.
The point of view shot worked really well in my opening sequence i think as it shows destress in the character, the method is common in many different Psychological Thrillers including "The Blair Witch Project".
These two photos are both screengrabs, the one on the left is from "The Blair Witch Project" and the one on the right is from the opening sequence i help create. I have placed them both together to show how we have taken up the conventions of a thriller. In this sequence in "The Blair Witch Project" the people are running away and the person behind is showing their point of view through the camera, thats what we have tried to achieve, whilst the girl is running from the man the camera is from the point of view from the man, to show the audience the girl running away into the forest, just like "The Blair Witch Project".
(Screenshot for "The Blair Witch Project" is taken from the website, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CZldyEIW5s&feature=related)
The film was inspired by "Schindler's List" as well as "The Blair Witch Project", my opening sequence gives visual reference to the film "The Blair Witch Project". Although my opening sequence follows most of the typical forms and conventions to a Psychological Thriller, i also believe that it has its own sort of style with the way it has been edited, with the fades in and out, as well as the over lapping of two different pieces of footage i think it makes it a little bit weirder than it normally would be. Within my opening sequence there are common themes of identity, perception, mind and death.
The point of view shot worked really well in my opening sequence i think as it shows destress in the character, the method is common in many different Psychological Thrillers including "The Blair Witch Project".
These two photos are both screengrabs, the one on the left is from "The Blair Witch Project" and the one on the right is from the opening sequence i help create. I have placed them both together to show how we have taken up the conventions of a thriller. In this sequence in "The Blair Witch Project" the people are running away and the person behind is showing their point of view through the camera, thats what we have tried to achieve, whilst the girl is running from the man the camera is from the point of view from the man, to show the audience the girl running away into the forest, just like "The Blair Witch Project".
(Screenshot for "The Blair Witch Project" is taken from the website, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CZldyEIW5s&feature=related)
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