RESEARCH | FILM OPENINGS

11/11/14 | RESEARCH | FILM OPENINGS

To research different film openings I used Art of the Title to watch and read about how other, famous and successful films have directed and produced their openings to draw in audiences and create a successful film. To really get an understanding I researched films within the same genre of my film. Our genre is crime and mystery. Therefore to have inspiration and plans I needed to research films of similar styles.

The first title sequence I studied was Quantum of Solace one of the many James Bond sagas. I chose this title as it has a rather similar genre to our film. It includes crime and action. The opening sequence is dramatic and tense. The beautiful silhouettes of curvy woman and the firing of guns all tying in behind the dramatic, loud and intense music.

I also researched the Batman Returns because it includes all the specialities of a popular crime and thriller film. The genre is similar to our opening and has inspired me with many ideas of how we can open our film. It has dramatic music, similar to that of the Bond movie, which creates suspense and jeopardy. By my research of the two films I understand that the top selling action and crime films open up their sequence with dramatic music. I will then take this under consideration for discussion between my group members and me.

This is a big benefit of research. The dark misty colours that are used in the sequence are iconic to the film style, this s the same with the Bond film. Therefore I understand that to create a successful film opening, the colouring of the scenes needs to relate to the film style, for example the batman sequence includes blue, grey and black musty colours to reflect the dim and dark surroundings.