Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
From watching the opening scene from Harry Potter and the Order of Phoenix, I have found out a great deal of information. This will help me vision what our opening scene will look like, however even though this film is not a spy thriller, it has certain aspects which can be used our sequence. Firstly the title of the film is shown at the beginning of the film instead of after the opening scene which some films include. This could be used in our sequence before the opening scene starts, however we want to create a dramatic feel for the audience so revealing the title last in the opening scene maybe more appropriate considering our sequence involves a chase scene. An aerial shot is used which helps set the location and the lighting used is natural lighting from the sun, we could use this as the location we are now using, offers both plenty of natural light, as well as artificial light. Also in this opening scene the aerial shot is from high up, however this is not possible as we don't have the necessary equipment to do so, however there are balconies, and rail road bridges very close by which we could use to help set the location. Another type of shot used is a high angle shot of main characters silhouette which helps hide his identity and create slight tension for the audience. This type of shot could easily be used for our sequence as we could use our protagonists silhouette created from the natural light and help gradually reveal her identity as she does play a secret agent in our opening scene. Another type of technique could be that the protagonists face is zoomed in with the camera and there is also a slight high angle shot which has been used, this helps show that the hero is vulnerable and in slight pain and danger. I think we can use this for our sequence to show that the protagonist is being chased and is in danger with the antagonist and have a cut off point straight after the close up of the protagonists face and then our flash forward scene could finish. Dramatic sound has been used in this seen with a weather shot to show the mood is changing, this becomes more fast paced when the characters are running which matches the action on screen. For our sequence we were already going to use fast paced music with the chase scene, however it could be gradually introduced as the chase scene begins to help create a dramatic effect.
From watching the opening scene from The Bourne Ultimatum, I have found out a range of different elements which can easily be applied to our sequence. One part of this opening scene that I liked was that near the beginning the screen had no film footage but the location was shown in the lower right hand corner, this helps give the audience some more information about whats happening in the film and decreases the chance of them getting confused. This could be used in our sequence when we come to edit the footage we have filmed and add text with a suitable font which relates to the genre of the film. Also a shot of his feet has been filmed which helps hide his identity, this could be used in our opening scene to help hide our secret agents identity. After this shot, a mid body shot was taken which follows him as he moves. Also there is limited lighting so the audience can not see his face clearly, which helps keep his identity hidden. I would like to add this to our sequence when the protagonist is walking to a destination, however in this opening scene there is artificial lighting from the lamp posts and this has been filmed near the end of the day so it is dark. But we are filming in the day but because our location is a underground car park there is only lighting produced by the ceiling lights so this is very possible to do. Another part of this opening scene which we could adopt to our sequence is that a close up shot of the protagonists face is used and no sound is used except the sound of heavy breathing produced by the character, which tells us that he is panicking and has just been running. We could use this and fit it in, after the chase scene which will also reveal the identity of the character.
What I have now learnt
From watching these opening scenes and various others on YouTube, obvious mistakes and faults in the film we have shot already have now been revealed. However this doesn't mean all the filming we have shot is now not needed. In many opening scenes there is lots of very short film footage which is played straight after another and they range from 1 - 5 seconds, this helps create a more thrilling and exciting atmosphere for the audience instead of footage that lasts 8 or more seconds playing one after another. Clips of footage ranging from 8 seconds or more could potentially make the audience bored and lose focus especially in a chase scene. Also from this research of opening scenes I now believe there are some parts of the location that we could take full advantage off and that lighting we have on offer could be used more effectively.
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