Value of Research So Far

What I’ve learnt from my research into film openings are:

·        Most of the time there is non-diegetic music playing in the beginning that reflects the mood of the scene. We could do this to make our own movie set the right tone straight away.

·        There are also usually about 6-8 credits before the movie begins. This gives the audience brief information of what companies were involved in making the movie. Sometimes credits are added over the action - I had not realised how many of them there are, you do not see that when you are watching the film normally because you are concentrating on the action. So we must make sure that our credits are visible but don't break the audience out of watching.

·        There is also usually non-diegetic sound of some kind at the beginning of the movie to help the audience figure out what type of movie this is going to be like.

·        There is also usually an establishing shot to show the viewers where the characters are located. Quite often this is an aerial shot.

·        The main characters, most of the time, are always showed first so the audience create a bond with them, which will help get more motions out of them if something good or bad happens to the character. Close ups are used so we get used to their face and start to read their emotions.

·        There is also very little action that happens at the beginnings so the audience are encouraged to sit and watch the whole movie to find out what’s going to happen.

·        Also if all the main action was clear at the beginning the story line would be boring and the audience may feel the movie was a waste of their time.