Sarah Alexander Media Studies

 Research Hey guys, as the title says we're going to be researching. Here is what we will be researching today: What do the opening sequences look like in other films of my genre? (Question1) How does an opening sequence reveal meaning and tone without giving away too much? (Question 2) How much action really happens in the first 2 minutes of a film? (Question 3)  Movie:  Question 1  Question 2  Question 3  The Women In The Window  We see what looked like stars as we heard mysterious music and then started to hear heavy breathing. We see a women's eyes shoot open and then get a look at how the whole house looks. During that time we see pictures of a man who looked like he is in distress  It does not give away much because all we can see is how the house looks like and what looked like a clue of what we would be seeing in the future. It introduces the main character. There is no action in this opening scene. Forgotten  This opening scene was e...

Mystery Yes, my group will be doing an opening scene for a mystery film. We chose mystery because we all conveniently watch mystery shows. We also know a few of the basic conventions mystery films have so we already had some ideas for what we should do. Speaking of the basic conventions let's go into the basic conventions of mystery that I will be using in or opening scene. (Please note I will not list all conventions just a few from each category.) Cinematography: Shot Types: Close- Up: We will use a close up to show the phone in our opening to signify how important what's on the phone is. Medium Close-Up: We will show different parts of the dead body with a medium close up Long Shot: We will use a long shot in order to show the surroundings by the dead body. Also during the flashback to show the girl in distress. Camera Movements: Tracking/Panning : We are going ton use this so that we can have a clean transition from women to stalker and it will help show how far/close the s...