The Genre I have chosen is a hybrid genre of Art House/Fantasy.
One film that greatly appealed to me was Amelie. I thought the innocence of the girl interwoven with the music is extremely touching. This montage is mixed with slow motion so we can appreciate this girls intelligence. The montage style evokes that she is playful, and artistic and very independent which is very touching. As this opening scene opens up, we get a small girl around seven years old. The location is set in ones house. She has obviously alone a lot of the time. We the audience get a sense of mystery and we want want to work out who this girls is and what has brought her independence and intelligence upon her. She wears different clothes and draws on her hand to show her creative nature. Non diegetic music is used throughout this clip. This scene can be conventional for an art house fantasy mainly due to the fact of the girls mind, who is clearly into fantasy elements.
This is what I want to similarly incorporate into my film. I like it how the credits are done manually with the girls hands.
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The opening sequence of Scott Pilgrim VS theWorld can be seen as conventional for the fantasy element. Independent graphical effect are used which gives rather surreal fantasy qualities. I love the title sequence. When Scott strums the guitar, the vibrations are visible. I also like when we get a shot of Scott's band, I also love the fact that there is a small box that writes a small extract about them. This opening is quite surreal and many fantasy elements can be seen. A numerous number of characters can be seen in this opening. Scott Pilgrim, Knives Chau, Scott's 17 year old girl friend, Stephen Stills ("The Talent), Kim Pine, Young Neil, Three settings are used. A kitchen where all the band are sitting. One scene is set outside a house when Scott greets Knives. The next is indoors within a living room where the band practice. By watching this, various questions are brought to us, for example why does Scott have such a young girl friend, what are the storey behind this band. Various folley effects are used in this for example a door bell. This is what I should incorporate in my film to make it more realistic. Diegetic turns to Non Diegetic music when the band start playing and it changes to credits.
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I also enjoy films by Tim Burton. I like the magical feel of a new world that he evokes in his film with a rather sinister feel. No characters are introduced in this sequence however the incidental music gives us a sense of an eerie feel. Two settings are established. At the beginning, we get the externals of a massive tower like factory. The second location is done inside the factory with various concoctions being made with machinery. This is all done using graphics. The enigma created is questions like what is this magical place and there is obviously something magical about this place.The diegetic music makes me want to continue watching. Various tracking shots are used to outline the factory.
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I liked Submarine directed by Richard Ayoade. I loved his opening due to this clever, We get introduced to one character who is called Oliver Tate. He is a thought provoking boy even to the extreme of foreshadowed his own funeral. This poignant moment I would love to include in my film. The location shot of his room are used and he talks to us using voice over. This I believe is more affecting. A shot of the sea is also used which works fantastically over this shot. This genre goes under a hybrid genre of an Art House Comedy. There are definitely some art house qualities with the low budget and I also found the typical simplistic, working weather (pathetic fallacy) greatly impacted the somber mood of the film which made this opening rather emotional and thought provoking. Low key lighting is used throughout which makes this scene which makes everything more atmospheric. Jump cuts are used when we meet Oliver Tate. This shows that he is quirky child. I would like to use this effect in my two minute opening. Various locations are used like a hamlet, and picturesque views of mountains, and a coast line showing that they live close to the sea. At the end of the two minutes we get a shot of a class room. Tracking shots are virtually through out this opening scene.
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Alice in Wonderland by Tim Burton is a phantasy/action directed by Tim Burton. Five characters are
introduced. Alice, Alice's father, two friends and a butler. There are three locations incorporated in the opening two minutes. An establishing shot which is outside Alice's house, a living room and Alice's bedroom. Due to them having a butler and living in a immodest house, we can work just from these two minutes that Alice comes from a rich family. An anomaly is just created when Alice keeps on having these nightmares about smiling cats and blue caterpillars. This film is conventional mainly due to the unknown and mysterious qualities that come under the phantasy element.
One film that greatly appealed to me was Amelie. I thought the innocence of the girl interwoven with the music is extremely touching. This montage is mixed with slow motion so we can appreciate this girls intelligence. The montage style evokes that she is playful, and artistic and very independent which is very touching. As this opening scene opens up, we get a small girl around seven years old. The location is set in ones house. She has obviously alone a lot of the time. We the audience get a sense of mystery and we want want to work out who this girls is and what has brought her independence and intelligence upon her. She wears different clothes and draws on her hand to show her creative nature. Non diegetic music is used throughout this clip. This scene can be conventional for an art house fantasy mainly due to the fact of the girls mind, who is clearly into fantasy elements.
This is what I want to similarly incorporate into my film. I like it how the credits are done manually with the girls hands.
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The opening sequence of Scott Pilgrim VS theWorld can be seen as conventional for the fantasy element. Independent graphical effect are used which gives rather surreal fantasy qualities. I love the title sequence. When Scott strums the guitar, the vibrations are visible. I also like when we get a shot of Scott's band, I also love the fact that there is a small box that writes a small extract about them. This opening is quite surreal and many fantasy elements can be seen. A numerous number of characters can be seen in this opening. Scott Pilgrim, Knives Chau, Scott's 17 year old girl friend, Stephen Stills ("The Talent), Kim Pine, Young Neil, Three settings are used. A kitchen where all the band are sitting. One scene is set outside a house when Scott greets Knives. The next is indoors within a living room where the band practice. By watching this, various questions are brought to us, for example why does Scott have such a young girl friend, what are the storey behind this band. Various folley effects are used in this for example a door bell. This is what I should incorporate in my film to make it more realistic. Diegetic turns to Non Diegetic music when the band start playing and it changes to credits.
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I also enjoy films by Tim Burton. I like the magical feel of a new world that he evokes in his film with a rather sinister feel. No characters are introduced in this sequence however the incidental music gives us a sense of an eerie feel. Two settings are established. At the beginning, we get the externals of a massive tower like factory. The second location is done inside the factory with various concoctions being made with machinery. This is all done using graphics. The enigma created is questions like what is this magical place and there is obviously something magical about this place.The diegetic music makes me want to continue watching. Various tracking shots are used to outline the factory.
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I liked Submarine directed by Richard Ayoade. I loved his opening due to this clever, We get introduced to one character who is called Oliver Tate. He is a thought provoking boy even to the extreme of foreshadowed his own funeral. This poignant moment I would love to include in my film. The location shot of his room are used and he talks to us using voice over. This I believe is more affecting. A shot of the sea is also used which works fantastically over this shot. This genre goes under a hybrid genre of an Art House Comedy. There are definitely some art house qualities with the low budget and I also found the typical simplistic, working weather (pathetic fallacy) greatly impacted the somber mood of the film which made this opening rather emotional and thought provoking. Low key lighting is used throughout which makes this scene which makes everything more atmospheric. Jump cuts are used when we meet Oliver Tate. This shows that he is quirky child. I would like to use this effect in my two minute opening. Various locations are used like a hamlet, and picturesque views of mountains, and a coast line showing that they live close to the sea. At the end of the two minutes we get a shot of a class room. Tracking shots are virtually through out this opening scene.
Alice in Wonderland by Tim Burton is a phantasy/action directed by Tim Burton. Five characters are
introduced. Alice, Alice's father, two friends and a butler. There are three locations incorporated in the opening two minutes. An establishing shot which is outside Alice's house, a living room and Alice's bedroom. Due to them having a butler and living in a immodest house, we can work just from these two minutes that Alice comes from a rich family. An anomaly is just created when Alice keeps on having these nightmares about smiling cats and blue caterpillars. This film is conventional mainly due to the unknown and mysterious qualities that come under the phantasy element.
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