Style/colour of font- In our opening sequence we used a Black font though out because of how it would fit in with the dark atmosphere we were trying to create, we added to this by using a slightly gothic font style. For the word 'Contamination' at the end we used a different font as it was the title of the film and we wanted it to stand out.
However, some of our audience feedback said they did not like this.
Genre- We established genre though the fast paced editing of Jacob running thought the trees. We then added to this by the dramatic and eery music that we layered over the top.
Introduction of characters - we introduced the character by showing various clips of Jacob running in different directions, this shows that he is scared and the fact that he is the only character shown shows that he is alone. The first shot of Jacob that is seen in the opening sequence is a close up of his feet, this adds some mystery to who the character is.
Camera - Throughout the opening sequence we use various shot sizes such as medium shots, long shots and close ups. We also use a POV shot with a moving camera so the audience is able to see form Jacobs perspective and sympathise with him. We could of build on this aspect more by adding in more close ups of Jacob's face.
Sound - There is only a small amount of dialogue in out opening sequence which involves Jacob shouting 'is there anybody out there?' which gives the audience a hint toward what the film is about. We also have some sound effects such as panting over the point of view shots as this shows Jacob to be out of breath. We decided we wanted there to a eery atmosphere the the opening sequence to was added a dramatic soundtrack over the top of the video.
Editing & Special Effects- whilst we were editing we made the shots of Jacob running fast paced editing so they added tension the the film. We also used special effects such as cross dissolves to fade in and out our typograhy which gave a quite mysterious effect which is good because the audience does not get know why Jacob is running, we also used a 'dip to black' transition to make a smoother transition form stationary camera shots to moving camera shots.
Mise-en-scene - we used the woods as the setting for out opening sequence because it added to the action adventure genre, we didn't use any props except ones which were already in the setting, such as the tree trunk Jacob trips on. The lighting we used was just the natural lighting which is why it varies from shot to shot, this is something that could be improved upon. The costume and makeup that we used is very typical of a male of Jacobs age because of the bight colours he is wearing.
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