Evaluation 1:

Image 1: The title of the film.

This screen grab displays the title of the film “The Company”. This appears after the first section of the film has been shown. I thought it was effective to do it this way as it lets the audience get a feel of the film beforehand. Other film openings have used this technique such as James Bond movies. For the text colours I chose to use red which is symbolised as violence, death and red is also the colour of blood. I thought that was suitable soon as though the film is based around action and violence.


Image 2: Setting/location.

This long shot shows the location that the film opening was shot at, but it also keeps the character in the frame so the audiences focus does not wear away from him. The picture consists of a field which the filming taken place. The field was relevant to the movie plot as it contained a stone which could symbolise a memorial. A lot of films use this camera shot to allow the audience to get a greater view of the location that the scene is taking place. An example of another film that uses this technique is “Disaster Movie” which uses a long shot to show the surrounding location but also keeps the people in shot.

Image 3: Costumes and props.

The costume is shown more clearly when there is a mid shot used. The character is stood central in the shot and makes the costume more obvious and provides a greater mysterious feel. The majority of films use this shot type to show the characters and get a better feel of who they are. It is a typical camera shot as it gets straight to the point of showing off the costume being used whilst also maintaining the shots of the background around them.

Image 4: Camerawork and editing.

The effect shown in this image displays the two video clips overlapping and merging into one another. This creates a good effect and a smooth transition between the two clips whilst trying to keep it slow paced along with the slow music used. This editing technique can also be seen in some war films where the character us reflecting over the graves of those who died. This shot also uses an over shoulder angle which can keep the character in frame but shows the thing he is looking at so the audience can establish a better feel of what the object is.

Image 5: Credit font and style.

This screen grab shows the credits of the film such as the producer, director and the main actor. The colours within the credits are simple using white text on a black background so they stand out. The font is also kept simple so everyone is able to read it, if a more difficult font was used some people could have not been able to read it. Most films tend to place the more important people at the beginning of the film and the other people involved either overlapping the video or at the end of the movie. Having them be displayed just after the film title appeared kept it in a theme and consistent with how the background is still black and it smoothly changes over.

Image 6: Story and how the opening set it up.

The story is setup and comes more clear when the other characters enter through the use of a long shot of the field. The story still does not become completely obvious but it creates a better image for the audience on how he is being tracked down by some people and thy are following him. James Bond films use this sort of technique in how they show the bad person on the other side of a room but keeping both characters in the same frame as one another.

Image 7: Genre and how the opening suggests it.

The opening can suggest that the genre of the film (action) opening from the screen grab because it shows that the character is being followed therefore you can understand that something is going to happen at some point. This can also be related to the costume of the main character in how he is mainly dressed in black to symbolize mystery and secretive. Most films that want to display the genre of the film from the beginning use scenes that allow that to happen such as action films having some form of action at the start. This can come back the the Bond films, they use fast paced introductions with fights or high speed chases.

Image 8: How characters are introduced.

The character is first introduced in the first camera shot of the opening with them walking along a pathway. The character is introduced in a mysterious way which relates to how the character is. It introduces him wearing the full black costume which then also builds up on the mystery part of the character

Image 9: Special effects.

There was not any special effects used but this can come back to the overlapping of video. Image 4 can relate to this because of how they merge into one another to form a sad, reflective effect on the audience.