Class Film Opening Analysis

Class Film Opening Analysis

For are film opening analysis we did in class we did the film My Best Friends Wedding

• The titles in the film look posh and over the top and they made the titles look like they had been handwritten.
• Throughout the whole film opening there was always a pink background.
• Also in the film opening it only shows bridesmaids and the bride which could tell us that the film is going to take place at a wedding.

   

• In this film opening we can tell that the film is going to be a romantic comedy because as seen in the photo, she threw her bouquet and the caught her own bouquet that she bought.
• The atmosphere in this film opening is all happy and upbeat which could show that the film could be all upbeat and nice.
• Their are three themes in this film opening that are shown a lot and they are love, joy and pleasure. 

This will help me when it comes to making my own film opening because it shows me what works with this specific genre if we were to use this genre.

Similarities and Differences in Film Openings

Similarities and Differences in Film Openings

Film Name/Opening Sequence watched	Similarities	Differences
Spectre	All three of these films put the name of the director at the very end of the clip to show his importance. Both this film and Se7en show their institutional logos almost instantly.	Spectre shows the name of their director for a longer amount of time than the other two films.
Se7en	Both this film and Spectre introduce their main character quickly in their opening sequence	Se7en uses fast paced editing in most of their opening sequence
Lord of War	Lord of war and Spectre both use slow paced editing mainly throughout the entire opening sequence	Lord of War introduces their main character much slower than the other two films. Lord of War shows its institutional logo much later than the other two

Differences between film openings and trailers

Differences between film openings and trailers

The difference between a film opening and a trailer is that a trailer builds up tension and it does not reveal anything major about the plot, a trailer also uses fast paced editing and trailers also give the general gist of the film. Trailers usually end on cliffhanger to leave the audience thinking about what would happen to the characters and what would happen in the film. During trailers there is usually a lot of fade to blacks used because in a trailer it is a montage of clips. In a trailer the titles come at the end and institution logos come at the start.

The difference between a trailer and a film opening is that a film opening uses slow paced editing compared to the fast paced editing of trailers. A film opening usually sets the scene and it must have all the titles in it, including putting the directors name at the end of the opening scene. Film openings are supposed to immerse the audience into the film they are watching.      During a film opening there is information about the genre and the indication of the place shown in the opening sequence.