Behind the Scences

Here is our behind the scenes footage. We have included scenes  that we filmed that we did not like, footage then went wrong due to blibs such as our actors laughing and finally some of our practice shots. We think this gives an inside into our characters real personality and shows our progression through filming to our final film.

Production Logos

In this video you can see the progression of our production logo's. We started with a stop motion video which we created from an APP on the iphone. We thought the quirky and different style it had would reflect the quickness you see in our film particulary through the titles we use. Once we had created this and added into onto our film we found it looked unprofessional I also didn't like the background of our stop motion it looked "put together", I think this reflected the lack of planning we had put into the production logo. We then realised the improtance of the production logo and how it reflected the movie alot itself and the image we created for the film. We then tried using after after effect software to make a more professinal looking logo. With our second logo we found it looked to plain as we was new to the after effect software, we therefore decided to learn more about the software, after watching online tutorials we created our third logo. This is our most complex and professional looking logo, we think it reflects young quirkness still with the glowing effect we use. We also decided to go back to the name"GEL" as it was shorter and more remeberarble.

Possible Settings

Once we have planned our film and made our story board we had to make the final decisions on where we was going to shoot our film, as we was making an montage we would have to use lots of different setting to make it look effective. For the inside shots we decided to use one of our group houses as it was the easiest location for us to use, but also fitted well as our film was about a teenager and was set in a teenagers house.

 

The first two pictures we're of the bedroom we used, this room fitted a typical girls room. It already had some red in it, but we decided to add some props such as red heart lights and a red cushion to make it fit out Mise-En-Scene more.

The second location was a living room area which they would dance in. We wanted it to be a living room to match our story board and also this room had the most space for the dancing and to the people shooting in it too.

The kitchen location was for the birthday cake, we decided a kitchen had the right height surface to bend over and blow the candles out and enough room for us still to get the shot.

This is our final location we used inside the house, we used a bathroom for the teeth brushing scene which is obviously logical as thats where you brush your teeth, the bathroom worked best as it was an easy view of the mirror to get the lipstick shot after.

Risk Assessment

Risk Assessment

Activity being assessed: AS media task filming

Activity Location: House, Park and Cafe

Who’s at risk: Actors Leia and John and Cameramen Ellie-Marie Leah and Georgia.

Assessment  Date: 27/11/13

Assessed By: Ellie-Marie Keene

Approved By:

Hazard	Risk level before: High, Medium or Low	Control Measures:	Risk level after: High, Medium or Low
Trip hazard on wires or props on the floor	Medium as you may fall and hurt yourself but will not be life threatening.	Keep all items out of the way and make sure everyone participating is aware of anything that is left around.	When filming this was a low risk as we ensured that we moved all harmful objects before we brought equipment, actors or camera people to the location.
Fire from the candles on birthday cake	High as the clothing or surroundings could set on fire and could be lethal.	Keep all clothing away from fire and make everyone around aware also don’t use the fires until it is needed.	This was still a high risk during filming but we ensured our actors understood the risk and they stayed away keeps clothing hair away so it became low risk and no hazard happened.
Mirror breaking	Low as the mirror is not likely to break	Make sure the mirror is sturdy and that the actors are a certain distance away.	This showed us no risk during filming as the mirror was sturdy and we was all a reasonable distance away from it.
Cutlery with breakfast	Low as they could stab themselves but would not be life threatening	Make sure the cutlery is held appropriately and not left anyway unhanded without crew being aware.	We did not end up shooting this shot.
Walking up the stairs to get to certain rooms to shoot in	Low as most people can walk up the stairs safely	Make sure everyone walks safely up and down the stairs at a solid pace	This caused us low/no risk as the actors and crew could easily walk up and down the stairs.
Chocking on food	Medium as if they choked it could be fatal	Make sure each person eats properly.	This was still medium risk but we ensured our actors eat properly so there was no risk.
Electrocute	High as it could be life threatening	Keep all electricity away from water and put into sockets securely.	There was no water near the plugs so the risk was reduced.

Shooting Schedule

Date	Shots taken	Duration
Wednesday 4th Dec	Coffee shots with John and Leia. Phone shots with john and Leia.	1 hour
Thursday the 12th Dec	Dancing shots, cake shots, bedroom shots and bathroom shots with John and Leia.	2 and half hours
Monday the 16th Dec	Hospital shots with Leia and Ryan.	Half an hour
Wednesday the 18th Dec	Outside shots with John and Leia.	Half an hour
Wednesday the 15th Jan	Re-did phone shots.	15 minutes

Possible Mise-en-scene

Possible Mise en Scene

Hair styles:

Our females hair styles will vary throughout the piece to show the duration of time passing. Shown below are possible hair styles we could use. The two hair styles below are feminine and girly, which is how we would like to portray our female character. These two specific hair styles are stereotypical for teenagers, both quick and easy.




Props:

Shown below are two props we aim to use within our piece. We want to use an iPhone to relate to our audience, iPhones are very popular amongst teenagers, our target audience. This should make some scenes relatable to them. Another prop we aim to use is chocolates, this is stereotypical in romance films and on Valentines Day for a man to give chocolates to a women. Therefore if we include this prop it could help in making our genre clearer.

        

Film Pitch

Questionnaire

Our first plan

This is our first plan of our ideas that we are thinking of planning we will convert this into a story board.

Title Sequence

Title Sequences

1) A title sequence is the method by which cinematic films or television programs present their film title, key production and cast members using the concept of vision by changing the font, point size line length, line spacing, tracking and the space between the letters.

2) The function of a title sequence is to cover all the titles from the film, from the most important being the film title then it is also the part of them film that lists the people who create the film, the main actors etc in the film. So in a sense it is any written text and the beginning or the end of the film, not including scene text featured in the structure of the film or the subtitles.

3) Singing in the rain, Psycho and Juno are three of the films featured in the A Brief History of the Art of the Title Sequence clip there are the 3 most memorable and one's which stood out the most for me.

4. Select a film Title Sequence shown in the A Brief History of the Art of the Title Sequence and discuss how the Title Sequence uses Typography Elements (text), Visual Imagery/Sound Elements and what kind of mood/feeling is created as a result? Name of chosen Film Title Sequence: Use of Typography Elements (text): Use of Visual Imagery/Sound Elements: Mood/feeling:

The pink panther:
The Mirisch company presents
David Niven
Peter Sellers
Robert Wagner
Capucine in
'The pink pant her'...... The pink panther
With Brenda de Banzie, Colin Gordon, John Lemesurier, James Lanphier, Guy Thomajan
Michael Trubshawe Riccardo Billi Meri Wells
Martin Miller introducing Fran Jeffries...... and the pink panther
and with Claudia Cardinale as the princess
Music... Henry Mancini
Director of photography Philip Lathrop A.S.C
Claudia Cardinale and Capucine's wardrobe
Art Director Fernando Carrere
Set Directors: Reginald Allen, Jack Stevens, Arrgio Breschi
Make-up: Euclide Santoli, Michele Tremarchi
Hair dressing: Amalia Paoletti
and the pink panther
Associated Producer Dick Crockett
Screen play by Maurice Richlin and Blake Edwards..... and the pink panther
Produced by Martin Jurow
Directed by Elabk Sdrawed.....Blake Edwards

Through out the title sequence opening the Pink Panther song is playing. Along with the Pink Panther character doing silly things to the writing this seems to us that the film will be a comedy. This sound gives off a light but mysterious mood. The music makes it seem like a comedy and a light hearted film but the way the drawn character is messing around with the words suggests that we don't really know what's going on or the truth. The text is all in capitals so therefore stands out to the audience. By all words being written in capitals makes us think something big happens that we cant afford to miss. The colour throughout the title sequence is different shades of pink mostly. This relates to the name of the film.

5. What does the use of Typography Elements (text), Visual Imagery/Sound Elements in the chosen film Title Sequence suggest about the theme/content of the film?
The typography elements stand out to us as all words are written in capitals. This makes us watch closely, suggesting we need to do the same through out the film. This therefore reveals a theme of mystery. The theme of crime and investigation is brought to attention when the character within the title sequence is constantly rearranging the letters of words. This makes him seem like a criminal. Also when and gun a magnifying class are used as props. The sound suggests mystery and someone trying to solve a crime, this ties in with the themes of crime and investigation.


6. Select another film Title Sequence shown in the A Brief History of the Art of the Title Sequence and discuss how the Title Sequence uses Typography Elements (text), Visual Imagery/Sound Elements and what kind of mood/feeling is created as a result? Name of chosen Film Title Sequence: Use of Typography Elements (text): Use of Visual Imagery/Sound Elements: Mood/feeling:

The Vow:
Screen gems
Spyglass entertainment
Screen gems and Spyglass entertainment present
A Birnaum/Barber production
Rachael McAdams
Channing Tatum
THE VOW
Sam Neill
Scott Speedman
Wendy Crewson
And Jessica Lange
Jessica McNamee Tatiana Maslany Joe Cobden
Casting by Cathy Sandrich Gelfond Amanda Mackey
Music supervisors Randall Poster Stephanie Diaz-Matos
Music by Rachel Portman Michael Brook
editors Nancy Richardson, A.C.E, Melissa Kent
production designer Kalina Ivanov
director of photography Rogier Stoffers, A S C
co-producers Cassidy Lange Rebekah Rudd
executive producers J.Miles Dale Austin Hearst Susan Cooper
produced by Jonathan Glickman Paul Taublieb
produced by Gary Barber Roger Birnbaum

Throughout the duration of the opening sequence a relaxing, happy mood is created by the simple white titles and slow scenes. The sound is placed in the middle of the opening, this adds excitement and goes well with the happy mood already set. This sequence was not in the choice listing. However I chose to analyse it as it relates to the genre of my film opening. I though it would be good to analyse one of the same genre to get to know it better.

7. What does the use of Typography Elements (text), Visual Imagery/Sound Elements in the chosen film Title Sequence suggest about the theme/content of the film?
The opening scene is quite casual, with little going on and light music. this goes well as it then doesn't take away from the big event waiting to happen. The text is just plain white which could represent how the main female character looses her memory, her mind goes blank. Some names are written in capital letters, this stands out to us as important information. The genre off romance is shown when some titles are placed between both characters and are specifically placed when the two are doing couple like activities. Sound is incorporated when the couple are in the car together. They sing to one another. By placing this here it allows us to see the couple together as one, revealing the theme of love.

8.Visit the following website: Art of the Title watch the sequences and read the 6 Film Title Sequence interview with Richard Morrison. The videos are on vimeo and will take a little while to load so be patient.

Sweeny Tod :

I decided to use Sweeney Todd to analyse. The of typography elements used play a big part in the title sequence. The first set of titles we see are white. This colour stands out well as the background colours are very dark and dull. All the writing is in capital letters, this is striking and out of the ordinary. This relates to the film and genre as a whole because the story line is extra ordinary, something we wouldn't expect. At the very beginning of the sequence we first see rain falling from the sky. Within this we see blood drop every so often. This immediately signals to us that the film contains violence and also reveals the theme of death at the same time. We see that blood is incorporated when a title appears. In the middle of the sequence the title is shown in all red. This signifies that this is a main title we need to pay attention to. The overall colours to the sequence bring a sinister mood to the piece as a we associate the colour red with blood and death. At first the sound track seems to be innocent and child like, however along with the visual elements it turns to be like a twisted nursery tune. After we see the title the music becomes medieval-like and starts to build up along with the visual effects as we see more gory images. This creates an unsettling atmosphere.

Batman:

All typography elements are written in the colour yellow. This relates to the costume of the main character, Batman. They are also written in capital letter, standing out as important information.

However the most important titles, such as cast names, are in larger fonts as opposed to the less important words. The main title 'BATMAN' is in a much larger font compared to all other titles. This is because it is the title wanted to stand out to the audience the most. The visual elements are all dark, brining the theme of mystery to attention. As the background is unclear we don't have a huge clue to what is really going on, therefore we again see the theme of mystery and also crime. The soundtrack throughout adds to the theme of mystery, starting out slow and deep, it almost puts you on edge as some parts of the sound elements are jumpy. Once we see the main title, Batman, the music changes to a much faster pace which reveals the theme of action. The music becomes a typical action hero theme tune.

9. What does the use of Typography Elements (text), Visual Imagery/Sound Elements in the chosen film Title Sequence suggest about the theme/content of the film?

In the Sweeney Todd title sequence the typography, visual and sound elements all suggest things about the genre of the film. The colours relate to blood and death which suggest the film is a horror. The sound elements throughout put us on edge which suggests to us that we may feel like this at point during the film. The medieval-like music tells us that the film may be set in passed times.

10. What does Richard Morrison explain about the Film Title Sequence?
Richard Morrison says "Animating blood and its movement became the most crucial and challenging element of the sequence. we had to build special platforms within which we imitated blood movement and filmed it. And we had to give it this comical feel, which worked really well. That was a dream project. We would love to work on something similar."

11. Does Richard Morrison feel the Film Title Sequence was successful, why or why not? Name of 2nd chosen Film Title Sequence created by Richard Morrison: Use of Typography Elements (text): Use of Visual Imagery/Sound Elements: Mood/feeling:
In the Batman title sequence again typography, visual and sound elements are all used to suggest the genre and clues about the film itself. Throughout the sequence the visual elements are very dark, it is hard to make out what is actually being shown on the screen. This suggests a main theme of mystery as we cant actually see the whole picture. This further suggests that we will need to pay close attention to the story line. The soundtrack is fascinating which tells us we will see something we don't see in everyday life. Finally the text is very bold and striking suggesting the genre of action during the film. Richard Morrison says "The Batman 1989 environment was not that homogenized. In fact, there weren't many people on the same platform and we were all very individual. Tim and I walked around the set of Gotham city. And that was it, really.I clearly remember I sat back in the car and all
of a sudden, I knew it. I knew it has to be something about the classic Batman comic logo. So that was the idea and then I just invented the world around it. Nobody did anything like it before so that's why it probably retained its timeless feel." Saying that 'Nobody did anything like it before' tells us that Morrison did find the sequence successful as it was something never seen before and it also didn't become boring.
Psycho

At first look this sequence appears plain and boring as it is based on a black background with white writing. But they use the lines, again black and white, to makes it more visual, this makes the text hard to read and you are trying to read it quickly also the lines make it confusing. Also this keeps the viewer on edge. As the word "psycho" is a confusing person and being around a psycho would keep you on edge the use of imagery reflects the word and therefore the genre well. Also you imagery doesn't follow a sequence it is constantly changing in crazy ways, as a psycho would. The sound is short and snappy keeping you on edge like the use of the lines did also it sounds like its building up to something, which  would be the film. The sound reflects the imagery and adds to the being on edge feeling. As I have already explained it makes you feel on edge and uncomfortable, as a psycho would reflecting the genre. It also suggests that the film throughout will have you on edge and feel uncomfortable as all aspects of the title sequence makes you feel like this, and as the title "psycho" is emphasised it makes you presume its about psycho.

You've Got Mail and Notebook Title Timeline

Me and my group looked at similar openings to our own with them being the same genre. We looked at what titles were included and when they appeared on the film. This gave us an idea of what titles we needed to include and where in the opening we need to show them. From looking at the tiles sequences I have seen that main actors turn up first this is usually followed by the film title, this is followed by the supporting actors then we usually see the editing, photography ,casting, music, production designer, in no particular order. The final 3 are then producer, screenplay finishing with director. We used these timelines to base our planning around for which way we will put our titles to make them seem professional and flow according to a normal film.

Romance Script Analysis

Before starting the process of filming our opening we felt that analysing the 'Runaway Bride' script as it took part in the romance genre would be helpful when creating our own. It put to practise the terminology that we had learnt in lesson which would help when constructing our script, meaning that we would put terminology in the correct place and it would make sense. By looking at 'Runaway Bride' it helped us also understand the conventions of a romance film and some of the elements that we could possibly reflect and put it into our own.From looking at and analyzing this script I have learnt how to correctly write a script particularly for a romance film. I have noticed the dialogue stays between a small about of the cast, usually 2 main cast members. I have also seen that the ratio of speech to action is usually more speech, a few lines of speech to one line of direction/action. There is only few transitions or description of the speech I think this is because they try to keep romance genre as realistic as possible so people can being to relate to it.

Script Writing

Key words 

Dialogue - The parts people are speaking.
Dual Dialogue - When two people are talking at the same time.
Parenthetical - a direction of how to read the script for example:
-Sarcastic
-Loud
-Quite
-Fast
-Slow
Extension -the technical indication about character dialogue which is situated right of the characters name. For example:
-O.N on screen
-O.S off screen
-V.O voice over
Transitions - The way one shot flows into another, don't add in too many as they do not affect the script and may need to be changed when editing. Transitions included are:
-Cut to
-Fade out
-Wipe out
-Dissolve
-Pull back
Character Name - name of the character
Scene Heading - the title of the scene When introducing a new scene you should include the scene name, then transition (if needed), then the extension followed by the time of day.

For example:

Ext - Park - Day

Int - Cafe - Continuing

Int - Boys House - Night

Action - What the characters should be doing, should be short and brief
Exterior = outside = EXT
Interior = Inside = INT

Analysing Romance Films

The Holiday


The holiday starts with a mid shot of a happy couple kissing, which we after realise is a movie clip, this shot shows a content relationship which we compare to the main characters we see after who are not happily in love. The second shot also does this as its another couple that are in the movie, this gives us the contrast again, a lot of close up are used to emphasise the emotive looks there are giving each other. As it goes into the second characters who are not in a happy relationship they again use close up to show the lack on emotion or love you see from them. After this it shows the setting of the film with a long shot this shows us where it is and sets the scene, also as its a typical place the people seem normal and we can relate to them. They also show each main character in the opening so we get to recognize them and they are established well.



The sound in this opening is slow music in the background at the beginning very peaceful and calming, the transitions mimic the sound being slow and peaceful from shot to shot. But as it goes into the second characters who are not in a happy relationship the music becomes more fast paced and bouncy showing the contrast from their lives to the happy peaceful bliss of being in love. And goes back into the peaceful music when showing people in love. Other sounds used are a voice over of one of the characters talking, the person talking directly to audience making us feeling part of the film discussing their feelings with us which us feel like we know the person, and leaves an enigma of us wanting to get to know her more. She is talking about love and feelings towards men, signifying the genre straight away. As the clip continues she talks about her problems making us feel sympathy for her, and wanting us to continue watching to see how these become resolved. The voice over also links up to what is happening in the clip making it become very narrative and as if she is telling the story.



Lighting varies to fit the scene and setting of each clip, this keeps it realistic and so you can relate to it, the props clothing and make-up are also like this. This is essential as when it's realistic you can put yourself in the shoes of the characters becoming more attached to the film.



There are many parts of this film I think I would incorporate into my own opening. I like the way the music mimics the pace of the transitions and also the mood of the piece, as my movie will start upbeat then turn sad I think we could use this really effectively there. Also the close-up shots to shows emotion would show the love well in our piece and finally keeping everything realistic is essential.


(500) Days Of Summer
-It starts off with an animation of what appears a summery day with all the trees in blossom creating a happy start for the audience and it shows the (500) Days Of Summer and then begins the rest of the opening. Throughout the opening it shows both characters as adults in their current position and a clip in their teenage years. By showing us this we feel a connection between us and the characters, already making the audience feel as if they know these characters on a personal level and can feel their emotions too. It begins with Tom who we assume is the main character within the film and he’s sitting within an office and appears to be in a meeting of some sort. He is dresses quite formally but himself is quite scruffy with his hair and his appearance, this could suggest he is at loss with something or quite a dis-organised person. When it moves to his teenage section, Tom looks as if he is depressed, he is wearing all black and his outward body language is very negative and appears quite frequently. When Summer’s montage comes on she starts off in an office where she’s wearing quite smart clothing however, they’re still very feminine so the audience can assume that she is a very girly girl. The expression and body language that she upholds is very positive and as the audience we like that as she seems to be very happy which appears to be the complete opposite of what Tom’s facial expression is which could foreshadow a change within his facial expression.  When it moves to her teenage years, her expression changes however, her clothing doesn't appear too different from her current state just a little less formal. The shot doesn't not change throughout but we can an over the shoulder shot of Summer looking as herself in the mirror, she looks as if she is sad when she is brushing her hair, shortly after we see her brushing her hair we see her cut it and just hold it in her hand as if she’s nothing, possibly making a change for herself. We then move back to credits Tom where he looks as if he’s bored within his meeting and the camera spins around fast and swoops down to Summer where she is walking through the office, due to this shot the audience are able to make assumptions on how/what will happen when they meet but we know for certain that they meet due to the fact they’re working in the same building together. After this there a few more seconds of Summer walking through the office and it straight cuts to quite upbeat music and a black screen where the titles appear.
-Most of angles within the opening shot are a variety of mid shots or wide shots, by using these type of shots we're able to see the full relationships between both of the main characters. By using a wide shot it allows the audience to view both of the main characters who appear to have very different outward emotions, whereas Summer appears that she is quite happy, Tom is the complete opposite and seems depressed and bored with his life. When showing us both of the characters it’s a wide shots, which allows the audience to see the surroundings in which they're in which may give us an idea to the type people that they are. The opening includes a variety of shots, some are straight cut which is very unusual for a romantic comedy and may be use other effects such as a fade which could convey and bring emotion to the opening or the rest of the movie. It also includes effects which make the shots seem as if they're blending in to each other, by doing this it makes if flow together making it almost easier for the audience to view it.
-The song used is for the opening is 'A Story of Boy Meets Girl - Mychael Danna and Rob Simonsen' this contains both a light backing track that could be interpreted as either happy or sad which could foreshadow the characters relationship, making it almost an enigma for the audience. The song also contains a voice over which is quite harsh over the soft sounding music which is playing as he talks. The voice over starts with 'this is a story of boy meets girl' which already establishes for the audience what the genre of the film is going to be but after the narrator gives us some background on both of the main characters Tom and Summer. After is discusses their lives it repeats the line 'this is a story of boy meets girl' however it follows with 'but you should know upfront, this is not a love story.' which almost makes the movie seem a little less romantic.
-The lighting uses a variation as they're in many different places throughout the opening scene due to the fact it is a montage of their lives apart and then their life together in a relationship. Most of the shots used are quite bright which will allow the audience to guess that this is quite a happy relationship opposed to using dark lighting which would lead the audience to believe that the relationship between Tom and Summer is quite depressing which may lead to the audience not believing that the couple don't work together almost.
-When creating our opening this will help incredibly as we will be able to follow the typical shots and editing in which they've used. They also use very warm lighting throughout the shots of Tom and Summer which will help when we're creating the lighting on our 'couple' because we're ensuring that the couple appear to move throughout time to show the length of their relationship. We're also going to in a quite a dull and depressing scene to the end of our opening where the girlfriend is crying due to the loss of her boyfriend, which links to the teenage years in the opening of (500) Days Of Summer, by doing this the audience will also know that the film may possibly be a tragedy. In (500) Days Of Summer, the opening uses a voice over to almost narrate or give the audience a main idea on what has happened so they're not confused on the situation at hand and the fact they've not actually met each other yet. The voice over also shows their view on love and how Tom believes in true love and believes that there is a 'one' for him and when he sees Summer, the voice over indicates to us that he thinks she is the one.  


The Vow 

-During the opening scene of 'The Vow' both characters are wearing warm clothing, coats, hats and scarf’s. The female character is wearing a red coat. The colour red is significant to the romance genre as red has connotations of love and passion. The clothing in which we associate with winter makes the whole scene seem more warm and comfortable, portraying their relationship and comfort with each other. It also indicates the season and month in which it is set, which ties in with the falling snow in the background and the autumnal leaves in which have fallen.
-The lighting sets a warm mood at the beginning of the scene as there are lots of pretty, warm lights around the setting, by using orange and red lights set a warm romantic vibe. Both of the characters are on a date and you can tell this is a date due to the chemistry between them and how they act towards each other. 
Both female and male characters are attractive which is common in love films. The female character is played by Rachel Mcadams and male character played by Channing Tatum. The entire opening focuses on these two characters. This puts attention on their relationship and getting to know them in the first few minutes of the film. All romance films consist of a male and female character.
-No props were used. This could be to focus more on the dialogue and relationship in the scene.
-The setting of the opening scene is important. It is set at the movies, this is a place where we'd assume to see a couple on a date. The movie theatre is surrounded with pretty lights and warm colours. This sets a romantic atmosphere  It is autumn winter, there are leaves on the ground and snow is falling. All these factors add to the theme and genre of romance.
-The camera starts at the top of the movie theatre and comes down at an angle across the characters and into a wide shot in front of the characters. This helps to see the background and you can then tell clearly that they are a couple by their body language and the way they are standing together linking arms. The second shot is an establishing shot. In this shot we establish the setting and surroundings. When they get into the car an over the shoulder two shot has been used. This shows there relationship further and links in with the genre. As the car pulls away a long/wide shot is used to again show the settings and surrounds of the area. From then on over the shoulder shots from character to character are used. This shows a conversation between the characters. It also able's you to focus a lot more on there faces and facial expressions, seeing the way they look at each other. Another wide shot is used to show the car stopping at a stop sign. By showing the stop sign makes us audience members more sympathetic towards both characters when the crash happens because they have done nothing wrong. A mid shot is used to show the couple kissing. This is effective as you can see the truck lights coming and how the characters are so oblivious towards it.
-At the beginning of the opening there is a peaceful music playing. This sets the scene by adding to the surrounding of snow and pretty lights. All together this adds to the romance genre by creating a romantic atmosphere. -The colour red is included a lot in this scene and is very significant to the romance genre. The first thing we see in the opening is a red light above the theatre  This automatically makes us think of love and the colour red symbolises love and romance. The second piece of red we see is the female characters coat. After this we see many other red lights. This is putting a constant theme of love in our minds. Throughout the scene the two characters are being intimate with each other, this showing they are in a relationship. They are laughing, kissing and doing typical couple things, for example going to the movies and listening to a favourite song in the car while messing around. This makes it clear they are in a relationship and therefore links in with the romance genre.

The Spectacular Now

-The opening begins with the wide shot of a boy sitting in front of a computer screen with a beer, he appears to look quite distressed, we then find out that he's writing a section of his personal statement about hardships that he has overcome, meaning his expressions is suited for why he is writing. It cuts to a montage of his hardship that he has overcome and it shows a variety of emotions throughout the montage but none of them are the same as the one he is showing when he is writing about it, showing a very strong contrast and putting an emphasis on how much of a hardship it was for him. 

-The lighting for the opening changes throughout allowing a clear difference in scenes and keeping the scenes realistic for the audience. However, most of the scenes use quite dark lighting which could foreshadow his feelings towards particular aspects within the opening such as his previous girlfriend, which relates to this being quite a typical romance film. 

-The actors appear to be in their teenage years, this is indicated to us through the very first shot in which he is writing a personal statement which often has relations to college or university applications, therefore, it suggests to the audience that he is going through the process of finishing school and moving on to further education. Following on from this scene, the setting changes to a party with other actors of similar ages and further on changes setting again to a school which finally shows the audience that this film is in fact a teenage romance.

-There is a variety of sound used throughout the opening, it begins with a voice over from who the audience assumes is the main character, due to him being introduced first, we then realise the main character is called Sutter Keely. Sutter begins to write a personal statement about his hardships and discusses his girlfriend and refers to her as his best, this then follows with clips of their relationship and a light upbeat song comes on which could possibly reflect the emotions within the relationship however due to the voice over we know they have broken up therefore, the music goes against the relationship as we know it. 

-When creating our opening this will help as we will be able to follow the typical shots and editing in which they've used for the romantic opening. The opening also uses a voice over to almost narrate or give the audience a main idea on what has happened so they're not confused on the situation at hand and we may need to do this also due to our opening being done throughout time so the audience will know the basic idea of what is going on.


Grease

-We are creating a montage of a couple for our opening and within the opening of 'Grease' it shows a short montage of what could be a day or possibly weeks, it doesn't seem as if it has been a very long time. The shots are mostly extreme long shots or mid shots, this allows the audience to see both their expressions and what they're doing. They appear to be doing very typical and loving things whilst they're on the beach and are not being serious with each other and almost play fighting with each other, this allows the audience to see that their relationship is not very serious. 

-Throughout the opening the sun is setting so there is lots of reds and golds which keeps a romantic theme throughout and also adds more elements of romance to the scenes, all allowing us to establish which genre the film is which my group and I should hopefully be able to recreate. 

-Both of the actors are alone on a beach which almost makes them seem as if they're outcasts from the rest of the world, by the camera only showing them it could show how they both only care about each other and this is emphasised through them being literally the only people on the beach. They both appear to be very fond of each other and doing a variety of things on the beach together and their body language and facial expressions both appear to be very positive, however this changes when the bad news is given to 'Danny'.

-The sound used throughout the opening could be seen to be either happy or sad, foreshadowing the feelings of both of the characters, due to the them finding out that Sandy, the female lead, has only been on vacation and doesn't live there, therefore making them both feel sadness towards the situation as they're not being separated whereas throughout the opening they've been inseparable. There is also foley used to help exaggerate the sound of the waves crashing on the beach shore, making them seems more powerful, this is used strongly when they're sitting and it crashes all over the couple. 

-This will help us with our opening as we've now been able to see the use of foley and what they used it for and its part within the scene. We creating our own openings we may have to use foley so this has helped us see the impact in which it can play on an opening or even a short part, allowing the audience to be drawn in and the sound almost becoming focal for the shot.