I started researching opening credits and I found a video naming some of the best opening sequences in movies of all time. What I found to be the similarity in these openings was that all of them hafd their own unique form of presenting itself. For example, the Pink Panther movie had the panther presenting each section of the contributors in a unique way such as typing the names of the people who wrote the film.
The one I found most applicable for my film would be the opening to "The Shining" (1980) This opening credit used the beauty of nature while saying the names of the contributors to the film. I feel this is applicable to my film because since I am going to be working with the forest, I would be able to use establishing shots of its beauty while doing the opening credits. This seems to be the right move for the type of film I'm going for and I cant wait until it all comes together!
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"Top 10 Opening Credit Sequences in Movies." youtube.com. N.p., n.d.Web. 26 Mar. 2016.<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKlQ0XrLSYU>.
I agree with your decision to display the opening credits whilst displaying the shots, therefore providing an uninterrupted opening. On another note, I believe that in the point of view shots from the monster's perspective, you could add a red hue to those shots to perpetuate the idea of the boys not being alone.
ReplyDeleteI really like that you are stepping out of your comfort zone and striving to create an opening to a horror film. Personally, I love horror films and would love to see how your opening looks in the end. I think that it is great that you have conducted tons of research on how to execute such an opening, because I can imagine that it must be hard to create this sort of “scare factor” to a piece of film without making it too cliché. I am a big believer in valuing the importance of making sure that you have every aspect of your project supported by research before actually commencing on the project; however, I feel that you may want to start filming soon to see what can be done and what you end up finding difficult to do. I liked that you created a storyboard in your last post (your drawings may not be the Mona Lisa but it got the message across well), but I just think that you may want to start filming because I feel as though that it is a lengthy process and you never know what issue may pop up. Also, just a suggestion, but you may want to re-read your blog posts to check for grammar and spelling mistakes (especially this post – hint: look at the second to last sentence) because it does not look good when proper English is not utilized. Nonetheless, I cannot wait to see how your opening looks!
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