Monday, 3 December 2012

Research: Conventions


At the start of a film, many things happen in it; and as it is the beginning, the audience may not be too sure on what is happening. To help us get more of an understanding what's happening, the introduction of a thriller consist of:

  • Title of the movie
  • Actors names
  • The company identity and logo
  • Suggestion of the story that will unfold 
  • An introducing to the main character 
  • An introducing to the setting/location
  • Communicates the genre of the film  to the audience
A classic opening has: 
  • wideshot city scape
  • wideshot building  
  • shots of the window
  • inside
  • & Meet the characters
Example of the film "Panic Room"


The title sequence including actors names:

The company identity and logo:

Suggestion of the story that will unfold:

An introducing to the main character:

An introducing to the setting/location:

The genre of the film:

No comments:

Post a Comment