Initial Ideas

We aim to make a opening sequence of a film, we thought of some initial ideas of a gangster, teen gun British drama. We then had a new theme of murder. An opening sequence is the most important moment of a film. They are the first images the audiences see and is the chance to hook them in from the start. An opening sequence should:

• Introduce and establish characters- usually the main character is shown first
• Establish time and place- would maybe show shots of where it is set, voice overs can be used to say what the time and place is and where it is set
• Set up enigmas- keep the audience gripped to their seats, so they don't switch the film off and get bored. They stay and watch the film so all the initial questions they had are answered.
• Sets up audiences expectations- for plot or media language e.g. if the film is about fighting, the film should have realistic fight scenes to keep to the genre of that film.

We aim to focus on establishing the sub-genre of teenage gun crime and creating audience expectations. We aim to show this in our clip as there is a killing caused by gun crime.

Sarah Fowler