9/10/14 | RESEARCH | RESEARCH INTO SIMILAR FILM OPENINGS; Day
after Tomorrow
The Day after Tomorrow (Roland Emerrich, 2004) opens
with a very long track shot over the Antarctic. The shot is long to create the
feeling of a remote location. The shots made me wonder whether the immense ice
shelves were actually CGI or not. The title credits all appeared to be
reflected in the water. The colours used in the opening are dark blue and white
to build up the dramatic atmosphere. The music is dramatic and it created a
feeling of majesty and awe.
9/10/14 | RESEARCH | RESEARCH INTO SIMILAR FILM OPENINGS; The
Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
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This film opens with an extreme close up of a man un-wrapping
a parcel, creating suspense and tension as the audience doesn’t know what is in
the parcel.
This gave our group the idea of having an extreme close
up of the girls eye which will make the audience are curious on what’s going to
happen next.
There are also connotations of technology in it: one of
the scenes contains a small section of keyboard in it, showing the audience that
the film is based around technological devices. Within a few seconds there is
another scene where there are lots of USB wires, reinforcing this idea. This gave
us an idea to base our story around a particular technological device/thing
that happens.
In another scene you can see a person being chained up,
this connotes violence.
A person is covered in black liquid. Black symbolises
evil, and if you look closely to the person’s face you can see signs of
suffering. There is suspense as the audience is wondering what has happened to
the person.
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