Blog 8: Movie Opener Brainstorm and Reasearch

Opener 1: Rise

What I noticed were multiple insert shots of things such as bags, and shoes from multiple perspectives such as P.O.V shots and zoom in shots. It also features montage editing of the main character playing soccer, showing that time has passed between shots. 

Opener 2: Dear Lover

Features multiple establishing shots of a pond in a forest. It also uses fade to black transitions in it's editing. It also features clips out of chronological order as flashbacks. 

Opener 3: Dare to Thrill

Has many insert shots showing different angles of the car and the group of people driving it. Uses dynamic editing with many cuts to add energy to make it feel like an action movie. At the end it uses a low angle shot from the perspective of the trunk of the car. 

Opener 4: Always Watching

The opener features lots of dialogue between the main character and the therapist. It cuts back and forth between scenes that aren't in chronological order. The music swells up and intensifies as the main character's actions become more deranged.  

Opener 5: White Coat

The opener uses dim blue lighting, with smoke generators filling the set of smoke. The scientist character wears a white coat, a mask, and gloves; showing that a lot of effort went into the costuming. The scenes also rack focus many times to show different elements of the set and the characters. 

Brainstorm summary: I can't draw too many influences from all these openers for my own film that I'm working on with my group due to the fact my film takes a more relaxed and suspenseful approach to filming as opposed to having multiple fast cuts. 

White Coat's use of color is very inspiring. I could probably place filters on my scenes or film them in a way where their color can tell it's own sort of story. With reds and blacks reflecting the film's aesthetic and themes. 

 

Screenshot from "White Coat" by Klaus Vaillant on Youtube