Today we discussed which genre we would use for our film opening sequence. Comedy seems to be the prime choice but we are worried about how to achieve this. Most seem to be doing horror so we are agreeing on not using this genre. Other potential genres are surrealism, action, thriller and psychological/sociological.
The issue with a comedy is that it is a risky genre to use due to it needing to be clear that it is indeed a comedy and needs a sub-genre, such as romance, along with it otherwise there'd be no plot!
Surrealism is also a tricky genre to achieve successfully as the effects used may merely confuse instead of interest viewers and an appropriate plot is needed.
When analysing a series of opening sequences, we found a few quite inspiring, the sequence for '11:14' in particular.
The graphics, being the actors' names and symbols mimicking cars driving on a road, are enticing and thought-provoking as their meaning is unclear. The sequence opens with the camera ''circle-zooming'' from a close-up of a zebra crossing. The dark colours and misty effect introduces the film as sinister. This shows us that we need to make our opening sequence reflect the overall tone of the film.
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