Individual reflections - 2

We have got our footage and moved onto the editing of our sequence, we have now developed our ideas for  a soundtrack for our piece. We want to be able to finish soon, but we are still moving pretty slow at the moment however we feel that if we put our heads to it we can finish soon.

Opening Credits

We had an idea with the opening credits that we would use these to establish the characters when they first appear on screen, we would use a font which stands out as well as a colour which is suitable.

Our title will appear at the end and we said that it would fade in slowly, but it would cut to black first, and we would put the title on there. We said we would do this as it would instantly catch attention.

Filming progress

Our progess has moved slow, we have almost finished our filming and have edited the majority of what we have so far, we should be finished by tuesday next week.

Opening Sequence - Pulp Fiction

Firstly you seen an establishing shot of the two characters, they are introduced to the audience. They have also established the location as you can instantly tell they are in a cafe/diner.
There is a shot reverse shot as the two characters engage in conversation, this is effective as you can see the emotion in peoples faces. You can also see the reactions between the two people as they speak about potentially robbing the diner. There is a certain enigma as you wonder what these two charcaters will do next. The core theme of the film is introduced with the robbery, from this point on you know that the film will be an crime/thriller film. During this scene there is an ongoing coversation which is used to create a sense of intrigue due to the fact it is not like the typical opening scene which usually establish the narrative structure, this also helps in captivating the audience and holding their interest. They use dialog to establish core themes which underpin the film, such as crime for example.

Although this is now an iconic movie, when it was first released as it was released there was no iconic moments which instantly revealed the genre of the movie, although the opening scene has now become iconic when the female makes a scene by attempting to rob the diner. This does reveal the genre of the movie as you expect that crime will occur throughout the movie.

 The use of title, credits and soundtracks are used effectively, the soundtrack and credits are brought in right at the climax of the robbery, which is signposting the genre significantly.