Evaluation - Question 1

Conventions of film openings:

• Most film openings are about 2 minuets long however, major blockbusters may be longer
• Introduces main characters[s]
• Scenes that introduces plot/beginning of the film giving subtle clues/hints about the narrative. They act as teasers to keep the audience engaged.
• Non diegetic sound - usually atmospheric, mysterious and eerie to build up tension and suspense. Sounds may also simply music from the movie sound track. We may also hear some narration which could give us an insight into the narrative or a character. There may also be some special effects too.
• Titles

Conventions of a title sequence:

• Production ident 
• Distribution ident 
• Actor 1
• Actor 2
• Film title
• All other actors
• Crew - Casting, Costume design, Music by, Co-executive producers, production designer, director of photography 
• Executive producer
• Producer 

*In major blockbusters, the conventions may be challenged. The 2 main actors, who will usually be huge names, would appear before the title of the film. This is because they are acting as a marketing tool to attract a larger, greater audience.*

INTERTEXTUALITY

We used intertexuality from the urban, London based movie 'Adulthood'. Both scenes end the same with a character being follwed from behind and then attacked. Here's an example of how we used the intertexuality from Adulthood. However, the only difference is, is that our scene is from an extreme close up of the torso area whereas theirs is from the head area.