reflections on the opening to the film.

the opening we looked at in class was a good attempt at cracking the genre which is difficult. only a few people can manage to make a good thriller.
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the planning was brilliant. they had thought about the storyboard and the props they needed. they had thought about schedule and where to shoot. they had done priliminary titles for the film name as well to see which one would work best. they had written out the names of the people shopwn in the credits. planning was done very well except that they didn't have enough imagery. only a few videos were on it.

research wasn't done very well at all. they only researched one film. the film they researched was the usual suspects. the research wasn't done very well at all. you can't make a film opening without doing research.

the final film was good however there were parts that didn't work as well as others. the quick cuts of the eyes at the beginning wasn't done very professionally and looked tacky. the shots of the man on the bench were done well, they had thought about the shots and stuck to their initial idea from the storyboard which is good. a few of the shots were unneeded however as they didn't add to the overall thriller affect.

the quick cuts of the pills and fire is done very well and works well with the music. the music is very eary and compliments the genre nicely.

the acting is done well, the straight faces add no extra unnessessary emotion.

overall i would give the film about 38 because it was good but some parts needed work. the mirror scene was a good idea but the rough cut looked tacky and wasn't professional.

the planning and resdearch would be about 13 because the planning is good but theres hardly any research which is vital in making a thriller opening. knowledge of the genre is crucial.