2 minute opening film

During the holidays we tried to film out 2 minute opening film, however his didn't go very we'll as when we were at our destination of a pier our camera died. We got barely any footage and the footage we did get was rubbish. However because of this we now know we have to prepare ourselves a lot better...

Our movie centres around a main female character, played by by Amelia gilbert set on the night of Halloween it consists of her wandering around Norwich late at night with the fear of two people dressed up and following her this also meant that not too much was given away about the film which got people asking questions. the night of Halloween was perfect for the scene we wanted as it meant that the surroundings had a perfect theme and people in the background also blended in. the idea of the opening two minutes was to build tension for the audience and get the audience feeling cathartic toward Amelia in fear for what is going to happen to her in the rest of the film. I feel we hit that target pretty well as it didn't give away anything and meant that people would want to keep watching as they want to know what happens to Amelia. we also were set certain misenscens we had to hit for examples ours were pitch black (which was perfect for Halloween night) and costumes (which was also perfect for Halloween as everyone was dressed up).the only problems we faced whilst filming was the fact that there were so many people around which meant we couldn't get the shots we wanted straight away some of the time so had to keep re doing takes. another problem we faced was the lighting, some of the lighting was too dark we couldn't film in certain areas as it meant we couldn't see Amelia or what the shots had in them.

what do we expect to see in the opening 2 minutes of the feature film?

Forrest Gump: during the opening 2 minutes of forrest gump practically none of the plot is introduced, the opening two minutes is of a feather floating down to the earth. this can be interpreted many different ways for example the feather could represent forest and how he floats from different experiences in his life.
Pulp Fiction: during the opening two minutes of the film it has no link toward the plot as Quentin Tarantino began the film with the end, this meant that you don't understand the opening of the film until the end as that's when it all comes together. the main characters are introduced straight away and the whole film is based around them fully.
Toy Story: the opening 2 minutes of toy story are an imaginary sequence from their imagination whilst playing with Andy. this creates suspense for the viewer as they aren't aware of the fact that it isn't real. as the target audience is aimed at younger people it means they can relate to the games and are excited by the action.

stand by me

the characters in stand by me all have a very original role. the main characters are four young boys that are best friends. one of the main characters 'gordie lachance' is the one telling the story as an adult looking back on a significant time during his childhood. him and his best friend 'chris chambers' and his two other best friends 'Teddy Duchamp' and 'Vern Tessio' set out to find the dead body of a boy that was allegedly hit by a train. each character sets a specific role in the film which adds to the humour of the film for example the roles make the film very relatable to any boys or men watching the film as they have a very bantery adventorous mentality very typical to most young boys. teddy duchamp for example is the typical fat friend that everyone lightheartedly picks on which adds the humour and innocents to the entire film. then vern tessio adds the more dark side to the film and the adventure they go on with his backstory and life at home, he then adds the intencity to the film but because of him it also shows the close bond the boys have when they have his back. one of the other main characters is gordies best friend chris plays a huge role in the film, he acts as the hero throughout the whole thing as he is extremely selfless and loyal.

my week with Marilyn

During the film 'my week with Marilyn' I felt I couldn't engage with her character as I couldn't tell what was real. The whole story was based on a diary from Colin Clark therefore making it very biased and maybe even slightly to his imagination. when the diary was released I also think the publishers would have had to exaggerate the entire thing for viewer purposes. because of this I felt like there was more to marylin than this film portrays. however during the film I could understand that the marylin in the film had a massive struggle with the idea of love. I have read that she had a very hard upbringing which may have changed her outlook on love. because of this it meant that she only saw love as a sexual company instead of what most children are taught from a young age this being of the romantic fairy tale side of love. after discovering all of this it meant I could really engage with the pain that Marilyn seemed to always carry as it was all I really knew could've been very real.