BFI Trip
In November we got the chance to attend a AS media workshop on film openings. We learnt about macro and micro conventions of film openings and we the had a Q&A with director Dexter Fletcher (Wild Bill, Sunshine on Leith and Eddie the Eagle).
Macro Convention Task- We watched the openings to Napoleon Dynamite, Casino Royale and The Wedding Singer. We were looking specifically at the genre conventions, narrative, character, themes and atmosphere. I found out that many films have little or no narrative is included in their openings. However, character is an important aspect of the introduction. Themes of the movie are also hinted throughout.
Mirco Convention Task- We had snapshots of some opening title sequences to four different films; My Best Friends Wedding, Raging Bull, Oceans Eleven and Seven. We noted the colour, lighting, font, framing, costume, props and setting of all of these films. I found that all of the film openings were consistent with these elements and it created a specific feel to the piece.
We were also spoken through the curriculum of our coursework and were showed some good and bad examples to take note and also get ideas from. I learnt a lot from this trip to incorporate to our final opening sequence.
We were given some top tips:
- Control your space
- Limit your colour palette
- Use lighting to set mood and create atmosphere
- Be consistent with your lighting
- Choose 1 or 2 fonts maximum for the credits
- Keep a consistency of size, colours, transitions and spacing also for the credits
- Don't make the font too big
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