Production Log 5

This week for my research I learnt about the conventions of opening sequences especially sound  and titles. As for our film we are only making the opening we have to match the conventional style of opening in films and more specifically BSR films. We only have 1 and a half minutes for our opening so we need to use everything we can to try and establish and the themes are and what our main plot will be about. The use of titles will be very influential for us as we need a title that gives hints to the story but also follows the typical style of titles in BSR which is normally a short title relevant to the plot for example in Fish Tank they use the title to connote that she is trapped in her life and situation.

Sound in the opening will be an essential part of keeping the audience entertained for instance in the opening of This Is England they use an upbeat song but it also connotes what the film will be about as a lyric from the song is "stick it to the mister" which is talking about oppression reveals a clue about the film.