Introduction

Welcome to my blog - my name is Deana Kent, I am a 17 year old AS Media student, and we have been tasked to create a two minute opening and titles for a new fiction film from a genre of our choice, posting our research, planning, and evaluation on our Blogger.com blog.
Conventions of film openings include the establishment of the genre using genre codes (such as dim lighting and disturbing images for thrillers and horrors [such as Seven], explosions and rock music for action films [such as Iron Man], or bright lighting and vibrant colours for comedies, romances, or teen films [such as Napoleon Dynamite].

The credits in film openings also go in a set order - 

• The Studio [Columbia, Marvel, Lionsgate]
• The production company ['in association with...]
• The possessory credits [A film by...]
• The starring actors, such as Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman in Seven
• The title
• Other featuring actors
• The casting director
• The composers
• The costume designer
• The editors
• The production designer
• The director of photography
• Producers/ co producers/ executive producers
• {Here you can give credit if the film is based off of a book/screenplay/characters}
• Written by...
• Finally the director

The genre I have decided to do is a crime thriller as the style and composition of these types of films can change between films, but still keep some similarities. Some of the films that fit this genre that I like include the Dark Knight, Seven, and xXx. My favourite is Dark Knight as the film is exciting and the characters are interesting.

From this experience I hope to gain more understanding about the work that goes into creating a film, as well as a greater knowledge about how to edit and the effect it can have in the atmosphere in a film.