Final Sequence

Production Work Self Assessment

Planning Our Sequence

Once we had an idea we filled out this sheet to write down what we believed was going to be in our sequence.

Shooting Schedule

This is our shooting scheduel. We did this to plan out when and where we were going to shoot. This was very helpful as it made the group more organised.

Evaluation

Here is mine and Carmen's evaluation!

ELLA Ti (7162) this side of screen --> Carmen K-E (7092) this side - right as you look at screen!

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Group Brainstorm

Our group completed a brainstorm, this was done to help us write down our first initial ideas for our project. I believe this helped as it brought our ideas together.

Pillow Talk and Fringe Essay

“How are the sequences from ‘Pillow Talk’ and ‘Fringe’ different. Discuss the differences in pace and style of editing as well as the effect the editing has on meaning/ the audience’s reception of the extracts?”

During this essay I will be comparing the differences between ‘Pillow Talk’ and ‘fringe’. I will be looking at the pace and the style of the editing, as well as the effect this has on the meaning and audience.

Pillow Talk was produced in 1959 by the director Michael Gordon. This Oscar winning film features many well known ‘older’ stars such as Rock Hudson, Doris Day and Tony Randall. Whereas Fringe is a newer and more modern American science fiction TV series in which mysteries are solved. Both Pillow Talk and Fringe have differences and similarities.

Firstly I will be comparing the frequency of cuts within Pillow Talk and Fringe. The paces of the cuts in both extracts are very different. By looking at the frequency of cuts in each extract I can see how technology has developed over the years. By the time Pillow Talk has cut once, Fringe has had 8 cuts. Pillow talk has longer cuts and is very slow moving, where as Fringe is a faster moving cuts which are very short. I believe this is mainly due to technology, but as well as the genre. For example Pillow Talk is a romantic love film, which should be fairly slow moving, however Fringe is in the genre of a sci-fi which constantly on the move, getting jobs done. On average Fringe cuts every 2-4 seconds, however as it reaches the end of the extract, there are longer clips before a cut; the longest shot is for 10 seconds. Whereas pillow talk cuts on average every 9 seconds, the quickest shot lasted for 4 seconds, which is Fringe’s average time.

The style of editing is also very different. In Pillow Talk the camera shots are very basic, I think this is down to the lack of technology in 1959. The camera shots are mainly mid shots which show people and background. However there are a variety of camera shots in Fringe for example mid shots, close ups ect.  By having a variety of camera shots makes the extract more interesting to watch as an audience which keeps people hooked. However the two are similar in the fact that they both have similar cuts. During Pillow talk there is one fade and one split screen, the rest of the cuts just go straight to a different shot, which is very similar to Fringe. I believe this is an easy and effective way to move to a different shot and it is still widely used in modern extracts as well as older extracts.

I don’t particularly think that the editing effects the audience’s emotional response much, as not many people would be looking out for certain editing techniques because they would be so involved in the film/TV episode.  I believe colours effect the audiences emotional response more so that the editing. As certain colours can attract people and also put them off e.g. yellow would make the audience want to watch the film because it is a bright, bold, interesting colour, however if grey was used it could put people off or even put them in a

bad mood because it is a dull boring colour. I also believe the audience would be more interested in the actors/actresses staring in the film/TV programme. But editing is essential when creating a film or TV episode, and means the film/ programme could not happen without it which does make the extract better as editing makes everything run smoothly.

Different aspects that make up the film attract different audiences for example younger people would prefer to watch the Fringe extract rather than the Pillow Talk extract because it has a faster more upbeat and current pace of editing, whereas Pillow Talk would attract older people because the style of editing is slower, therefore they can take their time whilst watching the film/programme. Not only is age a difference between the two extracts but also likes and dislikes through genre, some people prefer comedies whilst others could like drams more, this also has a large effect on the audiences emotion response, because for example they might go to see a sci-fi which is the genre they don’t particularly enjoy, therefore they will already have doubts about the film before even seeing it, which gives the film an unfair advantage. Word of mouth also effects the audience’s emotional response because a friend could automatically give the film a bad review when they could have not been concentrating ect.

Editing also effects how the characters are seen. Editing makes the episode/film less unfair on characters because it allows a number of characters to be seen at one tim, when in different places. In fringe there are mainly single shots, however in pillow talk editing really does help the film. At one point editing allows two people to be seen at once whilst both in different places.

Conclusively editing effects films/eposodes. Editing allows the whole process to run together smoothly, without it the film/episode would not be well put together. Editing can also make the film/episode unique by different techniques.

Tenth Day Editing And Class Critic

This was a two hour lesson. For the first hour we sat down as a group (the whole class) and watched each others opening sequences how there were so far. Some people's including my group opening sequence was not finished as there was still a lot of editing to do. We watched each others films and we wrote down on a sheet what we believed worked well and what they needed to improve on. This was very helpful for our group as we got to see what other people thought of our work so far as well as what we needed to improve on. At first our group had no confidence when it came to standing up in front of the class to explain our film and show it as we believed it would be probably really rubbish compared to the other groups work. However we managed to stand up and show what we had completed so far. By watching other groups work we soon realised that all of our work was roughly on the same level which was a great confidence boost for our group as we were happier with the work we had already complete. The class critic told us that we had some excellent shots for example when Liza opens the fridge to the camera and also the the camera is rested on the floor of the alley way and Liza walks past and is followed by the stalker. The group told us that we should improve on speeding up the pace Liza walks at when she is going down the alley way stairs, also to put the credits in between the point of view shots and also to sort out the music.

After the class critic we got to work on what we needed to improve on with the editing. Harry continued editing the heart beat soundtrack and transferred the soundtrack from memory stick to the group's computer. Meanwhile Myself and Carmen looked for a soundtrack, we eventually found one however took a while to do as we had to transfer an 4ma to an mp3.

I believe tenth day editing went very well as we added suspense music. But the class critic was especially helpful as it made me really motivated and want to carry on editing.

About me

Hi :) My name is Ella Tibbott and I am 17 years old. I am currently studying for my AS levels at West Hatch High School. I took media, Geography, ICT and Art as my four AS levels. I took Media as one of my subjects as I found it very enjoyable and fun whilst studying it for my GCSE'S also at West Hatch therefore I believed I would also enjoys studying it at Sixth Form. So far I have enjoyed media as it allows me to be creative and imaginative which is what I enjoy. A few of my interests are going on holiday, going out with my friends and doing exercise. However I dislike the sea and the amount of school work I have at the moment. I hope you enjoy looking at my blog!

Analysis Of Opening Sequence 5- The Mummy

The Mummy was made in 1999 by Universal and was directed by Stephen Summers.

The narrative functions are:

• The opening sequence starts with a back story.
• The setting is Ancient Egypt.

The conventions displayed are:

• There are not many credits however are a few.

The characters introduced are:

• Imnotep- who is the man who kissed the woman.
• Pharo Seti.
• Anuck'sunamun- who is the girl and is one of the main characters.

Cinematography-

• Rich, royal colours are used.
• Most of setting is gold.
• There is a silhouette which is caused by back lighting which shows someone getting killed, this brings the rating down.

Cameras/editing:

• Graphic match.
• Grand music- building up.
• Camera sweeps across.
• Shows how big and grand the setting is.
• Also flashbacks.

Analysis Of Opening Sequence 4- Zombie Land

This film was directed by Ruben Elescher and was made in 2009 by Columbia.

The narrative functions are:

• Humerus.
• However is still in the genera of horror.
• The opening sequence gives the audience an idea of the film but does not give everything away.

Conventions displayed are:

• The credits are given through music and slow motion shots.

Characters Introduced are:

• We hear Jesse Einsenberg.
• Who plays a character called Columbus.

Cinematography:

• Shows the setting which is buildings.
• The variety of shots shows the audience that the film is going to be action packed and interesting.

Cameras/editing:

• One shot is upside down camera which shows the world as it is.
• The screen fades into black before the titles.
• Rock music is also played which sets the scene and also goes with the genera.

Analysis Of Opening Sequence 3- Cleaner

The Cleaner was made in 2007 and directed by Renny Harlin.

The narrative functions are:

• Establishing Samuel. L Jackson and shows what he does which is linked to the title of the film as this is his profession.

The Conventions displayed are:

• There are credits in this opening sequence.
• Also the credits are shown on images.

Characters introduced are:

• Samuel L. Jackson- he cleans bodies left overs.
• Ed Harris.
• Eva Mendes.

Cinematography:

• Washed out colours.

Cameras/editing:

• There is a voice over which is non-diagetic.
• The camera angle is low down.
• Talks to the camera for one of the shots.

Analysis Of Opening Sequence 2- The Prestige

This film was made in 2006 and was distributed by Warner Brothers.

The narrative functions are:

• The Prestige does not start at the beginning of the story.
• And is a build up of what happens.

The conventions displayed are:

• That there are no credits in the openings sequence of this film.

The characters introduced are:

• Chris Bale- Alfie Borden
• Hugh Jackman-Magacian Angier
• Michael Caine- Engineer cutter

The Camera/edits are:

• Only flashbacks are shown in this opening sequence.

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Ninth Day Editing

Carmen and me worked together to get all the shots together and in order in final cut. We managed to put all the house shots in order apart from one missing shot from over Liza's shoulder, as we had filmed this previously but found that the camera was too shaky. Therefore Carmen and Harry went off to another class room to re shoot this shot, whilst Myself and Harry carried on with the editing. Carmen and Alex came back after roughly 10 Min's and we uploaded the shot onto the computer, this shot was a lot better than the previous one we shot as it was less shaky and the shot of the phone was more visible.

Eighth Day Editing

For this hour we all worked together to use final cut and worked on editing the scenes, especially the alleyway scenes. In this lesson we managed to complete a lot of work which was good.

Seventh Day Editing

For this lesson we worked together to create the credits, although we did not manage to put the credits in our opening yet but will be hopefully be ding this soon. At the start of the lesson Harry finished the soundtrack and sounded really good, hopefully this will fit in well with our alley way scene.

Sixth Day Editing

This was a double lesson so he had 2 hours to do as much as we could. We worked together for the two hours, each taking a turn in using the mouse to use final cut, however we all put our input in when we was deciding on the editing. This session was good as we worked well as a team to communicate with each other, it went very well and we got a lot of work done.

Fifth Day Editing

On this day I worked don the credits whilst Carmen updated the group blog. Alex and harry finished the soundtrack together. I admit this lesson could have been more productive.

Fouth Day Editing

This was a double lesson so that meant we had 2 hours to get as much done as possible. Harry carried on with the soundtrack whilst Alex worked on final cut to put some more clips together. Whilst the boys were doing this Carmen and myself worked on the group blog to improve it. For the second hour myself and Carmen had a go at editing whilst Harry carried on with the soundtrack and Alex worked on the production logo. On final cut Carmen and me started to cut some of the shots and putting them together.

Third Day Editing

For this lesson Alex was working on the production logo whilst Harry worked on garage band to make the soundtrack for our alley way scene. However Carmen and I worked on final cut to get some of the clips together. Me and Carmen are good friends and it is good working with her as it means we can get a lot done between us.

Second Day Editing

In this lesson we all worked together to get as much editing done as possible. We came together to decide on sequences that should be added in and taken out. Overall this editing session went well and we were still getting used to the software.

First Day Editing

For our first day editing, we started of by using final cut however none of us were particular used to using this software, so it took us a while to figure out how to work it. Alex was the person who picked it up the quickest, he then showed us some of the tools we could used to edit, by the end of the lesson we had an idea of how to edit which was good. By beginning editing it was clear to see that it would take a lot longer than expected as it takes a long time. We edited a bit of our footage from when Liza walks out of the station and round into the alley way, it would have been nice to get a bit more editing done however as this was our first day editing we needed to figure out how to use the software properly.

Third Day Filming

This was our last and final day filing. In this time we had to film all the alley way scenes and also Liza walking to the front door. Our original plan was to film in the station as Liza got off the train however we ran out of time to shoot this scene so began on the alley way scene instead. Alex and Harry could not attend the filming session due to other plans therefore Carmen and I had to film it all with our stalker, Jack and Liza.

We started off by filming Liza walking out of the station and round the corner down the alley way. However this too a few attempts due to random people getting in the way, but eventually we got the shot we needed. We stood a distance away from the station just behind a shop to give that feel of a hidden stalker. We set up the tripod however we ended up resting the camera on the shop shelf as it was higher up and looked more effective. The camera movements we used was a panning shot to show Liza walking down the alley way. I filmed this scene whilst Carmen was the director.

The next shot we filmed was Liza walking down the alley way (face on to the camera) and walking past the camera. We then decided to pan back to the beginning of the alley way to see Jack (stalker) stood head down with a black hoody on. Again this took a few attempts as people kept walking down the alley way, and also our tripod was very stiff so made the shot look shaky.

Next Carmen filmed a shot from Liza's point of view. She walked all the way down the alley way with the camera attached to the tripod, however looking back on the footage we realised the tripod made a rattling effect, so we took the tripod off and Carmen held the camera whilst walking. As we shot the scene a second time a train was just pulling into the station which made a squeaky noise, I think this worked well with our shot as it added a sense of eeriness. Next we filmed the stalkers point of view. I stood behind Liza and followed he with the handheld camera to the end of the alley way. As Liza reached nearer the end of the alley way I had to walk faster and faster so we could get right behind her.

After this we then placed the camera on the floor and directed Liza and Jack to walk past, this was a last minuet shot that we added in with the inspiration from a team member Harry. Watching the shot back I believe this worked very well. We then directed Jack (stalker) to hold the camera and film his hand touching Liza on the shoulder. However Jack did not fully know how to work the camera therefore we had to re do the shot a few times, but after explain to him he fully understood and the shot worked well. Carmen then filmed Liza turning around to see nobody standing behind her, this went smoothly.

I then thought of the idea of Liza walking down the stairs into the subway as there was a bright light shining above the stairs so made the shot bright and more effective. We shot this and it worked very well. I then filmed Liza walking out of the subway at the other end, I climbed up a small hill and took a high angle shot of Liza walking past, this worked very well also and Carmen directed.

The final shot we had to shoot was Liza walking into her house (we used Carmen's house for this). However by this time it was dark and the camera couldn't pick anything up even with night vision on. So we decided to turn on Carmen's bathroom light on which made it brighter however this was not bright enough so we turned Carmen's mums car headlights on to view Liza walking through the front door, this was a very good solution and worked very well.

Overall our third day filming went to plan and was very good. Our actor and actress were also very useful and are great at acting-thanks Jack and Liza!The camera work took us roughly 45 Min's which was good considering the amount of filming that needed to be done.

Second Day Filming

Our second day filming involved just Me and Carmen again. In class we looked at our previous camera shots and decided some were too shaky and were not effective, therefore me and Carmen decided to go back to Carmen's house to re-shoot some of the shots as well as come up with a few extra shots. One of the group members (Alex) suggested that we place the camera inside of the fridge to add a variety of shots, me and Carmen tried this a few times and decided it worked very well. Liza opens the door of the fridge with the camera resting on top of one of the shelves, this way we can see her facial expressions very clearly as they are face on. We also re-filmed when Liza walks into the living room as we wanted the remote controll to the TV on the foot rest but as we was tight for room we placed the remote underneath the TV on a wooden table, this worked very well in my opinion.

We also decided on re-shooting the ending as we felt the first idea did not work very effectively. Our idea is that Liza is texting a friend and the camera is peering over her shoulder watching her write the text. We then see the lights dim as someone turns off the lights and asked Carmen's sister to drag her feet along the floor and scratch on the door to give a scarier feel to our opening. For this shot I was the director whilst Carmen was filming over Liza's shoulder.

I believe the second day filming went to plan and was very good.

Analysis Of Opening Sequence 1- Children Of Men

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCTgUq6hzUk

As I am currently filming my own opening sequence for my horror movie, I decided to look at and Analysed different film opening sequences to help me film my own. In class we analysed the opening sequence of 'Children Of Men'. This film is an adventure/drama/sci-fi made in 2006. However the film was set in 2027 in a messed up world in which humans can no longer reproduce. The film later shows the struggle a pregnant woman goes through to reach a sanctuary at sea where the birth of her child could help change the world. Although we only watched the opening sequence which lasted exactly 2 minuets and 28 seconds, the film appealed to me and I was intrigued to find out more about the story line, so I rented the film out to watch at home.

Firstly I looked at the narrative function of 'Children Of Men'. The film is set in London in 2027, as soon as the film starts we know there are problems in the world as within the first few seconds the news reporters voices are just gerd whilst the credits are rolling.

Next I looked at conventions displayed. I noteced that the two news reporters start reporting the story whilst the screen in blank. They both day a sentance each whilst there is noting shown on the screen, after 39 seconds the credits come up in white which contrast well against the black. I think that they have made it so that nothing is on the screen when the news repoerters start reporting their story so the attention of the audience if fully grabbed. At 54 seconds the blank screen then switches to a scene set in a cafe. The care is very busy, which shows how busy the area is and how people are interested whilst watching the news. Their expressions are upset and confused which straight away sets the mood.

The characters we are introduced to are all of the people inside the cafe, however 1:03 we see a tall man walk into the cafe and push his way through the croud in the cafe to reach the counter at the front. We can tell straight away that he is going to be one of the main characters because after he buys his coffie, the camera follows benid him right untill the end of the opening secuence.

Cinema tography (eg light, colour, MES)- The lighting in this opening secuence are dark and dull colours which tells the audience these people are unhappy and are having a prehaps bad lifestyle. The characters are wearing browns, blacks and greens, and are a vairiety of ages and are both genders. One woman by the front of the shot is holding a dog, I believe this is to show that even though its 2027 animals are still around and are safe and well (which is very reasuring for animal lovers). The lighting of the scene is also very dark, as we reach outside of the cafe the colours are still greys and blacks and the lighting is again very dark.

The camera movement in this scene starts off as a slight high angle shot, (as if the camera is placed just next to the television all the people are watching) so all the custemers in the cafe are looking up at the screen. The camera then flicks up to the televeision where the audience can see whats happening. After this shot the camera then follows the man out of the cafe, the camera seems as if it is held hand as it is shakey. The camera then focuses on a cycelist and pans round to follow him cycle down the road. After this the camera then starts to follow the main character again, Untill when the camera reaches close to him then it follows an arc shape around him to see the other side of the caracter, in which we view him pour alcoohol into his drink he just brought from the cafe.  

First day filming

Yesterday was our first day filming, we went to Carmen's house to film. Harry and Alex were busy at this particular time therefore me and Carmen had to do the filming of our actress Liza. During this time we filmed most of the house scenes.

This included the shot of Liza walking through the front door. Carmen and I took turns in filming this shot. We both sat on the stairs, one of us holding the tripod steadily on the stairs whilst the other overlooked the filming from behind, just to make sure that the shot we were filming worked effectively. We tried the front door shot many times, we changed height as well, to a low angle, high Angle and a mid shot to see which one worked the best. In the end we decided that the shot that worked the best was the mid shot from front view. We also had to consider the lighting as it was starting to get dark at this time, so we directed Liza to switch the light on as she opened the door to her house. We then filmed Liza walking into the living room in which she puts her jacket and bag down casually on the sofa. Again for this shot me and Carmen both took turns in filming and director. We filmed this shot many times, firstly we tried to shoot it from the right hand corner of the room, which I believe worked well as it got a full view of Liza walking thought the door of the living room and coming in to put her belongings down. We then experimented with different shots, I sat on the top of Carmen's sofa with the camera and tripod to get a closer shot of Liza, however looking at these shots later on, they looked unprofessional as they were slightly wonky and wobbly as the environment we were in was uncomfortable. Carmen and I then moved into the kitchen where we filmed Liza walking through the kitchen door and walk over to the worktop. Carmen filmed this shot as I directed.

 then walking into the kitchen where she places her keys on the worktop. We then experimented with different shots of Liza looking into the fridge, we firstly tried a mid shot from the side of her looking into the fridge, we then decided to try a different shot, we placed the camera inside the fridge to film a front close up view on Liza's face. This shot looked very effective as it was different than using a simple shot. We then filmed Liza hearing the white noise in the background, she walks into the living room and turns the TV off as it mysteriously turned on. We then finished filming for the day. Overall the filming of this house scene took us roughly two hours to film. This is because we experimented with different shots and re did many shots to capture the best image, in which we could pick our favorite.

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Children Of Men Essay

‘How effectively does the opening sequence from ‘Children Of Men’ use the forms and conventions of film openings? What is your response as a member of the audience?’

During this essay I will be discussing how effectively the opening sequence of ‘Children Of Men’ use the different forms and conventions of film openings.

Children Of Men was made in 2006. The American Sci-Fi is directed by Alfonso Cuaron. Children Of Men is set in London in 2027, the film explores the ways the world has changed in every way possible (mostly in negative ways).

The film starts off with the production logo, in this case it is Universal. This is a typical convention of a film opening as it is essential to the film. The production logo tells the audience the main company that worked on the film. Sometimes if the budget for the film is high, the production logos will be edited so they can link to the film. The background of the production logo is generally black to make the logo itself stand out.

Title screens are the next shot shown in the film Children Of Men. This is another common convention of film openings as they are a great way of building up suspense. In Children Of Men there we can hear two news reporters reading off the news briefly. This is a good way of capturing the audience’s attention as there are no images to distract them, only sound which is attention grabbing. Usually the title screens will display the stars of the film, because famous stars would generally attract the audience to the film. However in Children Of Men no names are mentioned in the title screens, only the production names.

After two production names have been mentioned, the screen goes totally black for six seconds. This is when the news reporters report the main story. They say ‘the world was stunned today by the death of deago recardo, the youngest person on the planet.’ This is a shocking statement to say right at the start of the film, which is a good way of grabbing the audience’s attention. The shot then turns to a cafe with around 15 people in. They are looking up towards the corner of the room (face on to the camera, but slightly to the right) to show all of their facial expressions. Whilst the customers in the shop are looking up in the cameras direction the news reporters are still talking. By positioning all the characters together in a cluster and have them all looking up at the camera (to the audience) this is a good and effective way of attracting the audience, as they feel as though they are being watched by all the people in the shop. The clothes of the customers are very dark and grey which shows the seriousness of the subject. One lady is holding a dog which maybe is an indication that as this is set during 2027 that although a lot of things have changes, having animals around is not one of them, which is a big sigh of relief for a lot of the audience as they themselves would more than likely own pets. The customers are looking up towards the screen in the same position for around six minutes, until another customer enters the shot.

 A tall man manages to push his way through the crowd to reach the desk to buy a hot drink. The other customers shown in the shop do not look happy about the man pushing through to get to the counter; this is because they are trying to listen to a serious story being shown on the news. The man pushing through the crowd is a star which is also a common convention of opening film sequences. By showing the star within the first five minutes of the film shows that the star is going to be a main character which would make the audience want to carry on watching. The man asks for a coffee whilst the news reporters are still explaining the story, he then hands over his change and whilst waiting for his coffee to be made looks up at the TV screen just like the rest of the characters in the cafe.

The shot then turns to the flat screen TV on the wall showing the news report. The story is about an 18 year old boy who dies the earliest person in the world, which is a indicator to the audience that in 2027 people are having less children for some reason, this is the first sign the London has gone downhill. The man then takes his coffee and heads for the door, as he is heading for the door we can still hear the news report but the sound slows down as he reaches nearer to the door, which is an editing technique used emphasise how young the boy was when he died. We can also hear sobbing in the background, maybe this is from a customer in the shop or perhaps from a person on the TV. As the man reaches the door, there is a close up shot of the cafe door; the cafe is named ‘caf-fine’ which shows the language too has gone downhill as it seems to be written in text form, which is an indicator that people have become very lazy.  

The shot then turns to the outside, which is a panning shot- this too is a common convention of opening of a film as it shows the place that the film is set which is useful for the audience to know. On the walls of buildings is large moving advertisement which shows how technology has advanced over the years. Cars and bikes run by engines are driving pass, which too is an indicator of how much London has changes. There is a lot of pollution and smoke everywhere and the colours are all dark and grey colours which show this is not a very nice place to be it. We then turn down the street to see two policemen patrolling the streets which tells the audience again how much London has changed, and that it is a very dangerous place.  The camera is following the main character a little down the road, passing bin bags and rubbish dumped on the floor. The main character then puts his coffee upon an electricity box, whilst the camera circles round him to have a clearer view of what the man is doing. We view him open the lid to his coffee and pour some type of alcohol into the coffee, which shows just how bad London has become.  There is then a sudden bang, the man drops his coffee over the road and steppe back quickly. The coffee shop looks as if it has been bombed as there is a lot of smoke and dust coming out the shop, as well as the sound of glass smashing and a woman screaming.  The camera then moves over to the explosion where a lady comes out holding an arm. The screen then turns pitch black and the words ‘Children of Men’ show up in thick white lettering.

This Children Of Men opening sequence conveys many of the typical opening film conventions, which are mentioned above. The conventions work well as they generally set the scene, pinpoint the main character, explain a little about the time period and where the world stands during this time and also shows the production Logo, which is all what this film opening has done. A lot has happened in the opening sequence of Children of Men but a lot has to happen to keep the audience hooked and keep watching, which is what this film does, this is one of the main reasons why I enjoy the opening sequence so much, as a lot happens.