In class we had to evaluate and analyse several film openings which were made by past students, I have put in the notes which I got from this, as well as adding other analyses which I did in my own time:
Roses are Red
WWW (what went well) - Interesting.
- Production logo very good, the idea was a poster on the wall which the camera panned past and focused on.
- Editing very good.
- Equal name size on titles.
- Creative.
Improve - Blurry.
- Not much meaning.
- No enigma code.
- No clear genre, teen and then thriller?
- Boring music, no lyrics.
- Too focused on titles to add a storyline.
Luna
WWW - Titles excellent, typewriter effect.
- Editing good.
- Rewind very good.. Linking back to the editing.
- Clever.
- Creative.
- Good places in shooting.
Improve - Not very original, copy of the film 500 days of summer.
- Sound quality not great at beginning.
- Names repeated in the credits.
- The rewind changes the theme, and although the editing is good, does not really fit alongside the rest of the film.
Alone
WWW - Original.
- Clear genre; thriller, horror.
- Enigma codes very good.
- Titles clever.
- Simple, but a small amount of effective editing, such as ghosting.
Improve - Editing not brilliant.
- Slightly too simple.
Blitz
WWW - Titles clean.
- Good attention to detail.
- War voice.
- Mis en scene on the walls.
- Place and time shown; war time.
- Amazing steady, still camera work.
- Age good of actors.
- High amount of enigma.
- Music adds suspense.
Improve - Some good lighting.
- Looks like a trailer because the title is at the end of the clip.
- It also looks like a trailer because it skips forward 60 years, and you would expect this to happen in the full film.
The Disciples
WWW - Editing very good; charts, performance on stage, YouTube, newspaper.
- Funny.
- Original.
Improve - Too long.
- To some people the humour in the film may not be seen as funny.
- Some bits could be seen as a documentary.
Schools Nightmare
WWW - Clear.
- Good colouring.
- Younger and older age range.
- Titles appear as the acting is occurring.
- The acting itself is good.
- Editing is good, from the mix of the two different scenes.
- Lots of enigma.
Improve - No talking.
Mother and I
WWW - Different age ranges.
- Good logo, focuses on horror: good moving drop of poison.
- Acting their age.
- Small amounts of enigma codes.
Improve - Can't hear much of the talking.
- Too much editing.
- Confusing.
- Bad credits.
- Boring.
- Badly lit places.
- It also looks like a trailer because it skips forward 60 years, and you would expect this to happen in the full film.
The Disciples
WWW - Editing very good; charts, performance on stage, YouTube, newspaper.
- Funny.
- Original.
Improve - Too long.
- To some people the humour in the film may not be seen as funny.
- Some bits could be seen as a documentary.
Schools Nightmare
WWW - Clear.
- Good colouring.
- Younger and older age range.
- Titles appear as the acting is occurring.
- The acting itself is good.
- Editing is good, from the mix of the two different scenes.
- Lots of enigma.
Improve - No talking.
Mother and I
WWW - Different age ranges.
- Good logo, focuses on horror: good moving drop of poison.
- Acting their age.
- Small amounts of enigma codes.
Improve - Can't hear much of the talking.
- Too much editing.
- Confusing.
- Bad credits.
- Boring.
- Badly lit places.
Creeping Shadows
WWW - Good age of the actors; acting their age.
- Large amount of enigma codes.
- Clear genre, horror.
- Fast pace, keeps the viewer interested.
Improve - Not brilliant titles, font.
- Too much time wasted on image played at beginning, and end.
- Sound is bad.
- Not much talking.
- Not many majorly good effects.
- Title at end makes it seem as though it is a trailer.
The Visitor
WWW - Amazing camera work, good quality.
- Good filming place.
- Creepy.
- Voice over is successful.
- Engima - who is the girl, why is she there?
- Scary.
- Keeps the viewer watching.
- Not too much given away.
Improve - Title not at the beginning.
- Quite cliche.
The Organ Player
WWW - Titles look very professional, like thy were from an actual film.
- Acting good.
- Editing very good.
- Added sound is very good and effective.
- Original idea.
Improve - Music is not great and jumps.
- Some of the shots aren't great, for example, when only a back is shown.
WWW - Good age of the actors; acting their age.
- Large amount of enigma codes.
- Clear genre, horror.
- Fast pace, keeps the viewer interested.
Improve - Not brilliant titles, font.
- Too much time wasted on image played at beginning, and end.
- Sound is bad.
- Not much talking.
- Not many majorly good effects.
- Title at end makes it seem as though it is a trailer.
The Visitor
WWW - Amazing camera work, good quality.
- Good filming place.
- Creepy.
- Voice over is successful.
- Engima - who is the girl, why is she there?
- Scary.
- Keeps the viewer watching.
- Not too much given away.
Improve - Title not at the beginning.
- Quite cliche.
The Organ Player
WWW - Titles look very professional, like thy were from an actual film.
- Acting good.
- Editing very good.
- Added sound is very good and effective.
- Original idea.
Improve - Music is not great and jumps.
- Some of the shots aren't great, for example, when only a back is shown.
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