WWW & EBI

Creating our opening sequence we went through a variety of stages to reach our final piece. Such as researching, creating, filming and editing. We had to familiarise ourselves with all these elements in order to create an opening sequence we were proud of. Most of the programmes and equipment we had to use to carry out our task were new to us both so it took lots of practice to perfect our skills.
One of the most challenging parts of creating our opening sequence was initially thinking of a story line. In order to do this we had to create a synopsis. We found this challenging because we tried to link events that would happen earlier on in the film with ones towards the end to develop an effective plot. We also then had to design a storyboard of the first 2 minutes of our film. In order to have a clear plan of how we would film our opening sequence we decided to include things such as the shots we would use for each frame:

What went well in our opening sequence:

Looking back on the development of our opening sequence we feel there were many parts we enjoyed, particularly the editing which is the part that went well. Despite neither of us having any experience with using the programme 'Final cut pro' we were able to use it quickly and efficiently. We scanned through a variety of clips we had filmed to pick from to include in our opening sequence and fit them together. One problem we came across whilst editing was that the end of one of our frames was filmed incorrectly, therefore we had to cut the frame and put the end of one next to the beginning of the other. However because it was 2 separate clips there was a jump through the transition. To solve this problem we decided to add some jump cuts shortly after. This was effective as the jump cut paired with a loud bang we edited in helped add tension and build the opening sequence.
Another part of our opening sequence we feel is effective was the music we used. We decided to incorporate a track called 'Best horror music'. For a while we were content with this music however after watching our finished piece several times we decided it was missing something. So we added another track to play alongside the other. Overall we feel the music paired with our sequence adds to the fear factor and helps build tension.

Our opening sequence could be even better if:

Now that our opening sequence is complete we feel to improve its quality further we could of included a narrative voice over the top. The reason we both feel this is because a voice giving a brief description of what is going on or some history to the characters can make the film clearer to the viewers. Additionally depending on the tone and speed of the voice it could add to the level of scariness.


Overall we feel our opening sequence works well and we are proud of the work we carried out.