Thomas Sutcliffe says: "Films need to seduce their audience into long term commitment. While there are many types of seduction, the temptation to go for instant arousal is almost irresistible." This means that you have to grab the audience's attention at the beginning of the film first, to give them an excitement and craving.
However, director Jean Jacques Beineix believe that if you start strong then you have to build it up the standard of the film therefore starting averagely and building up suspense to the film is a better idea according to Jean Jacques.
In the documentary Stanley Kauffmann describes how a classic opening is like. A classical opening first establish shots of the location then a shot of a building, through a window, in to a reception then to a office, and finally the camera will probably follow a character. This works often because everything is all in order and neatly structured out.
Kyle Cooper's title sequence to the film "Seven" is extremely effective because it creates a lot tension, and this makes the audience want to find out more about the film just by seeing the opening. In the title sequence there were shots of blade cutting, sewing using a needle, and pieces of things teared apart. There were many close-up shots and many transitions putted in. This opening gives out the message to the audience that the person is a Psycho.
After watching the documentary we started to blog for a bit, making sure everything is up to date. A while later we go to watch the previous AS student's "Thriller" opening. There was one in particular that stood out for me the most, the film opening was inspired by "Seven", title sequence. It was neatly structured and it tempted me to crave for more. There were many smooth transitions and just a great film opening.
In the documentary Stanley Kauffmann describes how a classic opening is like. A classical opening first establish shots of the location then a shot of a building, through a window, in to a reception then to a office, and finally the camera will probably follow a character. This works often because everything is all in order and neatly structured out.
Kyle Cooper's title sequence to the film "Seven" is extremely effective because it creates a lot tension, and this makes the audience want to find out more about the film just by seeing the opening. In the title sequence there were shots of blade cutting, sewing using a needle, and pieces of things teared apart. There were many close-up shots and many transitions putted in. This opening gives out the message to the audience that the person is a Psycho.
After watching the documentary we started to blog for a bit, making sure everything is up to date. A while later we go to watch the previous AS student's "Thriller" opening. There was one in particular that stood out for me the most, the film opening was inspired by "Seven", title sequence. It was neatly structured and it tempted me to crave for more. There were many smooth transitions and just a great film opening.
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