Evaluation Screen Shots

This image is of the screenshots I have chosen to analyse to show my links to other film openings.

1. Shot 1-Most Action films use the black screen with titles on it effect because they are simple and is very good to start a film. It also is used so the audience doesn't get distracted by them coming up, and will know what is happening after they are finished. We named our film reconnaissance because it means an exploratory military survey conducted to gain, or collect information. This fits into the genre of our film and what happens in it, because Lewis (good guy) trys to get some information from Simon (bad guy), also because it's an army word it means that it's a word to do with action, which is our genre. Also we have added an explosion noise over the top of the word on the black screen which adds effect and also backs up the idea that the word fits in with the army.

1. Shot 2-We have set our action film, running through the woods. This fits in because the leaves and bushes add to the intensity of the chase alongside the music. We also used this location because it was easy to get to and was accessable most of the time. Most Action films are set in dark and mysterious places, sometimes even in big cities. We wanted our chase scene to be more intense so we did it in the middle of the woods as it gave us more room to run and it was more realistic as the setting was natural.

1. Shot 3-The costumes we used represent the different characters, Lewis is wearing smart black trousers and a black jacket with black shoes, this shows that he is professionally dressed, whereas Simon is wearing a black jacket, dark blue jeans and trainers which shows that he is a lot more casual and that he might not be working for anyone and is not very professional, because of this you can see the contrast between the two characters which clearly shows the audience who is who. Amy the wife is wearing casual clothes like in other action films the female role dresses normally. The prop we have in our opening sequence is the phone, which is important as it is used to show the story more and also help the audience know which character is bad.

1. Shot 4-I have used this image to show camera work and editing because we have shown match on action well, Both the characters in the chase jump over something in the path and the camera quickly changes so we can see them landing on the otherside, this was a good shot to use because it gets the audience right in the middle of the action. We have also made are shots quick to create speed, like in other action opening sequences. Chase scenes in action films use lots of different shots to show the characters nearly catching up with each other and then losing each other again.

1. Shot 5-We have used this screen shot to show fonts and style of the titles because it shows clearly are bold font, Other action films use bold titles and font styles because it links well to the genre, as the shots are quick the titles need to be bold and readable and more simple so the audience can follow the story easily instead of struggling to read them and keep up with the story.

1. Shot 6-I have used this screen shot because the opening sequence is about the train blowing up. To set up the story in the opening sequence we showed who the characters are, what was happening and what was going to happen, Our opening sequence is left on a cliff hanger after Lewis is chasing Simon, He then loses him and recieves a phone call from a blocked number, It is the bad guy Simon, telling him that his wife is going to die. Lewis then tries to do something about what is going to happen and then recieves a text from the same blocked number and it reads, and yes i know she is on the train. Lewis then panics and the train that his wife is on blows up, it finishes there which sets the story up for the whole film.

1. Shot 7-I chose this shot to show the genre and how the opening shows it because while this shot is happening there is fast, intense music playing in the background which creates an action feeling. We have also used chasing, explosions and good and bad characters which are used in typical action films.

1. Shot 8- I chose this shot to show how the characters are introduced because it shows both the main characters in the film. But it is different to other action films because we didn't properly introduce our main characters, which adds to the mystery. The way we introduced our characters was by seeing them run past the screen several times which shows they are chasing and shows the audience that these two are the films main characters. The audience also do not find out much about them as they will later on the film.

1. Shot 9- This shot is too show the special effects we used, we found this clip of a train that had exploded, and the setting of where the train exploded is similar to ours so it fits in. We used this in our film because it fits in with our genre and helps to develop our story and it also fits in to our storyline, so was needed to make the audience understand what is going on. The explosion also works well because it fits in to the typical action components that usually appear in films. We have also used transitions and fading in and out titles to make our opening sequence more like a real action film.