Trailer and Opening Sequence

There are various major differences between movie trailers and opening sequences within movies. For example, a trailer generally takes a cluster of the best scenes from the film and puts them in one sequence. This is so the audience is encouraged to watch the film as they're just seeing the best parts which will more than likely interest them. You see this in the clip below:



On the other hand, an opening sequence to a movie is a lot different to a trailer. They generally start with establishing shots so the audience can see who, what and where the characters are within the shot. There is then close ups of the main character(s) so that the audience can identify who the main character(s) are. As well as this, we also get some background information, such as where the location is that the characters are, and who they individually are. Overall, we are shown a lot more detail than a trailer.

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Preliminary Task

WWW: The shots all flow into each other fluently and smoothly, which is great because the main aim of the task was to keep to the 'continuity editing' side of shooting.

WWW: Good variety of shots including extreme close ups, close ups (standard), long shots and mid shots. There is also a great use of the 'over the shoulder shot' which was very effective.

EBI: Some of the shots (such as when Michael is talking) are poorly framed, as only half of him is in it and some of his body crops off where it should still be displayed.

EBI: The camera was kept still 100% of the time. Most of the shots were very stable however there were only a couple which seemed blurry/fuzzy because of the slight shaking of the camera.

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