We are now transitioning to our portfolio project!!! From now on, my blog post will be about the development of my film opening. I will be posting about my research, planning, production, reflections, and more! I am excited to create this piece and put all my knowledge to work. Stay tuned for the next few weeks to see how I develop my ideas into life. These posts will also help me to keep track of my progress, and I will reference them as I'm working on the final project. Ps: I will be working with a partner.
Let's start with what the purpose of a film opening is and what it should establish.
- Tone
- Main characters
- Conflict
- Setting
- Mystery/engagement
- Develop vibe/aura through technical elements
My initial plans after analyzing other film openings in class are:
- Playing with colors: color theory and schemes are such a wonderful way to tell a story. I am very much inspired by LaLa Land's expressive use of color in its opening and throughout its film. I could use color to establish tone and genre. I also think mise-en-scene is a very important element to incorporate context.
- McGovern, J. (2016, December 21). La La Land director breaks down the movie's amazing opening. Entertainment Weekly.
- Another important component of a film opening is the development of characters. One way I can develop character through color can be using colors to show their mood, which also helps me to reduce dialogue. Conflict can also be addressed to develop a character; what current situation they are in, the setting and time.
Baker, L. (2016, September 13). Manipulating the audience’s emotions with color. PremiumBeat.
A great film that I'm inspired by is Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. This film opens up with a cold hue and cold tones. One of the main characters, Joel, seems to be in a period of sadness and loss. The screen later shows Clementine wearing a vivid orange sweatshirt, this contrast the grey, sad world that Joel is experiencing. Telling the audience that she is someone important, and the vibrant colors portray her as the light in the void that Joel's character is living in. This film's opening establishes tone, character development, setting, and intrigues the audience to wonder how the story develops from there.
Having all this into consideration, I will be researching what genre I will be doing for my film opening and how I can incorporate color into it. After choosing my genre, my partner and I will discuss our ideas together and develop an overall idea/plot of what the story is going to be about, and how to establish it in a film opening.
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