Hello welcome to my blog. I am currently studying AS media and we are studying Slasher Films .My blog contains records of background ,planning and research leading up to the production of our final slasher film Red Christmas which will be a take on Black X mas Slasher. Thanks ! :)

Tuesday, 25 September 2012

Other Meadows Openings

Dead Man Shoes

 this was the opening 4 mins and 15 secs.made 6 m in US cinemas it was played on 4 screens and sis not make the UK cinema.It has appeared in several lists of best films of all time.This film is also a shane meadows film and follows the auteur theory.
The opening is a home movie as it has washed out colours ans cracklyness it is also shaky as it is a hand held camera this gives a sense of a social background.The music is down beat and sad to communicate with audience it shows us it is going to be sad.the music is digetic and an audio bridge as it links scenes together The clothing is middle class this also shows its a drama.
There is a cross fade which shows back and now in the film.The conventions of 2 shots shows there friendship is strong.The setting is bleak which could signify the stories tragedy.There is narrative inigma when you attentionally hold back to create a sense of mystery.There is a final fade out from white to black and black to white at the opening this is editing technique.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0419677/


24/7

(1996 shane meadows )
BBC films and scala Productions

You get non digetic music straight away there are not many names mentioned only bob haskins and shane meadows names are mentioned.t is also unusual as it is in black and white.
We first have a long shot and establishing shot which are very bleak and show the idea of serious drama.The music stops after 1 min 40.The long takes indicate drama and emphasis the sound.The font used are both upper and lower case to make names stand out.There are also lots of panning shots used.There is a voice over that shows exposition.the opening is 6 mins 20 in total
over all this film made 175,000 in uk box office.

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