My First Opening Sequence Anylsis

I created my first opening sequence in Kalkun, Turkey. I have decided not to use this opening sequence, as I don’t think it really worked and I have decided to refilm it and change my idea. I really liked the beginning of my opening sequence as I think it was effective at setting the scene, I thought the music went really well with the start of it, but I don’t think the music went with the end of the opening sequence because it was to happy but the actions in the movie was meant to leave suspense and creepy for the audience to watch, but with the music you where not able to get this effect.

I also think that lots of my scenes did not relate with each other and it seemed disoriented when it wasn’t meant to be. Lots of the scenes from my opening sequence would of worked if I had filmed around the same subject and not different aspects of the holiday. I think by first sequence did not really work because I did not have a very good idea about what I wanted in my head and therefore it was extremely difficult to film.

I really liked the underwater scenes that I filmed on the go-pro but I think I included to much underwater in the opening sequence and should of focused on filming with my Nikon 3100 because it has a better quality of filming and looks more realistic than the go-pro. Next

I do like the beginning and the end of my sequence but I think they do not work together, if I would re-film the sequence I would choose one idea or the other and not try and calibrate a drama with an upbeat opening sequence as I think it is hard to get the idea across in such a short period of time which my opening sequence is meant to be.

I think when I am filming my new opening sequence I want to develop my story more before I film. I think this is extremely important so that I have more idea about what I am filming on the day.  I also want to use a tri-pod so my filming is sturdier and therefore the opening sequence should look better. I think it also important to use as many different shots as possible.

My First Opening Sequence from Lucy Hope on Vimeo.