RESEARCH- Watching Documentary
1) What does Thomas Sutcliffe mean when he says the following? "Films need to seduce their audience into long term commitment. while there are many types of seduction, the temptation to go for instant arousal is almost irresistible"
What he means by this is that the audience need to be entertained and gripped in the first few minutes of the film so that they have the urge to carry on watching it. If its boring and not appealing at the beginning then people wont be interested or as engaged with the film
2)According to director Jean Jacques Beinix, what are the risks of 'instant arousal'?
if you start with an amazing scene that instantly engages the audience, the following scene has to be either equally as good, or better and this can be very hard to do.
3) Explain why " A good beginning must make the audience feel that it doesn't know nearly enough yet, and at the same time make sure that it doesn't look too little"
The beginning of a film should tell the audience the genre of the film they're about to watch along with the age rating. This gives them an insight of what to expect on the film they're watching but not too much information that will disengage them from the rest of the film.
4)What does critic Stanley Kauffmann describe as the classic opening? Why does this work?
What he means by this is that the audience need to be entertained and gripped in the first few minutes of the film so that they have the urge to carry on watching it. If its boring and not appealing at the beginning then people wont be interested or as engaged with the film
2)According to director Jean Jacques Beinix, what are the risks of 'instant arousal'?
if you start with an amazing scene that instantly engages the audience, the following scene has to be either equally as good, or better and this can be very hard to do.
3) Explain why " A good beginning must make the audience feel that it doesn't know nearly enough yet, and at the same time make sure that it doesn't look too little"
The beginning of a film should tell the audience the genre of the film they're about to watch along with the age rating. This gives them an insight of what to expect on the film they're watching but not too much information that will disengage them from the rest of the film.
4)What does critic Stanley Kauffmann describe as the classic opening? Why does this work?
The classic opening is when the audience is given a taste of what is going to come. This can be done through many ways such as focusing what is in a background on an object of significance. It can also be done using an establishing shot to give the audience an idea where the film will take place. Even things like font type can give us information about the film.
5) Why is Kyle Cooper's title sequence to the film Seven so effective?
Kyle coopers title sequence to the film Seven is so effective because gives the audience a clear idea of the theme and genre of the film, it also introduces the main character and it tells the story and gives us an insight on future events. It introduced the audience to the obsessive behavior within the film and gave us an image of what to expect from the rest of the film.
Kyle coopers title sequence to the film Seven is so effective because gives the audience a clear idea of the theme and genre of the film, it also introduces the main character and it tells the story and gives us an insight on future events. It introduced the audience to the obsessive behavior within the film and gave us an image of what to expect from the rest of the film.
6) What did Orson Welles want to achieve with his opening to the film A Touch of Evil? What did Universal Studios do to it? Why?
Orson Welles wanted to display a title sequence which contained no credits and played without title music. He wanted to engage and draw the audience into his story. Universal Studios put a score with the credits, causing the effect to be loss, they did this because they were very cautious, they believed films needed title music and credits for the audience to understand the film.
7) What is meant by "a favourite trick of Film Noir"? What is the trick?
This is when the ending of a film, is the opening of a film. This shows what is to come or what the audience should expect.
8) How does the opening to the film The Shining create suspense?
The opening of the film The Shining creates suspense using a high angle shot of a car being followed through the mountains, creating the idea that the car is being followed/ stalked.
This is when the ending of a film, is the opening of a film. This shows what is to come or what the audience should expect.
8) How does the opening to the film The Shining create suspense?
The opening of the film The Shining creates suspense using a high angle shot of a car being followed through the mountains, creating the idea that the car is being followed/ stalked.
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