1) What does Thomas Sutcliffe mean when he says "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"
They need to be engaged from the very beginning for them to last the whole film; as those first few minutes are the temptation which grabs them. The audience must be constantly tempted to continue watching the film.
2) According to director Jean Jacques Beineix, what are the risks of an instant arousal?
Once you start strong with an opening and arouse your audience by growing their interest, you have the question of 'what is to come next'. You have to make the risk of answering the questions from the producers to the audience. If the first 3 minutes of the film is the best part and gives away every satisfaction, the director will need to provide even better content to follow the instant arousal.
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 know too little"
The beginning is the point where the audiences interest is set. The information giving should 'arouse' a viewer and make them feel as If they must find out more; the only way of doing that is to continue watching. Yet an opening can not over inform otherwise there will be no content to follow it, the viewers will be interested for a shorter period of time the more they know.
4) What does critic Stanley Kauffman describe as the classic opening? Why does it work?
Kauffmann explains that classic openings usually began as a long establishing shot, it would pan to a close up of a setting and then the camera would guide you to a key location. This instantly became successful as it was a simplistic way of showing where the setting is, the occupation of characters and it was set out in an organized way. It avoided confusion as it was an irrational progression of the film, it lead the audience at a good, expected pace.
5) Why is Kyle Cooper's title sequence to the film seven so effective?
The title sequence told the first part of the story as it introduced the characters behaviour, this allowed the genre of the film to be set - physiological thriller. The moving images foreshadowed what was to come in the film, therefore the audience would want to see the significance of certain aspects in the title sequence, influencing the audience to continue watching.
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?
Welles initially wanted to achieve an opening without credits over the moving image, along with no title music; This was so the audience could focus on the continuous shot which gave the audience crucial information and gave them a full understanding of the setting and characters. He also wanted to achieve a cliff hanger opening, which would be unexpected with the all in one take sequence.
Despite Welles goals, Universal Studios declined his ideas and added both credits, titles and music over the original scene
7) What is meant by " a favourite trick of Film Noir"? What is the trick?
The favourite trick of Film Noir is a way of showing the audience the end in the beginning. It allows the viewers to look ahead of what is to come, almost like a vision of the future. However there is no explanation of how it got to that point, it is made clear as a viewer watches on.
8) How does the opening to the film The Shining create suspense?
Suspense is created through camera movement and is heightened by the music. The birds eye view and obsessive attention fixated on the car in the scene, Creates a predator stalking prey effect.
They need to be engaged from the very beginning for them to last the whole film; as those first few minutes are the temptation which grabs them. The audience must be constantly tempted to continue watching the film.
2) According to director Jean Jacques Beineix, what are the risks of an instant arousal?
Once you start strong with an opening and arouse your audience by growing their interest, you have the question of 'what is to come next'. You have to make the risk of answering the questions from the producers to the audience. If the first 3 minutes of the film is the best part and gives away every satisfaction, the director will need to provide even better content to follow the instant arousal.
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 know too little"
The beginning is the point where the audiences interest is set. The information giving should 'arouse' a viewer and make them feel as If they must find out more; the only way of doing that is to continue watching. Yet an opening can not over inform otherwise there will be no content to follow it, the viewers will be interested for a shorter period of time the more they know.
4) What does critic Stanley Kauffman describe as the classic opening? Why does it work?
Kauffmann explains that classic openings usually began as a long establishing shot, it would pan to a close up of a setting and then the camera would guide you to a key location. This instantly became successful as it was a simplistic way of showing where the setting is, the occupation of characters and it was set out in an organized way. It avoided confusion as it was an irrational progression of the film, it lead the audience at a good, expected pace.
5) Why is Kyle Cooper's title sequence to the film seven so effective?
The title sequence told the first part of the story as it introduced the characters behaviour, this allowed the genre of the film to be set - physiological thriller. The moving images foreshadowed what was to come in the film, therefore the audience would want to see the significance of certain aspects in the title sequence, influencing the audience to continue watching.
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?
Welles initially wanted to achieve an opening without credits over the moving image, along with no title music; This was so the audience could focus on the continuous shot which gave the audience crucial information and gave them a full understanding of the setting and characters. He also wanted to achieve a cliff hanger opening, which would be unexpected with the all in one take sequence.
Despite Welles goals, Universal Studios declined his ideas and added both credits, titles and music over the original scene
7) What is meant by " a favourite trick of Film Noir"? What is the trick?
The favourite trick of Film Noir is a way of showing the audience the end in the beginning. It allows the viewers to look ahead of what is to come, almost like a vision of the future. However there is no explanation of how it got to that point, it is made clear as a viewer watches on.
8) How does the opening to the film The Shining create suspense?
Suspense is created through camera movement and is heightened by the music. The birds eye view and obsessive attention fixated on the car in the scene, Creates a predator stalking prey effect.
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