Bibliography

Author................ ..Title
James, A (2005) A History of film form

Websites
www.filmform.com – accessed 10/09/2010

Filmography
Year... Film......... .Director
1979 - Star Wars (George Lucas)

Codes and Conventions of Film Openings

From your film opening analysis (which you should have finished) you must now add a section to your blog entitled Codes and Conventions of Film Openings. Make a note of the codes and conventions film openings share, listing examples (films) as evidence. For might include some of the following codes and conventions:

* Production Logo/Distribution Logo
* Begin with establishing shot
* Title of the movie
* Stars shown often
* Genre conventions (so audience know what genre of film it is)
* Inter-textual references (if sequel or prequel)
* Cast/Credit info

Homework

On your blogs I have written comments on the work you have done so far.

PLEASE READ THE COMMENT AND THEN WRITE A COMMENT BACK ON HOW YOU WILL ADDRESS MY POINTS.

YOU MUST DO THIS FOR NEXT LESSON!

Film Opening Analysis

Analyse three film openings from different genres and add to your blog

1.What genre is the text and what are the genre conventions?
2.What are the key (technical and symbolic) codes in the sequence and what connotations do they create?
3.What are the key signifiers (Words/Images/Sounds) in the sequence and what do they signify?
4.What does the sequence tell us about the content of the movie? What are your expectations of the movie after viewing the sequence?
5.What audiences are being targeted and how do you know?