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Hello, my name is Lewis Tillett, I am a 17 year old media student from The Fitzwimarc school.

 I am doing a film opening and the genre to it is going to be action thriller. I am going to include all the conventions of film opening...

Film titles are normally at the beginning of the film, being played over an opening scene, this is the case in jaws when the credits are coming on the screen when we have a point of view shot of the shark underwater. Some begin 2 minutes into the film, These include the names of the actors who play the main characters, the sound and camera technicians and the film film producer, who is shown last as they are seen to be the most important person in the film.

The genre should also be established in the first few minutes of the film, for example a romantic comedy would have some reference to a couple signifying romance and some humour to show it is going to be lighthearted and be a comedy, this keeps the target audience engaged with the film.

The companies logo is normally played before anything in the film, this shows who made and owns the film, and it is also like a stamp of approval, so a film made by Disney is normally guaranteed to be a great film.

In terms of camera shots, an establishing shot is normally used in a film opening to set the scene of the movie, for example, an establishing shot is used in blade-runner to set the scene, however. some films like the dark knigh, can break this convention by dropping the audience straight into the action,

I have chosen to do a thriller film, it is my personal favourite genre because they keep you at the edge of your seat the whole way through the story, They usually have a twist which keeps you engaged such as James Bond's Skyfall when Bond is accidentally shot by his assistant on a fast moving train. thrillers tend to rely on suspense and anticipation to hold the audiences attention, as opposed to action  with films like James Bond, as when I was watching Se7en all I kept thinking was who was the killer, and who were they going to kill next.

In December the media department of the fitzwimarc school, took the sixth form students on a trip to the British film institute, in Southwark, London. While there we discussed what makes film openings effective and engaging, which was very useful. We also got to see the film director Dexter Fletcher, who was responsible for directing the film, Eddie the eagle. one of the things he told us what he didn't like only credits to fill up the first 2 minutes, as he believed this time was really valuable to introduce the feel of the film.