Marking film opening's

In todays lesson we have been looking at other student film opening's. I think this is a good idea as it will prepare us for our final film opening's, because we can study how the mark scheme works and what aspects of the film make it achieve a high level. Therefore we know what to incorporate into our own opening sequence and how it is overall graded.

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I graded this opening film as a high level 4 (56/57 out of 60marks), this is because there is 'evidence of excellence'(quoted from the mark scheme), the style and font of the titles are appropriate for the audience and task, as well as fitting into the theme and creating enigma. The editing has been executed very well, it's impressive how the titles move with him and his actions. The only slightly negative comments would be that there was no dialogue and perhaps it was a bit to long especially as the scene and location did not really change through out. But overall it was an excellent opening which included a wide variety of well focused shots and had a strong story line, which would make you want to continue watching.




I would give this opening a level 3, i think the general ideas of using props and objects to show the title sequence was a good creative well thought out idea. However the camera work was vey shakey and not of the best quality which made it very difficult in some parts to read the titles. I also feel that perhaps there was just too much enigma and that it was a bit chliche and easy. I gave this a level 3 because the titles were appropriately used and the producing material was aimed towards it's target audience. It also payed attention to miss en scene.




Personally i thought that this was an excellent film opening, and would therefore grade this at top of level 4. The reason for this marking would be the amazing steady camera work which consisted of a variety of good shots. I also felt that the plot was very original and stood out from the others i had seen, this makes it intriguing and makes me want to watch more, to find out what it's all about. The sounds in the background are very well chosen as they fit in with the theme which adds to tense and suspense atmosphere being created. The title sequence and style of the credits were appropriate as they suited the genre.