Choose an opening sequence from a film which effectively holds your interest and makes - PowerPoint Presentation

1. Choose an opening sequence from a film which effectively holds your interest and makes you want to watch the rest of the film. Show what elements of the opening sequence have this effect, and how they relate to the film as a whole.

2. SCENECAMERA WORKSOUNDEFFECT ON AUDIENCEPRESENT DAYClose up on feet, face and the crosses. Long shot as he walksPatriotic music playing in the background, gets louder as he starts to get angryMakes the audience wonder who he is, feels his emotions and want to know what is happeningSTART OF THE BATTLEClose up on soldiers faces and hands shaking, cannot see outside the boat. Long shot to see whole beachBattle noise, bullets, explosions, sound of the waves and men talking praying and shoutingMakes the audience feel afraid about what will happen next, you don’t know what is going on outside the boat.CAPTAIN MILLER’S CONFUSIONSlow motion movement around him. Close up on his face to let you see his fear and confusion. Camera looks past him and can see soldiers suffering and dying. High angle point of view shot as if German soldiersSound is almost completely blocked out. There is a faint buzzing noise. It is almost like he is deaf and can’t hear anythingThis makes you feel the same confusion as the Captain because you can’t hear things and don’t know properly what is happening. It makes you want him to pull himself together and save his life. END OF THE BATTLEHandheld cameras making it look like we are part of the action running along with the soldiers. Low angle shot looking up at German soldiersBullets, explosions, men dying, soldiers shouting instructions to each other that you can hardly hear because the battle is so noisy.You feel that war is a terrible thing full of suffering which has a big effect on everyone who experiences it. You want the battle to end and then men to survive not matter what they have to do to ensure this.

3. IntroductionGive background information such as: director, when it was made, main characters, what it is about.What are you going to be talking about in this essay

4. Introduction‘Saving Private Ryan’ made by Steven Spielberg is a film about war which has an interesting opening sequence. This film is about a group of soldiers who go on a journey to find Private Ryan and send him home to his mother. The soldiers go through a variety of experiences and witness many of their friends lose their lives. This will discuss how the information highlighted in the opening scene make you want to keep watching and link to the messages provided throughout the remainder of the film.

5. Introduction‘……………………………….’ made by Steven Spielberg is a film about ……………..……….. which has an interesting opening sequence. This film is about ………………………………………………………………………........ ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. This will discuss how the information highlighted in the opening scene makes you want to keep watching and link to the messages provided throughout the rest of the film.

6. Paragraph 2 The opening scene holds the audience’s interest through the use of the present day.Pick one feature of this scene and explain it. Use techniques.Explain what we learn from this featureHow is it interesting?How does this fit in with what happens in the rest of the film?

7. Paragraph 3 The techniques used throughout the start of the battle are also effective at capturing the audience’s interest.Pick one feature of this scene and explain it. Use techniques.Explain what we learn from this featureHow is it interesting?How does this fit in with what happens in the rest of the film?

8. Paragraph 4 The use of Captain Miller’s confusion provides a contrast to the rest of the battle.Pick one feature of this scene and explain it. Use techniques.Explain what we learn from this featureHow is it interesting?How does this fit in with what happens in the rest of the film?

9. Paragraph 5As the battle progresses the techniques used continue to interest the audience.Pick one feature of this scene and explain it. Use techniques.Explain what we learn from this featureHow is it interesting?How does this fit in with what happens in the rest of the film?

10. ConclusionIn conclusion in the opening scene of ‘……………………………’ directed by ………………………. the scene captures the audience’s interest through ……………………………………………………………. ………………………………………………………………………….This fits in with the rest of the film because …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………