Screen Shot One
This shows the main title for our film. We wanted the film title to be effective and to stand out by being big and bold. Many successful action films have achieved this like http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcisPdJVNl8. We wanted the opening title to be explosive which I think we achieved with the sound effect of a gunshot playing as the title appears. This sets the scene for the rest of the movie and helps set the genre of action.
Screen Shot Two
This screen shot is of setting and location. As we can see we have shops in the background with a small alleyway tucked away between them. This is where the action begins to unfold as the characters run out of the public shopping district and down the alley way to car parks, free running spots and dead ends. This frame sets the scene well as the audience notices the tiny alleyway which takes us away from the shops and into a action packed chase scene. We tried to emphasise the use of this alleyway and how it takes us into a gritty, gang like area where danger soon occurs.
Screen Shot Three
The frame here demonstrates the use of costumes and props. We can see that the two assassins are both wearing suits and we tried to incorporate the action in like many action films, like this has done: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ti8x2jOh-6I. We used props like guns to make the film seem more realistic and more dramatic. The excitement of the chase scene is sped up by the use of fire arms and violence.
Screen Shot Four
The fourth shot shows camera work and editing. This shot is called a shot reverse shot which emphasizes conversation or dialogue. We tried to vary the use of camera shots in our film to make it look more professional and realistic. We used high angle shots, low angle shots, tracking shots, shot reverse shots, long shots, mid shots, close ups and many more. The use of editing I think is quite effective. We used many slide transitions to take the audience seemingly from one scene to the next. We increased the pace of editing in the chase scene to emphasise the action.
Screen Shot Five
This frame shows us the title font and style. We had titles fade in and out in the bottom right hand corner of the screen. We didn't want these titles to be as noticeable as the title of our film so there is a rather dramatic change in font size. We wanted these titles to slip in around the action, so the audience were aware of them being there but not distracted from the action on screen. The title font colour is white to make them clearly visible but not too distracting.
Screen Shot Six
This shows us the story and how the opening sets it up. The scene is set in a sinister looking board room, with an authoritative figure, three menacing people in suits and an envelope each sitting around a table. This could connote many things but the body language, the setting and the props used makes the story seem dramatic and like something thrilling could happen soon. This scene suggests that the three characters on the right of the screen are being briefed about a mission or something secret because of the seriousness of the characters expressions and the secrecy of the envelopes.
Screen Shot Seven
Frame seven suggests the genre of our film as we see two people mid-chase down an alley way. We can see the intense body movements, the seriousness of the characters and the audience receives the impression that this will be an action film. They will get this impression because chase scenes are fast paced, explosive, thrilling and everything about them suggests the action genre. Including a chase scene in the opening of our movie sets the rest of our film up as an action film.
Screen Shot Eight
This shows us how the characters are introduced. Here the audience can see a mid shot of 'The Boss' with a business like expression as he talks on the phone to someone. We can see that 'The Boss' is automatically portrayed as a very serious, determined character. 'The Boss' is shown in a suit and tie, with intelligent glasses on that suggests he knows what to do in any situation. The audience can sense he is a leading character in the story line and he has vast superiority.
Screen Shot Nine
This frame shows us the use of special effects. I created a production company for our film, with a panther roar behind the picture as the title fades in and out. The slide transitions show the panther clawing its way onto screen and fading out into the actual footage. I used a fearsome animal as our production company to suggest that the institution specialises in action based films. This can be compared to some of the James Bond films that have the MGM production company trademark that plays before it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mqVvEaQefk.
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