Its me again !!!

 Hey, so today we are going to be focusing on answering these questions:

"What kind of movie am I trying to make? 

What are the basic genre conventions of my movie (themes, style, characters, etc.)?

What do the opening sequences look like in other films of my genre? How does an opening sequence reveal meaning and tone without giving away too much? How much action really happens in the first 2 minutes of a film? Complete a detailed shot-by-shot analysis using screenshots."

So let's get into it, to answer the first question the kind of movie I'm trying to make is a horror/thriller/mysterious movie because movies in this genre type generally have lots of suspense and that's what I'm aiming for in my film opening. The themes of movies in this genre are usually " don't take life for granted" or " be grateful to your family each time you get" or " live life the best you can" or the childlike one " Never talk to strangers". Most of the characters that are the killers or kidnappers usually have some connection to the person they kidnapped or are about to kill whether it's that they were abandoned as a child and come back as an adult or they were a long-lost family member that everyone forgot about. Other opening sequences in films of my genre usually have a sudden opening and most times have chasing scenes of the kidnapped person or about to be killed person escaping. Opening sequences reveal meaning and tone without giving away too much by the usage of special sound effects, shot types, and transitions. Theirs a good amount of action going on in the first two minutes of a film because that's when most of the problems that will occur in the film are introduced. Using " Good Burger" as an example in the beginning as "Ed" is heading to work you will notice that "Ed" tends to run into a lot of stuff while on his way to work, which is a foreshadowing of  "Dexter's" problem and who caused this problem. When "Dexter" found out it was "Ed" that caused the car crash which ruined his summer he had a flashback of what the person looked like and that's how he found out it was "Ed". What caused "Dexter" to have this flashback is a movement "Ed" made while they were sitting at the table eating lunch.

Well thanks again for coming and I hope you keep enjoying our ride to a successful film opening !!!

Byeee 👋,

Bishara Hamilton

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