Tuesday 25 January 2011

'Watching' Documentary



In class I watched a Documentary called ' Watching ' it is about film openings, here are my answers to the questions asked.


1) What does Thomas Sutcliffe mean when he says "Films need to seduce their audiences into long term commitment. While there are many types of seduction, the temptation to go for instant arousal is almost irresistible"?
 That the film openings should be slow but no fast, just like love making, you just want t savour every moment.


2) According to Director Jean Jacques Beineix, what are the risks of 'Instant Arousal'?
 if you start off too strong then you won't know what yo do next, how to keep this momentum up.


3) Explain why " a good beginning must make the audience feel that it doesn't know nearly yet, and at the same time make sure that it doesn't know too little "?
it is going to capture the audience even though you give little away. You have to get the balance right.


4) What does Critic Stanley Kauffmann describe as the classic opening? Why does this work?
The classic opening to a film is first the Establishing Shot of the city like New York, then to the window of the reception to the main office whee the story begins.


5) Why is Kyle Cooper's title sequence to the film Seven so effective?
 it shows themind of the character who is a psycho. It also foreshadows the future scenes


6) Why did Orson Welles want to achieve with his opening to the film ' A Touch Of Evil' ? What did Universal Studios do o it and why?
The studio wanted background music with the credits in he beginning of his film, but Orson Welles didn' want this but Universal Studio won in the end.


7) What is meant by ' a favourite trick of Film Noir '? What is the Trick?
The trick is where in the beginning of the film is actually the ending.

8) How does the opening to the film ' The Shinning ' create suspense?
establishing shot where we are following the car from above like a predator,. It shows that thecar is going to the wrong direction which will lead to conflict through the movie.

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