Evaluation 1: part 2

GENRE AND HOW THE OPENING SUGGESTS IT

The genre of our film opening is a horror thriller hybrid however could also be seen as a gothic variation. We wanted the era and genre of the film to be obvious from the very beginning so we made the choice to edit the colour of the film to a simplistic black and white this creates an image of less advanced technology so would automatically be associated with an old fashioned style, and the setting to be a long time ago. We also made sure that the costumes seemed as authentic as possible so the genre and era can be reflected in costume choice, as compared to modern  clothing the itching we chose  for our characters to wear are not usually seen in everyday society, whereas during the Victorian period the style of clothing we chose would have been what most wore.

HOW CHARACTERS ARE INTRODUCED

The characters are introduced pretty much straight away, and we see them physically; we do not hear about their character beforehand. The main male character is the first character we are introduced to  and  we are focused on his character for a long while before the  female character is introduced. The woman is in fact seen passing through the frame only infusing the male. So the fact that we see him as a priority and she is only a by product almost of our focus being on him shows the hierarchy of character a. We can tell that he is the main character whereas she will just be a fleeting character.

SPECIAL EFFECTS

 In this film opening we didn't include many special effects as the genre doesn't call for it, and it would have looked completely unrealistic and ridiculous, in what is meant to be a gritty gothic thriller set in the Victorian era. However  if we were to have used them, possibly  better lighting would have worked well to get a better stark contrast between dark and light.