We visited the British Film Institute (BFI) on the South bank, to attend a study presentation by a media teacher from a college in Cambridge. He spoke on the convention of film openings and gave us lots of techniques and tips to make our film opening as effective as possible.
First we watched a few openings from iconic films like Napoleon Dynamite (2004), Casino Royale (2006) and Seven (1995). Then we had to comment on the macro elements of each opening, this consisted of the genre conventions, narrative, character, themes and atmosphere. And them he spoke about some other methods to get the best results:
After that, actor and director Dexter Fletcher came to speak about his work, the process behind making a film and how important a good film opening is for setting the tome for the rest of the film. We were also able to ask him questions. Overall it was an amazing experience and I am very glad that i went, because it was extremely informative.
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