1. The title of the film - As a group we had to plan a plot in which after we had to come up with a name. As our plot was about a memory we wanted the title to be either another word for memory or something along the lines of memory. Using the date in the title makes the audience want to watch the film as they want to find out why we have included a date and what the date has to do with the film.
2. Setting/location - The setting for our film is one of the most important part to our film as it sets the scene. We wanted a dark dingy place for our title sequence and we wanted a normal household for our opening scene so that it didn't give too much information away. The setting and location helped to build tension in the title sequence.
3. Costumes and props - The costumes of the actors didn't matter that much as we wanted them to look casual and wear something simple such as jeans and a t-shirt. What was important in terms of mise en scene was the murderer's props and costumes. We wanted him to have a distinctive look so we put bandages around his face so that his face was disguised and you only ever say one of his eyes. The props and the costumes helped to illustrate the film.
4. Camerawork and editing - The camerawork in the title sequence was very important as we wanted it to be shaky so that it looked onto the murders point of view. We also wanted to make sure we used different camera shots like close up and mid shot. So when filming we had to make sure we used these different shot types. When we edited it we added on a distorted affect to make the scene look like a videotape footage that he had recorded himself. The camerawork and editing of this scene made the scene look a lot better and made it more realistic and eerie. When filming the news report we wanted to use different kinds of camerawork to make it look good, whilst editing the footage we had to make it look as much like a real news report as possible, so we added a jingle to it and used different affects to create the news report look.
5. Title font and style - The font used on our title was a chalk board effect as it connotes childhood memory, we chose this because it looked good on the red blood and black background and as a kid we all remember blackboards so it fitted in with the memory theme of the film. Using a white font made it stand out and we made it quite a big size so it was easy to read and see. We used a plain font for the news report as we didn't want to use something too fancy. Also news reports use standard fonts.
6. Story and how the opening sets it up - The way in which we set up our opening scene doesn't really tell you much about the story as we didn't want to give too much away or jump straight into a murder, so we chose to do an everyday thing but with a little twist. The title sequence gave the audience little hints about what the film could be about as we only showed them little snippets of things to keep them on edge and wanting more.
7. Genre and how the opening suggest it - The opening of our film fits with the genre because of the storyline. Our opening scene consist of a phone call and someone speaking in a scary voice this fits with the genre but then you find out its a joke and it creates a mystery of what genre it is.
8. How characters are introduced - The murder is introduced in the title sequence but he is only shown for a few seconds so he is introduced mysteriously, he also is introduced in darkness by doing this it creates tension. The two main characters are introduced in the opening scene by a phone conversation between the both of them.
some good analysis of your decisions here however you need to include more media language particularly on the camerawork used.
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