Today we went to the British Film Institute for a study day. We received talks from Pete Fraser, the chief Media Studies examiner, about what makes a good film opening. He listed the key features as:
.Genre
.Narrative
.Character
.Atmosphere
.Setting
I think it was very useful to learn about these features as our group can start to think about them in more detail to create a good film opening. We were also shown examples of previous students' work, highlighting the good points and things that needed improvement. I think that it is important to view work from your peers, as well as from the industry, as it helps you to set realistic goals as you are aware of what can be achieved with the equipment available. I also found it beneficial to learn about commonly used, cliché ideas, this will help us to conceive an original idea as we will be able to avoid these clichés.
We also received a talk from Hannah Rothman, an associate director that creates trailers for films. I enjoyed finding out more about different jobs within the media industry, specifically in film, as she described the process of creating a trailer and what it is like working as a team and with clients. Here is the trailer for 'The Selfish Giant', a project that Rothman worked on:
Lastly, we received a talk from Dexter Fletcher who has had experience in both acting and directing. I though it was interesting to learn about both of these aspects of film making and found it an invaluable experience to listen to a director talk about his film and explain the ideas behind it. We were shown the openings of two of his films, 'Wild Bill' and 'Sunshine on Leith', unfortunately I could only find a promo and trailer for the films respectively:
Here's our vlog from the day:
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