Our media project is loosely based on the first few minutes of the low budget movie London to Brighton directed by Paul Andrew Williams. We wanted our project to have a sense of mystery about it; we didn’t want to give too much away in the first few minutes. But we did want the beginning to have a powerful impact which keeps the viewer gripped. In London to Brighton they achieve this by the main character coming into a toilet with a swollen eye, but there is no indication to who has done it.
In the beginning of London to Brighton we didn’t start with a big establishing shot like a typical Hollywood Blockbuster. We made sure that the shot was just focused on the characters involved as they are the main attraction of the film. London to Brighton did this by focusing on the woman and her daughter as they ran into the toilet which showed that they were the main things going on in the scene. Although most of the camera work used in the film was handheld in our project we only used the handheld shots when the storyline was getting really intense. The handheld camera gives the film a lot more effect as it makes the viewer know that something fast paced and intense is going to happen.
The sound used in our project is going to be a mix of Diagetic Sound and Non Diagetic Sound. We will have a voice over of one of the characters speaking which is going to be based on what she is thinking in her head. We will also have a backing track quietly in the background which will add to the eerie effect of the opening scene. In London to Brighton the sound used was purely diagetic. Although there opening scene is mainly dominated by diagetic sound of the two characters talking to each other. This added to the effect of the scene as the way they were talking was very fast paced which shows that the character are in a rush for something.
The editing in our opening scene and the opening scene of London to Brighton are both quiet similar. Both the scenes both contain quite quickly paced shots which add to the effect of the film. It gives the film opening scene more depth and keeps the viewer gripped which every film maker wants.
In the beginning of London to Brighton we didn’t start with a big establishing shot like a typical Hollywood Blockbuster. We made sure that the shot was just focused on the characters involved as they are the main attraction of the film. London to Brighton did this by focusing on the woman and her daughter as they ran into the toilet which showed that they were the main things going on in the scene. Although most of the camera work used in the film was handheld in our project we only used the handheld shots when the storyline was getting really intense. The handheld camera gives the film a lot more effect as it makes the viewer know that something fast paced and intense is going to happen.
The sound used in our project is going to be a mix of Diagetic Sound and Non Diagetic Sound. We will have a voice over of one of the characters speaking which is going to be based on what she is thinking in her head. We will also have a backing track quietly in the background which will add to the eerie effect of the opening scene. In London to Brighton the sound used was purely diagetic. Although there opening scene is mainly dominated by diagetic sound of the two characters talking to each other. This added to the effect of the scene as the way they were talking was very fast paced which shows that the character are in a rush for something.
The editing in our opening scene and the opening scene of London to Brighton are both quiet similar. Both the scenes both contain quite quickly paced shots which add to the effect of the film. It gives the film opening scene more depth and keeps the viewer gripped which every film maker wants.
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