Extention Task

1. I think that what Thomas Sutcliffe is trying to say is that films nowadays need to be fascinating to watch and grab their audiences attention and therefore convince their audiences that it is worth the wait. Film makers will need to differentiate themselves and have a successful and interesting opening that will focus the audience.


2. According to the Director Jean Jacques Beineix the risk of 'instant arousal' is that you would get to the point where you do not know what to do next. Starting very strong with an immediate strong action and good acting is good in capturing the audience firstly however later on in the film you will not have much left to offer which will lead to a weak story line in the long term.


3. The opening must require enough information to open to the audience however a lot about the film should not be revealed as such and instead should rather seduce the viewers making them more curious to know more.


4. The critic Stanley Kauffmann describes the classic opening of an establishing shot set in New York City usually seen in the east of New York and captures the close up of the building then goes in the building through the window then passes the receptionists desk to a private office and there is the actor. This opening works because you were told where it was taken place,what the occupation of the hero was, everything was organised in place and the progress was rational and expected.


5. Kyle Coopers title sequence to the film seven is so effective because it gets to the audiences imagination because it outlines the film so straightforward.


6. Orson Welles wanted his film, A Touch Of Evil to be presented without title music and credit because he wanted the audience to not have time to prepare for themselves and just get them straight into the film to alert their attention.


7. "a favourite trick of film noir" is placing the end of the movie at the beginning instead. This clever technique helps to establish what the audience can look forward to as the opening already keeps them at a destination.


8. The opening of the film The Shining creates suspense because you could already see from the film that the camera has many elements for instance it uses a visualization with the car as it acts like a predator. On a second viewing there is a shot that is almost perfect giving it a stunning view but remains fixed on that tiny object telling us that the car is heading to the wrong direction.