Wednesday, 8 December 2010

Opening sequence research continued

TV dramas that include time travelling are Ashes to Ashes and Life on Mars. They both start off slower than our movie sequence will but they both have the same type of storyline. Both programmes show the confusion of being thrown into a time zone that is out of the ordinary. In these two programmes the confusion of the characters is represented by the camera spinning around the character showing the world around them and making them look disorientated. This would be good to use in our own video as our character is thrown into a time that is not her own so she would have the same confusion as the characters in the TV dramas. The representation of both characters in these dramas is very clear and there is a story before they go back in time that tells the audience everything they need to know about this character. In our video however, we want to purposely create a sense of confusion so that the audience don't know anything about the character before she goes forward in time and learns everything they need to know throughout the film.





Both include modern day police officers trapped in the past but our movie will include a woman from the 50's in the future instead.

1 comment:

  1. You've not really explained how the opening sequences of these programmes create the effect you are looking for. In both cases, there is an attempt to evoke mood in terms of the visuals whilst at the same time using contemporary effects (Life on Mars more so than Ashes to Ashes). I would suggest a more detailed analysis of the title sequence, particularly of Ashes to Ashes, since there is an attempt there to replicate some aspects of 80s TV Drama such as The Professionals.

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