What does Thomas Sutcliffe mean when he says "Films need to seduce their audience into long term commitment. While there are many types of seduction, the temptation to go for instant arousal is almost irresistible"?
Grabbing the audience's attenton in a film, especially in the first 5 mins, is the most important thing and all film makers try to do that. The opening is crucial as it should show to the audience the ambition of the film. Also, audience are quick to make judgements about a film within the first few minutes so the opening needs to be planned and created carefully to make sure it is flowing and interesting. The phrase 'instant arousal' explains that audience tend to get drawn into a film instantly if it has a intriguing opening, i needs to give the audience a 'preview' of the rest of the film. For example, if we see explosions at the start of a movie that starrs Jason Statham, we would instantly know that this film will be action-thriller. The audience need to be connected to the film from the beginning to ensure that they enjoy it all the way through.
According to director Jean Jacques Beineix, what are the risks of instant arousal?
Explain why "a good beginning must make the audience feel that it doesn't know nearly enough yet, and at the same time make sure that it doesn't know too little."
Film makers must ensure that the film lives up to the opening all the way through the film. Having a great beginning only means that you have to make sure the rest of the film is as enjoyable and gripping enough to hold the audience.
Explain why "a good beginning must make the audience feel that it doesn't know nearly enough yet, and at the same time make sure that it doesn't know too little."
You don't want to give too much away at the start of the movie as it would kill the excitement of the film, but then, you want to give away just enough to keep the audience anticipating for the rest of the film. A good opening should give basic information such as an idea as to the genre of the film ad introduce the audience to one or two of the main characters.However, if a film starts with too much action, it is difficult to keep up the pace throughout the film and will result in the audience losing interest.
What did Orson Welles want to achieve with his opening to the film 'A Touch Of Evil'? What did Universal Studios do it? Why?
Welles wanted to achieve an 'all in one' take of the opening. Universal Studios put titles and music over the top of it.
What is meant by "a favourite trick of Film Noir"? What is the trick?
Having the ending of a film at the beginning, then continuing with the film. This technique has been used in many films since, such as in Never Back Down 2: The Beatdown, and is very effective.
How does the opening to the film The Shining create suspense?
Suspense is craeted in many ways in the opening of The Shining.
sound- the eerie theme music (non diegetic sound)is very slow and tense
location- the place seems isolated and adds to the atmosphere
camera- the camera follows the car from a bird’s eye view, like a predator stalking its prey
even without the introduction of any characters or even narrative, the audience is made to feel nervous and can predict that something bad is going to happen.
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