Analysis of three videos

In class we watched the opening scenes of other students from either our school or others. We were then set work to choose three that we liked and give them a grade between level 1 and level 4.

This is the film opening mark criteria

Level 1 0–23 marks The work for the main task is possibly incomplete. There is minimal evidence in the work of the creative use of any relevant technical skills such as:• Producing material appropriate for the target audience and task; • using titles appropriately according to institutional conventions; • using sound with images and editing appropriately for the task set;• shooting material appropriate to the task set; including controlled use of the camera, attention to framing, variety of shot distance and close attention to mise-en-scene; • using editing so that meaning is apparent to the viewer and making selective and appropriate use of shot transitions and other effects. Level 2 24–35 marks There is evidence of a basic level of ability in the creative use of some of the following technical skills:• Producing material appropriate for the target audience and task; • using titles appropriately according to institutional conventions; • using sound with images and editing appropriately for the task set;• shooting material appropriate to the task set;, including controlled use of the camera, attention to framing, variety of shot distance and close attention to mise-en-scene; • using editing so that meaning is apparent to the viewer and making selective and appropriate use of shot transitions and other effects. Level 3 36–47 marks There is evidence of proficiency in the creative use of many of the following technical skills:• Producing material appropriate for the target audience and task; • using titles appropriately according to institutional conventions; • using sound with images and editing appropriately for the task set;• shooting material appropriate to the task set; including controlled use of the camera, attention to framing, variety of shot distance and close attention to mise-en-scene; • using editing so that meaning is apparent to the viewer and making selective and appropriate use of shot transitions and other effects.Level 4 48–60 marks There is evidence of excellence in the creative use of most of the following technical skills:• material appropriate for the target audience and task;• using titles appropriately according to institutional conventions;• using sound with images and editing appropriately for the task set;• shooting material appropriate to the task set;including controlled use of the camera, attention to framing, variety of shot distance and close attention to mise-en-scene;• using editing so that meaning is apparent to the viewer and making selective and appropriate use of shot transitions and other effects.

'Blitz'
This is the first film opening I have chosen to analyse. I thought that this was very good because the set design was exceptional. It highlighted the genre, the music fitted perfectly, the sound quality was good and the lighting made it sinister leaving me us the audience with a hook. It also was creating narrated enigma for the audience, wanting us to watch more. However, a negative of mine would be that in the end, it became more of a trailer, due to overly edited children's laughing in the background, also it answers the questions at the end. During the film opening your trying to figure out who the bad character is, and this shouldn't be found out straight away, this makes the film opening a little bit worse, but overall I would give this film opening a level 4.
'Poscig'
In the film opening 'Poscig' there is a lot of enigma we get from the title as the film is done in foreign, due to the film being foreign this makes the film more original overall making the film more interesting for us the viewers and different to other film opening. The Foley sound used was also good, therefore I would score this this film opening a level 4.
'Alone'
In the film opening 'Alone' there is a establishing and disappearing shot, there is variety of effects and a lot of variety of editing used. Alone using the enigma code to get the target audience interested in the film opening. A downfall perhaps could be that there isn't much dialogue used in this opening sequence. The sound was good as it was eerie and fitted well with the opening scene. Although I think it would have been better if it was set at a darker time as it would create a more tense and creepier atmosphere for the viewer of the film opening. Overall however I think this film opening would score a level 4.