Key Information/Tips

Key information/tips for making an opening sequence:

MAKE SURE IT'S NOT A TRAILER/SHORT FILM
Some people put too much into an opening sequence and give away the whole story, you have to leave your audience asking questions and reason to carry on watching your film

SOUND = 50%
Sound is just as important as the visuals you see when making a film, if your sound does not match your visuals this breaks continuityand your audience will not believe your film, therefore won't bother to watch it (which is what you want!)

FOLEY (SOUNDS ADDED IN AFTER)
Similar to the point above, foley sounds are important to get right and in time with the action happening in your film, again this breaks continuity and your film becomes unbelieveable (not in a good way) - this also reinfocres my first point in that SOUND IS JUST AS IMPORTANT AS THE ACTION/VISUALS

THE COMMON 6
The main types of films that students usually create are:
- Saw
- Gangsta Films
- Scream
- Waking Up
- Flashbacks
-Se7en
These are good types of films, but have been done a million times before and aren't very original, so when deciding what type of film you want to base your opening sequence on come up with something different to these 6 types of films.