Considering Micro Elements

When creating our own opening sequence we need to take into consideration how we are going to use the micro elements and why they are important to create the film and attract the audience. Through research into opening sequences we have gathered ideas on how to include the micro elements.

Sound: sound is important cause it can help to reflect the action and mood in the scene. Diegetic sounds such as dialogue help to engage the audience cause these are sounds from real life and they can relate to them. Use of music help to again reflect the action and mood of the scene for example the faster and lighter it is the happier the mood in scene is. We are considering using modern day music as the audience will understand  and relate to it, also with lyrics so that it can reflect the action on screen again the audience may relate to the words.
We have narrowed down our soundtrack decision list to two songs : Anya Marina- Satellite Heart and Grizzly Bear- Slow Life as these both create a calm but slightly suspicious theme to the film and the lyrics of Satellite Heart in the chorus are very moving and emotional.

Camera Angles, Shots and Movement: camera angles are important to help reflect the genre of the piece, for example using medium shots can show a drama genre and fast tracking shots and hand held shots can reflect the genre of horror. Camera shots are also important cause they allow the audience too see as much or as little as the director wants, depending how much of the narrative they want to give away. We are going to attract the target audience through a wide variety of shots as it keeps the film intresting however keeping it simple as we do not want the shots to be too over the top and take away the action from the film.

Editing: editing we are going to keep simple through the use of cuts and fades becuase these help to relfect the drama genre as the are not too over the top and just show you whats on screen and does not take the audiences attention away from the film. Editing is important cause it helps to keep the narrative following correctly for example the faster the shot transitions the more up paced the film is. Again it also helps to reflect the genre.

Mise en scene: mise en scene is very important becuase everything within the shot is there to show the audience the genre of the film and help to tell the narrative. Without the consideration of things like costume, props and location the film would not make any sense to the audience. To engage target audience we are going to create the characters based on typical young people at the current moment and set it in a place all young people relate to; college and school.