Evaluating Nine Frames

2. This is a shot of an energy ball which I made in after effects, this is a shot which you could quite easily see in an opening scene for a modern day film.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oma9uPz9YYk The Star Wars opening has similar features to mine like it starts with action and then dies down into more subtle shots, this could be because who their audiences are.

To accomplish this shot I used Adobe After Effetcts CS4 and had to create from scratch many elements, for exmaple the particles which emit from the energy ball and bounce of the road, I also had to make a ground plane for the light to reflect of and finally the actual energy ball itself which was built in another composition and then placed in.

Evaluating Nine Frames

1. This is a title shot which I made using After Effects, this is definitely not a standard opening scene to a film but I decided to go for a 'trailer' opening style and all trailers have dramatic motion graphic shots. I also decided to go for a atmospheric-al approach so I added some smoke over the top.

The font I used in this is 'Century Gothic', which is a very clear font with no flicks coming of the end of the letters.

Does my opening develop or challenge current film openings?

Ive decided to start of my short film opening with an action scene which is what I believe my audience would want to see. This idea of an action scene at the start comes from films like Lord of the Rings Fellowship of the Ring also Saving Private Ryan. Although my is a bit different because I've set mine to be like a trailer.

Inspiration for sequence of the trailer :http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lalm_kkczVM

I set mine to be as a trailer so that not only does it address the audience but it gives the viewer a hint that trouble might be on its way.