Planning in Film Activity 1: Film Opening Conventions and Editing in Film Group Analysis #1

 

What is the purpose of editing in a film?
Title of the Film:	The Giver			Genre: Dystopian Fiction, Drama, Sci-Fi
Production company or more	Walden Media, The Weinstein Company, Tonik, As is Production
Film Editor and list three films they worked on.	Barry Alexander Brown: Son of the South War at Home Lonely in America
Theme:	The Importance of Memory, Individuality and freedom of choice
Define continuity: Ensuring that all of the details in a film or show are consistent between each shot.
Conventions of a Film Opening and Narrative Structure
Film Opening Conventions: Document the conventions of a film opening. E.g., Production company, titles, etc.
production company, setting, title
What is Exposition and list techniques are used to establish the world of a film?
Exposition is a description or explanation to prove an idea such as music, literature, dialogue, and film.
List examples of Exposition in the Film Opening: Music being played, narrative dialogue from the main character, literature, conversation between the characters
The Save the Cat Beat Structure and the narrative continuity of the opening.
Beat I: The Opening Image	A visual image that represents the central struggle & tone of the story.  A snapshot of the main character's problem before the adventure begins.  It sets the tone, mood, genre, and setting of the movie.
Document the setting, location (inside-outside), genre, theme, tone, the mood of the film. It includes narrative elements such as text, voice-over, etc.	Setting located in dystopian future; outside in a town on a mountain Theme: The importance of memory and finding your purpose Tone: Dramatic The mood of the film is dramatic but also calm and serious. The narration provided by the main character is shown to provide the plotline in a voice-over in the beginning of the film allowing the audience to grasp a brief understanding of the film.