Initial Idea

These are some of the initial ideas for our film opening;

Number 1; 

Michael and his team are in mid-heist, when he receives a mysterious phone call giving a tip off that they are going to get caught. The title sequence appears, then the film goes back in time to the preparation stage of the heist.

This would include many codes and conventions, easily identifying the genre as crime. However there wouldn't be much character development. Also the setting of the beginning scene Adelle and myself decided was not feasible; a bank vault.

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Number 2;

The scene starts with an upward pan of Michael's feet, to waist, to head. Establishing he has just come out of prison, his back story. Voice over of Michael assist in the establishing of the film, introduction to everyone in the team through Michael's voice over.

Adelle and myself decided that this made a good film opening, however did not fit the criteria for the project. Although this would clearly establish genre, we believed that there was not enough time to show character development as there would be several characters within the scene and the audience would not be able to connect with the main character because there isn't a clear main character. Therefore did not use this idea.

After a lesson in school about 'Narrative' and 'Storyline Features' Adelle and myself decided to rewrite our final idea into a three act description of the sequence, this would show the linear storyline of the entire film and then a description in detail of the two minute film opening.