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Our Peer Feedback -

Conventions of an opening sequence

• Credits/ Title Theme
• Good intro to main character
• Credits - Individual AND they went on too long

Specific Genre Conventions 

• Good use of Dream/Flashback
• Adventure genre; Had an outdoor setting
• Fantasy/Adventure genre follows by a chase at the beginning

Camera Work

• Lots of Variation
• May hurt a young persons vision
• Good camera angles
• Good use of shots
• Very well done, nice range of shots.
• Continuity was slightly off on chase bit

Special Effects

• Dreamy flashback THUMBS UP!
• Good use
• Video effects - in flashback, well used
• Lighting effect very clever, fits in with dream
• lighting effects

Sound

• Very Upbeat
• Good for children
• Good use of sound, children will enjoy it
• Clear Sound
• Could have been smoother at the end
• Suitable sound track
• Good choice of music

Mise-en-scene

• Mostly forrest, could change environment
• Sound contributed to atmosphere
• In a forest
• Good use of scenery

Editing

• Very smooth
• Smooth
• Good Continuity
• Well Done

Best Features

• Glenda
• Dream sequence
• Props
• Red Lights
• Video effects - During flashback
• Lighting Effect
• Soundtrack - Especially the first song

Our Group Feedback -

Conventions of an opening sequence

• The credits were far too long.
• The title was made so that the colour wasn't camouflaged into the background, that way it is visible to the audience.
• Character introductions, although it wasn't made obvious which character was which and so this could be confusing for the audience.

Specific Genre Conventions

• It is set in a forest so it could be classed as a far away place, just like adventure genre films.
• It has different non-human characters just like a fantasy film.
• The music fits the genre of a fantasy film because it is up-beat and magical.

Camera Work

• We used lots of different camera angles, this made it look more professional.
• Examples of these camera angles are; Handheld - which gave a good atmosphere.

Special Effects

• The lighting in the flash back, which made the scene more obvious that t was a flashback and not set in the same time as the rest of the film.
• The earthquake effect during the flashback also differentiated reality from the flashback.

Sound

• The music gave the film the correct atmosphere I.e. if the film was happy then the music was happy and if the film was mysterious then the music was mysterious.
• Chase scene music made it an enjoyable for children because it was fun and upbeat.

Mise-en-scene

• Props, cardboard box for Glenda's head and plastic bag. Could of used more different props. 
• Scenery; set in forest to show the adventure genre.

Editing

• The flashback scene, the lighting showed that it was a flashback rather than at the present time.
• Could of used wider variety.

Best Features

• Use of the flashback.
• The soundtrack which sets the scene.

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Monsters Inc - Kieran

Monsters Inc.

The film starts with a shot of a young child’s bedroom, and then the mother says “Goodnight” with a reply of a boy. The camera then lowers to show a boy sleeping. Everything seems quite, then there is a lot of close up shots of his toys. The door then squeaks open, awaking the boy to realise it was only his jumper. It goes to a wide shot of the boys bed where a mysterious shadowed figure walks across, then panning down under the bed to see two spooky eyes in the darkness. The monster then stands up behind the boy, awakening him and causing him to scream, but then the monster screams back and starts to fall over all the boys’ belongings, when we find out that it was actually a simulation of a monster pretending to scare a boy with other monsters watching. We then realise that the film is actually about monsters life not about a child’s life, and how they collect children’s screams to power their cities. 

The main characters are then introduced by the boss of the company collecting screams describing his best qualities of an employee ‘Sully’, then changing shot to a blue monster snoring. We are then introduced to the second main character ‘Mikey’ who is training Sully to scare children in different ways.

The film is a fantasy adventure film, because it involves monsters which could seem mythical. Also it is a new adventure for the monsters, getting involved which a child and emotionally attached, then having to fight off bad guys to save the little girl and return her to her home safe. This fits with the opening sequence because it is a new experience for a monster joining the scaring business.