Narrative structure

Learning comment: from this task I have learnt that following narrative theories can help me when I'm making my opening sequence. For example, Propps character types theory can help me for when I decide what characters I'm going to use and how many roles I'll have for the characters e.g. hero, villain.

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I liked the introduction when it starts of with a name of a production and how the they use sound in the first 30 seconds of the video. What i disliked about this video was the setting because after the first minute of this opening sequence because i thought the where the film was set was dull and too plain. The strength of this video was the use of non-diegetic sound at the start which made me think of the character and how he/she feels. This opening sequence could improve on text because there is not enough used which they could display it throughout the whole sequence instead of including it in the first minute. The use props was very effective because it gives the audience an idea of what the narrative is such as the rope suggesting that someone committed suicide. The sound was good quality although the music used was a song played all the way through the video. This opening sequence's target audience are people that want to stop bullying and are people that want to stop it before it can be resulted in damage. The camera work is not that great because there is a lot of constant movement which leaves no time for the audience see what happening in each scene.




In this opening sequence i liked the use of text and how it was displayed on screen such as text of the names of the actors being displayed on building walls. this was also used in other places of the building that this opening sequence was set in. The use of camera angles in this opening sequence was one of the strenghts in this video because it showed the facial expressions of the characters and dominance of the characters. the music was effective in this video because it was upbeat and it made me have a sense of unexpectedness throughout the whole video. The use of mise en scene was good because they used camera angles and low key lighting which made this video interesting. the use of camera angles was very effective such as close ups because the audience can see the characters facial expressions and can find out how the character is feeling. Camera movement was good because it was still and was filmed calmly and not rushed when moving. After the first minute the narrative was shown because other characters were introduced.





In this opening sequence i really liked the use of resources used and how the video was planned to make to make the text look creative by using make-up. What i disliked about this video was the camera movement because it was bit shaky when trying to focus on text and it was not still when concentrated on the character. the creator of this opening sequence could improve on the use of camera movement because in some of the scenes their were times where the camera could have been for focused on the image. The use of mine en scene was good in the opening sequence because the text used was very creative and the use of colour was very effective because it was dark colours that could suggest the narrative. the music was slow and low pitch. This created a gloomy kind of atmosphere but it was good quality because it is relatable to what the character is doing in the first couple of minutes of the video. This opening sequence had a variety of camera angles but mostly 'over the shoulder' shots but this was good because this makes the audience concentrate on what the character is looking at. the narrative is shown after the first minute when images of other people are shown suggesting that the narrative is about a girl that likes a boy.


Learning comment: From these three videos that i have watched i have learnt that the use of text is useful when making my own opening sequence which displaying text across the screen for most of the video can be affective when making my own because it there will be more for the audience to look at and this will make the video interesting. I have also learnt that being creative when it comes to text and sound can be useful for me when i make my own opening sequence. Sound can be very useful in my opening sequence because it can suggest what type of film it is.