Previous Schools Opening Film Sequences:

Previous Schools Opening Film Sequences:


This is an opening sequence which was created by students attending 'Long Road' school between 2008-9. The main reason for choosing this particular opening sequence, is for the reason that I did not think that this was a great opening sequence. I thought that the students worked hard in creating the logo for their distribution company as it looked creative, unique and was brightly coloured. Additionally, they used a range of transitions to allow the logo to demonstrate a range of effects as certain words and pictures moved across the screen. What I believe to have been a letdown in the opening sequence, is three things:
1) The title sequences. These were simply a bland red typography which popped up onto the screen in the first few shots simply listing the names of the actors. They did not list the producer, director, costume designer, casting director and so fourth. If you look carefully, in most opening sequences they always list the conventions of film openings.
2) The narrative expectations. Sadly, the plot was boring and did not really grab my attention. Many of the shots looked as though they weren't thought through properly and they were just placed in a random order. Additionally, the plot was ambigous as I had no clue as to who the characters were and why they were suddenly being tortured in a room one minute and then being shoved into a car in the next one. What is more, is that there was a lack of continuity as the scenes did not flow very well alongside one another, it continually jumped between scenes.
3) The effects. Whilst it is good to sometimes use transitions and effects in your opening sequence, these group of students seemed to over use the transitions as they repeatedly used the same effects in the same scene, so the sequence seemed to jump three or four times when this wasn't really necessary.


This was another thriller opening sequence created by a group of students who attended the 'Long Road' school between 2008-9. The reason why I chose this particular film sequence is due to the fact that whilst the narrative is not particular exciting and seems quite confusing as the only thing that is being filmed is a forest panning through the different areas of it. The one area of it which I think is absolutely brilliant, is the title sequences. The students have clearly spent a lot of time editing and creating a creative, different and eye catching title sequence whereby you feel as though you are travelling through time across this map where the different conventions of film openings are presented. Additionally, the students have added small captions of text where it discusses parts of the story engaging the audience. However, a downside of doing this is that the opening sequence might look as though it is a trailer rather than the opening sequence of a thriller film.