The Hardest/Easiest decision made

FINALLY. 

The decision has been made and its been a very VERY long process.Under heavy consideration of different viewpoints and advice from my peers, I have decided to go with the crime Genre!! I have a couple of great ideas to implement involving cop-like scenarios and multiple shots that greatly illustrate Good Vs Evil.


Now to find some opening films that will inspire me! Although I will not under any way copy openings from crime flims ,  I want to see the different shots directors take and ask myself why they added that shot. I also want to see the type of dialogue they use to incorporate some techniques into mine. Its a win-win situation for me.

Here are a couple of crime movie openings I liked( ALSO these movies are great!!).

     The Godfather

CHARACTERS: The character to the left, Buonasera, is the one that we first see in ‘The Godfather’. He is also the one that begins talking, stating “I believe in America” then continuing on to tell a story where at the beginning, seems like he isn’t talking to another character. This is the second character to be revealed, however he is revealed slowly and this is done by the use of different camera shots. He is the protagonist – The Godfather, who is shown to be an authority figure who has the most power.

SETTING: The opening sequence is set in what appears to be The Godfather’s office. Linking to mise- en-scene, the surroundings emphasis his position within the Mafia as everything looks quite expensive and the room is largely decorated

MISE-EN- SCENE: Mise-en-scene includes props, costumes, make-up, facial expressions, body language, lighting and color. In terms of the characters, they are both wearing dark colored suits that reflect the characters they are being. The Godfather is wearing a slightly smarter suit than the other character is, which is expected. The props in the room are expensive looking which again reinforces his position.

SOUND AND MUSIC: The music that features at the beginning of ‘The Godfather’ fits the genre of the film. The music is called ‘The immigrant’ by Nino Rota. The genre of the film is crime drama and the music shows this well as it sounds quite mysterious, slow and Italian which also reflects the characters.

Heat

The first shots of Heat show Neil McCauley (De Niro) stealing an ambulance from a hospital on his way to his next score. Dark, clean-cut, and composed, every step McCauley takes is a confident one, rigidly adhered to his strict professional code. Other members of McCauley’s crew—Chris Shiherlis (Val Kilmer), Michael Cherrito (Tom Sizemore), and Trejo (Danny Trejo)—assemble along with hired-hand outsider Waingro (Kevin Gage) at the designated time and place for an armored car robbery. In a gripping sequence, they make off with their target, $1.6 million in bearer bonds, but Waingro has botched the smoothly-running score by killing one of the guards. This opening of the film is very good because it puts you right into the action and many viewers enjoy the action being so early in the movie.

These films are actually huge inspiration for the opening I want to do, and i will incorporate many techniques that the director has used into my flim opening.There are mutiple props and many shooting locations that I need approval for. Until next time Little blog friends!

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