100 word synopsis 

 Three different ideas:

Idea 1:

A woman (name is Carla) comes home from work to find her husband had been shot; she is completely divested and heartbroken. However she finds something suspicious, police documents of a murder case was scattered all over the floor amongst the blood. She picks up the folder to find a whole load of notes and pictures on a murder case she has increased in suspicion and is very curious on what has happened. She sits and reads through the notes to find clue after clue and then gradually packs her bag. We are then enlightened that she is going on a journey to reveal the story behind her husband’s death. However Carla is also on the run because she is now being accused of her husband’s murder. Carla is now having to death with two very difficult situations her outcome will be revealed at the end of the film.

 Idea 2:

 

It is a busy day in the town centre as the prime minister is making an appearance, Ronnie Clyde who has previously had run ins with the law is walking through the crowds until he spots something suspicious up on the roof top of the buildings to his left. It’s a group of men with a large gun. Suddenly a shot is fired that hits the Prime Minister causing his death. The group of shooters spotted Ronnie had seen, Ronnie and the men have had previous run ins in the past. Ronnie is then set up for this murder and put into prison. Ronnie’s aim is to get out as quick as possible and find the people that set him up.

 

Idea 3:

10 Murders have been commited in the centre of London this month and everyone is petrified. However all the murders seem to be linked. Each person had the same route to work and all lived very close to eachother. Each victim had been recieving strange letters through the post each week but none of them had thought anything of it. Detective Cara Simpson has a crazy suspicion about these murders and has become slightly obsessed. With no one knowing this slight obsession she is then put in charge of the murder case's and is determined to find out exactly what happend and why. The only thing she has is a book. A book that each victim had.

 

 

Analysis of a film opening sequence

to show use of codes and conventions

The Amazing Spiderman 2


The conventions of this film are very similar to every other action/Marvel film. One of the main conventions of this film and every other superhero film is the binary oppositions, we can see that Spiderman is the stereotypical hero in this film, we see this from his costume, personality and actions.  In addition to this we can also see the stereotypical villain, "Electro". Stereotypically villains in this genre have a conspicuous costume, also facial features that are extraordinarily different  to the other cast members. We see the busy city scene in the opening sequence this is well known for superhero films, as the fictional characters are contrasted with the reality of the hectic city.

The low key lighting contrasted with high key lighting shows the suggested achievement points in the film and then the negative parts. Spiderman's costume is presented as being red which resembles danger however it also suggests love which is related to spiderman, this is because he uses his love to care to support his city, this is shown to us when he defeats the villains. Right at the beginning of the opening scene we are presented with the Spiderman logo, editing is then used to show it fading out, this informs the audience that spiderman will have a strong powerful start however may loose his power. Throughout the opening scene non diegetic music is playing in the background, the music is high key and played by brass instruments, this may suggest happiness achievement.

A great variation of camera shots and movement has been used to help present the technical codes at the start of the film. Firstly an ariel shot is presented, this is to show spiderman flying suggesting he has special powers, reinforcing the superhero stereotype. Next we see an establishing shot, this shows the hectic large city beneath him. The camera then tracks Spiderman as he jumps from one building to another inforcing that he is controlling the editing. Fast pace editing occurs throughout this scene suggests that the film will be quite fst and action packed. Low angle from the ground shows how high he is above everyone else, and how all population of this city look up to him as protection. POV shot is used to follow Spiderman on his journey through the city, this shows the audienc how Spiderman see's the society.