Today we added titles to our opening sequence using final cut express. We used a variety of useful tools including "pen tool' and managed to change the font, color and size of the writing.

Here is our first section. We still need to add more scenes in between some of the scenes for the flashback.

We still need to add the scenes in the house and the titles which should bring us up to two minutes.

Questionnaire Previews

Have a look at these 2 openings of movies:

1. Which opening do you prefer?

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2. What did you especially like about your preferred opening?

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3. What did you not like about your preferred opening?

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4. How would you change this?

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5. Do you prefer the background music of "Amityville Horror" or the simple sound effects of "The Ring Two"?

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Thank you for taking part.

"Hangman" Questionnaire

1. Are you Male or Female?

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2. How old are you?

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3. What's your favourite genre of film?

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4. Do you prefer a gory horror, or a suspenseful horror?

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5. Would you prefer a happy ending or a sad ending?

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6. How often do you go to the cinema to see a film?

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7. What was the last film you saw?

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8. Take a look at the "Hangman" Synopsis:

After losing her boyfriend, Rachel is left heartbroken. The killer then returns for her death, entering a brutal, violent scene. Rachel is held hostage and tortured by the "Hangman", who later turns out to be her envious ex-boyfriend. Managing to escape from his trap, Rachel seeks revenge on this mystery man. However, in shock of discovering his identity Rachel meets a terrible fate.

Does this appeal to you?

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9. If you had to, what would you change about the storyline?

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Votes	Average
Males	14,751	5.8
Females	2,940	6.2
Aged under 18	580	6.7
Males under 18	393	6.7
Females under 18	185	6.8
Aged 18-29	12,196	6.0
Males Aged 18-29	10,090	5.9
Females Aged 18-29	2,063	6.4
Aged 30-44	4,172	5.6
Males Aged 30-44	3,605	5.6
Females Aged 30-44	525	5.8
Aged 45+	723	5.3
Males Aged 45+	576	5.3
Females Aged 45+	139	5.2
IMDb staff	5	5.5
Top 1000 voters	333	5.1
US users	6,591	5.7
Non-US users	11,090	5.9

From these ratings (found at http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0384806/ratings) we can see that Amityville Horror appeals mainly to those under 18 up to 29. From the higher number of males voting, it is evident that we should aim to appeal to the male audience for a horror. 

The Ring Two

The use of the lightly lit room in the beginning is similar to what we want because you wouldn't expect horror. Also the fact that its a couple at the beginning is effective as it promotes the film to the audiences of both men and women. Maybe they might watch it together.

In the opening the audience sees a lot of water therefore instantly suggesting that water plays a part of the film. The camera zooms in to a specific point a lot. This portrays the sense of someone following or walking up to the character or object. The use of the dark intense, suspensful music produces a feel of horror and danger. The use of the diegetic sound of the telephone acts as the climax to the tension as it is unexpected. The use of the pink clothes portrays her innocence contrasting to the boys green t-shirt and black hair. Also the use of the high angle onto the girl reinforces this. The use of the close-up on the boys face emphasizes his emotion throughout the opening sequence.

The use of the focus on the tape highlights that it plays an important part in the film.

We can see from the opening scene that this is a continuation of the previous film and more twists are involved. It starts off with teenagers watching the tape and has continued to do so in this one.

As the opening sequence ends, there is a sudden cut to the movie itself, adding fast pace and ending the tension suddenly. 

Possible filming locations:

St Mary's Church graveyard - It's close to college and we need a graveyard.

St Johns Church - It's also one of the nearest churches.

Another possible location is Jade's house as it is the closest to the college.

"Hangman" synopsis

After losing her boyfriend, Rachel is left heartbroken. The killer then returns for her death, entering a brutal, violent scene. Rachel is held hostage and tortured by the "Hangman", who later turns out to be her envious ex-boyfriend. Managing to escape from his trap, Rachel seeks revenge on this mystery man. However, in shock of discovering his identity Rachel meets a terrible fate.