Last week Tuesday we visited the BFI (British Film Institution) which is in Central London, the trip was to help our Media class with ideas on how to make a thriller opening. We would take notes on what Pete Fraser was telling us about well known film openings, such as Juno, Dawn of the dead and Catch me if you can. The main features that he would explain to us were: Genre, Narrative(enigma), Character, Atmosphere and finally setting. He explained how important it is to look at these features because its vital that the opening has a structure and that it makes sense. As he showed us previous film openings by students he told us what we thought about it and if that group had followed the key features.
Pete Fraser
My overall opinion on Pete Fraser was vey positive. This is because i learnt very useful exam techniques and tips, but more importantly i learnt how to create a very good Opening Sequence. The main aspects he taught me was how to use genre, narrative, character (enigma), atmosphere and setting usefully in my opening sequence.
Simon Frame
Simon Frame is involved in visual effects, he has worked on 'The Kings's Speech' which starred Colin Firth and he explained about how important and vital Visual effects are.
Joe Cornish
Joe Cornish is a director who had worked on the Film 4 production of 'Attack the Block' and he explained about how important it is to go out and experiment with filming and getting used to the technical equipment.
Overall the trip was a fantastic experience, it had a relaxing atmosphere just being there although it was very intriguing and interesting at the same time, and it really helped in giving us ideas that we could relate to our own openings.
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