1- Title Of The Film - We titled our film "Ancestry", similar to other horror films our title is a related to our film with our concept of something being passed through the family's generations. The white font contrasts the black background and the old style font helps to emphasis the generations in which this physocological illness has been passed down from.
2- Setting / Location - The location in which we filmed our opening sequence was based in a school. This helped to add tension by a much similar way other horror films do by taking a safe environment and turning it into an unsafe environment. The setting was also dark and lacked colour which helped emphasis the tense mood.
3- Costumes And Props - Our main character Ella was darkly dressed, again helping to emphasis the tense mood. The props in our opening sequence where used to show that Ella was homeless, they also showed the significance of separation from others and the unusual lifestyle which in effect shows the audience she is abnormal.
4- Camerawork And Editing - In our opening title we used fast pace editing through out to build tension for the audience. This would be similar to other horror films who are looking to do the same thing. Our editing also helped emphasis the concept of how someone normal would do something compared to how someone who is physocologically abnormal would, highlighting the main storyline of the film. Camerawork was used to help show the importance of some items aswell as showing the audience who is the antagonist and protagonist with the use of low angle or high angled shots.
5-Title Font And Style - With our title font and style we tried to be as professional as we could. We used a simple but effective font avoiding any unprofessional or basic fonts. Again the white font contrasted the black background and the absence of colour helped to make the title's look more professional.
6- Story And How The Opening Sets It Up - In the opening title we started with a small panning shot of our family tree. Straight away the audience can tell the that the family tree is important as the opening title started with this shot. We then show a number of clips and then return back to the family tree. Then this is done again. The constant return to the family tree in the opening title suggests its importance as well as the link between the family tree and the title "Ancestry". The opening sequence however starts with a vulnerable young girl who looks frightened. This sets the mood and shows the audience that something isn't quite right. The use of the props help shows she is homeless which puts doubt in the audience's mind to why she is homeless.
7- Genre And How The Opening Suggests It - Our genre for our film is physocological horror. Throughout the opening title we see a number of comparisons in which the character start by doing something normall and then progressing to doing it aggressively. These comparisons help highlight the actors physocological problems. The use of props, for example the knife suggest danger and adds tension for the audience.
8- How Characters Are Introduced - The characters in our production are introduced individually. The opening sequences starts with a mid-shot of our main character "Ella Moore" emphasising her importance. Man 1and Man 2 are introduced by a tracking shot later on in the production. During this tracking shot we can identify that both characters are not happy which is expressed in there facial expressions and also the way they act.
9- Special Effects - We used a number of effects in the opening title and sequence. One effect we included was a red filter which connotes blood. This adds a sense of danger for the audience as they know that something bad will happen. Vignette was another effect we used a number of times throughout our production. This effect created a dark boarder around the outside edges which helped emphasis the idea of the audience looking through an eye, as if it was them there. We also used flashing on some shots which in affect make the audience feel uncomfortable and overall adding tension to the opening.
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