Camera shots, sound, editing, and titles we may be interested in using in the film opening

Camera Shots:
 Using an establishing wide shot would be successful because it enables viewers' to see the characters' surroundings, and it adds to the continuity of the film opening itself as it shows what atmosphere the characters' are in. Also linking to this the extreme long shot is based from a distance to show the enviroment/state of the scene. A close-up of the main characters' faces would be helpful so viewers' can pick up the facial expressions and features on the characters' faces. Similarily an extreme close-up of the characters' faces/objects will help viewers identify specific features. An over-the-shoulder shot will engage viewers as it will see characters' and objects from their point of view. This is similar to the point of view shot where the camera is based at where the other person would be. A long shot may be helpful if we wanted the background to be shown as well as the whole person and a medium shot might be helpful if we wanted to base the camera directly at the top half of the character and we want a lack of background.

Sound:
 We may decide to use diegetic sound if we want sound that can be heard by the characters within a scene/part of an imaginary world, or we could use non-diegetic sound if we didn't want the characters'/viewers to hear any sound. We may use musical components specifically for the scene to help give viewers' an idea of the characters' emotions. General sound effects may be used if we wanted sounds that are added to the opening before it is 'released'.

Editing:
 A straight cut may be useful because it is very common in films and can be used in ever genre. A fade-out may be good because it will highlight the end of the scene. A dissolve cut could make the opening look more sophisticated as one image is slowly brought in beneath another image, it also highlights the fact that the next scene is similar. Also, a wipe cut is when part of the screen moves to wipe across the other, this could signify that it is the start of a new scene. Jump cuts are only popular in horror/action genres but are used to bring the audience's attention into focus on something specific very suddenly. We could also change how we want to order the scene, a soviet montage is where the shots do not follow a logical order but are almost put together - this makes the viewers' put the images in their head manually for them to work it out for themselves. However, a graphic match is when the film maker chooses to order shots in a sequence to create a smooth transition into the next shot.

Titles:
Because we will be doing a opening to the film, we thought it would be interesting if we added titles to the end of the opening saying "BASSLINE PRODUCTIONS". Or at the start of the opening you could put the same quote as it is introducing the opening.