1. Assignment 11 – draft 4 opening
sequence draft 2.
Luara
Kauana
Chantelle

2. WWW & EBI
WWW:
• Our use of characters/actors
• Expressed good emotions
• Clear body language
EBI:
• Make sure its not blurry
• Improved on framing
• Correct the titles
• Have a bigger range of shots
• Break down the scenes

3. Decisions & Revisions
Decisions:
• Break down the scenes
• For the investigator to only start talking when he is already
sitting down
• Investigation about only one guy
• Show pictures of that person
• Have files on tables
• The investigator will also have a voice over
• Various flashbacks not just 1
• Having a voice over that is not going to tell the story too much

4. Obstacles and problems:
Obstacles and How have these
problems: changes helped?
• Problems with the
camera focus Made the opening
sequence more like
• Couldn’t find correct an opening sequence,
music not a short story.
• Costume wasn’t
correct for the
investigator

5. Record of Grade for Draft 1.
Teacher Assessment Peer assessed by Group 3
WWW:
• Our use of characters/actors
• Expressed good emotions
• Clear body language
EBI:
• Make sure its not blurry
• Improved on framing
• Correct the titles
• Have a bigger range of shots
• Break down the scenes

6. Record of Grade for Draft 1.
Self Assessment

7. Genre?
Genre of : Film Noir
Subgenre of : Suspense.
REASONS Genre: Film Noir – Neo Film Noir
 Original  Previous opening sequence  Stayed with this genre because it was
that we have seen. what our opening sequence was
shown to be like. Added the Neo film
noir because it was more to the type of
 Interesting  Different from what is movie we were doing.
usually seen these days
Conventions of this Genre:
 Good stories  To Learn more about the
Films that emphasize cynical attitudes and
genre. sexual motivations.
 Personal interests  The use of femme fatale.
 The themes used.  The suspense used.

8. Enigma
• Only showing small clips
• Asking direct questions
• Scenes not linked to answers
• Suspicious sound effects
• Audience knows the truth but actors
don’t.
• Showing close ups of files and pictures.

9. Inspirational scenes
Name of film This scene is inspirational
is because it ;
DOUBLE IDEMNITY • Follows the
conventions of a film
noir detective
• through body
language , clothing
and his surroundings
Basic instinct Gives clear example of
how our femme fatale
Characters body language
,posture

10. Theme sadness
loss danger
harm
evil
passing
anger
scared
Tragedy Past/future
criminals
F
accident
desperate
Luara&Kauana
guns knifes

11. Luara&Kauana
Theme paranoia
flashbacks rage
victims
arguments
villains
disgust
Revenge F
Betrayal Out of control
hatred Act without
love
thinking

12. Luara&Kauana
concept
IVESTIGATION
POLICE
BLOOD
CRIME
Murder F
GUN
EVIL
KNIFE

13. Idea development
• Investigator reading the files (voice over of his
mind)
• He receives a call (bring her in)
• Valentina comes in seductively, seats down
and looks over the files.
• Investigator starts to ask questions. Valentina
answers with flashbacks
• Ask more questions- mentions how she is
involved in his disspering.

15. NEW SHOT LIST.
scene shot
1 -Establishing shot -High angle
-Close up shot -Mid shot
1a. -Close up shot -Mid shot
-Panning
2. -Close up shot - Mid shot
-Long shot -Establishing shot
2a. -Close up shot -Establishing shot
-High angle shot.
3. -Two shot - Mid shot
-Side shot -Over shoulder shot
3a -Close up shot -Establishing shot
-High angle shot.

18. Target Audience
• Hobbies: Cinema, fashion, antique.
• Age: 30-40 M
• Gender: Mostly Female, but some older men.
• Ethinicity: English/ American/ German.
• Lifestyle: Traditional, cultural, used to having technology but still likening
the old versions of films. Likes women power, feels proud about their sex.
location: People that live in the city.
• Target Audience will be interested because our opening sequence shows
enigma, culture, fashionable and very feminist.
• They way our film is edited creates a lot of enigma, we use extreme close
up shots to emphasize important things. We also use zoom in and zoom
out to show different places and times. Flash backs are also used to show
scenes of the past to make the present scene more clear.

19. Target Audience
• Hobbies: Cinema, fashion, antique.
• Age: 30-40 M
• Gender: Mostly Female, but some older men.
• Ethinicity: English/ American/ German.
• Lifestyle: Traditional, cultural, used to having technology but still likening
the old versions of films. Likes women power, feels proud about their sex.
Location: People that live in the city.
• Target Audience will be interested because our opening sequence shows
enigma, culture, fashionable and very feminist.
• They way our film is edited creates a lot of enigma, we use extreme close
up shots to emphasize important things. We also use zoom in and zoom
out to show different places and times. Flash backs are also used to show
scenes of the past to make the present scene more clear.

20. Characters.
ACTOR CHARACTER

21. Costume: Character
Representation:
- Black trousers
- Black shoes -Dominant
- Black shirt -Assertive
- Long coat -Serious
Props:
-Folder -Pen
-Hat

22. Distributing Company.
•Funded in 1979
•Has distributed Film noir
•No longer owned by Disney channel , therefore the company is trying
to change the way they are seen.
•Has Distributed major films with investigation theme such as ‘Body
heat’ and ‘The usual suspects’
•Miramax sells directly with the partnerships including: Lionsgate,
Netflix, Face book which would be a easier way to reach the mainstream
audience.

23. Inspirations
. Titles&Credits
Sunset Boulevard The postman Always Lady in the
rings twice. lake. S
•Blocks • Blocks • Stands out
• White • Feminine • Capital letters
•Well separated • Soft and strong • Bold
• Big size
• Good font size • The curve makes it
•Black background.
•Shows seriousness. • Shows seriousness and seem more smooth.
fun at the same time. • White font.
• White font.
By : Luara

24. Fonts and Titles
S
POSSIBLE CHOSEN ONE:
FONTS TO USE.
Valentina
Valentina
Credits:
Valentina
Director : Kauana Labaldi
Director: Luara Goulart
VALENTINA Why?
• It looks serious
• It was created in 1927, so it has a lot to do with the
VALENTINA
time that the movie is set
• It is bold, stands out
• It evokes the feeling of the twenties and thirties..
By : Luara

25. Colour of font
S
Colour of font : white
TITLE.
Reasons:
VALENTINA • It will stand out in the black and
white background (there will be
CREDITS more black than white).
FONT.
Credits • Shows the serenity that Valentina is
with the dark background
Director: Luara Pires representing the things she has
Assistant Director: Kauana Labaldi done.
Photography Director: Chantelle Gilkes
Art Director: Kauana Labaldi / • Adds to one of our Theories of
Chantelle Gilkes conflict : black and white.
Camera Man: Luara Goulart / Kauana
Labaldi / Chantelle Gilkes
By : Luara