This films opens in quite a 'dark' manner, however not dark enough to be considered a horror.
The first words we hear are "I'd never given much thought to how i would die". This immediately tells us that this isn't a typical happy and joyful fantasy film, it is clearly intense - we can also see this from the nervous and uneasy tone in her voice. She continues her monologue with "dying in the place of someone I love seems like a good way to go". This tells me that the underlying base of the film will be about romance and possibly not a healthy relationship if it were to cause her so much pain.
As she is giving this monologue about death we see a hunting scene between a wolf and a deer. The deer is unsuspecting and alone when the wolf jumps up at her she runs away as he runs faster towards her, they change directions and suddenly when the deer reaches 'the light at the end of the tunnel' the wolf jumps out and kills her. We know that this must be significant in order to have made it into the cut however different meanings can be interpreted from it leaving a few questions in the audiences heads. My interpretation of it is that she is the deer and her lover is the wolf, initially when she sees him she tries to avoid him because she senses that he is dangerous and she begins to run however when she thinks she has gotten away she realises she loves him and he takes her on this almost dangerous relationship ride where she ends up getting physically hurt - or worse - dead.
The deer also symbolises innocence, vulnerability and being scared which can all relate back to Bella in terms of the hunting scene, which is the producers way of revealing the character indirectly.
In the opening we also hear Bella talking about leaving home to be with her dad, the last words she says in the opening is that its a "good thing, I think". The 'I think" doesn't give us any reassurance that the story line will be happy, instead it sets the story line on a more negative foot because Bella herself isn't sure that this is the best thing for her. The voice over could also be in the present as she's telling us a story about her past which we could then relate what she said back to the relationship she may find at her dads and that she thinks whatever she sacrifices for it is a good thing, because like we found out at the beginning she would sacrifice herself for love.
In this opening a voice over is used whilst clips are playing in the background, like the hunt. To emphasise the danger in this hunt the voice over is paused so that the audience are 100% focused on it. We also see a clip of her and her mother hugging before she leaves with her step father saying he loves them both in the background, this is used to show us the close bond she has with them and that leaving them is a big step.
I personally really like the way this film has opened, it has given us indirect information about the character. The voiceover and clips enable the baseline of the story to be revealed to us without too much being given away, there is a mysterious feel about it and the fact a deer and a wolf were used add to the fantasy element because both of these animals in different forms are known to be magical e.g. a reindeer and a werewolf.
I don't think there are any negatives to this film opening because enough characters have been revealed and we are briefly shown Bellas strong thoughts about love so it is enough for us to have an idea about what the film will entail. The only negative could be that a voice over was used for the entire opening however this is made up for by the fact there was none in the hunting scene and there was conversations being had by the step father, mother and Bella in a quieter volume over the voice over.
From here, I have taken the inspiration to include a voiceover into my final opening as i feel it is a perfect way to start the story off and give people an idea of what is happening but still having the capacity to be mysterious.
A brief plot synopsis idea for a film in this genre
Natalie can read minds, this is passed through every fourth generation in her family and she is unaware of this until she sees that her father has committed a terrible crime that could jeopardise the entire families lives. Will she stick by her fathers side or will she do what is really the best thing for them all?.
The deer also symbolises innocence, vulnerability and being scared which can all relate back to Bella in terms of the hunting scene, which is the producers way of revealing the character indirectly.
In the opening we also hear Bella talking about leaving home to be with her dad, the last words she says in the opening is that its a "good thing, I think". The 'I think" doesn't give us any reassurance that the story line will be happy, instead it sets the story line on a more negative foot because Bella herself isn't sure that this is the best thing for her. The voice over could also be in the present as she's telling us a story about her past which we could then relate what she said back to the relationship she may find at her dads and that she thinks whatever she sacrifices for it is a good thing, because like we found out at the beginning she would sacrifice herself for love.
In this opening a voice over is used whilst clips are playing in the background, like the hunt. To emphasise the danger in this hunt the voice over is paused so that the audience are 100% focused on it. We also see a clip of her and her mother hugging before she leaves with her step father saying he loves them both in the background, this is used to show us the close bond she has with them and that leaving them is a big step.
I personally really like the way this film has opened, it has given us indirect information about the character. The voiceover and clips enable the baseline of the story to be revealed to us without too much being given away, there is a mysterious feel about it and the fact a deer and a wolf were used add to the fantasy element because both of these animals in different forms are known to be magical e.g. a reindeer and a werewolf.
I don't think there are any negatives to this film opening because enough characters have been revealed and we are briefly shown Bellas strong thoughts about love so it is enough for us to have an idea about what the film will entail. The only negative could be that a voice over was used for the entire opening however this is made up for by the fact there was none in the hunting scene and there was conversations being had by the step father, mother and Bella in a quieter volume over the voice over.
From here, I have taken the inspiration to include a voiceover into my final opening as i feel it is a perfect way to start the story off and give people an idea of what is happening but still having the capacity to be mysterious.
A brief plot synopsis idea for a film in this genre
Natalie can read minds, this is passed through every fourth generation in her family and she is unaware of this until she sees that her father has committed a terrible crime that could jeopardise the entire families lives. Will she stick by her fathers side or will she do what is really the best thing for them all?.
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