Knowing Trailer

I chose Knowing as my second example because I like the film but also I think it has a number of really well used techniques.

Title Sequence for Seven

I like the opening sequence to seven because of the way the killer already creeps you out and you haven't even met him yet. I also like the fact that they have used his documentation of his killings in the opening to set the mode and to show his sort of routine as it were. But this is also a really cleverly used Mise-en-scene technique. This fits in with what I know and is typical of thrillers because they draw you into the film but to it in the most unorthodox ways.

The other role of a title sequence is to mention the people responsible for creating and making the film before the credits. These will usually include the director, main actors, producers (compny logo sometimes) and the auther if it's been based around a book.

Seven Trailer

I chose the trailer of seven because it includes everything a good trailer should it enticed me to want to watch it and gave me an overall idea about the film.

Understanding the difference between a Trailer and a Opening sequence

The main difference between the two is that a Trailer is designed for the purpose enticing the audience to watch the film by showing the "best" bits of the film usually very short, snap shots of usually the main actors in the best scenes of the film but they only show key scenes as not to give much away. Where as an Opening sequence is the audiences welcoming to the film. It's designed to "lead the audience by the hand" and slowly settle them into the world of the film. This is why opening sequences are scene as an art in it's own right because in my opinion it's probably the most important scene in the film because without it the audience is supposed to just get the movie straight away.

The conventions of a trailer include the use of fast short shots to almost bombard with information. Somehow enticing the audience to come to the cinema and watch it when it comes out. A linked to the previous point the details like age rating, release date, what actors star in it and weather there are any more in the trilogy.

What Is Continuity Editing

Continuity Editing is the term applyed to the cutting and extending so scenes and clips to make a constant flow between them and to make the change less noticable to the audience.