To be more specific, I have chosen to include a unique feature of drama, which are shown in very few films in the world and that is the subject of a"long lost relative". These kind of films are directed towards the older generation because they are the most likely to watch drama films, as teenagers and kids could find these films boring or rubbish.
I got this idea from the ITV1 show "Long Lost Family" where someone tries to track down their long lost relatives and meet them for the first time in so many years or maybe even the first time ever.
"Hi I am looking for the relatives of Magdalena De Kock, who left South Africa when she was young to come work in Namibia. She was the youngest. Her family was from Cape Town, Paarl. She had 9 brothers and 1 sister. Names of brothers Jan, Pieter, Niklaas. Madgalena was born in 1930 Paarl."
A quote from Ancestry.com.
This is an example of a letter, being sent to 'Ancestry.com' to try and find their long lost relatives. This could be an idea for my introduction to my opening sequence; this could grab the audience by telling this story to the audience by camera and editing.
One structure for my title sequence could be a family tree. For each stem, I could include the basic information for the film e.g. the title, the above-the-line talent and the director etc. This relates to the idea of family and the way it structures out e.g. the higher the family tree, the more relatives you remember.
Another structure for my title sequence could be a photo album. Each photo could show a picture of the actor and his name below it. This is very effective for the audience, as they can easily recognise the above-the-line talent before the film actually begins.
Moodboard:
ICONOGRAPHY:
The images above are visual representations of my genre choice (Drama/Romantic) and typical images that relate to that particular genre, including colour schemes (Love connotes Red) and mise-en-scene (Letters and a family photo album).
These images inspire the idea of family because they are related to the subject e.g. the 3 films/TV Programmes associated with the idea of family (Mrs Doubtfire, Nanny McPhee and The Simpsons).
There are a couple of ideas, using this mood board, which I could use in my opening sequence and what can follow on throughout the whole film.
Idea 1 - The idea of a child finding out a family secret of which his parents have kept for a long time. This evolves in to a family argument, which ends up with the child heartbroken, who notices that he has never seen the relative being kept a secret. The relative could be violent, on drugs or an alcoholic. He finally meets him at the end of the film.
Idea 2 - The idea of a teenager or an adult trying to track down the relative using e-mail or letters to get to him/her. He/She goes away to where he lives to track him, where at the end, they meet. This is a sign of a good family relationship.
Idea 3 - The idea that a long lost relative comes back to the family and causes trouble e.g. like in a soap opera, Derek Branning comes back to the Square and causes a stir between Max and Tanya etc. This ends with an apology and the family start to get on like they did before he came back.
These ideas are very useful to look at, when deciding the synopsis of my film opening sequence because I have several choices to what best suits my film.
There are a couple of ideas, using this mood board, which I could use in my opening sequence and what can follow on throughout the whole film.
Idea 1 - The idea of a child finding out a family secret of which his parents have kept for a long time. This evolves in to a family argument, which ends up with the child heartbroken, who notices that he has never seen the relative being kept a secret. The relative could be violent, on drugs or an alcoholic. He finally meets him at the end of the film.
Idea 2 - The idea of a teenager or an adult trying to track down the relative using e-mail or letters to get to him/her. He/She goes away to where he lives to track him, where at the end, they meet. This is a sign of a good family relationship.
Idea 3 - The idea that a long lost relative comes back to the family and causes trouble e.g. like in a soap opera, Derek Branning comes back to the Square and causes a stir between Max and Tanya etc. This ends with an apology and the family start to get on like they did before he came back.
These ideas are very useful to look at, when deciding the synopsis of my film opening sequence because I have several choices to what best suits my film.
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