Film Opening Sequence

For this post I have chosen an opening sequence from the Hurtwood House YouTube channel i liked, and i am going to write about what i think to the techniques they have used.

Here is a video from the Hertwood House youtube channel



I like the way the video has been put together, it's all really pacey and short cuts. The kind of techniques they have used are easy but effective, the close ups of all the most important things that are to be noticed make it powerful to the eye and grips you into the picture.

I really like the way when the titles come up, they freeze the shot behind and change the effect of it so its all blurry and the writing scrolls on.

When the pace slows down, and the movement of the camera slows too, you get the feeling that they've done their drugs and are tripping. The shot always cuts back to the source and the main feature for the sequence in which this case is the cocaine reminding you why the sequence is how it is. You then link in your mind everything around that, and it's helpful the way it does that.