Film Opening Additional Shots

While reviewing the storyboard and the raw individual shots we filmed for our opening sequence, we decided that we needed to include some more, and different, camera angles. These camera shots will be used for the part of our sequence where the young girl character is shown to be physically possessed. The main reason for the addition of new camera shots is that we do not want our sequence to be too short as we are aware that the film opening has a minimum time limit, as set by the exam board. Another reason for this is because the possession part of the sequence will be presented with a series of quick cut edits which means that we would need a larger quantity of shots to use during this part of the sequence. 

The first camera shot we added to our opening sequence is a high angle shot off-center to the mattress. This was shot with my Nikon D7000 camera, which was also used in the majority of other shots in the sequence apart from the corner shots, and mounted on a tripod. A still of this shot can be viewed below.

• This shot is effective as it allows the audience to view the whole body of the possessed girl, giving a clearer view of the girl and the possessed situation in general. 
• This shot also acts as a contrast to other shots included in our opening sequence, especially close-up shots. This creates a range to the shots used in the sequence and adds variety.

Another shot we decided to add was an extreme high shot, again of possessed girl. I filmed this shot by attaching the camera (Nikon D7000) to the tripod and extending its legs fully and collapsing them so they were together. I then held the tripod by the bottom of the legs which meant that the camera was as high as possible looking down on the subject. A still of this shot can be viewed below.

• This shot is effective as it gives the audience a clearer view of the possessed girl and is again a contrast to other shots used such as close-ups and extreme close-ups.
• This shot also makes the possessed girl seem very small which although holds connotations of vulnerability and less intimidating creates a visual which compliments the general feeling of the sequence. The idea that the subject is less intimidating reminds the audience that the main character of the sequence is a little girl who would normally be associated with innocence.