SPY OPENINGS!

 Hey everyone!

It’s finally time, I’ve chosen my genre for this film opening. Spy action! I know shocking. I have a ton of plans in the works but first I have to get my research down. I researched 3 seperate film openings from the genre starting with The Bourne Identity…

The Bourne Identity Opening

I could tell that in this opening they went from action to a calm environment back to sudden action. Letting the audience be confused about the “dead” man’s identity is a great addition to the suspense of the action which I know I’m going to need for my opening, LOTS OF SUSPENSE! The opening also included advanced technology, including a laser pulled out of the man’s head that had a bank name and multiple numbers in it. I know I’ll have to make illusions to this kind of advanced technology for my film opening, including cool spy gadgets.

Next film opening… Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation

Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation

The opening involves some humor and some suspense, as well as action packed music in the background. The opening involves technology or military based camoflauge. The music builds with the suspense as well as the pacing of the opening. The iconic music begins to play as the main character arrives and the action truly begins. This film opening went with an incredibly difficult stunt while maintaining suspense and humor. Though I know the stunt was actually completed by Tom Cruise, with the use of special effects, green screens, and angles I’m sure a stunt similar to that would be possible. This a great film I love it.

Next opening coming up… James Bond - Casino Royale

James Bond - Casino Royale

This film opening was done entirely in black and white, with flashbacks to a fight scene. It’s that whiplash kind of sequence like in Bourne Identity where it’s back and forth calm and action. The use of practical weaponry, a gun or simply fists, is used here instead of spy gadgets. The music, once again, follows the suspense and the pacing of the sequence. When there’s a fight the music builds, as things calm down so does the music. The stunt at the end with a silenced gun and the gun shot at someone else into the title card was amazing.

Overall, it’s very clear that this film opening is going to need a lot of whiplash, a lot of action, and suspense. I’m going to need good actors comfortable with doing stunts and fight scenes, as well as choreographing all these scenes safely. I’m going to need some good music so I’ve been contacting artists for a while but I’m also very open to creating my own music for the film. I’m very excited to start all of this.

Portfolio Project Genre #2

     We’re back for part 2. Still finding the genre for my film opening. For this post I’ll be focusing on the science fiction action genre, or sci-fi action for short. Sci-fi action mixes the classic science fiction with some fast-paced action. Similar to spy films there’s so much combat, so many chases, and battles. It focuses on conflict and adds physical danger to futuristic or dystopian societies. My personal favorite sci-fi franchise, Star Wars, generally utilizes a lot of conflict and futuristic combat with lightsabers. There’s a multitude of intense combat scenes and large-scale battles mostly generated using green screens and special effects. Star Wars: Return of the Sith ends with this intense battle between Anakin Skywalker and Obi Wan Kenobi in which they fight amongst lava with their lightsabers until Anakin is practically limbless and scorched. 

Sci-fi follows a multitude of themes but the most popular include:

- Technology vs. Heroes

- Dystopian realities

- Space and alien conflict

- Time travel

- Rebellion

Photo from Wookiepedia

    These films aim to relish in real world fears about what the future may hold or to simply express a story a writer imagines. These films tend to be incredibly suspenseful and entertaining to audiences and most popular sci-fi action films turn into large franchises, such as the Hunger Games franchise that is still ongoing with a new movie releasing later in the year. 

Sources:

- Telotte, J.P. (2001). Science fiction film. Cambridge University Press.

https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511816184

- Wikipedia contributors. (n.d.). Science fiction action. In Wikipedia. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science_fiction_action

Portfolio Project Genre #1

     Hellooo! I’m currently finding the genre that my film opening will be. I’ve gotten a general idea as to what I want, I really want to make an action film opening. I think the majority of my life I’ve been surrounded by love for action films, between spy films like James Bond to sci-fi action films like Star Wars.

    In this post I’ll be focusing on spy action films and the research. The core genre definition is centered on espionage, things like secret agents, gathering intelligence, or covert missions make the genre what it is. There’s bound to be suspense and mystery with these sorts of films as sometimes the mission isn’t revealed from the beginning. There are plenty of sub-genres to spy films, there’s spy comedy as seen in D.E.B.S or spy action thriller as seen in The Bourne Identity. 

This film genre often incudes action, deception, and obviously, danger. There’s loads of undercover work, double agents, high-stakes situations, and betrayal. As seen in D.E.B.S when the spy Amy falls in love with the enemy and jeopardizes the mission. Spy action is fast-paced, many things happen within the span of the time of the singular film. There’s going to be chases, fights, explosions, crazy stunts. Mostly in international settings as well as to exemplify the espionage aspect of the film genre. These spy films utilize high-tech gadgets that may or may not be realistic in order to convey these dangerous situations and how the spies go around them. Spy action is simply a sub-genre of spy fiction but I have to say I find it the most exciting. The wildly famous Mission Impossible franchise and the James Bond franchise are also examples of spy action films.

D.E.B.S Movie Poster, Image found

on Google via Amazon Web Page.

The Bourne Identity Movie Poster, Image

Found on Google via Amazon Web Page.

Sources Utilized:

- Campfire Writing. (n.d.). Spy genre. https://www.campfirewriting.com/codex/spy

- No Film School. (n.d.). What makes a great spy movie?

https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/guide/best-spy-movies/

- Wikipedia contributors. (n.d.). Spy film. In Wikipedia.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spy_film

Quick Change of Subjects

     Heyy party people! From now on my blog will follow my portfolio project for my AICE Media Studies AS exam that’s coming up in a few months. I’m so excited to have you guys follow my new journey as I make my 2 minute film opening. More to come…