Our media product develops the conventions of a general Fantasy film film opening. When looking at fantasy film openings we noticed that there were various long shots and close up shots. Looking at our screen grab of 9 different points in our film, it uses a variety of different shots. Shots 2 and 3 show the main character and her friends and their expressions and body language, this is vital in showing the audience how the characters are feeling.
Most of the screen grabs are long shots, this sets the scene and shows the location of the characters which is vital to the fantasy genre. Spacious sets leave room for the character to move freely and any other characters to enter; since it is so open it also leaves a lot of room for sudden things to happen which builds tension.
The lighting in the scenes is usually quite dark which helps build up the tension about what is going to happen. As most of the shots are filmed outside at night the only light you get is the dim light from the street lights on the streets, this makes the mood eerie and again builds up the tension about what is going to happen.
By using normal conventions of a fantasy movie this should help to set the film well, it would be within the audiences expectations and therefore would be pleasing to them. However the opening is original enough that it will not be boring and predictable.
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