Your first step will be to decide which genre you would like to work in. You will then decide whether you want to conform or subvert your chosen genre. You might want to start thinking about plot/ characters etc. However, you should also make sure you research between 5-10 sequences in detail.
Your analysis should include a breakdown of the sequence (including screengrabs) plus comments on genre, representation and audience (all elements which will be important for your final piece). You should consider use of shots, camera-movement, text and editing. You should also go into detail about the content. Crucially, you should mention any elements which you intend to replicate and/ or subvert, explaining why and how they link to the genre/ representation/ audience of your film.
You might want to look at the similarities/ differences between some sequences (for example, between Soylent Green and Dawn of the Dead (2004). The vital thing is to make sure that your work links to the genre you have chosen. You will have a couple of weeks to do this, but remember that you can't access YouTube at school, so you will probably need to do some of your work at home. You can start planning now as well, but at this point the research is the essential task.
You are also advised to look at previous projects, to get an idea of the standard (although it should be pointed out that all of these were marked down a little). The two which are most representative of what you should aim to achieve are Jess Young's (Still Alive), Alahnna Gow/ Ruth Trigger's (Deception) and particularly James Corker, Lauren O'Brien and Craig Mullen's Animus Messor.
There is a useful Wikipedia article here which outlines the sort of credits which appear during opening sequences. There is also a site you could visit here which goes into some detail about the process.
James Corker, Craig Mullen and Lauren O'Brien - Animus Messor from Chris Earl on Vimeo.
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