Gone Opening Sequence
'I have researched the openings of various thriller films in order to find out some of the key title conventions for a thriller film and to view which elements work well with the genre. Also, by researching the opening sequences I have become aware of the importance of sound and mise-en-scene to create the intended atmosphere. '
The opening sequence of the film ‘Gone’ is typical in its conventions considering that it is a thriller film. This is because it is make to cause anticipation of what is to come. The sequence follows the main character Jill walking through the woods. There are various different shots of her crossing of different sections on a map. Telling the viewers that she is searching, hence causing anticipation and making the audience question; what? The music playing in the background of the sequence is also used to cause a feeling of eagerness, suspension and tension. Using sound in order to create ten a characteristic often used in horror films
As our film producion is an opening sequence, it is important to look into typical convetions of other opening sequences. We liked the style of this sequence and decided we wanted to use and have a similar sequence to this one, where there is an anticipation created of what is yet to come. From the mystery and confusion of our opening scene, it is difficult to see what is going on. This would therefore lead it forward to the rest of the film, if we were making it. We therefore liked this style of opening as it is effective to the rest of a film
Gone Opening Sequence: 00:19 'Summit Entertainment' (19 Seconds) 00:29 'Lakeshore Entertainment' (10 Seconds) 00:42 'Sidney Kimmel Entertainment' (10 Seconds) 00:45 'Summit Entertainment' (5 Seconds) 00:50 'Lakeshore Entertainment' (5 Seconds) 00:58 'Sidney Kimmel Entertainment Presents' (5 Seconds) 01:06 'A Lakeshore Entertainment and Sidney Kimmel Entertainment Production' (5 Seconds) 01:14 'Amanda Seyfried' (10 Seconds) 01:28 'Gone' (6 Seconds) (Cast: 4 Seconds) 01:35 'Daniel Sunjata' 01:40 'Jennifer Carpenter' 01:54 'Sebastian Stan' 02:03 'Wes Bentley' 02:10 'Nick Searcy' 02:17 'Socratis Otto' 02:23 'Emily wickersham' 02:34 'Joel David Moore' 02:41 'Katherine Moennig & Michael Pare' 02:46 'Sam Upton & Ted Rooney' 02:53 'Eric Carufel & Amy Lawhorn' (Crew: 4 Seconds) 02:59 'Casting by Deborah Aquila, csa & Tricia Wood, csa' 03:13 'Music by David Buckley' 03:20 'Costume Designer Lindsay Ann McKay' 03:38 'Film Editor John Axelrad, ace' 03:46 'Production Designer Charisse Cardenas' 03:53 'Director of Photography Michael Grady' 03:59 'Executive Producers Andre Lamal & Eric Reid & Ted Gidlow & Bruce toll' 04:06 'Executive Producers Jim tauber & Matt Berenson' 04:12 'Producer Sidney Kimmel' 04:18 'Producer Dan Abrams & Chris Salvaterra' 04:24 'Produced by Tom Rosenberg & Gary Lucchesi 04:31 'Written Alison Burnett 04:37 'Directred by Heitor Dhalia
