Genre: War
Description of the opening title sequence: This opening title sequence would be for a war film and it would exhibit shots of war in it. My plan is for the opening shot to be of a female artist, painting alone in a very tranquil and calm environment. This would then be juxtaposed with fast and brutal shots of battle in warm with the camera focussing particularly on one of the soldiers of whom is the husband of the female artist. As the war scenes get more intense, the paint strokes also do and the artist gets more vicious with her work, which will signify that she is imagining what her husband is doing in war and is getting increasingly concerned and scared for him. The title sequence would then end with a shot of a letter box with a man putting a letter inside from the base of the artists husband, but the audience cannot tell whether the letter brings good or bad news, and this is where the scene ends with this question unanswered.
Brief narrative of the rest of the film: After this scene is over, the artist finds out that her husband is missing from his base and missing from battle. The woman learns with her friends how to cope with this news, and struggles throughout the film, and towards the end the husband appears at her door from battle after having been injured in war and no one going back to save and having to flee the warzone. At the end of the film, the husband is charged with the crime of desertion and is forced to go to prison for 5 years, but through this him and his wife are still happy.
Inspiration or similar films: I didn’t have any direct inspiration for my opening scene as a story, but I got the idea of juxtaposing the artists tranquillity with the destruction of war from films that use classical music, or peaceful music to accompany violent scenes, for example in Die Hard when it uses Beethoven, and in Platoon when it uses a beautiful string section whilst showing soldiers racing into battle and getting shot.
Where would it be shot: The war scenes would ideally be shot in a wooded area where its slightly darker and it looks more like a war scene. The fast shots combined with close trees in a compact forest also will make the war seem more intense and realistic. I envisioned the war shots to also be quite dark as well so that the fear of the unknown also comes into play. The artist would be inside, in a messy room full of what looks like her own art. I picture it to look like a warm, cosy room to juxtapose against the war scenes even more. The only other area where we would need a shot for this opening title sequence a house with a letterbox.
How big would the cast be: Besides the artist and the main soldier (her husband), the cast would only be slightly bigger. For the war scenes I would rather that the enemies weren’t visible as it again creates the fear of the unknown and makes the war zone seem more dangerous. 4-5 more soldiers are needed to make it look like there is a full battle taking place, and other than that, we would just need someone to post a letter into a letterbox. This cast size would be about 7-9 people, with flexibility, as someone who played the role of a soldier can also play the role of a postman provided that we don’t show the postman’s or soldiers face.
Sound: There would be no non-diegetic sound and little dialogue in this opening sequence. I picture the artist listening to classical music whilst doing art, and this being disrupted with the ambient diegetic sounds of war. The only bits of dialogue present in this opening scene would be soldiers shouting to each other whilst in battle, but no conversations would take place in this opening scene other than brief ones between soldiers.
How would I show the titles on screen: Since this opening title sequence is quite action packed, I thought that the best way for the titles to appear on screen would be just written out and in order, so that the titles don’t add to the complexity of the scene and hinder it.
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