Sunday 18 January 2009

Film Opening Ideas

I like the first brief, as i think it sounds best. Action movies basically only need action and a very vague storyline, to patch the action scenes together. Basing it on a comic book could seem tricky, but realistically comic books are relatively simple. When i think of comic book i think of superhero (spiderman, watchmen, X-Men etc) which suggests that a film based on a comic should involve some dude with special powers, but Batman is considered a superhero and he's just some rich guy who appears to be incredibly strong. This means that all you need for an action movie based on a comic is some guy that manages to do things and not die. Now if you're making up a comic, this could be easy. You just need to think of various situations your character could be found in, and how he would escape in the coolest way possible, preferably with lots of gunfights, car chases and explosions (because that's what makes good filmsm, especially when aimed at 16 - 25 year old males).

I have yet to think of a suitable storyline, but i know exactly how i want to do the opening credit sequence, think like the superbad opening sequence:



While that film is a comedy and they have the main characters silhouetted and dancing around the opening, i would like to have the main character with a similar style, but as this is an action movie there would be fights and stuff instead of dancing to give the film a sense of what it's about before it even starts. This would be relatively easy using a plain wall or greenscreen and after effects.

I found some very short overviews of some action films which i think could be useful in helping me to decide what i want to pitch.

The Transporter: This film is about a man (Statham) whose job is to deliver packages without asking any questions. Complications arise when he breaks those rules.

Casino Royale: In his first mission, James Bond must stop Le Chiffre, a banker to the world's terrorist organizations, from winning a high-stakes poker tournament at Casino Royale in Montenegro.

However these are only action films, here's some i found that a related to films based on comics or graphic novels.

Spiderman: When bitten by a genetically modified spider, a nerdy, shy, and awkward high school student gains spider-like abilities that he eventually must use to fight evil as a superhero after tragedy befalls his family

X - Men: Two mutants come to a private academy for mutants whose resident superhero team must oppose a powerful mutant terrorist organization

Watchmen: When an ex-superhero is murdered, a vigilante named Rorshach begins an investigation into the murder, which begins to lead to a much more terrifying conclusion

Superman: An alien orphan is sent from his dying planet to Earth, where he grows up to become his adoptive home's first and greatest super-hero.

From these plot outlines, it seems most films based on comics contain superheroes of some kind, or people pretending to be superheroes (think Batman or Iron Man)

Blade: A half-vampire, half-mortal man becomes a protector of the mortal race, while slaying evil vampires

Iron Man: When wealthy industrialist Tony Stark is forced to build an armored suit after a life-threatening incident, he ultimately decides to use its technology to fight against evil.

I have decided to change my opening credits idea. It seemed like a good idea before i had an idea for my film opening, but now i believe it would be innapropriate and out of place. Instead i shall simply put text over the top of my footage naming the appropriate people.

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