Deconstruction of Opening Scene Editing

Editing in a Student-Made Opening Scene

To get some inspiration for the type of editing we will need in our opening scene, I watched an AS student made opening scenes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43hA-PCtpgg

This one is quite different to our one as it uses slow paced shots with slow music to create tension. There are many close up shots of blood dripping on various surfaces, which we could have done in our opening scene, it is effective as it explicitly shows the genre of horror and implies death.

I really like how the music changed pitch and got more dramatic when the credits came up, and the sudden change made it more tense as it suddenly went from quite slow paced and quiet to a more dramatic soundtrack which connotes action. Watching this has given me an idea of how we can use different types of music to create a dramatic effect, we just have to find the right music so it fits with the editing as well as this one does.


The transition from a tracking shot with credits over the top of it and then to a close up behind a tree is very good and I like how it went blurry before transitioning as it made it seem more continuous. When we put the text into our opening scene we will make sure it transitions well like in this one and we'll edit it to make the text blend into the shot and not be so big that it takes the focus off the scene.


At 1:55, the shots become shorter and at the same time, the music becomes louder and is at a faster pace. Additionally there is a wider range of things shown in the shots such as broken down cars and a wall of graffiti.






I think that the editing done in this opening scene is really good and deconstructing it has made me more aware of the specific editing we need to add into our opening scene for it to give the effect we want it to.