Extension Exercise

1. Thomas Sutcliffe is trying to say that the film has to persuade the audience to continue seeing the movie defeating other distractions and not falling in being boring.
2. If you start very strong there is no where else to go. According to Director Jean Jacques Beinex, the feelings, the action have to be given regularly through the film as they are growing with plot. If you give everything at the begging you will find yourself in a bad position to develop the story.
3. The opening has to give enough information to involve the audience in the story and to arouse curiosity in the viewer making him wish know more.
4.  The film began with a establishing shot on a city, then a close up of a building, then goes in the building trough a window, passing the receptionist to a private office and there is the actor. This opening works  because it tells where the actions is taking place, is telling he occupation of the hero and is tell the organization of the world.(It is rational and expected)
5. It says how the film is going to be straight away, waking up the audience and it feels like part of the movie. It becomes the first scene of the film.
6. He tried to present his opening without credits and without tittle music, he wanted to introduce the audience into the story without giving them time to prepare themselves. The studio put the credits and the music. They were more cautious.
7. Start with the end. The tick is establishing a destination with the opening more than a depart point.
8. The camera pursues the car as a predator, higher from behind. The shot is spectacular giving a beautiful view but remain fix in that tiny object, telling us that the car is being driving to the wrong direction.