Analysis-Previous Year 12 Opening Sequences

What did not work in filming their opening sequences?
From watching the opening sequences that the previous year 12 filmed we learned a lot from their mistakes when filming. Most of the groups filmed in locations around this area (locally) this made it look very amateur and unprofessional. Also the genre for each opening sequences where mainly horror which made it every predictable and boring. The majority of the group were not very successful as the held the camera instead of sing the tripod, making it look amateur. The casting, for example some of the groups casted people who were not appropriate for the role as they chose a teenager to play a role of a older women, which did not make their work look professional. In one group there was a lot of repetition for example they kept on using walking shots which lost the audiences attention.

What did work in filming their opening sequences?
The camera shots and cross cutting to the different shots were very well done, the chose of shots was good, for example to create tension the groups would have shots cross cutting from one character to another, and making the pace of the shots must faster. The music for each of the sequences were very well chosen, as it went well with the genres, this enabled to grip the audiences attention,having sound is a feature that help make the groups opening sequences more successful.