Leveling other students film openings

I looked at other students film openings from youtube and graded them at what level I thought the film opening was at according to the grading criteria. From this we will learn from these students mistakes in order to create the best possible

Film opening 1

High level 3

We can learn from this opening that an attempt has been made to create a thriller film. The sound used within the film opening is of a good standard as it introduces the theme of mystery within the film and it doesnt blank out the speech within the opening. There is also no background noise such as the wind, which is ideal, and foley has been use. I don't think the camera was used correctly as it sways as the character moves which looks unprofessional  Also, colour grading could have been used to make the setting darker and/or shot at night to create a theme of mystery as the characters identity would be more hidden. In some shots, the character can be seen clearly, in others you can only see a plain shot of the side of the bridge. Therefore it could have been positioned better.

Film opening 2

High level 4

I think this film opening is worth a high level 4 as the sci-fi genre and teenage target audience are made clear through the use of CCTV camera's and the actors costume and appearance  The actor is dressed down like a teenager and its clearly based in a town centre a common place for teenagers to hang out. The sci-fi theme is introduced through the use of font types of the titles and the costumes of the aliens chasing the teenager who are dressed dark and mysteriously. The CCTV shots also re-enforce this. The film has good composition as it uses the rule of thirds. 

Film opening 3

 

High level 2

I think this film opening is only worthy of a level too as the picture quality is awful and the camera is shakey. They do use rule of thirds in some scenes but big gaps are left around the shot too. I was unsure whether the film was a horror or romance by the music and location. There has been no editing in terms of colour grading if it is a horror which would have made it more effective. The music doesn't suit the theme either and changes suddenly. I think the location would have been good given it had been edited, but I don't think that the actors were suitable as they were young and not dressed elegantly until further in, like an adult. An attempt could have at least been made to make the actors older through the use of costume and make-up.