Social

Realism
Questionnaire:

Drama

Opening

Sequence

How old are you?

12 15
16 20
21 25
Are you male or female?
Male
Female
1: I plan on basing my opening sequence on sexting and (cyber)bullying.
Which of these films do you suggest I focus on more?
Sexting
(Cyber)bullying
2: Do you think the victim of the film should be female? Or do you think I
should go against gender stereotypes and make the victim a male?
Male
Female
3: Do you think that sound is effective to build up to the issues that the
film focuses on? Should I use sound for this or not? Why?
Yes
No

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4: What type of font should I use for the opening titles that is appropriate
to the genre?

Felix titling
Impact

Onyx
5: What types of sound effects do you think would be most effective?
Why?
Diegetic (on screen)
Non-diegetic (off-screen)

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6: What type of music genre do you suggest I use during the title
sequence of my film?
Blues
Contemporary
Instrumental
Other
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7: Should I edit the opening sequence together so that there is direct
address (talking over the top of the video to show emotions) over the top
of the video in some segments? Do you think this would be effective?
Why?
Yes
No

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8: Generally social realism / drama films are very slow paced. Do you think
I should go against this convention and fasten the pace as panic sets in
with the victim of the film? Why?
Yes
No

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9: Should part of my opening sequence be filmed at school, where the
bullying would take place? Why?
Yes
No

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10: In your opinion, where do you think the titles should be in relation to
the action of the film?
Overlaid
In-between

11: What types of camera movement do you think I should use in order to
portray the correct mood of the opening sequence?
Handheld
Still
Other
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12: What kind of purpose do you think my opening sequence should
serve? Why? Establishing the
Storyline
Characters
Issues
Other