The Beginning Clips & Their Influences

In this clip they use a master shot of a diner scene, and then they edit into it the shots of black and white to personify the feelings of each of the people inside the diner. When speaking in a way that influences the main character it is shown in black and white, however, when it is in reality, it is shown in colour.

The very influential ways of which they create effect from the audience, are through the music, when they are taking over the diner, there is metal music in the background. The music is very influential it shows the moods of the characters and what they are doing.

My influences from this scene are the use of the colours, the contrast between the colour and the black and white leaves the audience wondering what is going on. I would like to create this questioning from the audience. I will be using a all greys in my opening scene, and then cutting to colour after my opening sequence.



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Goodfellas follows the genre of Thriller, the use of crime drama, but also the way it uses a non-linear editing; i.e. the beginning been at the end.
I am choosing to use this order of scenes because it helps to create suspense towards the audience. I know this because as an audience member myself, when watching this scene of the film, I wanted to know more of what was going on, I also wanted to know:
- Who he is?
- Why they are stabbing him?
But mostly, what storyline the film would follow.

My influences from this video are the use of a non-linear start; in that the end of the film, or near the end is right at the beginning. But also I've taken the use of violence in this film, and used it to create suspense for my audience in my imagined sequence.