Preliminary Research

Film	Genre/Genre Conventions	How did this scene introduce characters, settings and create intrigue?	What did you like/dislike about the intro?
Extraction 2	Action Fight, explosion	By putting the protagonist in a dire condition	A bit sudden and feels slightly random, but still does its job pretty well.
Pamali: Dusun Pocong	Horror	This scene begins with an aged bearded man digging and burying a corpse at nighttime in a remote place surrounded by trees. It shows the man having a part on his arm suffering from some kind of plague. It ends with continuous creepy whistling sounds.	I liked the way the music starts off from being silent to creeping the audience in the end.
Uglies	Sci Fi	The main character, a teen girl, talks about the road humanity took, which led to destruction. The audience is then introduced to a radical solution scientists took, which is by “making perfect” everyone above 16. This leads to the “imperfects” to be called Uglies, which heavily burdens the girl.	I like how she explained all that happened in the past leading to the situation, but it felt confusing in the end.
(500) Days of Summer	Romance	By third-person introduction. The boy is shown to often sink into sadness, while the girl is shown to be more cheerful, even though she suffers from her parents’ divorce. It creates intrigue by telling the audience that the movie is not a love story.	I love the way both main characters are introduced, which feels like the storyteller is talking directly to us. I also like the background music played while showing us past recordings of the two’s young self. Though, I feel like the past recordings shown are too much and feels boring and repetitive midway the intro credits.
Johnny English	Comedy	The main character is shown in his daydream, being the secret agent he’s always adored: Agent One. He was then revealed to be a reckless person working for Agent One. But as the time was fast forwarded, the misinformation he created led to Agent One’s death. And then, the rest of the agents’ deaths.	I love the comedic intro, overall.