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Editing Techniques used in our film opening  Action Match  At the beginning of the apocalypse we see a unaware protagonist leave his locked house in search of answers. This is done simply through the use of an action match. Graphic Match  We wanted a transition between the forest location and the location of the fight scene. To do this we decided to use a graphic match. In which Maddie our supporting actor hands Luke the Protagonist a lighter which a valuable object in an apocalyptic world, and he checks that it is still functioning. From this the camera zooms into the flame at the forest and then seconds later zooms out of a burning fire a the other location. 

Representation of gender Within our film opening, the main character will be a male because he will spend more time on screen. However, halfway trough the opening, a female character will be introduced she is the supporting character and apart of the main cast. One way in which we will to represent gender is by presenting females in a positive light. In order to do this we will link her representation to the mise-en-scene of the opening. For example, the scene where there will be a dead body, we will use a medium shot of the female character walking towards the body before the man so as to prove that she's strong and not afraid.She helps scavenge the bodies pockets proving further she is not squirmish. Additionally, to this we will use long shots of the man and woman walking side by side to imply that they are equally important. As part of the mise-en-scene we want to implement a heavy backpack. To show her strength and power, the female protagonist will carry the backpa...