Conventions of a Title Sequence.

The conventions of a Title Sequence are:

• they have to include all of the main actors involved with the film, and all of the people involved in the films. For example the directors, producers etc. of the film.
• They have to let the audience know which people were in the film.
• Also by using title sequences it shows the types of people that are in the film and how famous they are which could interest the audience more into the film.
  
• The opening sequence/title sequence of a film also draws the audience into the film so that they want to stay and watch the rest of the film.
• It has to show the genre of the film and make that obvious to the viewers.

Conventions of a Romantic Comedy.

There are lots of main conventions in Romantic Comedy films. These are a few of the main ones:

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  In a Rom-Com film, the story has to be based on two peoples relationship with each other. The audience have to be interested enough in this relationship, and drawn into it that they want to stay to finish watching the rest of the film.

• There has to be a large element of romance within the film, either a relationship that has already formed or a growing relationship. This entices the audience into wanting to carry on watching because it looks interesting and they want to be a part of the relationship, and follow it to see where it leads. (happy ending or not)


• During a Rom-Com film there has to be a problem or challenge within the relationship which is tackled by humour. The problem in the film is usually over come and made humorous rather than made seriously.


• The ideas within a Rom-Com mean that it will usually end with a happy ending because that is what the audience want to see, by seeing someone Else's relationship working out perfectly gives a lot of people comfort that it may happen to them in the same way.


• In some Rom-Com films, another convention is that the two main characters or lovers meet in a comical way, instead of a usual way. This excites the viewers and draws them into where the relationship is going to lead to, and makes them want to view the rest of the film.


• Often in these type of films there will be a clash of personalities, whether its a love rival, or the two lovers. The director can play on the personality clash and add humour to the film with ease. (using jokes for arguments)


• The main aim of all of these conventions is to make the audience care about the two main characters relationship, and care enough to want to finish watching the rest of the film.

Wallander (Firewall) (McCormack, 2008, UK)

For the opening sequence of Wallander we do not see any titles because it is not necessarily a film, its a show on the telly which was originally set abroad.
The setting is revealed by the helicopter flying over and showing just the ocean, and then it shows the land where the two main characters are. At first the characters are shown as little figures, almost looking at ants, and then it slowly zooms into them walking away from a taxi.

The costumes and props used are very representative of troublesome youths who are misunderstood. The main girl has red highlights in her hair to show that she is very rebellious and that she likes to look different from the average teenager. The taxi ID is also used as an extreme close up in the opening sequence and it shows that they were in a taxi, and can be used as a clue. The blood on the chest of the woman looks fresh, and the blooded man is twitching and covered in blood therefore giving you a time frame of when the man was injured. Also because the girl is covered in blood, which obviously isn't her own it shows that she is a dangerous, rebellious teenager. The viewers immediately think that she is the one who has tried to kill this taxi driver. By wearing dark, Gothic looking clothes and being covered in blood she looks suspicious and threatening. The audience know that she is a bad character but they also begin to ask whether she killed him in self defence, why there are in the middle of nowhere covered in blood and why did they just leave the man on his own in his car? Also the taxi metre is also covered in blood, this shows that it was a brutal killing and not an accident, it portrays the two girls as unforgiving, cruel and malicious. In the car there is a key which has a picture of the mans son on it, so it makes the viewers feel sorry and feel empathy for the poor man because he had a family.



There is lots and lots of interesting camera work used in this opening sequence as it is very modern. Firstly there is an establishing shot of the whole setting so that the viewers are subtly introduced into where the opening sequence is set. Then it cuts to an over the shoulder shot behind the two girls walking away from the cab, because of the way the shot is angled you cannot see that the girl is covered in blood, you can only see that she is walking away, but the hyperbolic sound of footprints makes the girls seem like they are walking away frantically from something. They are not saying anything as they walk which also means that they could be in the wrong and makes them suspicious because they are leaving a dead man in a car, and don't even seem bothered. There is then a shot taken from inside the car which shows the two girls walking away from a blood spattered car with a dead man in, because you can actually see the girls walking away carelessly it shows that they are something to do with the murder. There are lots of extreme close ups used in the opening as to not give to much away by showing you the whole picture. There is an extreme close up of the mans hand flinching which either shows the last of his life has gone, or that there is still hope left and that hes been left for dead but is not dead yet. Then there is also an extreme close up of the side of the mans face showing the brutal, gruesome injuries that he has. The rule of thirds is also used when each girl is either side of the car walking away, and the car is in the middle and it makes and interesting frame to look at. Then there is a last extreme close up of the taller girls face and she looks unforgiving and doesn't look like she feels guilty for what shes done. Because she is the only one in focus and the girl behind her isn't, it makes her look like she has more authority over the other girl and is possibly more important than her.



The titles and font style are quite good for setting the thriller feel, after the first opening sequence has happened, after the woman drop s a knife, a black knife looking object falls across a yellow screen. By using the yellow and black that is a signature of danger and caution. By using these colours the viewer then feels that the caution and danger is going to be integrated into the film.


The story is set up well, not everything is given away at once. The girls just look like they are walking away from a taxi, but then you get a close up of the dead man. This shows controversy and also that the man was in danger from the girls. Because the two girls are walking in a desolate area that looks like the middle of nowhere, which suggest that the girls had planned to kill the taxi driver and that it wasn't by an accident. Then at the end of the clip it shows the girl drop the blooded knife, which confirms the audiences suspicions that the girl did kill him. The it goes straight to the credits which leave the audience asking questions. Questions such as why did they kill him? are they going to get caught? is the man still alive?.


The genre is set well in this opening sequence because the plain water and plain hills and grass show a desolate lonely area/setting. This is a key convention of a thriller film, the idea of feeling lonely and desolate. There is one girl who is clearly of higher importance than the other girl which shows that something bad is going to happen, and that possibly the less important of the two girls is vulnerable. There are weapons in this clip as well, which entails confrontation, and that someone is going to get injured by the weapon. It also is part of a thriller movie, the idea of danger.



The two girls are introduced first, but much like most thriller movies and sticking to the conventions of a thriller, their faces are hidden and we only see the back of them for a short while. This is key to a thriller movie because it leaves the audience wanting to see more. When you see the faces of the girls they immediately look rebellious and look like they are trouble, your typical troublesome youth, also because they are in an empty area they look more suspicious because they can get away with anything as there is no one around to see. When the mans face is revealed it is clear that he was brutally attacked by the two girls and because the girls are covered in blood they also look dangerous.
By having one of the women in focus and the other out of focus it creates this effect on the viewer that one of the girls is more important in the film. This is very effective because without saying anything they have represented one of the girls as having more power over the other.

Double Indemnity. (Billy Wilder, USA)

The title of this film 'Double Indemnity' is shown through a typical thriller convention of not giving too much away and by using white capital bold letter that fill the frame. Without having too much going on in the opening bit of the titles and the actual title of the film, not too much is given away and the viewer is more interested in watching the film, and seeing what is going to happen. In the background of the words there is a mans silhouette walking closer and closer towards the camera, when he finally gets to the camera it cuts to the first shot.



The location is given away easily because the first shot in the film is a shot of the Los Angeles sign. The audience immediately know where the film is set without having to think about it too much as there is more important things for the audience to be focusing on such as the car that is speeding down the road. There are bright street lights that are down the middle of the road, and the lights make a channel down the middle of the picture (using the rule of 3Rd's) so that the viewers eyes are focused on where the car is coming from. Also the lights help to reiterate that it is nighttime where the film is set, which is a key convention of a thriller movie because everyone finds nighttime spookier and more fearful that daytime. This leaves the audience to be a little scared before they know what is actually going on.

There are a couple of costumes and props used in this clip. There is the mans walking stick which he is using to walk which could insinuate he is already injured or that he got injured, and that the film is going to explain how he got this injury. The Dictaphone is also a main prop because it shows the time that the film was set in, and also shows how much wealth the man has. It also gives him a type of mysteriousness which makes you wonder why he records everything onto a Dictaphone, does it mean hes got something to hide? Secondly the costume that the man is wearing also shows him as a bit creepy and mysterious. He is wearing a hat which covers his face and a long dark coat, because you cannot define what he looks like properly and his face is hidden from the audience for so long, it makes him mysterious and seem dangerous. He looks shady from the trench coat that he is wearing, also because the director chose not to reveal his face straight away you don't know whether he is happy or angry.


There isn't much interesting camera work used as it is quite an old film, so they did not have much technology back then. There is tracking used with the camera when the car is speeding down the road, by tracking the car it emphasises the speed that the car is travelling and the urgency to get to wherever he is trying to get to. It makes the car look like it is moving frantically and the driver speeds through a red light which shows it is important, and that the driver is distressed.


The title and font style in the opening sequence are much like all the thriller films and fits in with the conventions of a thriller film by using plain white bold fonts. By doing this it means that not too much is given away at first and it leaves the audience wanting more and wanting to watch on, because they still don't know what the film is about. By having the man walking closer and closer to the camera it shows who the main character might be and it makes the film seem shady.


The story is introduced and slowly unravelled by having the car speeding really fast, the viewers know that the man in the car is trying to either get away from someone quickly or getting someone quickly and because he goes through a red light it also shows that it is very important that he gets to where he is going to quickly. This also shows signs of danger. He also walks like he has been injured so the audience begin to ask what has happened to him and how did he get injured? Later on in the film we also find out that he has been shot and so that leaves the audience with the question of why was he shot and who by and is he the bad person or the good person in this film?


The thriller genre comes across in this film a lot, mostly because it is set in the night time in an unfamiliar building, so it seems unsafe and dangerous. The audience then wonder why he is going into work late at night. They show the man injured, and because he is injured it shows that he has had some confrontation with someone, and makes him seem dangerous.
The characters get introduced when the shadow of the man is getting closer and close. When it finally fills the whole screen the film starts, this is a nice way of leading into a film because it seems like we are delving into the mans life. Mr Ne ff is frantically needing something, but his face is hidden so we don't actually know what he looks like until later on in the opening sequence. We want to watch it and see the identity of this man. Then we meet Mr Neffs butler or friend who is smaller than him, and opens the door for him so the audience immediately know that he is inferior to him.

Brick. ( Johnson, USA, 2005)

The title of the film appears in my first screen shot and it appears against a black background with white writing. Its also a normal font so that not to much is given away, and it leaves the audience wanting to see more. The use of the white words on top of the black background makes the film have a lonely feel, and the words look deserted on the screen. The words filling the screen also make it the only thing in the frame that you concentrate on. The audiences attention is immediately drawn into the film and because of the way that nothing is given away by using simplistic font and colours, they want to watch the rest of the film.

The setting is revealed as an urban environment, near a local high school. So the audience already know where the film is going to be situated. An establishing shot is used to show the audience where the film is going to be set in more detail. The rule of thirds is used to show the setting of the film, the shot where it shows the man crouched down by the tunnel and the woman laying dead on the floor. It is used by having the main man in the far left of the screen, the woman dead on the far right, and then the darkness of the tunnel in the middle, showing that the two characters have come from the darkness or are going into the darkness. By using the dark tunnel, which is somewhere that you wouldn't want to be on your own, and you are warned to stay away from as school kids, it creates fear in the audience as they feel that the darkness, and fear that they feel relates to part of the film. This gives the film the edgy feel that all thriller films should have.

The props used are vital in this film. The first prop that we are introduced to is the telephone in the telephone box, because it is an anonymous call, and you don't know where the call is coming from it shows the uncertainty of the surroundings and immediately shows that the character involved is in danger, or that the anonymous call entails something more than just a normal phone call. Secondly another big prop is the cigarette butt which is thrown out of the car, when he turns it over with his foot, there is an arrow on it which points to the pay phone that he was rung on. Because the cigarette has an arrow on it (an extreme close up of it), it reveals that its a clue and that the audience should read more into the fact that it has an arrow on it, it makes the audience start to ask questions about whether that was a planned clue, whether it was coincidence and what the arrow is pointing to, and then they think deeper and delve further into the film by wondering what the people in the car are doing and who are they? Another vital prop to the opening sequence is the small piece of paper that is put in his locker. When it comes to him finding the paper instead of giving to much away, by showing how the character responds to the piece of paper, they do a close up of his feet as he walks over and the letter falls out of the locker, and the next shot is of a close up of what is written on the letter. The audience want to know how the man is responding to this letter, whether he expects it and what his reactions are to it. Is he scared? Is he worried?, by not giving to much away (a typical part of most thriller movies), it makes the audience start to ask questions of the film. Secondly the costuming used on the woman when she is laying on the floor in the small river subtly gives away some of the film. She has muddy tights and legs, and her once clean white jumper is now dirty, and looks worn. The same clothes entail that all of the film occurred in one or two days, and that she went through a lot of struggling and hardship before dying. The audience then start to think why is she muddy? what has actually happened to her? All of the props and costumes used make the viewers question the film and therefore are more rapt in the film.

There are lots of interesting and clever camera shots used in the opening sequence for Brick. I find that they are the most interesting of all the films. Firstly the close up of the key props in the films are used. The extreme close up of the bangles and the cigarette on the floor focuses on it being a clue, and the audience begin to wonder what it is that the clues are entailing. Also by using the shot of the mans feet walking to the locker and finding the letter, the director has cleverly filmed the shot to show only his feet and not give to much away by showing his facial expressions.

The titles of this film fitted the normal conventions for most thriller films. They come up on a plain back background and they fill the screen by expanding outwards. They are written in white bold font which is in capitals. The titles being put like this do not give to much away which is what thriller films aims to do. The fonts are simple and it means that the audience do not know what to expect so therefore their attention is focused solely on what is going to happen next.

The story is slowly given away. The setting in the urban area with the school nearby means that school children will be involved. When the character answers the phone to the woman in a deserted setting, the story slowly unfolds. The audience are given an array of words that they can interpret in which way they want. Because the first shot of the film is the woman laying dead in the river by the drain, it shows us that the film is going to explain how the woman got there and what her story is who she got killed by etc. Also with the cigarettes and other clues that are given the audience begin to start moving cogs in their brain and wonder how the woman died and what the different props have in relation with the woman's death and the rest of the film.

The genre of the film is shown lots of times throughout the opening sequence. The audience immediately know that the film is a thriller as death is shown right in the opening. The woman is laying dead in the bottom of a tunnel, and the water is running past her. The conventions of the genre are also shown all throughout thew opening sequence, there are arrows and notes that are used for clues. These are a typical convention of a thriller film because they are all clues to either someone being found or to where someone is. Also because of the womans fear in her voice it also shows that she has something to be scared of. This is key to making a thriller film, the characters fears should be channelled through to the viewers. Ryan Johnson does this very well by using lots of different key conventions within a thriller type movie.

LOts of different characters are introduced in the opening sequence of this film. The first two characters that are introduced are the main woman and the main man. The main woman is already laying dead in the gutters, because the man is shown in the shot sitting beside her it makes the audience ask questions such as did he kill her and how did she die, is he a bad guy? is she innocent? Also because of the muddy tights and shoes that she is wearing the audience begin to ask what she has been through? and how exactly did she get the muddy clothes. Because the man sitting beside her has a blank expression on his face you wonder if he is feeling guilty, or whether he liked this woman, and is shocked and caring for what has happened. Then the same woman is introduced on the phone. She is introduced as scared, fearful and frightful. She sounds stressed, and as if she has to rush everything, almost as if there is someone else there that is rushing her. He recognises her voice straight away and the audience begin to wonder how he knows her, more unfolds as they carry on speaking because he is stuck for words to say and seems awkward almost like a bad relationship split.

Sixth Sense (1999, US, M. Night Shyamalan) Analysis of Opening Sequence.

The title of this film, 'The Sixth Sense' is quite simplistic. It is a simple font and because it is a really light blue, with a bright light surrounding the letters to make them stand out and look lonely against the dark black background.


The first thing that the darkness fades into is a picture of a bulb, which immediately shows that the setting is indoors of this opening sequence. The bulb then cuts to a woman walking into a small room, which looks like a basement which is dark, which gives it the edgy feel that thriller films strive to have. The small bulb in the room is the only light source in the room and it looks like the place is shut off from everywhere else and seems desolate. The woman then walks over to the side boards with a confused/ wondering look so the audience want to know what she is looking at. Because of all of the wine bottles that are down there you can see that it is an old wine cellar, also because of the dust there it gives it a creepy, old and rustic feel. Because of the wine cellar and large house the audience assumes that the people in the film have a lot of money as it is a big house. As the opening sequence goes on you see the type of area that they live in, and you see that it is quite posh. The woman at the beginning is dressed normally, like any woman with money might dress. She is simply wearing a purple dress, and her husband is wearing a jumper and trousers. These clothes are quite Representative of the money that they have, because they look quite posh and upper class clothes, as if the man has a job, it creates a stereotype of wealthy businessman. Also with the props used, for example the trophy that he has also shows that he is a successful business man.
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The camera work is quite intricate in this film as it is more modern. The first shot shows the light bulb close up, then the second shot is the whole room with the light bulb in. and the camera is put behind the props used so that the actor walks into where the camera is. Eye line match is also used a lot, especially when the phone is on the floor and the woman is staring at it. A shot is also used where its a low angle shot and the man runs into the cameras view when he is running after the little boyThe title font is large and bold again but it does not fill the frame completely, it looks lonely and deserted in the middle of the screen, by having the words like this is creates a further spooky and edgy feel to the opening sequence. This works effectively with the viewer because the titles help to set the scene and mood of the film.


The story of the film is spooky, and works well because the story slowly unfolds. For example the sixth shot in my sequence shows the phone on the floor, and when the viewers see the phone on the floor they can tell that something isn't right. This leads onto the man in the bathroom who is first presented by a shadow which the woman sees and shrieks which also builds suspense, by keeping the mans identity hidden for a short period of time, the viewers want to see what is in the bathroom (on edge of seat). Then the story is slowly presented, the man is clearly mentally unstable and we find out the profession of the man, who looked after the boy before. When the main character is shot, it leaves a small cliffhanger which creates suspense because the audience wants to know what is going to happen next and start to ask themselves if the character is going to survive the shooting or die.


The opening sequence shows that it is a thriller film by keeping it spooky and eerie. None of the colours used are bright happy colours, they are all dull and look uneasy. Also by having the man hiding in the bathroom where it is steamy (looks like fog) it creates uneasiness. Also by using a couple of close ups and mid shots it focuses on the fear in the two characters faces, and it also shows that its a thriller. By using close ups its also shows the audience how the characters are meant to be feeling, and some of that feeling will be channelled through to the audience.


The first characters are introduced as a normal and innocent couple and as they go upstairs, things get more spooky. Although at first when the woman is first introduced and she is in the wine cellar on her own and you can tell that she is scared of being on her own down there. When the mad man is in the bathroom, the husband shows his loving side, and the wife her vulnerable side because she hides behind him and he puts his arms round her to make her feel safe. The man who is in the bathroom is portrayed as scary and mad, although the audience may find the man originally scary, they may also empathise with him because he clearly has mental disabilities. But because of these mental disabilities he also becomes very frightening because you can see he is really scared, and looks manic therefore he could act unnaturally. The special effects used are slow motion especially, when the man gets shot and then falls back onto the bed. The woman runs over to him and presses down on his stomach, slow motion is added to this shot, because of the slow motion added to the shot it shows that when something bad like this happens, time seems to almost slow down. A diagetic sound is also added with the gunshot, when the man shoots himself in the head a diagetic gruesome sound is added to make it more effective and vile, by doing this the audience feel like they are in the movie instead of just watching it. It also makes the movie more credible and realistic.

Kiss Me Deadly (Aldrich,1955,US) Analysis of Opening Sequence.

The title of the film in Kiss Me Deadly comes across the screen travelling backwards, so if you pause the screen and read it, it can also be read as 'deadly, kiss me'. This is a good use of filling the frame as the audience are enticed into watching the film because the controversial title could mean that the film will have lots of different twists and meanings within it. Such as in the first screen grab on the left.
The setting of the scene looks very deserted and lonely as there is nobody about except for her and she is running on her own bare foot down the middle of a road. This creates a very eerie atmosphere and this adds to the setting of the film, and gives the audience a real feel to what the genre of the film is. By having the woman running down the middle of the empty road, it makes the audience start to ask questions already, such as what is she running from, and why is she running?The setting is shown in the second screen grab, which because of the film being in black and white it also looks even more lifeless and empty. The audience also start to make assumptions about what she could be running from, whether she is a good character or if she is going to be portrayed as a criminal.
The costume of this character is shown in the second and third screen grab. It is an interesting and intriguing costume choice because she is only wearing a jacket and no shoes. By wearing no shoes the viewers are immediately drawn to looking at her feet, and wondering why she is only wearing one piece of clothing. (Once again makes the audience ask questions about what is going to happen in the film)
The camera work is quite basic as this film is from 1955. It consists of mostly high angle shots, close ups and establishing shots. A high angle shot is shown in the fourth picture in my sequence. By showing the whole scene using a high angle shot, the audience get a further idea of what the setting is like and whereabouts the film is set. The editing used was to make the opening credits at the beginning appear backwards, so you have to actually use your mind to read the opening credits and titles of the film. This means that the audiences attention is already immediately taken by the opening credits.
By using a big bold font, and having it in a bright colour such as white (especially against the dark black background), it grabs the audiences attention. Also the way that the title fills the whole screen, and seems to jump out at you also makes it good to look at and memorable.
The actors are also all written in large font so that the audience pay attention to the people involved within the film. By showing the actors in a large bright font, it makes the actual actors more memorable because they fill the whole frame.
By having the woman running down the middle of the road and having close ups on the womans feet running it shows that the woman is clearly running from something, and that she is scared. Because of the diegetic sound used to make her appear to be out of breath and panting. This also shows that she may have been running for a really long time. By having the opening as the woman running from something we dont see, and having a bland setting, the audience ask lots of questions which get them thinking.(Whos she running from, why is she running from them?)
By having close ups of the womans scared and petrofied face it emphasises the fear and thrill of the genre of the film. Because the woman looks on edge, it comes accross to the viewers that they should be scared for her and also be on edge. By using this the viewers are already on the edge of thier seat as soon as the film has begun.
The first character we see which is the woman is portrayed as vulnerable and scared, and the audience already feel sorry for her and want her to get away from whatever is chasing her. She seems innocent to the audience as she doesnt have many clothes and is running bare foot and you empathise with her. The second character we meet is the man in the car who has a very stern and uncaring outer shell. He says careless comments such as when the woman jumps infront of the car for help:''you almost wrecked my car''. By using this dialogue he looks like he cares more about material things than about people. He also looks selfish, he then tells the woman ''he should have thrown her off the cliff.'' instead of helping her, but as the opening sequence goes on, he becomes a nice gentle man who wants to help the woman. Because when he is challenged by the police man, instead of handing her over because she is the woman they are looking for, he lies to the police (also suggesting he doesnt like the police) and says that she is his wife. So he is helping her out because she looks vulnerable, which shows that the character may have a stern exterior, but a loving interior.
The special effects used in this clip are the credits at the beginning, where they run backwards to make the audience think twice whilst reading them. To make them pay more attention they are used.

Brief.

'To create the titles and opening of a new fiction film, to last a maximum of two minutes.'

The title of the film 'Memento' appears over the top of an image of a photograph, and it appears in the colour blue. If you look at the first picture in my screen shots, it shows the blackened out background, slowly fading into the picture of the photograph the man is holding. By doing this it shows the audience that the photo he is holding may be a key part of the film and that it relates to the word 'Memento'.

The setting is revealed to the reader by showing the action sequence going backwards. It is shown as a flashback, that comes from something rewound. At the beginning you only see the picture of the dead man and blood everywhere, and then it shoots back to the black and white image of the man in his room and explains why he is there. By showing you his tatty room it shows the audience the type of background the man comes from and immediately the audience builf a stereotype of what the character may be like in the film. The second shot shown in the screen grabs shows the place that the main character drives to, and by showing a shot of the whole scene and what the house is like, the audience begin to imagine what the interior might be like.



Some of the key props used is the photograph that is shown in shot one, and because it is the first thing that we see except for the black background, it shows that it has a high importance which is later revealed in the opening sequence/film. The glasses are also a big prop used in the opening sequence because they are blood spattered and they are a key to the man 'teddys' identity. By showing the glasses at the beginning, it means the audience are intrigued into seeing what significance the glasses will have in the film. You can see this in the third shot i have used, and because quite a large amount of camera time is given to the glasses it also shows the importance of that prop.





The names of all of the cast and actors come up, they are all exactly the same and are written in a blue font, that looks eerie and gives the film a sudden feel of excitement and wonder. Because of the writing slowly getting brighter and lighter it shows that there could be a light coming up or could have many different meanings. When the titles are used with the dark background it makes the actors name stand out more and therefore it fills the whole frame. By filling the frame the audiences attention is focused solely on the name of the actor. By using a blue font for the actual name of the film it may be showing that it is a male orientated film, and may not appeal to women as much because of the stereotypical colours used.




The overall camera work in the opening sequence for Memento is good and consists mostly of master shots and close ups, and mid shots. By using the different types of shots effectively it gives the whole film an eerie feel. Also the close up shots used show the actors expressions and show the man 'teddys' fear just before he is shot. The master shots help the audience to understand where the film is set and get a feel of the sort of area where it is set.



The opening sequence enticises the reader into wanting to watch the rest of the film. Because the opening sequence shows the taster of the film, and shows that the man has a condition which is that he has short teerm memory loss or amnesia or something, which makes the film immediately interesting because you want to know what sort of effect this will have on his life. And by having writing on pictures and showing him kill the man as he felt it was what he should do, it shows there will be story behind it.

Interesting Opening Sequences from Films.

This is from the film The final Destination. And i think this is very good and interesting because it used the film well, and incorporates it into the opening sequence.

Different Types of Roles in Creating a Film

Producer: is the person who creates the scenes and conditions for creating a film. They control things such as fundraising for the film


Executive Producer: the producer who is not involved in any of the technical parts of film making and only in the overall production; handle business and legal issues.


Casting: the person who decides who would fit each role accordingly, and who would play each role the best.

Costume Design: the person who decides what the actor should wear according to the character being played.



Music: the person who selects the different pieces of music to be used accordingly to the scene in action.


Editing: the person with the responsibility of adding transitions between shots and deciding what types of special effects are best suited to that scene.



Production Designer: the person who decides what the set should look like, e.g how bright or dark the scene will be.





Director of Photography: the person who is responsible for framing, camera movement, camera angles and lighting.


Writer: the person who originally wrote the script or film. for example the writer for the Harry Potter films was J.K Rowling.


Director:the person responsible for turning the script into a series of shots and for giving the film a particular tone. They also have to know how to keep an audience interested.

The opening credits for bond films are all very similar, and because they are recognised and used for each film, it makes them watchable. The opening sequences are branded as part of the film and in a way formulaic instead of being random. Because they associate to the film, and are all similar in the way they present the different actors, producers and directors involved, they are interesting to the viewer.

This is a good opening sequence because it catches the audiences attention immediately, and the audience want to watch the show because they want to know more about what the title sequence could be insinuating. They manage to fit in all of the main characters, that also attract the reader because they are well known names, and they have great appeal when the audience look at them. The title sequence does not have much relation to the actual programme, but because it looks quirky and odd, and humorous therefore it makes the audience more interested in watching it. This is a television series so the opening sequence of this will differ to that of a film. Television series opening sequences have different conventions to that of an opening sequence in a film.

Se7en opening credits.

This is the opening credits for the film. The title sequence shows all of the actors and people involved in the film made. This is an important factor to a film because it should include the vital details about all of the roles included. The title sequence should also grab the viewers attention and give them small snippets into what the film could be about. It has to interest the viewers and make them want to carry on watching the film. Title sequences are usually put together with close-up shots due to the fact that not a lot is given away.

Understanding the difference between a trailer and an opening sequence.

This is a trailer for the film 'se7en', The purpose of a trailer is to make the audience or viewer interested enough in the film to want to go and pay to see it. Therefore it should be exciting and keep your attention throughout, it shows the overview of what the film will include and gives a feel to the main genre of a film. In a lot of trailers, the main actors are usually shown, so that the appeal of a famous person is there. Another purpose of the trailer is so that the viewer is left curious, and by paying to watch the film, feels as if they are 'filling the gaps' left in the trailer.

The conventions of a trailer is to cram lots of information about the film, and teasers of the film into one short clip. The conventions are:
-fast paced clips of the best bits (without giving to much away)
-Fast paced editing
-Voice overs
-Energetic music
-Words related to the film appear
-website and release date

Continuity.

Continuity: Continuity is a necessity to filming. Continuity is when each clip in a film follows one another so that it is flowing. Continuity editing gives the effect of lots of different cameras being used, and it makes the clips used more realistic and flowing, so that the film shows a continuous story. Continuity is important to filming especially with only using one camera because it shows professionalism, and makes filming look mature and thought out. It means that when the audience watches the film, they do not even realize that there are lots of different camera angles used, and it gives a certain effect to a film. The continuity of a film should not be noticeable to the audience, the transitions into each shot should not be obvious but subtle so that the audience do not realise each shot is going into another.

preliminary task.

This is our preliminary task that Me Jordan and Darren made. This task was to show good continuity and to show that we understand what continuity is.