The document summarizes and analyzes the opening credits of a film. It notes that the credits are handwritten by the main character, hinting at her interest in writing. It also analyzes the diogetic sounds of her writing and the non-diogetic soundtrack. The order of the credits follows conventions with major production companies first, then the director, main actor, and other cast in descending order of significance. Between shots, the camera pans to establish the setting. The credits conclude by zooming in on a key, implying it will be important to the narrative.
1. The opening shot informs the audience of the most
important piece of institutional info. The names of
the production and distributor companies are
separated from the rest of the credits so they stand
out to the viewer. The font used is again a standard
block white font which is consistently used
throughout films when introducing these
companies. This is portrayed in this way as the font
and position becomes a convention of an opening
so the audience know when the major company
information will be shown. Lastly, studios such as
Columbia are considered within the 'big six' in the
film industry. This opening credit reveals to the
audience they are involved in the production so it
will be of a high standard. The text then fades to
black.
The credits are uniquely presented as
presumably the main character is writing the
cast on the paper instead of using computerised
text. This reveals part of the narrative as the
main character is an aspiring writer and wants to
be part of the rolling stones magazine so the
credits hint her interest in writing. The credits
continue is descending order of importance as
the other production company is presented in
this shot.
2. The sound used in the opening is
both diogetic and non-diogetic. The
non-diogetic sound used is a quiet
upbeat soundtrack which helps the
credits run smoothly. The diogetic
sound used is the scratching the
lead on the paper while she is
writing. The next credit is the
director.
This shot informs the reader that the
credits for the crew and companies
have finished and the actors will now
be introduced. The handwritten font
gives the audience a more personal
feel and first hand contact with the
character. This helps immerse the
audience in the narrative.
The next name show is the actor who
plays the protagonist. Again they are
the first in line of credits of the cast as
they have the most significant role in
the film. The lighting is dim light which
suggests everything is unclear and not
quite right. This suggests the
equilibrium is slightly unsettled
following Todorov's theory
3. The order of
credits remains to
descend in order
of significance to
the film. The
sound used is still
diogetic and non-
diogetic as the
credits continues
to follow the same
structure as
before. Between
shots the camera
pans across the
room to establish
the setting for the
viewer and also
reveal part of the
narrative through
the objects which
are shown.
4. These are the last series of
shots. They show some of
the less significant
actors/actresses as they do
not fill their own shot. The
soundtrack begins to fade as
the camera zooms in on the
Plaza key. This implies to the
audience that the key is a
vital part of narrative as it is
shown to suggests it's
importance later on.