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Assignment 2:
Conventions of opening title sequence.
By Toby Prichard, Josh Gibson, Liam Cornwall-Tombs and Mykola Serbov.
Opening title sequence:
Penny dreadful
The first convention is the “Film title” which as you
can see clearly displays the name of the film
OTS conventions (Liam)
Another convention is credit film company,
which means it displays the company that made the film.
This also tells you a lot about the film, if it is some
company like Warner Brothers you expect to see a big
block buster.
Credit actors is another convention.
This means it shows who the main characters are. This is
important as if it is someone who is famous in comedy
you know it might be a comedy film. It also tells you if it
is a good film as the actor would not accept a bad one.
There are also credit cast members which just mean it
shows who the cast are. This is mostly the same as
credit actor because if some one is famous for music
in films you know that the music aspect of the film
will be good. It would also be the same for director
and other roles.
Sound is also a convention, it plays a very important part as it helps the audience tell what
genre it is. It also sets a mood for the film for example a slow and tense music would be
associated with horror. It can also be used to set up audience expectations, practically if the
film belongs to a well know franchise.
Another convention is enigma they are used in a opening sequence to help create
questions and tension from the start to entice the audience. It also keeps the
audience interested in the film and wanting to find the answers and keeping the
audience hooked on the film
It also try’s to establish the films genre. Within the opening the audience should be able to
establish the genre of the film due to key genre conventions. For example in a psychological
thriller they would use low key lighting for tension, eerie music and the colour black, grey and
red for death and danger.
Establishing the characters is a convention as it shows the
characters importance and place in the film. It is also an
enigma as we don't know who they are. So this creates
questions as we see them like who, what, why, etc.
MYKOLAS BIT
MYKOLAS BIT
Penny Dreadful use of conventions
(Josh)
Enigma- as mentioned in the first
section, penny dreadful uses enigma
in order create mystery and
questioning for the audience. Quick
clips that show religious imagery and
use of low key lighting help to
provide this sense of mystery.
Score Music- penny dreadful OTS uses a fast paced violin lead orchestra. This sets the genre as
the music sets a tense and mysterious atmosphere.
Text-text used in the OTS uses the font
BELL MT. the bell MT font helps set the
time period as it gives a Victorian esc
look to the text.
Character- in this OTS the characters are
established with the use of animals. First
showing the animal in the frame followed
by the character. This helps set the genre
of monster horror
Not useful for penny dreadful
(Josh)
Crediting studio- penny dreadful OTS does not have the
convention of studio crediting. This is mainly due to the series
belonging to sky and only being aired on channels owned by sky.
3rd person narrative- this OTS doesn’t require a 3rd person
narrative to introduce any information to the audience. This is
mainly due to penny dreadful being a TV series meaning that the
OTS remains constant as new information is revealed during the
show. This convention only really applies to films where there is
only a one off OTS.
TOBYS BIT
TOBYS BIT

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Assignment 2 ots conventions (penny dreadful)

  • 1. Assignment 2: Conventions of opening title sequence. By Toby Prichard, Josh Gibson, Liam Cornwall-Tombs and Mykola Serbov. Opening title sequence: Penny dreadful
  • 2. The first convention is the “Film title” which as you can see clearly displays the name of the film OTS conventions (Liam) Another convention is credit film company, which means it displays the company that made the film. This also tells you a lot about the film, if it is some company like Warner Brothers you expect to see a big block buster. Credit actors is another convention. This means it shows who the main characters are. This is important as if it is someone who is famous in comedy you know it might be a comedy film. It also tells you if it is a good film as the actor would not accept a bad one. There are also credit cast members which just mean it shows who the cast are. This is mostly the same as credit actor because if some one is famous for music in films you know that the music aspect of the film will be good. It would also be the same for director and other roles.
  • 3. Sound is also a convention, it plays a very important part as it helps the audience tell what genre it is. It also sets a mood for the film for example a slow and tense music would be associated with horror. It can also be used to set up audience expectations, practically if the film belongs to a well know franchise. Another convention is enigma they are used in a opening sequence to help create questions and tension from the start to entice the audience. It also keeps the audience interested in the film and wanting to find the answers and keeping the audience hooked on the film It also try’s to establish the films genre. Within the opening the audience should be able to establish the genre of the film due to key genre conventions. For example in a psychological thriller they would use low key lighting for tension, eerie music and the colour black, grey and red for death and danger. Establishing the characters is a convention as it shows the characters importance and place in the film. It is also an enigma as we don't know who they are. So this creates questions as we see them like who, what, why, etc.
  • 6. Penny Dreadful use of conventions (Josh) Enigma- as mentioned in the first section, penny dreadful uses enigma in order create mystery and questioning for the audience. Quick clips that show religious imagery and use of low key lighting help to provide this sense of mystery. Score Music- penny dreadful OTS uses a fast paced violin lead orchestra. This sets the genre as the music sets a tense and mysterious atmosphere. Text-text used in the OTS uses the font BELL MT. the bell MT font helps set the time period as it gives a Victorian esc look to the text. Character- in this OTS the characters are established with the use of animals. First showing the animal in the frame followed by the character. This helps set the genre of monster horror
  • 7. Not useful for penny dreadful (Josh) Crediting studio- penny dreadful OTS does not have the convention of studio crediting. This is mainly due to the series belonging to sky and only being aired on channels owned by sky. 3rd person narrative- this OTS doesn’t require a 3rd person narrative to introduce any information to the audience. This is mainly due to penny dreadful being a TV series meaning that the OTS remains constant as new information is revealed during the show. This convention only really applies to films where there is only a one off OTS.