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The document discusses the influences for the opening of a horror film. It will take elements from "Women in Black" including nursery rhyme music during children scenes, vintage costumes, and creating a fear of the unknown. It will also be influenced by the dark lighting, quick cuts, title style and speed, and inclusion of a book/diary from "Se7en." Additionally, it will follow the same title order and fading/flickering style as "American Horror Story."
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The film openings establish the narratives and genres through their titles, music, imagery and characters. Dawn of the Dead introduces a viral outbreak through images of chaos, violence and prayer. Mean Streets uses titles and flashbacks to portray a character's troubled past. The Player leaves the genre ambiguous but hints it may involve a playful male protagonist in the film industry receiving threats.
Detailed analysis
This document provides a detailed analysis of the film trailer for "The Woman in Black". It examines various elements of the trailer including its purpose, conventions of horror trailers, captions, characters, mise-en-scene, setting, color/lighting, editing/camerawork, sounds, iconography, and conventions of genre and form. Key points analyzed include the use of mystery, fear, and jump scares to attract audiences to the horror film and hint at its plot without revealing too much.
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The document summarizes Raz Hoque's research and planning for an opening title sequence project. It includes analysis of similar thriller genre title sequences such as Se7en and Goodfellas that influenced Raz's design. Research found that most thriller openings use black and white color schemes and feature fast pacing. The document also outlines the target audience, storyline synopsis involving a girl murdering four former friends, character profiles, shooting schedule, and storyboard that shows the sequence of shots planned.
Q1)
This document analyzes how the media product challenges conventions of thriller titles, sounds, costumes, camera work, color, and lighting. For the titles, positioning of titles moves across the screen rather than staying static, and the main title is light and subtle rather than bold. Three different pieces of music are used rather than one. The protagonist's costume changes throughout to portray her as an ordinary person. Camera shots include tilting shots, extreme close-ups, and over-the-shoulder shots to build suspense. Low-key lighting and colors like red and black are used to create an ominous tone rather than contradicting this with high-key lighting.
Task 12 - Opening Sequence Analysis
The document analyzes the opening sequences of four thriller films - Taken, The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, Twilight, and The Box. It examines the characters, settings, camerawork, mise-en-scene, lighting, sound, editing techniques, and target audiences in the openings. Overall, the openings establish characters, set dark and ominous tones through lighting and music, build tension through editing and sound, and target young adult audiences through action and romance.
Titles
The title sequence of The Silence of the Lambs establishes the dark and serious tone of the crime thriller genre through its simple black text on a woodland background. It introduces the main character, a woman training with the FBI, through shots of her in the woods and at a police station. Throughout, the names of important crew like actors, producers, and the director are displayed in the same bold, black text. The sequence ends by leaving the main character in an office and highlighting the director's name, signaling the start of the film.
Movie analysis shema
The document summarizes the openings of two romantic films - Mr. and Mrs. Smith and Twilight. In the opening of Mr. and Mrs. Smith, the audience learns through questioning of the main characters that they are experiencing marriage issues. Twentieth Century Fox logo is shown followed by the title in a dull font. It then establishes the couple and setting. The Twilight opening shows the production logo and soundtrack before introducing the main character. It then establishes the rainy setting and introduces the main characters, suggesting a romantic fantasy genre. Both openings use techniques like music, editing and mise-en-scene to set the tone and provide context.
Textual analysis american horror story
American Horror Story uses old images of children in its opening credits to add a creepy factor. The images of the children burning in a fire hints at the destruction in the show. The condition of the old photos implies the show is set between 1940-1980s. Fast cuts between the many child images can make viewers feel uneasy. The opening credits music is deep, creepy, and unpredictable to anticipate the episode and emphasize the title "Horror".
Textual analysis challenge
The document analyzes the opening sequence of the film Insidious through its use of camera work, editing, mise-en-scene, sound, and character representation. The opening uses techniques like tracking camera movements, slow pacing through montage editing, and ominous music to set an eerie tone and establish suspense. Iconic horror elements like a moving chair and disturbing toys are used to subtly indicate the supernatural genre. Character roles like the vulnerable boy and threatening antagonist are clearly depicted through lighting and positioning to introduce the narrative.
Question 1
In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?
Evaluation – Question 1
The document provides an analysis of the opening sequence of a psychological thriller film titled "Pyro". It describes each shot in detail and how it advances the narrative and builds suspense. Key elements summarized include:
- The opening establishes the protagonist's obsession with fire through a close-up of her lighting a match.
- Subsequent shots introduce themes of alcoholism, family disputes, and the protagonist resenting her past through a burning photograph.
- The title "Pyro" is revealed with fiery font against a black background, reinforcing the film's themes through visual and audio elements.
Research and planning for our musical
The document discusses different genres of films including musicals, horrors, and gangster films. It provides details on conventions for each genre, such as the use of fonts and music. It then discusses plans to create an opening scene for a school musical, including shot lists, settings, and portraying different student groups through music and dance. Stylistic elements of other musicals like Hairspray, High School Musical, and Grease are also analyzed.
Titles
The document discusses title sequences in psychological drama films. It provides examples from Taxi Driver and analyzes the title sequence of Black Swan. The Black Swan titles begin with dark red credits against a black background to introduce the studio. The titles then change color and include a feather to represent the film's theme of the swan. Finally, the main character's name appears in white text on a black background to transition into the dark film.
Question 1 - Conventions of teen films
The document discusses various conventions of teen films that were utilized in the student's media project. It describes how they used camera work, editing, mise-en-scene, sound, and title sequences to represent different characters and connect them. Specifically, it highlights how they borrowed ideas from "The Lizzie McGuire Movie" like a character getting ready scene and using split screens to foreshadow connections between characters. The student believes their opening sequence effectively set up the characters and story using standard conventions of the teen film genre.
Similar to Main influences (20)
Main influences
- 2. The horror film ‘Women in black’ is one of the main influences for our film opening. This is because we will be using similar elements from the film. For example: • Nursery rhyme music in the background while the children are in the scene. • The costumes that the three children at the start of women in black will be the same vintage style. • Will we also include the fear of the unknown.
- 3. The opening credits for ‘Se7en’ has influenced our film opening for many reasons. These are: • The use of dark lighting • Camera shots cutting straight from one shot to another • Similar speed and style of titles • We are also using a book/diary as a main object in the opening • Also fade to blacks will be included.
- 4. American horror story has influenced our opening because we will be using the same order of titles. For example: 1. Actor 2. Actor 3. Actor 4. With 5. And 6. Created by 7. Title Also the titles will fade to black, flicker and be white just like American horror story titles.