Title sequence example

The Amazing Spiderman opening scene does really well to portray the stereotypes of a super hero from the music to the way the camera follows Spiderman to the villains. Right away there is Spiderman's symbol on the screen to signify its about spiderman.

Camera shots and angles in the opening sequence of spiderman are what really help to show and portray what sort of character is in a way of he's done this for a while now and saving New York city isn't a big job for him.

for example this low angle shot of him in mid air almost gives him a sense of power as he's high up above everyone else even the building giving him a great presence. this is a stereotype of a super-hero who is more powerful than anyone else and is always higher up.

this close of up the villain who's trying to get away really shows his fail expressions and does well to show his anger which most villains have. this shot makes the audience feel cautious because the villain looks angry and scary, they also know there is going to be some action coming up as spiderman will have to deal with him.

The opening sequence does really well to keep it flowing because its unusual for a super-hero movie to break down and be very slow, like it is it should be quick and action packed to keep the audience hooked which it does very well.

I like the way it changes shots quickly but with fluidity for example.

you can see here who the shot changes from a tracking shot to a long shot very quickly but keeps the fluidity of the scene going and the action doesn't lessen. the director does this well throughout the whole film to use a variety of different shots but keep the action flowing.

Brick

Brick begins with the score playing string instruments. This massive dong is very loud and takes over the gentle sound of the string instruments. This could be symbolic for the idea that someone has overpowered the seemingly peaceful and gentle girl who is assumed as dead by the audience.

Using a bell sound and string instruments is different combination . this gives the audience the impression that something isn't right. this is proven when you see the dead girl and the bell rings. Schools have reputations of being a safe place; it is as if the school telling the audience that nothing has happened and its a safe place protecting and hiding away the murder of the school girl.

This adds a sense of mystery to the character. This intrigue is assisted by the large number of questions the first scene arises. Though we never see her face, we know that he dead girl under the bridge is the same girl who leaves the note in the second scene. This is because a graphic match of the girl’s bracelet is used to transition the two scenes.

This show shows us and verifies to us that the dead girl we saw down by the sewage is the girl in this shot as we see her bracelet that we see when half of her hand is in the water and her when she's going into her locker, a normal person would have a shocked look on their face, leave the crime scene or call the police. This makes the audience confused as the man stays their and stares at the girls dead body. The audience become confused by the reaction which makes them want to ask questions

 This out of focus, close up of the man looking at the dead body of the girl, firstly makes the audience ask questions of what is he looking at? why cant we see his face?,  his whole face is out of focus with a extreme close up because the director wants you to ask questions and create a dangerous feel as you don't know what's going to happen.

Brief

Below is my brief which i have made in a creative way using quicktime player.

Mood Board

this is my mood board which i completed on young life and social culture.

Analysis of a opening sequence

This is my analysis of a opening sequence on Hit man where I've screen grabbed all the titles and put the times of when they appeared. within the sequence there are shots in-between of young boys who looked to be in a  prison camp eating tattooed with barcodes and getting taught how to fight. the music played is like coral singing almost something holy.              

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Wallander Opening Sequence Analysis

the opening sequence of Wallander is very good at drawing the audience in with its use of high camera angles long takes which get shorter as tension builds and mise en scene and how we portray the girls.

the music starts straight away but theres a black screen this creates tension as the audience question what will appear, because sound is the only thing we can guess off. there is a fade and a sea appears which is very dark and isnt a sea that you would be near on holiday its very choppy which gives us the impressions its a dangerous place. we get closer to the cliff edge and begin to see a countryside it almost looks deserted and isolated from society from this we see a car and a person walking away from the car as,we hear a loud pitch screech the sound feels like its sucking up all of the air and then quickly cutting to the next bit. At this point there is a sudden cut to behind the two girls walking one whos smaller than the other and looks like shes walking behind the taller girl this makes it look like the other girl is much more powerful one of the girls has red hair which leads us to think shes rebellious. from hear we see blood splattered on the windscreen of a taxi and a mans taxi permit which identifies hes a taxi driver. from here there are loads of sharp cuts of the mans face which is battered and slashed up a cut of his keys with him and his son which tells us hes a family man and makes the audience feel sympathy for the man from hear we see a bloody knife in the girls hand and she drops it hear there is a sharp sound like two swords are clashing  this sound ends the sequence.

 this image that is shown at the start of the scene shows a very dark isolated sea, this gives the impression to the audience the pace that it is set is very dangerous and dark, this is not your typical shore line and beach where its sunny and cheerful you can see its very melancholy and makes the audience apprehensive before they've even seen the rest of the setting.

 This screen shot taking after the sea shows what to be a car stopped in the middle of the road and one or two people walking away from it. first of all the place looks deserted and very isolated so you wouldn't be walking around there, its very grey and misty and gives us the impression its dangerous and something isn't quite right, it makes the audience question why their is a car stopped and two people walking away from the car in the middle of the road.

This image clarifies this man is a taxi driver and the most striking this is that there is blood splattered all over his badge, at this point we don't know why but we know this man has been brutally attacked and beaten, our first conclusions of the man attempting to rape the two girls being a fake taxi goes out the window when you see hes a real licensed taxi driver.

This last picture really makes the audience feel utter sympathy for the brutally beaten man as in this picture of his keychain hes shown with a younger man whos perceived to be his son, this makes the audience feel sympathy as it shows hes a family man and there was no reason for him to deserve such a thing.

The Bourne Supremacy Sequence Analysis

The Bourne Supremacy also followers the same conventions of a films opening sequence such as introducing the main character to the audience. It also includes the production ident which is universal and the setting of the film and this is shown when titles pop up in the bottom left hand corner of the screen telling us where the setting is in "GOA INDIA" this is done to make the audience question whats going to happen and hwy there at this location.

The Bourne Supremacy does also break the stereo type of a opening title such as the way that there is a lack of cast titles, this is maybe because the film targets mostly a fairly young audience and tries to get into the action as quick as possible and keep the audience engaged. also at the beginning there are loads of short takes, throwing back to the previous films and connecting them so the audience get a gist of what's coming up with out giving to much away.

lots of effects are used and this creates disorientation in the audience and tried to make us feel empathy for the main character and we can start to understand what he is going through, this is very different to a normal opening sequence as usually you are slowly taken int the story. the sequence had long takes and hardly any effects so that the audience can ask questions of the story.

In my opinion i find this a good way to start a film as with less editing and long takes it makes the opening sequence flow more and seem more natural to the human eye. it helps to relax you and ease you into a film which is going to spring into action.

Sweeney Todd Opening Sequence Analysis

the titles many ways keep to the stereo types opening titles of a film, as there is a lot of them themselves which are seen almost three minutes into the start of the film, and we also see the production indent of DreamWorks and Warner Bros.

Sweeney Todd is totally different to a normal opening title with the lack of information that is given to the audience and we are barely given any idea of setting or of characters,  we are shown the story as we see the barbers chair and the pies with blood dripping through them. this makes the audience feel uncomfortable because blood is not deemed as a nice thing.

The opening uses sound to help create a creepy atmosphere. this is shown through the use of musical instruments which echo which gives us an idea of danger. As the titles start to appear the instruments changes, there are almost sounds of cogs turning and blood dripping this makes the audience feel uneasy and its building tension for something to happen.

 the overall camera movement is slow but it flows with zooming in and out engaging the viewer. I feel that this was done in order to contrast with the blood that's constantly flowing in the opening sequence which is similar to the flow of the whole opening sequence.

Below is the opening titles to the film Sweeney Todd it creates a dark and sinister mood to start the film this is done through a mix of camerawork, mise en scene, soundtrack and  editing. 

The sound the organs create for the Sweeney Todd opening sequence is almost you very stereotypical spooky backing track which i feel adds a feel of dark humour as it sounds like a haunted wedding song. Throughout the Opening sequence there is a element of dark humour which relates to the backing track at the start, It makes the audience feel very uncomfortable as the sounds are very loud and sudden, its not a very happy backing track more or one to spook you.

Preliminary Sequence Task

This is my preliminary sequence task which i completed, by using various camera and editing skills.

See below for my prezi presentation which is evaluating my preliminary task.