(STINCS) Title sequence analysis

Setting- Through the title sequence you can see the show is set in modern times, since there are silhouettes of modern cars, helicopters and guns. The style is similar Saul Bass, since there is a lot of silhouetted people and objects in the sequence.

Theme- The mood shows that it is a lighthearted action comedy show, you can tell this by the music playing in the background, how it is not depressing or serious, but is very up-beat and cheerful. From what the silhouetted man is doing, you can also tell it is not serious, since it starts off, by coming out of a mans nose.

Iconography- The costume shown at the start of the sequence reveals the main character and shows you what type of job he has, he is wearing a white shirt with a tie and name badge with a bunch of pens in his pocket. This costume is usually used for working in a shop as people would need to know your name. The guns used in the sequence help shows that it is action, the other props used such as binoculars and a helicopter, it shows that the show is about spies. At the end of it you see a laptop which could be significant since it will be the last thing you see. Also a laptop can be used for hacking which is needed in a spy mission.

Narrative- The story of the show is about someone who gets lots of information stuck in his head by accidentally watching something he shouldn't have, then gets forced to join a spy organisation, since he is the only one who has the information.

Characters- In the title sequence, you can see what the main character looks like by the picture it shows on his name tag, the attire he is wearing shows the kind of job he has, meaning that he is not a well paid man. The way he dresses could also show that he can been seen as a nerd. Throughout the title sequence you can only see the other characters faces, but with what else happens shows what kind of personality they have. When the woman's face comes up the screen turns red to resemble blood, this could show that she is a very violent person. Also at another point when the binoculars go on a man you see a helicopter in a a background which could show that he very destructive.

Style- The style of the title sequence, shows that the show is about spies, you can tell this by what is being shown on screen, for instance a gun and you see through its barrel, which is a rip-off of James Bond. The other things seen is a small car which is used for people to go out and help people with there problems.

Media lesson: Sound

In our media lesson, we looked out different ways sound is used to create different effects, in the lesson we were given video cameras to go around school and try to create different sounds which would usually be heard or used in a horror movie.

We used things such as puddles, a coin scratching, using objects to move along a radiator to make a weird sound that could represent the sound of something growling or making a noise to scare someone.

Audience Profiling

Demographics:

Age:15-23

Gender:Male 

Sexuality:Heterosexual

Education:College

Occupation:None

Annual income:0-10k(A year)

Disposable income:0-400


Psycho-graphics

Struggles

Resigned

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Reformers

Analysis of Public Enemies

Title Sequence for Public Enemies from Preston Schulz on Vimeo.

The title sequence for the film Public Enemies starts of with silhouetted lines moving around the screen, they move into different positions creating different a road, it then keeps of changing into different objects, such as: a gun, another road from the bullets, then into a background, etc. The title sequence created is very similar to the style of Saul Bass, they use silhouetted lines to create different objects to tell the viewer what the film is about.

The title sequence starts with two parallel lines creating a road and showing cars drive down it, the type of cars that you see, helps you tell when the film is based, which is 1933-34. Throughout the sequence there are different types of guns and a lots of bullets flying around, this helps us know the genre of the film, which is a crime drama film. Also due to year of the film it helps us know what the film is about, as gangsters used to live around this time.

The music used  in the background is jazz, which was popular around the time of gangsters. The music helps create an atmosphere for what the film is going to be about, it makes it very obvious it's about gangsters, since it has jazz, guns and 1933 vehicles.

Codes and conventions of crime drama

Codes and Conventions of a Crime/Drama

Typical codes and conventions of a crime/drama film would be:
- A chase scene
- Involvement of props that can be harmful such as knifes or guns.
- The villain would usually have some unidentified problems that will be revealed at the very end of the film.
- The hero who saves everyone will have a partner.

- Characters will usually include someone vulnerable and gangs.
- Crimes will usually be murder/dramas will usually be to do with family of the protagonist.
- Conflicts due to difference in policing.
- Betrayal.

Logo

This is the Logo for our production company.

Richard Morrison Presentation

This is the presentation for the title sequence artist we had: Richard Morrison.

Twist of Fate Presentation

This is the pitch for our film idea.

Media Lesson 2

This week in our media lesson, we did another powerpoint presentation on Richard Morisson who creates title sequences for films. We included the films he has made titles for, information about his life, then we described two title sequences for films he made.

Analysis of Anatomy of a murder (1959) 

Mise-en-scene/Camera

The colours used in this title sequence are black, white and grey. The grey in the title sequence can mean many different things in a film, it could mean that the film is either very depressing or dull. It could also mean that the film is a very dark one which would be backed up by the title which has the word 'Murder' in it. From what you see in the title is very similar to work that he usually does, he has a silhouette to move around the screen, this is there to represent a crime scene, he gets it to move around so that he can have the titles in different parts of the body.

Sound/Editing

The music used in this title sequence is very mysterious yet cheerful feel to it, this creates the effect the film will be a light-hearted crime thriller, condescending what I said early about the film being dark due to the colours. The body parts move around the screen to show the different people who have created the film, they mainly used the arms, in a few shots the arms came on screen and wiped away some titles to reveal some more.

Napoleon Dynamite Title Sequence

The Napoleon Dynamite title sequence

The Napoleon Dynamite title sequence is a very simple and easy title sequence to have been created. The title sequence used everyday objects such as: plates, a wallet and foil to show everyone the people who created the film. They put ketchup and other forms of condiment on the plates or the food to show who produced the film and give all the credit. Some of the objects shown on screen represented the persons name they were showing, the way they show you the title of the film is by pulling up an I.D card which shows the name Napoleon Dynamite, this is a very clever technique because the title of the film is also the name of the main character, by showing the I.D card you get to see what the main character to looks like and know the name of the film.

The items that appear tell us what kind of person the main character is, at one point you see a Alien club card, which tells us that the main character is nerdy and likes conspiracy. The food that is shown is really greasy and fattening which shows that the main character is unhealthy, you also see some handheld gaming console showing he is also a gamer, which are usually represented as also being nerdy. At another point you can see a shuriken made out of tin foil which means that he likes to play with what he uses for food, people would usually represent this as being a sad thing to do and people would probably bully him.

Media Lesson 1

In the class we did a presentation as a film pitch for project that we were given. In the presentation we discussed the plot, actors, budget, release date, profit and log line. 


The first Mickey Mouse cartoon, circa 1929, features both Mickey and Minnie, but its main title, “Plane Crazy,” is lackluster:

Over time, the very appearance of white-on-black title lettering became a visual trope, recurring as it does in practically every Woody Allen film. Allen relies on the device primarily to build a visual identity, although its economy is a practical advantage, too.

The way he relies on the devices to build a visual identity is interesting and could be a useful idea for when we make our title sequence.

The concept of score visualization first conceived by Oskar Fischinger in his film “Studies” anticipates the effects created by Saul Bass in “The Man With the Golden Arm” (1955) and later by Susan Bradley in “Monsters, Inc” (2001):



The way the title starts gives me a detective feel, this can link back to our film since it is to do with gangs and crime, however I feel that this could be a very helpful title in inspiring ours. 





The revolutionary title sequence for “Se7en” (1995) by Kyle Cooper was named by New York Times Magazine as “one of the most important design innovations of the 1990s”:



The sound and music used in this title sequence, gives a very creepy and on edge feel, however the way they have used random sounds such as a record scratching to add to their title can be used in different ways.

http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2010/10/04/the-art-of-the-film-title-throughout-cinema-history/