Friday, 15 January 2016

Title sequence analyses


On the website The Art of the title i have found some title sequences. I have reviewed 3 different movies to see how they have effectively made their title sequence and how they stuck to the genres.

Firstly i watched "Se7en" and the first impression of this titles sequence is that its very suspenseful, sinister and creepy. This means that straight away the title sequence fits in with the genre of the crime and mystery thriller. Suspense is effective for a title sequence like this as the audience get a general idea of what the film could be about but also they may be more inclined to carry on watching as they are hooked to the creepy suspense. The conventions that makes the title creepy and suspenseful is mainly the music; its a screechy horrific sound and without is the character would seem eccentric. Furthermore the editing also presents suspense as it seems like the audience or character is dizzy and this effects distorts objects into a more creepy form but it also works along side the music to make the audience feel like we are watching a psychopath. Overall this is a great title sequence as it really does present suspense and conventions of a thriller.
here is the link to watch Se7en -
http://www.artofthetitle.com/title/se7en/



I then watched "Splice" and this titles sequence is very confusing as the audience don't know what is happening and get only a few ideas of what we are watching. This confusion create a lot of suspense as the audience don't know if something will be revealed so there is this constant fear of the inevitable to come. The music also creates suspense as its violin music that slowly builds up. This further adds to the confusion and fear so the audience feel like someone is defiantly going to be revealed that is displeasing or horrific. However there was no editing once the titles started and this greatly influenced how the audience feel as it made the whole titles seem to run even more slower than they actually do. This resulted in a huge build up in suspense and tension. Overall the titles did fit into the genres of the film making it successful, the genre is a horror/sci-fi thriller.
here is the link to watch Splice -
http://www.artofthetitle.com/title/splice/


Lastly i watched "The Game" which seemed to a very different type of titles. It was nostalgic as happy memories were being played. However this seems to be suspenseful as the audience are thinking this can't end well and there is never a happily ever after. Therefore this builds up suspense as this happy titles is portraying the opposite feeling as it could all come crashing down. The music also seems happy and calm as it is just a piano. But this further creates suspense as it can also be seen that the piano represents sadness so this could be foreshadowing a bad memory to come. Overall the music and content of this titles sequence a first seems happy and nostalgic but it quickly creates a sense of suspense as the memories at the end seem dark and mysterious and this therefore complies with the genre of the thriller which is mystery thriller.
here is the link to watch  -
http://www.artofthetitle.com/title/the-game/



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