Friday, 27 January 2012

Genre Conventions Opening Sequences

I have investigated film four film opening sequences Black Swan and  Final Destination . I also investigated a media student's work , the film is called Daylight Macabre.


 Final Destination 





At the beginning of Final Destination  there is use of extreme close up . This is effective as  we are able to see the fear in the persons face . There is use of  jump cuts , this  helps to keep the audience interested and  into suspense about what is going to happen next.  There is use of non-digetic sound, there is bass this completes what is happening on the screen. The title sequence of Final Destination , has use of Jump Cuts , this allows more scenes to be placed into the trailer .  This is useful to the audience as they are able to understand what could potentially happen in the film.

Black Swan


Black Swan  has use of many shots , this is very appealing to the eye . In the opening sequences mid-shots is a very frequent, it is very effective as it allows the audience to see everything in the scene . There is use of  dissolving text, this keeps the audience interested as to what is happening.  Black Swan has extreme close ups this allows the audience to understand what emotions may be going through the characters mind. The audience is able to become more attached to the character , as they may be able to relate to what they are going through . Slow movement is apparent through the opening sequence, this makes the audience interested.



 Daylight Macabre

In the title sequence there is camera movement , called panning;  the camera shows everything in the scene , by having a circular movement. This is effective as it allows the audience to see everything happen in the scene . Another type of camera movement used in the title sequence is the dolly trolly ; the camera is moved electronically. This is  more appealing to the eye as everything looks smooth on the mise en secne. The colour of the text is red , this is normally associated with death and ti is used throughout the film making it consistent .

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