In todays we lesson as a group our idea was to gather pictures of children to put in a book for our title sequence. Some of the pictures are of members of our group and some of the pictures are off of google. We also had to get a picture of a map which we fount on google as well.
Love Actually Title Sequence:
In todays lesson we watched and analysed the title sequence from the film 'Love Actually.' The film follows the lives of eight different couples in with dealing with their love lives in various loosely interelated all set during a frantic month before christmas in London, England.
The sequence starts off with a tracking shot on a specific character walking to hug their partner. This establishes setting and tells us that they are in some form of relationship. It also establishes the narrative in a way that we know that the film will include relationships and love with is ironic because of the title 'Love Actually.' It then cuts to a woman who holds her arms out to hug her children and it zooms in on one of the little girls face to show the expression of 'happiness' or 'love.' Also this is all actual people, there are no actors so we get more of a realistic view. A few cuts later we see a woman jumping in joy running towards family members. This shows that she is happy to see her loved ones.
Furthermore the soundtrack is very simple with some strings faintly playing which brings a happy atmosphere for the viewer. In addition to this when the narrator starts speaking he begins to talk about when sometimes he's annoyed at the world and down he thinks about all the greetings at Heathrow airport because there is such a happy atmosphere so we get the impression that this film may have ups and downs throughout it but the outcome should always be good.
In lesson we discussed and analysed this title sequence from the (2008) movie 'The Incredible Hulk
The 2008 Incredible Hulk film starring Edward Norton is aboutBruce Banner trying to find a cure for well... the big green monster he turns in to. We all know the story of Hulk and how he became Hulk and if you don't I think you may have been living under a rock for the past fifty years. Bruce Banner (Edward Norton) believes he has found a cure and wishes he can go back to a normal life
The title sequence starts off with loads of comic pictures passing really fast and then 'Marvel Studios' appears across the screen just like any other Marvel movie. It starts off showing X-Rays of Banner and how he progresses into the Hulk which creates a buzz for the audience because that is who they want to see. And for people who don't know about the Hulk then this gives you an insight into the background of what will happen. The soundtrack is non diegetic and it is in time with each cut so it builds up suspense for the audience. Also all the typography is green so we get the sense that the film has a science element to it and also the colour green is very much associated with the main character 'The Hulk.' The soundtrack begins to build up then stops when it says 'The Incredible Hulk' and then a slight flash of light appears behind it. This can be associated with how Bruce Banner became the hulk with the explosion of the gamma radiation. A couple of shots later we see Bruce Banner in a chair with advanced technology around him and he's in a separate room from all the other scientists which brings an element of anxiousness and excitement to the audience because they think the Hulk is coming. He then winks at the woman who is outside the room who seems to be helping doing a test on Bruce, This brings the element of love in the atmosphere and that the woman is a damsel in distress when he turns into the Hulk. After a few quick shots the word 'Danger' appears in red which is obviously self explanatory but even more so that it is in red as red can be associated with danger or fear. In the next shot we see a green light going over Bruce's eye and then there is a quick cut to the woman who is staring at him and then Bruce's eyes turns green and he turns into the Hulk. This is ironic because it means that she is the last thing that he saw before he turns into 'The Hulk' meaning she is the one person who he can remember and we know this because when he sees her on the floor injured he puts out his arm in despair but comfort for her so we can recognise that his feelings for her are so strong he remembers her even like that. We never actually get to see the Hulk's face in this sequence neither do we really see him at all. For part of the sequence we see things from the Hulk's point of view.
I will be analysing two title sequences from two thriller films. I will be analysing 'The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo', and the second one is 'Shutter Island.'
The first title sequence I will analyse is 'The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo' which is about a journalist who is searching for a woman who has been missing, or dead for forty years.
The title sequence starts off with a blank screen and just the soundtrack playing and then it kicks in with drums to where it comes up saying 'COLUMBIA PICTURES PRESENTS...' Immediately we can recognise that the sound track and the fast pace of the cuts are completely in sink with each other which can build up suspense and draw the audiences attention in and it also expresses the genre of the film in the sense that it is going to be action packed and exciting. With this we also get an insight to the mood of the film with the dark coloured objects and low key lighting.
We can also notice that there is ink that's moving, traveling across tires, the ground etc. and then it all goes into one and wraps around the title, 'The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo.' This is a good relation of the close up of the ink moving because it can infer that the ink on the girls body has an important meaning and people may be after her hence why it is moving. The connotations of death link to the fact that the film has elements of horror in them but it also represents the genre of thriller which is very unique in its simplicity.
A couple of shots into the sequence we see that someone's head is on fire, which links to the fact of thriller and it can also infer that there will be danger. We then later on get to see the dragon which is also in flames. This already tells us that the dragon is an important part of the film and it has a meaning and that its dangerous.
The next film I will now analyse is called 'Shutter Island' which was made in 2010 which tells the story of a man named Teddy Daniels, a US marshal who is investigating the disappearance of a patient from a mental institution off of Shutter Island.
The sequence starts off in a corridor with low-key lighting and a suspenseful soundtrack. It also has credits in the corner which are the colour red which can be associated with danger or fear.
It then cuts to a spiral which can be associated with illusion and how the mind works which links to the films plot.
A few shots later there is a close up of a hand which can resemble identity and this links to the narrative of the film as 'Teddy' is trying to find someone who escaped from 'Shutter Island.' After this a build up and drop of music can be heard and it switches to a long wide shot of a big wall with gates. At first still but then begins to move forward which creates tension for the viewers. Throughout the sequence we can also notice that there is faint white lines and scribbles that appear vividly which can link to the fact that something is broken hence why it is twitching. This can link to the fact of the main character being broken in his mind. I don't want to give away spoilers but for the people who have watched it they know what I mean.
After this we see a shot of a gun and someone stepping on it gently and sliding it away, this cannotes danger which draws the audiences attention in but it can also link to the plot of the film that someone may be trying hide something bad. A dark lit room with lights coming through the door and window is shown, this tells us that there is some sort of prison theme with the metal bars and gate earlier in the sequence.
