Opening sequences sound analysis

Trainspotting 

• The upbeat and fast-paced music is playing when Renton and Spud are being chased. This is parrallel because it is a fast-paced scene with fast-paced music playing. It plays with the audiences emotions because the audience are in good mood once the music starts playing. The meaning of this is to get the audience into a mood that is suited to the film. 
• Diegetic sound occurs when the car tries to screech to a holt when Renton is running. This creates tensse atmosphere because the audience don't know whether Renton will get hit or not. 
• There is non-diegetic sound when the goal goes in. The meaning of this is that it is making the audience feel like they are in a football ground and try to hook them into the film world therefore they are more engaged. 
• I have learnt that this opening sequence uses sound to manipulate the audiences emotions. The sound right at the start of the video clip gets you into a good and upbeat mood. We will use a sound track that arouses emotions that will get the audience in the right mood for our film. 

Seven

• There is non-diegetic sound after the credit "A Film By David Fincher". The screechy sound creates a tense atmosphere and it effects the audience by making them feel uncomfortable because it's not a pleasant sound. It also effects their emotions, they will start to become a bit scared. Making them uncomfortable is a good thing because they in the mood for the film. They know what might occur. They have been hooked into this film because the sound gives away the unpleasantness and creepiness of the film. It is unpleasant because the film is about a serial killer and creepy because he uses the seven deadly sins for his method of murder. 
• The non-diegetic sound when the title is presented, is less nerve-racking than the others sounds and sounds more calm. It's very different to how all the other sounds make you feel. Up until the title of the film all the sounds give a sense of tension and horror and the similar sounds are heard after the title of the film is presented. It is a different sound because it is presenting the title of the film, it has significance. 
• When we see a pen writing on the page, the non-diegetic sound we here is unexpected. The meaning of this is that it is telling the audience that this is a dark thriller film, with some elements of horror. The sound fits the genres of the film very well. It creates an unpleasant, scary atmosphere. An atmosphere that might occur throughout the film. It prepares the audience for the film to be scary, nerve racking and unpleasant. When the audience here this sound, they will be generally surprised and will realise what kind of film this is. 
• I have learnt that sound is used creatively to change viewers emotions and create a particular atmosphere. It can clearly portray the genre of a film. 
• We will take this on board and use sound to suggest our film is a fast-paced crime, thriller. 

The Dark Knight

• As the bank robbery is happening, Exciting music is playing in the background. This is Parallel sound because the exciting music reflects the exciting moment for the audience as the bank robbery is happening. It creates an atmosphere where the film is exciting and fast-paced. 
• The opening shot is establing buildings in a city. The camera starts zooming in on one of the buildings. This is accompanied with parrallel sound. As it starts zooming in, tension is created. 
• When we see the glass window being smashed and then it cuts to an unknown man with a clown mask on his face with a gun, the music which is playing hooks the audience in. The music hooks the reader in because it is exciting music. This adds to the fact that this is an exciting scene which suggests that this is parallel sound. It is exciting because we have gathered that these people in clown masks are planning to do something and it is mystery because we don't know what they are actually planning to do at this moment in the film. This excitement for the audience when watching this hooks them in. 
• There is parallel sound when The Joker is revealed. It is a dramatic moment in the film because up until this moment The Joker is a mystery to the audience. The dramatic moment in the film is accompanied by a dramatic like sound. The meaning of this is that it is portraying The Joker as a main character and it is dramatic because The Joker has finally being revealed to the audience. It plays with the audiences emotions because the sound is so dramatic therefore emphasises the significance of revealing The Joker. 
• I have learnt that this opening sequence uses the sound to emphasise that the bank robbery is an intense, exciting and fast-pace which makes it exciting for the audience to watch therefore it hooks them in. 
• As the sound contributes to the fast-paced aspect of the opening sequence. We will take this on baord and implement a sound track that makes our opening sequence seem fast-paced.

Audience

• Our primary audience is males between the age of 15 to 24.  This is because many crime films are either a 15 or a 18 certificate. 
• Our seconday audience is males 24 to 40 year olds and females. 
• We asked two 16 year olds what they thought about the opening sequence to the film and found out that the genres we chose appeal to them. They espeically liked the way we didn't reveal too much information about Big Jon becuase you can develop on it and the way Big Jon is authoratative and threatens the characters Matt Don and Sam G. They liked the range of camera angles and the different locations made it more interested. 
• The audience feedback we got from this age range suggested that it appeals a lot to 15 to 24 year olds therefore we chose to use 15 to 24 year olds as our primary audience. 

Preliminary Sequence

What went well 

• We used many different camera angles: high-angle, low-angle, worms eye view and pan. I think it is useful to use a variety of shots because it shows that we have carefully thought out the what angles we are going to use and I think it shows we have knowledge of different camera angles which is really useful before actually conducting the actual opening sequence. 
• When the conversation was occurring we had Sam sitting down so that we could use a low camera angle to emphasise that Zara has more authority over Sam. This makes Zara look a lot bigger to sam and the audience to represent she has power and she looks intimidating. 
• Match on Action when coming down the stairs. This adds contunity to our preliminary sequence. Having contunity in our preliminary sequence establishes a logical coherence between shots.  

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Editing issues:

•  Zara doesn't say her line, "Do you think I was joking" clearly enough and before that line there needs to be a pause. It is essential that the audience hear every line because the dialouge in a film can be signigificant. I think there needs to be a pause before she says the line because it doesn't look and feel right as a member of the audience. I think it would be better if we started the edit a few frames back. 
• You can hear a clicking sound from the camera. This is a problem because it isn't part of the film world. 
• Someone is laughing. It is an issues because it isn't part of the film world.

Institution

Definition of film distribution 
The process through which a movie is made available to an audience by a film distributor. 

US distribution company

Miramax

This film has distributed Reserviour Dogs which is a crime and thriller film. It is also an independent film. Our film is crime and thriller film and is also an independent film therefore we have think the Miramax Films will distribute our film.

UK distribution company 

Entertainment film distributors

This British distrubiton company mainly distributes independent films therefore I think this company will distribute our film.

Genre

• The genres we chose are crime and thriller.
• Thriller films will usually be fast-paced and will create intense excitement, suspense and a high level of anticipation.

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• This clip emphasises the excitement, suspense and uncertainty in thriller films. 

• Crime films will centre around the lives of  bankrobbers, underworld figures, or ruthless thugs who operate outside the law. 

• This video is from Snatch which is a crime film. One of the characters portrays a ruthless and authortative criminal called Brick Top. 

Examples of crime and thriller films 

Goodfellas

How does it portray the crime thriller genre 

• Has elements of suspense and uncertainty because it is about gangsters involved with the mob. There is a sceme when they have to cover-up a murder or a crime family will kill them. 
• Involves gangsters. 

How is our film related to it 

• Involves gangsters. 
• costumes are similar 
• authortative figures. 

Reserviour Dogs 

How does it fit in to the crime and thriller genres 

• Involves bank robbers 
• suspense and uncertainty occurs throughout the film because the group of bank robbers suspects that one of them is a police informant.

How is our film related to it

• similar costumes 
• Involves mobsters/gangsters. 

The common order of opening titles and credits in film

• (NAME OF THE STUDIO)

• (NAME OF THE PRODUCTION COMPANY)

• (PRODUCER NAME) PRODUCTION or/and A FILM BY (DIRECTOR NAME)

• STARRING - principal actors

• (FILM'S TITLE)

• FEATURING - featured actors
• CASTING or CASTING BY

• MUSIC or MUSIC COMPOSED BY or ORIGINAL SCORE BY

• PRODUCTION DESIGN or PRODUCTION DESIGNER

As a variation some of the below may be noted:

• SET DESIGN
• COSTUMES or COSTUMES BY or GOWNS 
• HAIRDRESSER
• MAKE-UP ARTIST
• SOUND RECORDING 
• VISUAL EFFECTS DIRECTOR or VISUAL EFFECTS BY

• EDITOR or EDITED BY

• DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY

• PRODUCER or PRODUCED BY, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER

• BASED ON THE BOOK BY or FROM A PLAY/BOOK BY 

• BASED ON THE CHARACTERS BY or BASED ON THE CHARACTERS CREATED BY

• STORY or STORY BY

• WRITER(S) or WRITTEN BY

• DIRECTOR or DIRECTED BY

Once we found out the common credit sequence we decided to use it in our film.

Analysis of Titles/Credits

RocknRolla

Order of credits  

• The first title is RocknRolla which is the title of the film. It doesnt follow the common on order of credits in a film but I understand why they have done it because the title of the film is important so it is put first. 
• Karl roden is plays a main character in the film but he appears 7th in the credits of actor names. The supporting actors such as Mark Strong and idris elba were well known when the film came out which is why they have come before Karl Roden. 
• The way the well known actors are at the beginning of the credit order regardless of how big their role in the film is, makes it appealing to the audience because they might admire and be familiar with these well known actors. 

Style

• The colour of the credits match the colour on the screen, black and white. 
• Another reason to choose black and yellow as the alternating colour of credits because yellow and black are distinctive colours so when the credit colour is yellow and the background template is black it makes it stand out and more clearer to audience. I think yellow and black go good together therefore this appeals to the audience. 
• The font style chosen for the "Jimi Mistry" credit and the black background template which goes with it makes it look gritty. This highlights the fact that the film is set in the crime underworld of Lonodon which is why this film is gritty therefore this credit suggests that film will be gritty and could be set somewhere gritty. 

Creativeness 

• The placement of the credit below is creative. Creativness has connotations of stylish and slickness therefore this might suggest that this film could be slick and stylish. 

Content

• The only credits that appear are the title of the film and most of the actors that have a major or minor part in the film. The title of the film is included because it is important. The actors names are included because these actors might appeal to audience because they well known or the audience admire some of them. 
• The producer has chosen to have this content of credits because it appeals to their primary audience. The director of this film, Guy Ritchie, also directed a film called Snatch. Snatch was liked by fifteen and sixteen year old males therefore I the audience for this film will be similar because it was directed by the same person. The audience of this film is probably going to be fifteen to thirty year olds. Fifteen to thirty year olds won't really care about most of the credits such as "edited by" and "director of Photography by" but they wont mind actor's names because they might be familiar with some of them. 

What I've learnt

• I've learned about the creative placement of the credits. 
• What the producer of the film has included in the credits and what order they will be in when not following the common content and order of credits in a film. 

Juno

• The input of sound for the first credit makes it seem like it is being hand written. This suggests it is an indepedent film because most credits in film appear on screen without any effect. 
• Each credit has a different colour to the rest of the credits. This suggests that it is a indie teen film because most films have their credits in the same font and in the same color therefore this is an independent film. This is one way in which the producer has attracted people who go to independent films. 
• Targeting an audience that likes Indie, teen films. 
• The way the credits are presented shows the audience what kind of genre it is. 
• As she walks a title starts to appear on the fence that she is walking alongside which is a good and creative placement of a credit.
• Love song playing in the background which links to an aspect of the films genre romance. 
• The title 'Juno', which indicates the name of the film, is flashing between colors so therefore it stands out which suggests that the title is very important because its the name of the film. 
• Most of the credit colours are bright. I think this appeals to the audience, primarily female teenagers, because it is connected to their taste in colour.  
• I have learned that this film uses it's credits to emphasises it's genre and what it's target audience is. 
• I think the font we choose to for our credits will be suited to audience because it will then appeal to them. 

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