FINAL FILM: SHAMELESS MONEY

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Changes to our original idea

CHANGES TO OUR ORIGINAL IDEA

Originally we were going to have a father whose daughter gets kidnapped but we could not find a convincing actor to play a father. Rather than compromise the professionalism of our film we decided to change the father to a boyfriend of the girl who gets kidnapped. This suited us better as we were able to find a young actor who could really sell the role of a drug dealer.

We initially wanted the kidnappers to drive a van but we could not find someone with a van. Instead we asked a friend with a black car if he would drive for the film and we use his car for the kidnappers’ vehicle. We wanted the vehicle to be black as it shows the kidnappers are professionals and symbolises they are bad characters. We also liked the idea of putting the girl tied up in the boot of the car because it makes the kidnappers like more violent as they have no concern for the girl’s safety.

In our original idea we were going to show a drug deal so the viewer knew the boyfriend, Jason, was a drug dealer and to establish he does not earn a lot of money so he deals drugs. We then decided to change this idea because of the common stereotypes of drug dealers – they are trouble and bad. We did not want the viewer to dislike Jason because he is the protagonist and we wanted them to empathise with the situation. So instead of filming the drug deal scene, we decided to show Jason at his home with eviction notices to show he is in a difficult financial situation. We also show him taking drugs showing he is a victi m of drugs and didn’t choose this lifestyle.

The last thing we changed was the location of the torture scene. Originally we were going to set in a Joe’s garage but it was too much effort to completely clear out his garage, so instead we picked a room in the school that looks like an abandoned building. This worked better because it meant there was a more realistic point for Jason to handover the ransom to the kidnappers and the kidnappers’ hideout was more professional than just an ordinary garage. This enforced the idea that the kidnappers had lots of power because they work for a rich drug lord.

Survey

To get some feedback on our film, we showed it to a focus group made up of five individuals - all of whom were in our target audience (young males classes D to E). We sent them the film opening and then set up a survey on facebook to ask them some questions.

The purpose of these questions were to see if we would be able to attract our target audience. It also allowed us to see if there was anything people did not like about our film so that we could change it before we submitted it to make it as good as possible. Fortunately the survey showed that they enjoyed the film and it gave off the impression we intended it to have.

All five members of the focus group correctly figured out the genre - this is good as it means we successfully used the generic thriller conventions. All of them also said they would like to watch the rest of the film meaning our opening was successful in gripping and attracting the target audience. Also they all said they would recommend it to friends meaning it would get good word of mouth and encourage more of our target audience to watch the film hopefully making it a success.

Risk Assessment

When filming we must follow several safety rules and regulations, we must also use simple common sense when filming. Some of our locations contain danger but can be easily avoided with simple common sense. Our starting location of Ward Royal contains the following dangers:

• When filming on a road we must be aware of approaching cars, when filming near hidden corners we need to have someone with a full view of approaching cars.
• Filming at heights for some shots can cause some danger or potential damage to the camera, we must make sure we hold the camera through the strap.

The second location we use is Jason’s house this location contains minimal danger:

• The use of fake drugs is a potential health danger, we used flour because we know it can be easily digested. We needed to get the shot right on the first time because our actor couldn’t repeat it constantly.
• One shot contains Jason hitting a fridge in anger, this must be shot well and acted well without causing any pain to our actor.

We then finally use the location of a toilet to act as our kidnapping location:

• One shot is the swing of the steel bar, this shot must be taken with care but also look professional, the fact we took the shot from behind Lucy allows us to take more of a space between the characters.

Shooting Schedule

Shot list:

Script

(Start of phonecall)

Jason: Lucy, im busy.

Kidnapper: ah! hello Jason.

Jason: Who is this? 

Kidnapper: Oh come on mate, i think you know who it is. Now you listen to me, i've got one of my boy's coming round your gaf now to pick up the money that you stole from me. If i dont get my money i'm going to put your mrs six foot under. 

Jason: I don't have your money. 

Kidnapper: Do not f*** with me Jason! or I'll start to cut her f****** fingers off!

Jason: Please, just don't hurt her.

Kidnapper: No buts. No excuses.

(Kidnapper hangs up)

Storyboard

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British Board of Film Classification

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Preliminary

Opening Titles Research - Panic Room vs. Ill Manors

Textual analysis: Student film 'Secret Intelligence Service'

At the start of this Thriller film opening, it shows a close up of man’s hands quickly typing on a laptop and another shot of typical London bus driving through an ordinary looking street. It switches between these two shots multiple times, which instantly gives the film opening a quick pace to it as both of the shots show movement. The diegetic sound of the man typing and of the bus moving also builds tension which is a key theme in most thriller films. The man, whose face is still unseen in this first scene, creates a narrative enigma in the opening film as the audience are still unaware of who he is and what he is doing. The use of the distorted non-diegetic sound of a man speaking in the background also builds tension and creates another narrative in the way that the audience doesn’t know who he is and what he means when he says “it could have been prevented”. The sound of the baby crying from the baby monitor signifies that something is wrong and that someone is in danger which is a key convention in thrillers. The sound of the crying baby continues to build tension even further, this tension comes to an end with the explosion of the bus to add dramatic effect.

After the explosion, a series of news clips show the after effects of the explosion and hint to the reader of what the probable cause of the explosion was (a terrorist attack). This adds another narrative enigma to the storyline, as it is unclear of who did it and why. These news clips are edited in a way in which is quite disorientating for the audience, as there is a large number of clips which are shown in quick succession. This allows the film to keep the general fast pace which has been running through it and allow the generic convention of suspense which is common in thrillers to be continued.

When the man is shown, we can see that he is in his early twenties and that he is living in a middle classed house/apartment. However, his clothes (suit and tie) suggest he may be of a higher class and it also highlights his possible line of work. He is shown in quite a stereotypical manor of how a man goes by his morning routine, doing exercises (sit ups, push ups, weights), having a shower, getting changed into work clothes etc. when this is taking place, fast paced non-diegetic music is heard to add pace to the man’s morning routine which in reality would probably be quite slow. After the man leaves his house, a wide shot pans across the city of London to establish the location of the film. Long shots are shown of the man when he is walking to show the pace in which he is walking and to show his body language. The man is then shown on a high angled shot which has been edited to be coloured slightly green so that it can be interpreted as a CCTV camera. This high angle shows us that the man is very vulnerable and the fact they are using a CCTV camera style suggests to the audience that the sub-genre of the film is crime as those specific types of cameras are commonly used to capture footage of people crimes. This suggestion can also be justified by the explosion of the bus, which we know was a form of terrorist attack because of the short news clips which were shown.

Textual analysis: Student film ‘Quantum’

STUDENT FILM ANALYSIS – ‘Quantum’ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7LLT3mqFTs)

The opening shot is of a boy walking which leads into a tracking shot. This introduces the narrative enigma of where is the boy going which grips the viewer as they want to find out. The tracking shot works well as it frames the boy so that he is constantly in the middle of the shot – this makes the viewer concentrate on the boy and indicates to them that he will be the main character and centre of the action. The camera work in the opening is quite poor at times. They used many hand held shots which if done properly would have looked really good as it would have made the viewer feel the panic that the boy is going through. But in this film it was too shaky and made the film look too amateur. At about 40 seconds into the film, the camera man fiddled with the focus and accidently pulls it away from the boy. Again this mistake made the film look very unprofessional.

One of the most noticeable features of this film is that it lacks sound. The only sound is the voiceover. Although this allows you to feel the emotion of the boy by the tone of his voice, some non-diegetic music would have added another dimension to the film that allowed the viewer to connect with the character more as it will have emphasised the boy’s feelings. Also because there was no music, the film lacked pace. A meteor crashing into Earth should be quite exciting, but the long dragging silence meant there was not any pace and made the film quite boring.

There was quite an impressive piece of editing near the start where they had used CGI to make it look like there was actually a meteor about to hit Earth. This introduced another narrative enigma to the viewers about where has the meteor come from and is it going to be dangerous? The way the film was edited between shots made the film look very amateur. They used effects that made it look like it had been edited on PowerPoint. Also they should have used jump cuts to increase the pace to make it more exciting and grip the viewer but instead each shot dragged on meaning it became boring to watch. There was another piece of impressive editing where again they used CGI to make the boy look like he was walking through walls. This makes the viewer believe the boy actually has super powers and also adds another narrative enigma – what will the boy do with his new powers?

The mise en scene could have been better. There was a lack of props which makes the film seem less realistic when watching. Also when the boy ran over to the meteor all that had crashed was a small rock which was a bit of an anti climax. Also the boy looked exactly the same before and after he got the powers from picking up the rock – they could have used make up to show a slight difference as this would emphasise something strange has happened. It would also add a narrative enigma - what has happened to the boy? Then this would lead on nicely to where he accidentally fell through the wall revealing to the viewer that touching the rock gave the boy super powers.

Evaluation

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The Dark Knight: 9 shot analysis

Drive 9 Shot Analysis

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Textual Analysis: of The Dark Knight Rises opening scene

What is the purpose and function of The Dark Knight Rises’ opening?

The diegetic music in the opening few seconds gradually builds. This is a typical thriller convention as it builds suspense for when we are introduced to the three masked men. The dialogue used by Bane reveals him as being a powerful character – he tells the agent that removing the mask will be extremely painful for the agent which shows Bane is physically dominant. The purpose of this is to introduce Bane as a powerful opponent for Batman – the odds are stacked against Batman which is a generic convention. Also he reveals his intentions of ‘crashing [the] plane’, which further shows Bane’s power as he feels he has no reason to hide his plans meaning he is not threatened by the agents. It also makes the viewer wonder why Bane wants to crash the plane. Also the tone of Bane’s voice when he says he’s going to crash the plane shows he is confident in his ability and he is certain the plane will crash. This breaks the tension in the scene to place the focus on the action. When the second plane arrives, the pace and volume of the non-diegetic music increases causing the viewers to anticipate the action that is to come. This shows the story is going to be very intense and full of face-paced action.

15 seconds into the opening, we are introduced to three characters. The mise en scene is used to present them as being villains. They are all handcuffed and have bags over their heads. The purpose of the bags is to also create a narrative enigma – who are the masked men? This grips the viewers because they want to find out who the masked men are. Later when the CIA agent is about to interrogate the masked men, we see him holding a gun. This connotes violence and death – both are common conventions of a thriller. At 2:04, one of the masked men is revealed to be Bane (the main antagonist of the film) and he is wearing a mask. This is another narrative enigma as it makes the viewer wonder why Bane wears the mask and what the mask does. It is also a thriller convention as typically the villain has some sort of unique physical trait. Bane is also revealed as being a psychotic character – typical of the antagonist in thrillers – as he has a very wide-eyed stare and keeps eye contact with the agent when revealing he is going to crash the plane they are all on. This introduces Bane as a very evil and cold-hearted character which is typical of superhero villains.

When we are introduced to the three masked men, there is a mid-shot to show that they are close together. This is a convention of a thriller because it shows the villains are entrapped which is a theme commonly used in thrillers. Camera is used again later to represent who currently has power in the scenario – the shot shows the CIA agent standing over the three masked villains who are kneeling down. At 2:54 there is a shot showing a plane with reinforcements for Bane – this is essential to the narrative as it shows Bane is now in control of the situation. It also helps develop Bane’s character as it connotes that he is intelligent as well as physically dominant. This makes the viewer wonder has Batman finally met his match?

When Bane is revealed and the agent is having a conversation with him, the shot reverse shot contains low angle shots of Bane and high angle shots of the agent. This shows Bane as being the more powerful of the two characters. This again is reinforcing that Bane is going to be a difficult opponent for Batman to beat and foreshadows the later scene in the film in which Bane breaks Batman’s back. There are jump cuts between Bane being interrogated on the plane and the other plane that is catching up with the plane Bane is on. This makes the viewer wonder what is about to happen because it connotes that the two planes will meet and are linked. It also introduces that the story will be based around Bane’s intentions and evil plans to wreak havoc on Gotham City. There is also a match on action when bane rips of his handcuffs to emphasise Bane’s strength. In the lead up to this and Bane’s men arriving to help takeover the plane, there is lots of fast-cutting. This picks up the pace of the film which makes creates suspense of what is about to come.

Textual analysis: The Dark Knight opening scene

Most film openings are used to introduce the main themes, narratives and characters of the film. Although the opening to the Dark Knight does not introduce the main characters of the film, it does present the main themes and generic conventions which are shown throughout the film. This film opening uses a lot of common features of crime thrillers and gives a clear indication to the viewer of what is to come in the film, without explaining anything about the main storyline.

 At the beginning of the clip, it shows a wide shot of a stereotypical modern city, which is establishing the location of the scene and possibly the film. While the camera zooms into a specific building, low volume, fast paced music is heard. When a window smashes from the building, the music becomes much louder and quicker. This emphasises the window smashing and instantly suggests that something is not right as it is not an ordinary, every-day event.  The next shot is from inside the building, showing two masked men who are preparing to zip line to another building. The masked men are used as the narrative enigma of this opening sequence as it allows the audience to question who they are because they are not showing their faces. The masks, which are somewhat creepy looking, gives a sense to the viewer that the men are most possibly the antagonists of this opening scene.

The volume of the music lowers again as the third character is introduced. This character, who is standing in a street, is also carrying a matching mask to the other characters. The camera zooms into the mask which shows that this character is obviously part of the possible crime which is about to take place. When the camera is doing this, it shows it from a low angle, which suggests that this character may have a higher reputation than others. The quiet music is interrupted again by a screeching car which pulls up to the character. This intensifies the music and again, it becomes louder and quicker. This burst of loud music indicates movement and danger which foreshadows what is to come in the clip. The possibility that these men are about to commit a crime is confirmed when it shows they have guns and are loading them in the car. The men also, using their vocals, explain who they are working for and what he looks like. This tells the viewer who the main antagonist of the film is and it reveals a main character of the film without the viewer visually seeing him.

The first murder which is displayed, is on the roof with the two masked men who were first shown at the start of the clip. This introduces a key theme in all thriller films and confirms that these men are extremely dangerous and are committing a serious crime. It quickly becomes clear that the men are attempting to rob a bank, and the men on the roof are there to disable any emergency alarms. When Braking into the safe of the bank, the drill sound becomes much louder than the background music, this emphasises the crime and what they are doing. This occurs again when one of the antagonists pulls out a needle from a grenade which outlines the possible danger. We see the grenade through a match on action editing technique, this technique is used to show clearly that the grenade is armed and could detonate in seconds, as well as the fact that the antagonist is giving it to one of their hostages. 

The masked antagonists, are all wearing black or dark coloured clothing. Not only is this very stereotypical of bank robbers, but it also adds to the narrative enigma of these characters as it does not provide any clues to who they are. The man who works in the bank who attacks the masked villains is also dressed very stereotypically for a man in his profession (wearing a suit). When this man attacks the robbers with a small shotgun, he is shown in a medium close-up tracking shot. This shot is used because it clearly shows the expression on the man’s face and it also shows the pace of which the man is moving. The volume of music is slowly rising during the attack, which builds tension, up to the point in which the bank man runs out of bullets. This is followed by an awkward silence which shows suspense and hints that the once promising attack from this man has failed. 

Near the end of this clip, there is a shot reverse shot of the two bank robbers. This shows that they are looking and talking to each other, as well as showing their body language. In this case, one of them is pointing a gun at the other. There is also an over the shoulder shot which highlights the fact that one of the men is a pointing a gun at the other. 

In conclusion, I think the purpose of this film opening was to introduce some of the key themes in the film and to give the viewer a presumption of who the main antagonist is and who the main protagonist’s enemy is. The narrative of this film opening centres on a serious crime which is both theft and murder. This also lets us assume that crime, murder, unordinary events and danger are all a key feature in this film.

Textual Analysis Shot Frame Explained: Dark Knight

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Textual Analysis: The Dark Knight Opening Scene

The Dark Knight is a action thriller directed by Christopher Nolan, released in July 2008 it became only the fourth film in history to gross $1 billion. The film was nominated for a total of 178 awards and won 103, including Best Supporting Actor awarded to Heath Ledger (The Joker). The film was distributed by Warner Bros Pictures with a budget of $185 million. Staring actors such as; Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Gary Oldman and Maggie Gyllenhaal. 

The opening shot shows an establishing shot, centred in an urban environment, high rise buildings fill the shot with no background of skyline, the camera tracks in, changing from a shot of many buildings and then to a shot of a single building, the shot lasts a total of 15 seconds this creates suspense. The suspense is then broken with the smashing of a window. The next shot shows two characters, this is where the main enigma starts, the two characters are wearing clown masks, creating the enigma of “why are the men wearing masks”.  The use of a clown masks relates to the common fear of clowns, connoting. The fact he is holding a gun tells us he is the antagonist and will create danger within the film. Non-diagetic music through these shots is a simple beat, the beats rise occasionally to match with the height of tension, for example the beat changes with added base when the window is smashed. The use of the prop gun creates the obvious enigma of “why does this man have a gun” “what does he intend to do”.

The scene cuts to a long shot, once again a track is used to emphasise the importance of an object, the object being a clown mask, this tells the audience he too is linked with the other antagonists. The antagonists face is never shown because his back is shown to us, therefore we automatically presume he is bad. As we continue tracking in a van suddenly pulls up and the man gets in. The tense tone stops completely and it cuts back to the people in the office building, allowing us to figure out that they are travelling in 2 groups.

The group in the small office then use a zip line to travel to another building, the use of advance equipment shows they have a great intent and have the power to defeat anyone who gets in their way. This is shown through the use of a high angle extreme long shot, in the foreground we are shown the antagonists and in the background we see a round and cars, this shows that everything around them is ordinary but their actions are extraordinary, a common convention of a thriller.

The story is then explained when we switch to inside the van, 3 characters are in the van and are all wearing masks, the enigma about identity is increasing with every shot as we are yet to see a face 1 minute and 45 seconds into the opening. Two characters are now talking about the heist they are about to perform, the specifically talk about a character known as “The Joker” the other character does not speak. Then parallel action is used to the men on the roof who are also talking about “The Joker”, this all creates another enigma about this character creating questions among the audience.

The action then starts when the characters enter the bank, shots are fired and actors create a more dramatic feel with fast movements although editing is not particularly fast paced. Non-diagetic music then quiets down to allow the audience to focus on the diagetic sound of screaming and gun shots.  The bank manager is shown to signify his importance and authority shown by his surrounding office.  

Music volume then increases when we cut to the men on the roof, they are hacking into the alarm system, they now have control of the bank, a usual convention is the switch of control between antagonists and protagonists in thrillers. Parallel action then shows by switching back inside the bank, the silent character is now strapping grenades to hostages, this shows the power he has. He still doesn’t speak increasing his mysterious attitude creating a larger enigma.  

We switch again to the men on the roof, once one man’s job is complete the other antagonist shoots his partner, this creates a huge enigma about the reasoning behind why he was shot, it also shows they cannot be trusted and their next actions are unpredictable. The characteristics are common in any action thriller film when portraying an antagonist. The man runs to a large vault, non-diagetic music increase, connoting the importance of the vault, he uses a large mechanical tool to break into the vault, the use of advanced tools are often used in superhero movies.

We switch back to the bank floor, we are shown a antagonist beating a hostage, then a cut to the manager who was shown earlier. He is calm, this goes against the typical conventions of thrillers, we track towards his face going into a medium close up, his lower body is covered as he turns towards the antagonist. In timing with a cut we hear a gunshot, the cut takes back the previous shot of the antagonist (shot reverse shot). The glass behind him chatters indicating that is where the gunshot has come from, the antagonist falls with the glass reviling the manager. This great piece of editing, camera work and framing creates an amazing scene created with great precision. Non-diagetic sound then heightens to signify the rise in power of the manager and we are shown panic by protagonists as they rush to cover. The manager starts to shoot as the silent antagonist, the music increases along with the loud sound of gunshots. The leader asks "He's out right?" to which the mysterious clown nods. The leader rises then gets shot by the bank manager. Through all the murders of the various clowns it tells the audience that a theme of the film will be betrayal. The mysterious clown rises up and shoots the bank manager.

One of the characters goes down to the vault, once the man who is breaking into the vault completes his job the other man, continuing the theme in the film. The clown now can take the money in the vault and the job is nearly complete,  then there is an ellipses that cuts from the clown taking the money to the main hall where the money is now collected. The clown who went to the vault then threatens the mysterious clown with a gun, again suggesting another theme of betrayal. The music here begins to repeat the same two notes over and over to build tension. In this part we hear the first line from the mysterious clown "No, no, no. I kill the bus driver" which confuses the audience due to what we have been shown so far and there being no bus. The scene concludes with a huge bus loudly crashing through the wall and killing the the other main clown, leaving the mysterious clown which has now confirmed suspicions that he is leader with him being the only one left and that he has planned this.

This opening is ful of engimas and great editing, the use of constant parallel action and then to create mstery among the audience with leaving the questions to be answered in the final minutes. The opeing is relivant the our opening because it uses enigmas, parallel action and complex editing all to tell a story, not just relying on acting alone.

Initial Ideas

INITIAL IDEAS...

Film title: 48

Characters: Jason (a drug dealer), Lucy (Jason’s daughter), four Kidnappers

Plot: Jason is a lower class man who is struggling with money so he deals drugs to make some extra income on the side. He gets in trouble with money with a cartel who used to be his supplier and they kidnap his daughter. They tell Jason they have 48 hours to get the £200,000 he owes them; otherwise they will kill his daughter. This is an obviously impossible so Jason decides to take matters into his own hands and sets out to kill the kidnappers and rescue his daughter. The opening ends with Jason retrieving and loading a gun.

Further detail: In the kidnapping you see Lucy being closely followed by a van. She realizes that she is being followed and turns down an alleyway but is followed by one of the kidnappers on foot. He chases her and another kidnapper appears, grabs Lucy, and the other duct tapes her mouth. She is dragged back to the van and the scene ends with the closing of the van door.

When first meeting Jason he is working in a shop and gets a text from someone wanting drugs. He does the deal before going home and doing cocaine himself. He falls asleep only to be awoken by a phone call that appears to be from Lucy. When answering he finds out it is one of the kidnappers who tells Jason they have his daughter and they want the money in 48 hours or she will be killed. There is a conversation before one of the kidnappers hits Lucy around the head with a baseball bat and the phone call is ended. Jason, clearly in shock from what he has heard, stops to think for a second before running over to a secret cupboard and retrieving his gun. He cocks the gun and the film cuts to black and the title (48) appears and music starts playing. That is the end of the opening.

Opening title sequence analysis: 'Se7en'

In the film ‘Se7en’, the opening title sequence instantly shows the audience what the genre of the film is and what general themes that we can expect to see throughout the film. The film, which is a thriller, also has some sub genres (psychological, crime, action etc.) which are all displayed in this film opening. The Opening title sequence is often a key part of a film as it’s important for the audience to understand what type of film they are watching.

The first indication that suggests that the film is a thriller is the music in this title sequence. The music, which is a very simple, repetitive beat instantly gives the opening a sinister tone and hints to the audience what the main themes of the film will be (murder, crime, cruelty). As the film goes on, the music starts to increase in pace as well as becoming louder and much more bold. The disturbing sounds also have a slight church-like sense to them which foreshadows the storyline later in the film (A serial killer murders people for committing the seven deadly sins).  These disturbing sounds are simply used to add effect to the distressing images and titles which are shown. The way this film opening has been edited creates a flickering effect on the shots and the titles which could cause irritation for the audience. This type of editing is purposely done to make the audience feel uncomfortable when watching it, outlining the genre and the common traits which are used in the film. Most of the shots used in this opening sequence are close up’s of various different objects, some of which would be classed as disturbing to some members of the audience. The dull colour pallet used in this film opening emphasises the dark themes in the storyline, except for some small parts of this title sequence when the colour red is used, connoting danger and blood. There were two types of font used when creating the titles for this opening. The first, is a simple sans serif font which has been distorted to create an unusual effect. The next is also written in a sans serif  fashion and is a font which has been designed to look like someone, who, has not fully developed their hand writing (a child), has written it out on a piece of paper. Both of these fonts complement each other in a peculiar way, as they both have share some similar characteristics which are common in thriller films. The hand-written style font is a very common horror font, and the other distorted font is much more associable with a crime thriller film. As both of these genres of films are included as sub-genres in this thriller film, it suits the title opening very well. The way these titles were introduced were through a flickering effect which allowed them to be displayed very quickly and made them stand out a considerable amount, as your attention would be attracted to something which is constantly moving.

This is very useful to us when thinking about what type of titles we want when creating our own film opening sequence. As our film is a crime thriller, I think the distorted font would be much better suited to it. Our film is set in a modern urban area of a city in England. Therefore, the font would have to be of a sans serif fashion to show the modern era, as well as having a bit of a gritty look to it to represent the low classed urban area to which the film is set. That is why a font such as the distorted one used in the ‘Se7en’ opening title sequence would be appropriate for our film, as it has many of the traits which we are looking for in our titles. The way our titles will be introduced would be very different to how they were in ‘Se7en’ however. As our film opening contains the main basis to the whole storyline of the film, we want the audience to be focused on what the shots are showing rather than having attention on the titles. Therefore, we will probably have them slowly fading in and slowly fading out. This allows the attention to remain on the storyline of the film opening.

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