Juno I love this opening sequence as i think it is so different to others, its not conventional or mainstream but the use of animation makes it so individual. The music is like modern american swing music, it is friendly and inviting. The actual film is very simple in terms of what it shows; a small area of teenage girl walking around with a bottle of orange juice. The simplicity is sweet and it makes it look like an independent movie unlike most high budget movies that use multiple locations and extreme situations. In this clip we are not expecting dramatic moving images as the sound confirms the sweet simplicity and locality of the film.
Legally Blonde The sound is immediately compatible with the genre. The tone is very upbeat and the singer; being a young woman represents the character with the mood of the song and the lyrics such as "They tell me to act my age", this is well related to the obsession with pink that is represented dominantly throughout. The music also relates to the genre of the film, mostly being a 'chickflick'. A very positive approach to a feel good movie is represented through the music. It is not just the music that makes this opening sequence so original; the use of glowing pink font shaped in a curvy feminine fashion makes the movie less formal. Although there is a lot of different moving image in the opening sequence you would expect it take the attention off the design of the film, however realistically all together they are matching and made very smooth throughout.
When searching for suitable sound for our movie we used the site 'freeSFX' as it had a lot of sound effects. However we had to narrow it down as the selection was quite large. We typed in 'horror' in the key word box and this made the process a lot quicker then what we had previously experienced. Some sounds relating to horror where more gory such as breaking bone effects, and others where more terrestrial obviously relating to monstrous/extra terrestrial figures. However, we found some broader tunes that could be used as a dominant background noise for the beginning and end of the film. We downloaded some shorter sound effects for mid-scene clips such as a girl screaming, we would use this as Izzy (The first victim) gets attacked. However we don't want to make it cliche so next lesson we plan to see how they flow in out movie.
(Taken) We
used this to investigate aspects of horror which we can incorparate in
are own movie. the main feature of taken which we plan to use in similar
context. the scene where the girl gets pulled from under her bed by her
ankles is one of the best most memorable scenes in Taken. when we are
in the cabin location, we plan for someone to get taken by criminals in
balaclavas. We think that the way this is done in Taken is extremely
exciting and makes the scene fill with tension. the camera angle is also
something we will take from this film, we feel like using low shots or
POV angles will ake you emphathise with the character much more and get
the full effects of the genre. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrEvK-tv5OI
(Jaws) This
opening sequence is very useful in our short film because the basis of
the story starts with friends in a happy talkative environment. However
the happy turns immediately unhappy once the shark captures the poor
woman. The transference goes from jolly american music to silence with
just dialogue, this is a very good way in changing the mood at the start
of the film. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9XMd2eAy_4
(Independent music) This
music is very simple, but as our film will have a lot of dialogue, it
can be used as background music is well as with opening and closing
titles. if we wanted to add any other music that might be more dominant,
we could mix them both up so that it can sound strained and create
tension. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ye1mE2bq7H8
(Independent music) This
clip has a lot more examples of a variety of music types. They are very
different and they sound very suited to the genre, also making parts of
it sound terrestrial, which could fit with our story of deserted woods
and the 'unknown'.
Art Of The Title An Education (2009) The opening sequences using animation as well as real life images, types of animation used are related to 'Education' such as maths angles, shapes, science equipment, skipping ropes, textiles, paper shapes, music notes, bar charts etc. These are used by themselves at the start of the sequence, using white outlines on a black background. However they start to use fade and overlapping techniques with real life images. The fact that the animation looks drawn makes it seem a lot more creative and suitable for a younger audience. The real life images used are girls of around the age 15, doing formal ballroom dancing with partners, placing books on there head as an elocution lesson, playing lacrosse, cooking and many more. The pupils are showing typical pupil characteristics, having fun in the playground and looking bored and hopeless in lessons. The music is very upbeat high pitched and used drums and trumpets in a very repetitive, positive and almost comedic light. The titles are placed in different areas of the screen making it less predictable and more dynamic. The sequence looks like it is set in a Grammar School in the 60's due to the uniform and activities shown on screen, the music and the realistic attitudes make the genre comical. Signs 2002: Sound The music is very important in this sequence, at the start it is silent, introducing the main actors of the film. However it quickly starts being powerful, with sound of the violin, this transition is made through a fade to black. It is very fast paced, as though they are on a mission or there is a mystery. Especially in the middle of the sequence, the more deviant notes are represented with a change of title, keeping up the tension and making it flow. The font is black, in a simple but bold and sharp format. The simplicity of it matches the genre of horror or an old fashioned action film.
Phantom of the Opera opening The scene starts in black and white and this masculine character (antagonist) is smartly dressed. We hear slow deathly music that sounds heavenly yet scary, the music then stops and we hear dialogue; an auction. They proceed to speak formally in old English. As the draped, sheltered chandelier is unveiled and it starts to rise, we hear the music is deep and threatening, it is repetitive and continues through the whole opening. However, the tones change depending on the mood of the scene, for example, as the camera rises and the colours change the beat increases its pace giving a sense of magic and nourishment. He stands on the second floor of the dusty and unkept theatre as the music pauses. He looks out to see a diamond chandelier layed on the floor. Echos of wind flourish around the scene, this is significant because it replicates the subliminal message in that the theatre is being washed away and is eroding itself by sheer abandonment. More characters emerge, also dressed in Victorian clothing and fresh suits, big grand hats like the businessmen of them times. A woman has dark clothing with a black hat and veil, as if it was the funeral of the theatre. As the scene continues the camera which was originally screened at birds eye view, gave the character a lot more power over the surroundings as he looks down upon the action. It slowly changes to a low angle. this technique makes the atmosphere a lot more tense and scary, increasing its significance. Scanning the theatrical chairs as the colour changes to a strong red; this creates a strong and powerful feel to the theatre. As the dust floats over the interior of the dead playhouse everything becomes colourful in reds and golds making us feel royal representing wealth. The lighting is bright and florescent demonstrating 'the rise of the dead' the modernization of the run-down theatre appears by a flashback. The whole scene becomes a lot more realistic when we see the exterior of the theatre. The natural lighting is a lot less intense and creates realism, we see carriages and middle class citizens walking the streets in a busy area. We see children and adults rushing around the pockets of the theatre in a rush, creating masks and doing arts, the lighting is a lot darker then before but is feels a lot more warm to the black and white scene we saw at the start. This is a massive contrast to the middle of the opening where it seems a lot more wealthy and higher class,it almost seems magical when the chandelier rises and the theatre gradually grows richer. However seeing graft by the people when supporting the fresh opening of the theatre it gives us a completely different feel. We see workers dressed very casually, then we see dancers dressed in glowing costumes and frocks. All of these contrasts work together to show the value and importance the theatre has to the people. Its popularity towards the end with the crowding contrasts the lonely disserted theatre at the start of the opening, like its being brought back to life with intensifying passion from the people and the soul of the theatre.
