Tuesday, 3 November 2015

Analyse 3 title sequence of chosen genre - Looking at Macro elements, Micro elements and Order of Credits (RESEARCH)



Macro
Storyline: The plot isn't clear from the start but you do get the sense that it's about a husband that has lost his wife.
Key themes: love, manipulation, control and mystery
Characters: We see the wife first after the IDENTS then the husband is shown standing outside a house.
Social Class: Upper middle class

Micro
Camera: The first few shots were all still shots then it used a pan over landscapes. The camera didn't move much and i believe this to be effective as it adds to the mystery of it all.
Editing: The straight cuts between the shots were very quick and little animation was used in this, it was only used for the title and credit.
Sound: The music was very consistent, there was very little diegetic sound throughout the title sequence as it was mostly music. towards the end you  are able to hear the ambient sound surrounding the male character standing outside the house.
Mis-en-scene: Dark looking locations, very plain looking clothing

Order of Credits:

  • 20th Century Fox
  • Regency 
  • Ben Affleck
  • Rosamund Pike 
  • Gone Girl
  • Neil Patrick Harrison 
  • Tyler Perry 
  • Carrie Coon
  • Kim Dickens 
  • Patrick Fugit 
  • David Clennon
  • Lisa Banes
  • Casting by 
  • Sound design by 
  • Music by
  • Costume Design by
  • Film Director 
  • Production Designer 
  • Director of Photography 
  • Produced by 
  • Based on the novel 
  • Directed by 







Clink this link to see the Title Sequence for The Usual Suspects



Macro
Storyline: You can't tell what the movie is about because it isn't made very clear at the start
Key themes: Mystery, Creepy, Ominous and 
Characters: There aren't any characters shown at the beginning so you aren't show what type of direction this title sequence is going in.
Social Class: You can't tell the social class based on the title sequence due to it having no characters  or location being shown.



Macro
Camera: There is only a single shot and its a pan over what seems to be a river.
Editing: There aren't any cuts between shots because there is only one during the title sequence if you exclude the idents, the only form of editing i saw was the title's being faded in and out.
Sound: The soundscape seems to be very dark and gritty and has a creepy feel to it, which makes you wonder as to whats going to happen next but keeps you guessing during the title sequence since there aren't any characters or location being shown.
Mis-En-Scene:Night time, dark and suspicious looking location.

Order of Credits:

Polygram Filmed Entertainment
Spelling Films International
A blue parrot/ bad hat harry production
Byan Singer's Film
The Usual Suspects
Stephen Baldwin
Gabriel Bryne
Chazz Palminteri
Kevin Pollak
Pete Postlethwaite
Kevin Spacey
Also Starring
Suzy Amis
Giancarlo Esposito
Benicio Del Toro
Dan Hedaya
Casting By
Music by
Costume Design by
Production Design By
Edited By
Co-Producer
Written By
Produced By
Directed By







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