During my investigation into the many optional film titles i had to choose from, i stumbled over two which really caught my attention. These two film titles i loved are completely different from each other. this is good because this way i can cover and analyse more points.
Silent Hill Revelations:
When her father disappears Heather Maison is drawn into a strange and alternate reality that holds the answers to the horrific nightmares played since her childhood.
the writing is in a white bold font contrasting to the background. the writing is also imperfect and scratching against the black background connoting the danger and deadly weapons. the capital letters make the type bold and harsh representing the mind set of the killer. the writing is also methodical also representing structure to the killings. in this sequence we can see titles over moving images, this is often used to introduce the story line.
the sequence begins fairly quietly alluding to the tension and creating intrigue from the outset.The fact that we as viewers never see the face of the human bodies, gives the confusion and the complexity of the scene, and consequently the psychological aspect of an Horror. the low angle shot emphasises the danger of the weapons, highlighting the exact point of the knife. the point of view shot makes the audience feel as though they are in the same room as the bodies mimicking the movement of their eyes. the close up of the monsters face at the beginning heightens the horror and evokes a more personal fear. the use of the animated doll in the clip alludes the horror as it presents the child like nature to the killings and this in turn makes the audience even more uncomfortable. the black and white effect throughout takes away the vibrant colour of blood alluding the subtleness of the deadly murder. the continuity editing makes the sequence more realistic and therefore positions the audience in more fear as the bodies suddenly become more real.
Bronson:
Bronson is the strangest title sequence i came across. At the very beginning of Bronson we see titles on a black screen. the black screen in its self gives the viewers an idea that this film is going to have some sort of dark story. The red and blotchy title font adds to the intensity and our predictions of the films plot, the font makes us think of Blood because it is a deep red colour and has a blotchy font. Bronson is very different to all the other film title sequences, because this is the only time when we see a title.
The fact that there is no music gives off a mysterious and disturbing mood. it also builds intensity and i could also say that the silence sort of represents the main character, Bronson is silent but deadly.
After the title scene it plays moving images with a voice over in the background. However it is still silent/ no music, which also adds even more tension. In the third section of the opening scene non diegetic music starts to play with moving images but there is no physical noise being produced from the images. The non-diegetic music seems slow and depressed, yet the images portray violence, anger and are quite graphic. The very last scene of the opening plays a title over a moving image. the image is of Bronson laughing and the title spells Bronson. The titles font is very big and bold and in red. it is very in your face which also reflects on Bronsons personality.
No comments:
Post a Comment