PREP To prepare for tomorrow's practical work of filming an opening sequence, please watch the following two title sequences which are filmed in in a similar 'table top' style.
KEY: Bold = Answers
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- What titles and credits appear on screen? - Cast and crew, producers, editors, costumes designers, script supervisor, assistant director and more!
- How is the film's genre conveyed? - Delicatessen comes across as a horror style of film as there's a man with a knife and also a low beat music & lighting. On the other hand, To Kill A Mockingbird has more of a melancholy feel to it.
- What use is made of sound? - Sound specifically tells us, in these clips, what genre these are. E.g. a more low beat sound shows us somethings scary.
- What hooks the audience and makes us want to carry on watching? - On the first clip (Delicatessen), nothing makes me want to watch on as I really dislike horror / scary films and it came as a surprise to see those faces on screen. In the second clip (To Kill A Mockingbird), I did in fact find it interesting that when the wooden box was opened there were some crayons so this could mean children are portrayed as the main characters. There was also two wooden figures who seemed to be touching heads which could show a connection.
Good. Delicatessen is a black comedy, that is, it deals with black themes but in a comedic way.Did you notice how the title credits were embedded in the visuals?
ReplyDeleteThe second film opening is in fact a 'coming of age' film and isn't scary although it deals with some sadness. In the film, the child Scout gradually learns what her father means by saying 'It's a sin to kill a mockingbird...'