The Art Of Titles

The Game

The title sequence beings with the producers Polygram films on the screen along with the logo. The font of the logo is a serif font to display the seriousness of what the film is about. The logo then fades away into darkness. The words Polygram film entertainments present appear to come towards the screen in white font, again in a serif font. The the screen appears to be a puzzle which breaks up revealing the next the title, which introduces propaganda films. The screen appears agin in a puzzle form and then it breaks up ad falls and the reveals the title of the film, 'The Game'. Once the title came up if did the puzzle thing again but this time it fades to black. The darkness stays on the screen for a few seconds then the film begins with what appears to be a home video of a man and a young boy. The clip is shot with the effect a home movie. It shows what appears to be a party held for a young boy. There are images of people laughing and kids playing. There is a focus of a little boy in the end of the video smiling, most probably the boy whose celebration it is. All of a sudden there is a change of scene and we now have gone on to what appears to be the present day, of man washing his face. He dries his face off and we are shown a his feet walking across the room, with a news bulletin on the television.

Art Of Titles

This
Is
England

'This Is England', set in 1983, tells a story about a boy who is struggling to live in England and finds his family and social life within a few 'skinheads'; after having a fight with them.

The nine different title sequences all have a reference to England, which helps to portray the purpose of the film.
In the first image of the title sequence, the Serif font used for 'This Is England' associates the genre of the film with serious matter(s). It also suggests the importance of the film, as the writing is in capital letters. The plot of the film is obvious from the title - there is no need to discover, during watching the film, what it will be about.
A close up of a block of flats is shown in this particular title sequence which gives the audience, a sense of how living conditions where at the time of which this film is set in.
The second image of the title sequence, shows three men dressed in bold, black suits with a peaceful, white serif writing over them.

This creates a tensed atmosphere for the audience as they know the film is humourless yet striking.

The third image of the title sequence is of people in a nightclub, which contrasts with the serious atmosphere created so far. It shows that individuals of 'England' do tend to breake boundaries, or simply like to enjoy themselves. This then shows people that are outkasts as they do not follow the norms of society in England around thew eighties. This new theme is continued into the fourth image as a close up shot of a couple kissing is shown.
A romantic atmosphere is created and suggests that England holds hope and unity for some individuals. The fifth image of three men sheltered by the 'England' maintains the sense of 'belonging' or being part as one.
Typically, with the use of the flag, this image illustrates and sums up the whole title sequence though it is in them median of the sequence. The white background, that the three men are walking into associates them with purity - as they belong to England.

In the sixth image, the small font of the writing is placed over a boy who is looking into the screen of old-fashioned computer screens. This contrasts with mordern society and how England has over come its struggles of technology and has developed. This suggests the well-being of England, and how it benefits its people.
This image is of a jump-shot from the other images, as there are no other resemblences or representatives of 'England' yet it still plays an important part in the title sequence.

The seventh and eighth image are of pain, agony yet harmony which puts forward the idea that 'England', as a whole, is able to deal with any threatening situations which are put onto the country; portraying the country as strong and capable. In the eighth image, a long shot it used to reveal a solitary surrounding which illustrates the independence of people belonging to 'England'.
The final image also has the use of serif fonts which relates to the importance of the two characters. The type of font helps to dominate the role of the two characters and, though put at the end, they are important in the film and for the nature of the film.

Definition Of Suspence

Suspense Is..
- The anticipation created by an audience by a plot of film or a climax approaching
- The unknowing of what is going on in an area, atmosphere or environment
- A state which is uncertain or not confirmed
- The cause or effect of a situation which has an unfinishing to it or cliff-hanger
-A feeling of growing tension and excitement
- A way to obtain and secure the interest of an audience or readers

List Of Thriller Sub-Genres - Which Inspires Me At The Moment & Why

There are many different 'Thriller Sub-Genres' that films fall into, many over lapping, the ones that have inspired me, so far, are:

Psychological Thrillers - this is when the plot of a film is unclear for it's audience and they are left in suspension as they are unaware of what is to come. It may also be that the plot is disorganised or all over the place, examples include...
The reason why i may consider this type of thriller is because, i think it is the strongest type of thriller at keeping the interest of the audience at high, though it creates and increases tension through-out most of the film. Though these films tend to create confusion for the audience, by the end of the film, they usually acknowledge what they didn't know and consider viewing it again in order to understand the plot whilst watching it.



Horror/Thriller - this is when the film contains a mixture of blood and deaths as well as suspense and tension for the audience, examples include...
The reason why i may consider this type of thriller is because, many of the times that suspension is built up, it is able to be broken with the appearance of horror which increases the excitement for the audience. Though the film is less pleasant to view, the combination with thriller minimises the chance of the audience not wanting to see it.

'Innocent On The Run' Thrillers - this is when a film has the villains chasing after the victims, and though the audience are aware this is taking place, they never know where the villain is, or from what direction they will be coming from, examples from...
The reason why i may consider this type of thriller is because, as there is an innocent victim, it puts the audience in the position of that victim and increases the adrenaline for them. The plot gets extended as the victim are unaware of what is going on, and until they discover, the film will drag on. The audience have their interest at high as they too, want to 'escape' from the villain.

Photo 'Words" Activity

During today's lesson, 26/Jan/2010, our activity involved using a digital camera to produce an image which would illustrate a word, out of a list of 21 words, Alima, Dionne, Sammie & I took photo's for the following words...

Claustrophobic - in this image, Alima is not only portraying that she is claustrophobic through her body position behind the door, but her facial expression is also 'shouting' out for help. Her crossed arms and tight fitting between the small gap emphasis' that her movements are very limited and that she has no space.

Happiness - in this image, Sammie, Dionne & I are displaying happiness through our facial expressions from seeing our 'exam results'. We are all focused on the pieces of paper, rather than hiding it away in dismay, although this is a still image, it is clear that, through my open mouth, sound was being produced of possible screaming :)
Confusion - in this image, though Dionne's and Sammie's faces are hiding, their position's portray confusion (or the sense of being lost.) As Dionne's head is at a tilted position, we can assume she is 'searching', as well as Sammie, who is 'searching' in a different direction. Through Alima's blurred expression, it portrays that she is in confused state possibly because she is unsure of what Dionne & Sammie are 'looking for'.

Depression - in this image, Sammie is showing depression as she is not revealing her facial expressions yet is holding tissue to her eyes; suggesting she is or has been crying. Also, as the image was taking from a high angle, is makes her feel at unease and much smaller than those around her. It also creates an atmosphere that she is being spied on, which then tells us she has isolated herself because she is so upset.
Calm - this image simply portrays this word though the still images. Though a person has been captured in this image, they seem neither static or disruptive which creates this sense of safety/calm. The environment is also clean and clear, and shown from a great distance which shows the calmness is constant and all around the image.

Disorder - in this image, Dionne & Sammie are throwing pieces of scrunched paper to each other instead of working. It is therefore obvious, as there is no authority in the classroom, i.e. a teacher, the students have taken the oppurtunity to create disorganization by messing about.

How Suspense Is Created In 'No Country For Old Men' By The Coen Brothers

The Coen brothers use an overall constant mysterious plot for the film to obtain a suspended atmosphere for the audience. The film beings with the main character, Llewellyn Moss, talking about his life and relationship with his father, whilst still images of the dull, deserted countryside are shown, this has the audience in wonder of what is to come as it is unclear of what the film is about; creating suspension.

After a few more scenes, Llewellyn Moss slowly approaches a rusty car. The Coen brother’s directing of slow pace movements builds up tension as he attempts to open the door. This puts the audience in a position to expect an outrageous action to take place, i.e. a person jumping out in a split second or a loud noise, however, a dying man covered in dried blood is revealed, helplessly in pain.

In the still image to the right is, Anton Chigurh, who plays the silent killer in the film and creates suspension with his unique murder weapon. Every time he approaches a keyhole in door to ‘shoot’ it down, the time of which this action takes place is lingered for a few seconds, which increases the anxiety of the audience. The first moment this took place, the audience were not expecting the loud ‘bang’ noise to then take place after the slight pause, which in effect had the audience ‘jumping’ and screeching.

Tension is dramatically created for over a long period of time, from when Llewellyn Moss is followed using Anton’s tracker device to when they have a shoot out on the lifeless street and the villain disappears. The flashing red light of the tracking device that Llewellyn finds creates suspension, as the audience know the killer is on his way, yet they are unaware of how close he is. After the shoot-out, Anton is nowhere to be found, which has the audience in question of where he has gone. This too creates suspension as the audience wonder whether he will ‘pop-out’ of nowhere.

Ehen and Joel Coen use parallel editing to show two events (Llewellyn dragging the briefcase of money through a ventilation system and Anton searching for him) taking place in two different locations but at the same point in order to create suspension. The audience attempt to make a link between the two events and realise that Anton is in fact, after Llewellyn and the money. The audience are in awe whether Llewellyn will escape in time or not.

Photo word activity

Photo `word` activity- this included taking photos during the lesson of actions,words and emotions (26/1/10)










This picture shows confusion, the shot captures me going through the gate at college and not being let through, this is how the confusion is created. It is a long shot which shows my whole body, this shows the confusion from the body launage used by trying to get through the gate.





This picture shows happyness, through three girls (me christel and dionne) smiling from the exam results. The medium shot allows the viewer to see the top half of their body, focusing more on there facial expression and what thier looking at( the exam papers) this really shows the happyness.





This picture shows disorder, its a picture of teenagers being naughty in a class room. The picture really captures the paper flying though the air which puts empsis on the disorder. The picture is a long/meduim shot which shows what the children are doing in the class room.








This picture shows calm,it is a picture of outside of college. The emptyness gives off a calm atmosphere. This could be called a long shoot or an establishing shot.









This picture shows depression, its picture of me sitting on the toliet,"crying". The low angle shot shows the vunerable side of the picture, which empsizes on the word depression. We used mise en scene such as tissue being held, which shows the action of crying.

This picture shows claustrophobic, its a picture of Alima behind a door looking like she can't get out. The close shot enhances that she is feeling trapped, the expresion on her face and the door all adds to this feeling.

26.01.10

We were given the task of taking photos in relation to certain words. We had to pick a word and then take a photo that relates to it. Happiness - this photo represents happiness as we are all smiling.

26.01.10

Today we were given a list of words and told to take photos which represented them. We were handed cameras and then we left the class to decide on what words to choose. My group of me, Sammie, Christel and Alima went along the corridor because we decided that there was a very good view of the city on the staircase. Once we had taken the photos we decided to go downstairs because we thought there was more opportunities to take some of the photos.

This photo is meant to portray 'happiness'. It is of students gettting their exams results on results day. Their faces are displaying happiness to show that they got good results that they are happy with.

How Suspense Is Created Within The Clip 'Deja Vu'

In the few minutes shown of the clip 'Deja Vu', sailors and passengers are boarding a ship whilst a curious man checks on the vehicles parked. After a few seconds, he realises that the passengers and himself are in danger as there is a bomb on board. Already too late to alert others, the bomb blows up and sends people jumping to their safety in the deep sea.

The clip beings with the sound of a piano playing whilst white titles move across the screen on a plain black background creating suspense as the audience are unaware of what is to come. The editing of a jump-cut to a shot of houses is shown with more titles moving across the screen. A transition of 'whoosh' is then used to change the shot to a group of smiling women walking, whilst a diegetic sound of people cheering is played.
An editing of a still shot which is blurred is then shown whilst more white titles are printed, this creates suspension for the audience as they may assume this represents disruption which is to due come.
The suspension is continued as both diegetic (people cheering) and non-diegetic (the soundtrack) sounds are played yet they contrast each other which also represents a coming disruption.
The camera's slow panning across a big group of people, awaiting to board a ship, with the non-diegetic sound getting faster, makes the atmosphere more exciting yet creates suspension for the audience. Also The camera shakes whilst doing so, which puts the audience in the position to experience what these passengers may have to experience.
The editing of slow motion is used as the passengers happily run to aboard the ship, this creates tension and alerts the audience that the happiness may not last for a while. As no 'hints' have been given to the audience to know why this may take place, they are left unknown of what is to come.
There are many sailors wearing white costumes which may represent peace or pure which contrasts with the atmosphere being made with the 'gloomy' soundtrack and the continuous parallel editing.

Suspension for the audience is increased massively when a 'false plateau' is used. This is when a false imagery is created in order for the audience to have an artificial thought. In the clip, a little girl drops a doll into the water and cries 'mama'; the audience assume the doll is real and gasp. The 'splash' of the connection of the doll hitting the water, is emphasised which also increases the suspension for the audience, but this is where the object is revealed as a doll; calming the audience down.
Many camera-works are used after, such as close ups on the facial expressions of thrilled children and talking mothers, long shots to reveal who is boarded on the ship and bird's eye angle shots to show what the scene looks like from afar.

As a diegetic sound of the trumpets playing 'When The Saints Go Marching In' is used, montage shots of different people smiling are shown to create a peaceful atmosphere. This also creates suspension, as the ship beings to depart and into the helpless sea.

A close up on a man smoking is shown who suddenly turns to look over at a car, which is then shown at a zoomed-in shot. Diegetic sounds are produced from the car whilst dialogue of the captain talking is heard. What makes this shot tensed is the facial expression of confusion of the man, who is alone. He plays close attention to this particular car, and whilst he walks close to it, the handheld camera follows closely behind.
Parallel editing is continuously used to contrast the bliss of the passengers and the concern of this man, dressed in luminous yellow; making him stand out. Whilst the camera zooms in on the passengers to reveal how happy they are, the camera zooms out when the man is searching for the car, and tracks to follow him from behind other cars. Suspension is created as it suggests the audience should stay away as the man is approaching danger, but what is the danger?

Suspension is built up as more parallel editing of the other passengers is shown as well as where the ship is. As the ship is in the middle of the sea, it is more possible that an action, which the audience have been waiting for, will take place. Yet, the audience are left in confusion, as more shots of happy families are shown at close ups to emphasis their emotions, or could it be, to emphasis they're clueless to what is going on?
The audience are more thrilled at the thought that they are the only people who possibly know what is going on at both ends of the scenes.

The editing of the match-cut shown from the man, to a car with no number plate, back to the man and then to a close up of devices in the boot of the car, finally demonstrates what the audience awaited for - A BOMB!
The diegetic sound of a beeping noise puts more pressure on the audience as they wait for the explosion to take place. Just as the CGI's of the explosion takes place, the music sings 'Don't Worry' contrasting with what is actually taking place. The suspension of the audience is broken, however, they are more petrified for all the passengers who were delighted to be on board and for those who are shown at a close up shot, jumping into the sea - where the doll fell into.

Christel Manitou - AA04489