Skyfall
Skyfall (2012) — Art of the Title
At the beginning of this opening scene we see a low angle shot of someone falling down, this shows an enigma code, it makes the audience wonder is he still alive? Who is he? As he’s falling down the camera pans out to a high angle shot to show how venerable he is. The scene dissolves into a black scene, this builds suspense because we wonder what happened to him but instantly we see a hand grab his hand and instead of helping him it looks like the hand is pulling his deeper in the water. As the we go on to more scenes we see a close up of the protagonist, this indicates his mysteriousness and his facial expression.
The location changes throughout the title sequence, implying Skyfall has elements of both action and fast pace revealing the genre of the film. The camera appears to be tracking Bond throughout the title sequence, giving the impression that we are following him on a journey. It is clear through the use of dark colours, images of guns in multiple scenes, and the tense powerful music that the genre of Skyfall is action.
The production company is the first title scene shown in this title sequence at 0.17 seconds, with the top billed actor Daniel Craig being revealed second at 0.21 seconds, showing his importance in the film.
21 Jump Street
21 Jump Street (2012) — Art of the Title
One of the first shots is of this note rolled up and sucking up what seems to be drugs.
The title on the type writer shoes that the typist is very immature, yet it is talking about an investigation, meaning that they are some kind of cop. This could be linking to investigating drug use and tracking down the suppliers. Here is a girl with red lips licking her teeth, showing that in this movie most girls might appear as a big attraction to males, and also could be a distraction. Red can also connote as danger and gore, so there could also be links to this when we think of cops in an investigation.
We see a person counting out $100 notes and here a till from a shop with the ringing of coins clashing against each other. This brings in the theme of wealth, along with the background also being a green crispy note colour. This could be showing that the drugs in this film are making some people extremely rich.During this montage there are many different scenes shown, like this car driving whilst on fire and blowing up. This represents the dangerous life these people are leading, and also car chases. The car being red has also been a theme throughout the opening of using this colour seeing as we see a red rose, red hearts, the lips, a red apple blowing up, explosions, etc. which again shows their dangerous life and could involve gore and deaths.
The camera here is a close up shot of the lights of a police car flashing, again showing that there will be car chases and that the police are involved. It also makes Ice Cube stand out, who is a famous actor that is very funny and will draw in the audience to know that he is in it. With the music in the background it sounds very much like house party music, with parts of dubstep vibes, and this could suggest young behaviour from cops, and enjoying what they are doing.
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011) — Art of the Title
The introduction of the running black ink in flashing shots immediately enforces the horror genre, due to the connotations of death. This is one of the main themes in the film and the audience is made aware of this, achieving the aims of an opening sequence. The black ink that runs out of the eyes and mouth of the person in the opening sequence, also reinforces the horror genre because of how unusual and uncomfortable it makes the audience feel. We also the dragon immerging from the person and the ink, again linking with the title and making the audience wonder what relevance a dragon has with the film – narrative enigma. Because of these horror elements, it Is likely to be aimed at a target audience of young adults. The editing uses jump cuts and sudden movement which shocks the audience, putting them on edge, and enforcing the thriller genre.
It was presented by columbia pictures and metro-goldwyn-mayer pictures. Produced by Scott Rudin and Yellow Bird.
The opening sequence clearly links to the genre of the film through the shots of sinister, oozing ink. This allows narrative enigma because the audience is aware of the title linking to ink but not who the girl is. This creates a more chilling atmosphere for the audience and creating the desired effect for a horror/thriller, as they are left to wonder what connection is. In the beginning of the title sequence the screen is covered in black ink, which then suffocates several people, connoting death and violence. There are also electronic cables suggesting that the film is somehow related to technology. We also see creatures such as dragons and wasps emerging from the ink and at one point the eye of a girl. All of this mise en scene hints to the nature of the film but leaves the audience wondering what the connection is.
The opening sequence explores the theme of horror through the mise en scene all being black. It is clear that there will not be very much purity in the film or happy endings. The credits are highlighted in white writing which does reflect the purity of characters and makes them stand out against the black background. The white writing has a simplistic bold style, again making it stand out but making the key focus of the audience mainly on the mise en scene. The colours chosen in the opening sequence are dark and dimly lit, creating the mood and atmosphere fit for a thriller/horror.
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011) — Art of the Title
The introduction of the running black ink in flashing shots immediately enforces the horror genre, due to the connotations of death. This is one of the main themes in the film and the audience is made aware of this, achieving the aims of an opening sequence. The black ink that runs out of the eyes and mouth of the person in the opening sequence, also reinforces the horror genre because of how unusual and uncomfortable it makes the audience feel. We also the dragon immerging from the person and the ink, again linking with the title and making the audience wonder what relevance a dragon has with the film – narrative enigma. Because of these horror elements, it Is likely to be aimed at a target audience of young adults. The editing uses jump cuts and sudden movement which shocks the audience, putting them on edge, and enforcing the thriller genre.
It was presented by columbia pictures and metro-goldwyn-mayer pictures. Produced by Scott Rudin and Yellow Bird.
The opening sequence clearly links to the genre of the film through the shots of sinister, oozing ink. This allows narrative enigma because the audience is aware of the title linking to ink but not who the girl is. This creates a more chilling atmosphere for the audience and creating the desired effect for a horror/thriller, as they are left to wonder what connection is. In the beginning of the title sequence the screen is covered in black ink, which then suffocates several people, connoting death and violence. There are also electronic cables suggesting that the film is somehow related to technology. We also see creatures such as dragons and wasps emerging from the ink and at one point the eye of a girl. All of this mise en scene hints to the nature of the film but leaves the audience wondering what the connection is.
The opening sequence explores the theme of horror through the mise en scene all being black. It is clear that there will not be very much purity in the film or happy endings. The credits are highlighted in white writing which does reflect the purity of characters and makes them stand out against the black background. The white writing has a simplistic bold style, again making it stand out but making the key focus of the audience mainly on the mise en scene. The colours chosen in the opening sequence are dark and dimly lit, creating the mood and atmosphere fit for a thriller/horror.
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