Twilight - Deer Chase Scene

This is a scene from the start of the Twilight film and it relates to our chase scene. Throughout this it is a point of view shot, from the predator's point of view. This is where our chase scenes differ as we want to either keep it as the prey's point of view or even swap them. It's clear as to where the location is and that will be very similar to ours. It makes many close-up or extreme close-ups to the deer's legs or face and because of the extremely fast pace it makes it more tense and "on the edge of your seat". We want to have a fast pace in our chase scene.

Analysis of 'The Lost Boys' Title Sequence

It starts with it tracking along the ocean which is dark with light at the side which we gather is the moon so we know it's at night. The title comes up quite quick, and the font seems gothic and sinister while being in the colour white there is a line and a dot inbetween the words which is red which connotes to blood and death. This connotes that the film is going to be dark and that there will be death involved. A first setting is introduced with a fairground and then on a merry-go-round in the fairground we are introduced to some of the characters, and from their behaviour we can assume that they are going to be the "villain's" of this story. It isn't until a member of staff intervenes from their trouble-making and tells them, "I thought I told you to stay off the Board Walk," this tells us that they frequently cause trouble and lets us know that they will be the danger to other characters in the film. Slowly all the lights are being turned off at the fairground because it is closing and with the creepy music leads us to think that something bad is going to happen. We see the same member of staff being chased to his car from something in the sky and is then lifted into the sky and we hear him scream, this makes us think of vampires.


The title sequence then goes dark and suddenly its daylight crossing over the same body of water, and we are introduced to the other main characters. It shows that they are moving and from a billboard we see that they are going to a place called 'Santa Carla', and on the back of the billboard we are shown some graffiti that says 'Murder Capital Of The World', this makes us think that there will be many deaths there because of the vampires. It then goes on to show 'Missing people' posters and there are quite a lot of them, this suggests to the audience that these people have all been killed by the vampires. However, there is a contrast to all the sinister hints and this is shown through all the people having fun on the rollercoasters and arcade games. This suggests that even though all these deaths and missing people are going on that life still goes on, and it would make it seem like they actually know what is going on.

Tim Burton - Sweeney Todd

As our group were told to look at Tim Burton Opening Sequences as they could relate to our film, we looked at Sweeney Todd. It starts with Organ-like music which I think makes it seem very eerie and set in an older period, however I think it connotes to a Church which could lead to the film being set in a very Christianised time. It then goes into the first clue to the scene and location, the dark and thunderous sky makes it seem like the film is going to be very dark and gruesome, and you can see many a chimney which makes it look like it will be set in a busy city. The next clue we see about the film is when along with the rain drops there are blood drops which connotes to murder and death which makes the film seem even darker and that perhaps the main character is going to be evil. The blood that drips from the outside somehow seeps into the house which makes me think that his victims could be anywhere and that the blood and bodies gets everywhere. The blood then transforms into mince meat which suggests that whoever's blood that is they have become the meat and are going to be eaten.

James Bond Title Sequences Contemporary vs. Old

Dr No. Title Sequence

Casino Royale Title Sequence

Both title sequences started with the well-known gun barrel shot but you could tell that the one in Casino Royale had been modernised, for example, the blood looked much more realistic which could suggest to the audience that this will contain more violence. Both of them use very bold colours, for example in Dr. No the use of the dots that all flash up in different colours and in Casino Royale the colours are bright because it's representing the colours in a poker game and a casino. In Dr. No it is unlcear of its real theme because it doesn't give much away apart from that there were women and men dancing, and the only time that James Bond appears on it is at the start. Whereas, in Casino Royale the main theme is to do with a poker game that is going to take place during the film and it is obviously going to be important, James Bond is shown more or less throughout this sequence either shooting a gun or in an action fight.

Key elements of a James Bond title sequence:

• Dancing Women
• Guns and Bullets
• The Gun barrel
• Silhouettes
• James Bond
• Hands
• Smashing glass
• Explosions
• Music
• Choreography
• 007 logo

Maurice Binder made most of the title sequences.

Se7en Title Sequence: Purpose and Character

From the close-ups we can’t tell what or where the location is, but we can guess that it is in a confined room. The reason why I think this is because the person who is making this book doesn't want anybody to know about it. I thought that the location was very secretive, and because the shots were so close to his hands and almost zoomed in on everything it makes you feel almost claustrophobic; which I think helped to make it feel eerie and scary. I also thought that the person was a man from the look of his hands. From this title sequence I think that he was trying to get rid of his identity by scraping off his finger prints, which made me feel really uncomfortable because it was an image I really didn't like. This suggests that he could be a serial killer and has planned things through to not get caught also this person seems to know what they are doing. There are images of dead people and it looks like he is creating a scrapbook which he has put the picture in but we aren't sure what the scrapbook is of. I also thought that he would have been a perfectionist because everything was done with his own hands and it clearly showed that he took time and care with his work and it was obviously thoroughly planned, I could tell this from the way everything seemed so precise, he seems to document his work very obsessively, but with patience. I thought that the person was religious, because they cut out a piece of a dollar bill that had the word ‘God’ written on it and also at the end of the title sequence the song ended with ‘gonna get me closer to God’, this made me think that they are killing people for their deadly sins and that they were killing for God. He crosses out words such as "transsexual" which also makes me think that he is religious. I got the idea that it was the seven deadly sins because there are two 'sevens' in the title and because the first shot after the title sequence says 'monday' which could explain one of the sevens.

Title Sequences

• True Blood

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxINMuOgAu8

I am going to look at the title sequence for ‘True Blood’ as this TV show appeals to me. It appeals to me because I am interested in the fantasy genre and genuinely like programmes and films to do with vampires. The title sequence does not change because it doesn’t need to as it doesn’t show the characters in it. It tells us what the setting is by using subtle hints for example; a man in dungarees swaying in a rocking chair makes us think of the Southern States in America which is exactly where it is set. The music is a very big contrast to some of the shots in the sequence as the main lyrics are, “I wanna do bad things with you,” and some of the other shots are to do with God and religion so there is a big contrast between sex and God. There is also a sign saying, “God hates fangs,” which also makes you think of the setting as a place that isn’t very friendly towards the vampires that have recently let society know they exist, which makes you think of the South as those States in America aren’t very tolerant to Black people and Gay people. The text is always white, which usually connotes to purity and God which could be showing a contrast to the entire programme. I think the text does fit with the overall look of the sequence because it’s a strange font which matches the images seen, as you don’t know quite what to make of them they seem almost random. However, the images aren’t random because they’ve been specifically chosen to show life and death and the destruction of life. 

• 90210

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIImdDXNkBw

The title sequence for ‘90210’ also appeals to me because I do have quite an interest in Teen Dramas. The music in this sequence is very upbeat and cheerful just like the images we see in the clip. Each main character is on the screen at least once and they are either smiling a lot or laughing which suggests that their lives are perfect, and yet just from seeing this you know that their lives aren’t perfect and that they are just pretending. We know the setting straight away from the very first shot as there is a sign saying ‘Beverly Hills’ so we know it’s going to be about the richer children in LA. As this title sequence contains the characters it means they would have to change it if any of the main characters were to leave which is exactly what they had to do for season 2. Each shot has a hazy edging which suggests that their happiness won’t last for long. The only text that is added on after is the title of the programme and the font looks quite glamorous but adolescent. I think the text does fit in with the overall look of the sequence because it’s all about teenager’s lives and the images are of teenagers having fun. The text of the title is positioned in the centre.