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.
- Delicatessen (dir. Jean-Pierre Jeunet, 1991)
- To Kill A Mockingbird ( dir. Robert Mulligan,1962)
- what titles and credits appear on screen? The titles and credits that appear are of the various people behind the scenes that work on the movie and not just the actors.
- how is the film's genre conveyed? The film Genre is conveyed by the lighting and the props on the table it is also showed by the non diegetic sounds such as the music and the screams.
- what use is made of sound? They use sound to convey to convey the genre and theme of the film to the audience.
- what hooks the audience and makes us want to carry on watching The Music is gradually increasing and growing the anticipation and eagerness for the film to begin.
There are some key actors that play main characters or other important characters and important people in the production of the movie e.g. the producer the director not just the key actors. The film genres are conveyed through the items that are placed across the table top and the music that sets the tone of what the genre could potentially be. For example music with dramatic high pitched sounds and a fast tempo could demonstrate the horror film because the sounds are unwelcoming and menacing. As they continue to pan the camera across the table top there was a building of the story line where the viewer was starting to see a plot idea coming together which drew them in to watching the rest of the show.
You seem to have dealt with both of the film openings as if they were the same! Either that or you only attempted to answer on Delicatessen. You make one good specific point on sound in the horror genre but you will need to write in a less general way: for instance,how each title credit is embedded in an object that is relevant, such as the credit for costumes appears as a sewn-in label.
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