Are We Done Yet?
1. How many titles are displayed during the opening sequences of the film?
-The opening sequence of the film contains 26 title displays.
2. What images are prioritized in the opening sequence?
-Some images that are prioritized are the scenes with an animated Ice Cube trying to fix things that are broken although the film is not animated.
3. What connotations do the images carry?
-The images carry a connotation of there's always a new problem after you fix a new one.
4. How is genre reinforced through symbolic and technical codes from the outset?
-The scenes all include something that has to do with construction such as hammers or blueprints.
5. How does the film establish an enigma from the outset?
-The film is trying to give off the enigma of when is everything going to be fixed and be in place.
6. What strategies are used to ensure the film appeals to its target audience?
- The strategies that are used are little bits of fails that seem to be funny because Ice Cube can't catch a break.
7. How has technology been used effectively?
- The use of animation for only the title sequence is amazing because the editing it uses to transfer from one text to another is hilarious and clever.
Friday, January 31, 2020
Title Research: Action
Green Lantern
1. How many titles are displayed during the opening sequences of the film?
- The opening sequence of the film contains 15 title displays.
2. What images are prioritized in the opening sequence?
-Some images that are prioritized are the scenes with a background of space and space-related stuff like asteroids.
3. What connotations do the images carry?
-The images carry a connotation of distant areas where regular humans can't find or access.
4. How is genre reinforced through symbolic and technical codes from the outset?
-There are multiple scenes that continue the famous green lantern logo of the ring.
5. How does the film establish an enigma from the outset?
-The film continues a constant movement going back and forth passing different planets, comets, asteroids.
6. What strategies are used to ensure the film appeals to its target audience?
- The strategies that are used are the absurd amount of graphic match used to show different things.
7. How has technology been used effectively?
-Technology has been used effectively by including cinema 4D and photoshop which are editing tools that are used for blending in the text into certain parts of the film.
1. How many titles are displayed during the opening sequences of the film?
- The opening sequence of the film contains 15 title displays.
2. What images are prioritized in the opening sequence?
-Some images that are prioritized are the scenes with a background of space and space-related stuff like asteroids.
3. What connotations do the images carry?
-The images carry a connotation of distant areas where regular humans can't find or access.
4. How is genre reinforced through symbolic and technical codes from the outset?
-There are multiple scenes that continue the famous green lantern logo of the ring.
5. How does the film establish an enigma from the outset?
-The film continues a constant movement going back and forth passing different planets, comets, asteroids.
6. What strategies are used to ensure the film appeals to its target audience?
- The strategies that are used are the absurd amount of graphic match used to show different things.
7. How has technology been used effectively?
-Technology has been used effectively by including cinema 4D and photoshop which are editing tools that are used for blending in the text into certain parts of the film.
Title Research: Science Fiction
Godzilla: Final Wars
1. How many titles are displayed during the opening sequences of the film?
- The opening sequence of the film contains 9 title displays.
2. What images are prioritized in the opening sequence?
-Some images that are prioritized are the scenes with dates and bolts of electricity.
3. What connotations do the images carry?
-The images carry a connotation of history repeating itself throughout the opening sequence.
4. How is genre reinforced through symbolic and technical codes from the outset?
-The repeated scenes of the old Godzilla represent science fiction because of a fictional character.
5. How does the film establish an enigma from the outset?
-The film establishes quick short scenes causing confusion in all the chaos that is going on.
6. What strategies are used to ensure the film appeals to its target audience?
-Strategies used to ensure the film appeals are explosions to give the audience a feel of adrenalin
7. How has technology been used effectively?
-Technology has been used effectively by including low camera angles to show Godzilla's true size. Editing makes a fast compilation of cities being destroyed to show the audience what the monster is capable of.
1. How many titles are displayed during the opening sequences of the film?
- The opening sequence of the film contains 9 title displays.
2. What images are prioritized in the opening sequence?
-Some images that are prioritized are the scenes with dates and bolts of electricity.
3. What connotations do the images carry?
-The images carry a connotation of history repeating itself throughout the opening sequence.
4. How is genre reinforced through symbolic and technical codes from the outset?
-The repeated scenes of the old Godzilla represent science fiction because of a fictional character.
5. How does the film establish an enigma from the outset?
-The film establishes quick short scenes causing confusion in all the chaos that is going on.
6. What strategies are used to ensure the film appeals to its target audience?
-Strategies used to ensure the film appeals are explosions to give the audience a feel of adrenalin
7. How has technology been used effectively?
-Technology has been used effectively by including low camera angles to show Godzilla's true size. Editing makes a fast compilation of cities being destroyed to show the audience what the monster is capable of.
Title Research: Fantasy
X-Men
1. How many titles are displayed during the opening sequences of the film?
-There are 17 titles displayed during the opening sequence of the film.
2. What images are prioritized in the opening sequence?
-Some images that are prioritized are the image of chromosomes and DNA samples on the screen representing strange genetic mutations that will be included in the actors in the film.
3. What connotations do the images carry?
-The connotation of the images is the same time period as the movie.
4. How is genre reinforced through symbolic and technical codes from the outset?
-The different types of chromosomes and DNA samples are in the form of an X to symbolize the X- men.
5. How does the film establish an enigma from the outset?
-The titles keep you curious about what will be happening because there are samples but don't give context about what they mean.
6. What strategies are used to ensure the film appeals to its target audience?
-Some strategies include 3-D motion tests and their original board art. Their main focus was to make it seem old and grungy.
7. How has technology been used effectively?
-They used 3-D motion tests to get the type of attraction of the audience. They included smooth transitions to create a modern look.
1. How many titles are displayed during the opening sequences of the film?
-There are 17 titles displayed during the opening sequence of the film.
2. What images are prioritized in the opening sequence?
-Some images that are prioritized are the image of chromosomes and DNA samples on the screen representing strange genetic mutations that will be included in the actors in the film.
3. What connotations do the images carry?
-The connotation of the images is the same time period as the movie.
4. How is genre reinforced through symbolic and technical codes from the outset?
-The different types of chromosomes and DNA samples are in the form of an X to symbolize the X- men.
5. How does the film establish an enigma from the outset?
-The titles keep you curious about what will be happening because there are samples but don't give context about what they mean.
6. What strategies are used to ensure the film appeals to its target audience?
-Some strategies include 3-D motion tests and their original board art. Their main focus was to make it seem old and grungy.
7. How has technology been used effectively?
-They used 3-D motion tests to get the type of attraction of the audience. They included smooth transitions to create a modern look.
Title Research: Watch the Titles
We found out about these new helpful websites that mainly has to deal with titles of films. This helps us with our Cambridge project coming up. Researching titles gives us a boost of knowledge of what we are supposed to contain to get our full points for our big final film. This website contains tabs such as, Title Sequence, Designers, and Studios. I learned that this site gives you a lot of information about all sorts of things from tv shows to video games. The purpose of this website is to give us, the students examples of how titles are showed and formed on films. There are a variety of different title sequences. There are over 200 different sequences to choose from! The website's goal is to attract a global audience. Our group will continue to use this website because it is more trustworthy than the art of the tiles website.
Title Research: Art of the Title
We will also be researching another website which contains information on title style. This website is useful for us because it can teach us more about movie titles and how they are done. We have to use this website to research different genres for future blogs. The website is known for the creative process that each title sequence uses. The aim of the website is to "honor the creators and innovators who contribute to the field." It taught me that certain genres have a certain style to it so when you watch it you automatically understand the type of movie you're watching. It could be anything from the transitions of the title sequence to the font. The color of the lettering could give you an idea of the film you're expecting to watch. The title has to match the connotation of the genre in order to grab the attention of the audience. Understanding the title style is good to analyze the film instantly. The URL is https://www.artofthetitle.com/ we cannot include it into the screenshot because at the moment the website is down and won't allow us to use it. Sunday, January 26, 2020
Genre Research: The Dark Knight
The Dark Knight had an interesting Mis-en-Scene. The costumes used in this are suits and masks for the bad guys that Joker has for them and the bat suit for Batman. The location that's used is Gotham because all this is based in this one city. The famous actors that are used are Christian Bale and Heath Ledger both going against each other as bad guy versus good guy. The make-up used is for the ones who are injured in the movie. Some make-up used is the blood for the wounded. The props that are mostly focused on are guns and the armor or gadgets that Batman uses. Some of the settings that are used in the film are the bank in the beginning heist, the spot where Batman uses to know he is needed, and the classic garage parking that he goes against Batman.
The camera angles that are used are eye-level when the Joker is seen in the jail cell looking at the commissioner. Also, there is neck up shots when the commissioner interrogates Joker. There are multiple over the shoulder shots. There was a tracking shot when Batman slams Joker. When Batman gets also knocked out from a slam against a car and there's a zoom shot into Batman's face. There's a pan when the building explodes there's a pan from the building to the outside. Also, a tilt when the building that Rachel is in explodes.
The common sounds that are used are the scores and non-diegetic sound for the sound effects. They used this for the gunshots, exploding buildings, and car crashes. The editing effects were actually pretty bland because all this was natural and based on the acting the only frequently used editing effects were cross-cutting and cutaway. The elements that are used in the action genre are the story, characters, and setting. The elements that I enjoyed was the story because it was a personal attachment that Batman had on this one girl but was also balancing the life of crime that he has to go through. I was not appealed to the the setting because they were in dark area that were hard to see but I understood it was to make it more dramatic.
The camera angles that are used are eye-level when the Joker is seen in the jail cell looking at the commissioner. Also, there is neck up shots when the commissioner interrogates Joker. There are multiple over the shoulder shots. There was a tracking shot when Batman slams Joker. When Batman gets also knocked out from a slam against a car and there's a zoom shot into Batman's face. There's a pan when the building explodes there's a pan from the building to the outside. Also, a tilt when the building that Rachel is in explodes.
The common sounds that are used are the scores and non-diegetic sound for the sound effects. They used this for the gunshots, exploding buildings, and car crashes. The editing effects were actually pretty bland because all this was natural and based on the acting the only frequently used editing effects were cross-cutting and cutaway. The elements that are used in the action genre are the story, characters, and setting. The elements that I enjoyed was the story because it was a personal attachment that Batman had on this one girl but was also balancing the life of crime that he has to go through. I was not appealed to the the setting because they were in dark area that were hard to see but I understood it was to make it more dramatic.
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