Moodboard - Colours

Moodboard - Colours

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This is a mood board of all the colours we could use in our final opening.

Napoleon Dynamite - Title Sequence Evaluation

Napoleon Dynamite - Title Sequence Evaluation 

This opening title sequence is good because it incorporates the credits into the scene and this is what our group wants to do within the moments where the shot is around the bathroom. this is a good influence because it gives us ideas on what to write and how to write it. However the drawbacks for this sequence are that the credits need to be on screen for long enough to read but not too long that the whole allotted time is taken up by these. Also we need to think of creative ways around the bathroom to create these embedded tittles. another drawback is that this style of title is usually used for the comedy genre so we would have to be careful as to make it more in the horror style. 

The Missing - Title Evaluation

The Missing - Title Evaluation

 

I like the title at the end of this and I think we could use this in our group as an influence for our final product. I think our end to the opening should finish with the title that should fade from the scene into a white was screen, like this clip, and then fade the black slightly blurred text over this white background. I think this is a strong influence on our final product because it would fit with the theme of the monochrome colour scheme and would also give a sense of mystery and suspense to the title. The music also is a clever idea in the sense of the ringing, becoming uncomfortable to the viewer  highlighting the thriller genre and the style of the rat of the film.

Black Swan - Evaluation

Black Swan - Evaluation

This clip is effective in the use of diegetic and non diegetic sound as the shot of the woman looking over the bath is timed well with the orchestrated flash of music and then the gasp as she comes up for air is placed in time with the end of the music, adding a frightening and mysterious idea that the music and the scare is in her head and under the water. I think the framing of the girl in the bath is perfect for our idea of our framing, so we can use this as an influence in our shot. This clip also made me think about the distortion of the water as she sits up in the bath, adding to the mystery and delusions of the character. I like the use of the blood drips as they have no clear source until the jump scare, also the idea that this is the only diegetic sound, adding reality to the illusion, also the blood represents danger and hurt, making the audience feel on edge and frightened.

Se7en - Title Sequence Evaluation

Se7en - Title Sequence Evaluation

I like this opening sequence due to the frequent use of the close ups. This confuses the viewer and gives them a sense of discomfort as they don't always know what they are viewing. I would like to use this as an influence to our opening titles when the shots move around the bathroom, this will enhance the thriller genre and build tension throughout the scene. Also I like the distortion of the titles, however as we are embedding our titles this would be hard however I believe the shots for the close up bathroom moments could be edited to be distorted and this would give a spooky feel to the whole opening. The layering of sound is very effective, especially the creaking as it is enhance and built up so adds suspense with that. the distorted noises sound personified and in conjunction with the wobbly frames, the whole scene is uncertain and ready to jump out. The music is very enhanced sounds of squeaking and rocking and creaking which I like as it is very random and unpredictable, and would therefor like to use these kinds of noises in our opening scene, for the bathroom shots and I believe this would add tension enhancing the horror/thriller genre.