Analysis of Title Sequence (

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WHAT AM I LOOKING FOR:

How does the sequence establish the tone of the film (generate suspense)?

How does the film introduce where and when the film is set?

How does the sequence introduce characters?

How does the film use text titles to tell you about the themes of the film?

(how do they move, what colour and font has been chosen?)


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HOW DOES THE SEQUENCE ESTABLISH THE

TONE OF THE FILM (GENERATE SUSPENSE)?

- At the beginning of the scene (around 0:44) the music begins as a quite

quiet sharp noise. This then begins to crescendo until it reaches a peakat 1:27 when the camera takes a photo. Since we have been staring at

this camera for about 10-20 seconds it creates a sudden release of

tension. There is also a lot of tension because we have been staring at

this camera for so long and it does not look like an ordinary camera

- Also, this is a close up of the camera. This could be used so when the

camera flashes it surprises the audience due to it being so close.


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HOW DOES THE SEQUENCE ESTABLISH THE

TONE OF THE FILM (GENERATE SUSPENSE)?

(CONT.)

Another moment when suspense is generated is when the man asks thepolice officer at about 2:16 to see the photos that the man took. (Which

were confiscated by the police). This generates suspense as we dont

know what the photos are and we dont know why he wants to see them

so much.


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HOW DOES THE FILM INTRODUCE WHERE AND

WHEN THE FILM IS SET?

After the camera takes the photo we soon realise where the film is set. It is

set in the Evans County threat management unit. We understand thatthis is some sort of police station due to this and the badge in the photo

as well as the man (who is most probably the main character as the

picture below is the first character we see) being questioned by the

police (see photo last slide). We assume that the film is set in the 21th

century as the camera and the room itself looking quite modern.

The main character? (The first person we

see)


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HOW DOES THE SEQUENCE INTRODUCE

CHARACTERS?

At the beginning of the film we are introduced to two characters. We dont

know their names and whilst we do understand that one of them is apolice officer we are unsure about what the other character does. The

other character however has been introduced by a police profile so

therefore he has probably committed a crime of some sort.

One of the characters: the supposed

main character of the filmThe other character. (the police

officer/ interrogator


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HOW DOES THE FILM USE TEXT TITLES TO TELL

YOU ABOUT THE THEMES OF THE FILM? (HOW

DO THEY MOVE, WHAT COLOUR AND FONT HAS

BEEN CHOSEN?)

Whilst there is no title in the first few minutes of the film, there still is a

small amount of text when the police profile comes up. It also then

quickly flashes away after it comes up on the screen. This makes the

text look like a photo.

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