Media Coursework (Viral Terror) Horror film

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Todorov's Narrative Structure:

 

 

 

Self-Marking Work

What we have done well and not so well
We had a specific audience for our film opening we thought that we should make a horror film opening with those that enjoy the psychological sub genre of horror that is who we had in mind to aim our film opening at .We haven't included any credits yet, however when we do we will be adding the names of the people who played characters in the film as well as our name of the film and the names of everyone in our group we will be adding them in at the beginning and not at the end as this confuses people and they may mistake our opening for a trailer .When we were editing the film we thought that we should include some eary music to relate to the theme of horror and to stick to the mise en scene or horror. When filming the kill scenes we decided that Charlie who plays our killer David Donnell should wave into the camera every time he killed someone. We did this as it clearly shows to the audience that our film is a horror film as the scene is very disturbing and creepy. When filming we carefully moved the camera as steady as possible as we didn't want to make the camera wobble or move a lot. When filming our opening for our film Viral Terror we thought about using a shot where is looked like we were watching it through the eyes of a security CCTV camera. Apart from this shot we didn't really take into account any other types of shots, we would just put the camera in a position and start filming as long as it looked good and we could see the faces of the characters. Although we did this the finished product is good. Their are no mistakes that are visible to do with the camera work. It does not shake or jolt at any time throughout the opening.

Action Plan
To improve our  work I personally think that we need to re-film some scenes as they are either comical, the camera moves slightly or because something isn't right and it doesn't look as well as we had hoped. We need to take into consideration using different shot types such as more pans and a Dutch tilt maybe to make our opening seem less repetitive as there are more varieties of shots and we are not using the same ones every time. Finally we could record some of the lines of the script again using the recording studio as this will increase the volume of the voices of the characters therefore the audience will be able to listen to the voices of the characters and will not be struggling to make out what is being said as the cameras are not the best at picking up specific sounds it takes in every sound that is occurring throughout filming. This is our plan and my opinion of what I think will make our film opening the best it possibly can be and to ensure that we score a high grade for our efforts.

Group Action Plan
We as a group think that we have to re-film a lot of the scenes that we have previously filmed. We have agreed that we need to re-film a few of the scenes that we have. These scenes include the opening scene with Emily and Charlie we have decided upon changing the dialogue and the kill scene to having Charlie in the apartment cooking food and then dunking Emily in a sink full of blood. As well as this we are going to re-film the scene where Kim and Junior are attacked and killed by Charlie. We are then going to re-film Sam's scene where he is filming himself for his YouTube channel and then he is killed on screen as he is watching it. We have decided that Sam is going to wrestle with Charlie and then Charlie is going to flip Sam onto his back and stab him in the back using splice cuts when editing. Finally we have also decided that it would be a good idea if we recorded the script in the schools recording studio sot that when the final piece is complete you would not hear rustling noises in the background. We will only be able to do this if we have enough time.

We agreed that at the moment our work is sitting on a level 2 medium. However when we re-film some of our scenes, change the script a little bit and dubbed over the lines for the opening of our horror movie we think that our work will be at least a level 3 high if not higher.

Script for Viral Terror (1st Draft)

Jamie Stuart (Main Character)

David Donnell (Killer)

Victims: (In order of death)

1.    Antonio Borelli

2.    Carl Jackson & Laura Hodge (Couple)

3.    Robbie Andrews

4.    Daisy Williams

We see the victims of the killer all enter the apartment, on four different CCTV monitor screens on the same screen, split into four sections. Each character is then murdered one by one, on screen, seen in the last above. The killer appears one by one in each section of the screen, and kills them in notorious ways. When the killing takes place the shot then switches to that individual section of CCTV and after the victim is killed it turns back to all four shots, and then to the next, etc. The end shot is all four screens looking empty, and the victim dead. The shot which will be focused on will be highlighted in green with wording on the script.

SCENE 1 THE MEMORY

ANTONIO BORELLI DEATH

top left corner on split camera shot into 4 shots.

Is walking down the stairs within the flat before he hears a wining and groaning sound from David Donnell.

David then approaches Antonio from behind and walks slowly down the staircase, silent and we see Antonio turn around twice. When Antonio does this David is standing there still staring at him, on the first time Antonio looks at him before turning away. On the second Antonio stops as he hears David’s foot-steps and confronts him.

ANTONIO

“Hello?um..may I help..you?”

When Antonio says this David moves closer to him before standing him square in the face. Antonio should be on the lower part of the stair case, whilst David is on the higher to show how David is more powerful, and feared

David grabs Antonio before hitting him with a hammer around the head, and brutally beating him to death on the floor with the weapon.

Antonio remains silent and is left for dead, with blood dripping from his head. We see David standing still and waving at the camera, holding the weapon in his right hand. David then slowly walks off.

END OF SCENE

CARL JACKSON & LAURA HODGE DEATH

Top right corner on split camera shot intro 4 shots.

Couple walking into the apartment block and see David lying on the floor in front of them, groaning. Laura whispers to Carl on camera

LAURA

“Carl we’ve got to call an ambulance! He’s in pain!”

Carl

“I’ll check his airways you dial 999!”

LAURA stays well back and is shaking. She struggles to dial 999 and with her fingers shaking on her phones keypad. She is in a panic and constantly looks up at Carl. CARL is knelt over David and places his hand on his neck to check his pulse. Carl’s hand is now touching David’s neck, and suddenly David grabs Carl by the throat, and pushes him away from himself whilst still grasping firmly onto his throat.

DAVID stands up holding Carl before smashing Car’s head against the wall. Carl is now dead and LAURA hides within the corner on camera and finds no way of escaping underneath the staircase, crouches down in the corner (depending on the location and what’s available).

LAURA should be panicking in the corner and seem distressed. Her arms are wrapped around her legs whilst she’s crouched in the corner and she is rocking back and forth, scared. Laura hidden in the camera is visible in the corner however David is covering the front of her whilst beating her to death. We hear screaming before the screaming dies out.

DAVID

(laughs in an evil tone)

2 seconds then…

“Come here beautiful”

LAURA

(screaming for a moment before we hear a loud thud)

David emerges from beneath the staircase walks underneath the camera. We do not see David for a moment before he is at that the same height as the camera and stairs into it whilst smiling.

END OF SCENE

ROBBIE ANDREWS DEATH

(Scene which is the focus and zooms into)

Bottom left corner on split camera shot split into four shots

Has a backpack on and walks into the staircase from the outside. Robbie looks tired and is worn out, has headphones on. Robbie goes to walk up the stairs before seeing a hammer with blood on, laying on the floor. He bends down to pick it up and when he picks it up he feels a water droplet fall on his head. He looks up to see nothing. Robbie now faces back down to the hammer and carefully twists it in his hands to examine it. Robbie again feels another water droplet on his head.

Now getting anxious Robbie begins to look around at what is surrounding him. He suddenly hears a voice which is fairly quiet but loud enough to hear.

DAVID

“Smile for the camera, its your turn to say cheese”

Robbie looks behind him and as the audience they do not see David standing in front of him. When Robbie looks forward again the camera zooms in behind him to see David standing In front of him, Robbie then looks shocked and panicking.

ROBBIE

“Bloody hell! Who the hell are you, what do you want?!”

(gasp)

Robbie now begins to back away from David and as he does this David begins to wave at him and slowly grins at Robbie. Robbie holds the hammer firmly, and David then says.

DAVID

“Don’t play with my toy”

(starts to laugh with an evil tone)

Whilst laughing David grabs the hammer whilst Robbie struggles to hold it, however uses force to keep a grip.

ROBBIE

“Get off! I’ll kill you with this!”

“Back up man!”

(making a groan with the amount of force to keep a grip on the hammer)

DAVID

(begins to laugh louder)

“Will you Robbie?”

Robbie then looks shocked as David says his name and tries to escape David’s grip. David then pulls a knife out and brutally stabs Robbie.

ROBBIE

(struggles and is screaming in pain)

“NO! GET OFF ME! AH!”

Robbie is then murdered and drops to the floor, and David then faces the camera and waves at it, whilst Robbie lays on the floor bleeding.

END OF SCENE

DAISY WILLIAMS DEATH

Bottom left corner on split camera shot split into four shots

Daisy goes to enter her apartment and is waiting outside the door, and sees a bucket of blood outside her door which is full. The camera is at a birds eye view of the bucket which appears to be full. When we film the bucket will only be half full so the actress can breathe.

David then whispers in Daisy’s ear

DAVID

“Hello Gorgeous”

(he says this in a whispering tone, and in her ear without her noticing he’s there)            

David then goes to kiss Daisy before Daisy resists and pushes him off, and is now shaking

DAISY

“Get off you creep! you dirty man”

(heavy breathing and gasping)        

David then grabs Daisy’s head and kicks her shins. She trips over and then struggles to get back up as at this stage David is pinning her down.

“GET OFF!”

Daisy is now struggling whilst David is making a sound of force trying to pin her to the ground. He gets her head and grabs her by the hair forcing her head down into the bucket, causing her to make struggling movements to get away from downing and David’s grab. This should last for between 10-15 seconds before Daisy’s head is in the bucket and the rest of her body is sprawled over the floor. David walks away and is out of the shot whilst Daisy is left there dead.

At this point her body position is her head within the bucket with messy hair and her body sprawled out over the floor.

SCENE 2 INTRODUCING JAMIE STUART

Jamie has recently moved into his new apartment and is a vlogger which is well recognised and famous on the web for his videos. This scene takes place 18 years from when the flats were first built. Jamie’s apartment is clean and looks fairly new but cosy with the odd few cups and plates left out on the floor or table, to make it seem realistic. Jamie places the camera on a table facing towards his sofa. The camera is recording before he enters and watches him enter the room.

JAMIE

“Hey guys! Well sorry I haven’t uploaded in a while unfortunately, I’ve been busy with my studies and in fact I’ve actually just moved into this new place, got a nice TV! Got an area to chill out with my friends which to me well is something important. You see I’ve actually done it you know I did say in my last video I’d surprise you lot, and well yea I’ve got a home, some where safe and a calm place to come and chill out, I’ll show you around later! In a bit!”

Jamie waves at the camera then a different shot shows him switching off the camera to end the footage.

He says these lines in a confident manner and is friendly.

SCENE 3 REVIEWING THE FOOTAGE TO FIND DAVID 

Jamie is sat reviewing the footage of his introduction video to his new flat. He begins to watch it on his laptop however as the audience we only see the footage he’s watching which switches back to him watching it, however we don’t see the footage actually on screen when it reverts back to Jamie watching it.

We then see David halfway through the video appear and he attacks Jamie by beating him brutally on camera. He hits Jamie in the head and causes him to bleed on camera. Jamie looks shocked and doesn’t understand what is happening, so he slams the screen of the laptop. No one is in the room with Jamie however when he feels something on his head he touches it to find blood pouring from his head.

The screen fades out

END OF SCENE

 We are going to make changes to our script to match the new scenes that we are going to be re-filming. 

Horror movies and their Sub genre

Psycho (1960) Thriller

 

What the movie is about

The movie psycho is about a young women who stays the night at a motel after taking the back roads to avoid the police after she has stolen £40,000 from her employer. While at the motel she is introduced to a young man who has an interest  with taxidermy and has a rough relationship with his mother. He becomes fascinated by this young women and when he does not get what he wants from her he decided to stalk her, and when she is in the shower he kills her by stabbing her continuously with a knife.

 

Action

The films opening consists of no dialogue it is a really old film so the technology was limited in the 1960's therefore the opening of the film was not of any particular scene or person it was a blank screen with different colours e.g. black, white and grey to show the audience the movies title, the actors starring in it and the producers of the film. The lines in the opening scene resemble the knife slashing scene in the shower, this is one of the most iconic movie horror scenes in movie history. The title sequence was created by Saul Bass who was a very famous man as he created movie openings that revolutionised the making of film openings and their credits. Thousands of other films have used Saul Bass's design in the opening of their film as it is iconic of his work, stylish and modern.
 

 

 

 

Fonts and Styles

The fonts used are very basic as in the 1960's there was a lack of technology that could be used to create stylish and creative openings. The fonts consisted of white writing and a black background, many films nowadays use a black background especially in horror movies as it gives the elution of darkness. The use of the grey lines could represent the knife slashed that occur in the film as they are in time with the music that plays over the opening scene of the film.
 

 

 

 

Sounds/Music

The music used in the opening to Psycho resembles the knife slashes in the iconic shower scene. This is used cleverly to give the audience a taster of what is going to happen later on in the movie. It is a clever piece of ingenious work created by Saul Bass. The music is perfectly in time with the lines that appear from all four sides of the screen, these lines represent the knife slashes that occur in the films iconic shower scene. The music used in the opening scenes are also used in the iconic shower scene. This is almost used to indicate to the audience the horror and demented scenes that happen in the movie.

All of these combined create a dark eary atmosphere that is commonly known for in horror films. If one of these elements was missing then the opening for this film would not be as eary and scary as it is and would not impact the audience in the way that it has.

 

 

 

 

Dawn of the dead (Zombie)

 

What the movie is about

The movie Dawn of the Dead is about a women who finds out that her daughter has turned into a zombie and has attacked and killed her father. She manages to escape and seek refuge at a nearby camp where she finds a group of people who are willing to help her in fighting the un dead and making sure that the world can go back to what it once was.

 

 

 

Action

In the movies opening scenes we are introduced to vast amounts of chaos and horror. We are emerged to watch people run from the un dead and save loved ones. There are news reports which makes the movie look lore realistic as there is a theme of using the news to make it seem like these events are taking place at this very moment. This gets the audience more anxious into watching the movie as they want to know what the news reporters are reporting on. There is a cut scene to where we see a scene of one of the un dead, this is both scary and interesting at the same time as it allow the audience to finally see what the news reporters were talking about. Also it allows the audience to get a look at what the zombies in this film look like. Finally there is a scene where there is a human cell that seems to become mutated which suggests the reasons why all these people are turning in to zombies.

 

 

Fonts and Styles

The fonts used in the opening scene are those that are commonly used in a horror film. The bog, blocky and red. The red fonts represent blood and this theme is used as the film is about zombies and gore. In order for there to be gore there needs to be blood. Furthermore the way the text disappears on screen suggests that of when blood runs on the floor. This is used to again indicate at the blood and gore that the audience will experience in this film. Finally, the black background represents darkness, also darkness resembles that there is no hope. This is what the film is based on, the fact there seems to be no hope for survival.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sounds/Music 

The music used in not of what you would expect from a horror movie, however if you listen to the lyrics then you would take into account that the lyrics are a hint at what the film is about and the chaos that occurs in it. Also the sounds in the background of the opening scenes are harrowing. There are people screaming, news reporters reporting on the events. Which gives a realistic feel and the sounds of the zombies grabs the audiences attention at that is what they wanted to watch.

 

With all of these elements combined together it creates a really scary, eary feeling that is common of horror movies. They all combine well and create a really creative, scary theme which grabs the attention of the audience and makes them really excited for the rest of the movie.

 

 

 

 

 

SAW 1 ( Slasher)



 What the movie is about

SAW is a film about a psycho maniac that calls himself 'Jigsaw'. He is diagnosed with cancer and is given only months to live. So he plans to torture people that have done wrong in their life such as murderers, drug dealers and thieves. He devises many traps that will cause severe pain to all of the people that are taking part in his 'Games'.

 

 

Action 

In the opening scene we are introduced to two men who find themselves locked in a room, chained to a pipe with a dead man in the middle of the floor with his brain splattered everywhere. They find a tape next to the dead body and they are told that only one of them will survive. We are shown the pain and mental torture these two men are faced with and we are not sure what they are going to do next as they try to figure out firstly how they got there and how they are going to escape alive.

 

Fonts and Styles
The fonts and styles used in the opening for SAW are only the title of the film and the company that produced it. There are no other fonts what so ever we are dropped straight into the action. The fonts are big and thin, the colour of the fonts are blue. This is unusual of a horror film as the colour would normally be red, to represent blood. However in this film the fonts are blue.

Sounds/Music
The sounds in the opening scenes consist of splashes of water which could represent panic as the men are fighting in the dark to get loose from their chains. Also there is one piece of music that is used to build up the anticipation of what they two men are looking at, the music gets louder and faster the closer we get to what these two men are looking at. We are finally shown what the two men are looking at and it a dead body on the floor surrounded in its own blood.

All of these combined create a real scary atmosphere and as the audience watching the film you feel like the film is not just gory and bloody but also psychological. With all of these together the scenes really work well together and just by watching the beginning of the film, you are both scared and hooked into wanting to watch more.

 

Cloverfield (Science fiction)

 

What the movie is about

The movie is about a group of people who film the event of the destruction of New York City by a massive alien like creature. The film is full of scary scenes of traumatic pain of loosing loved ones, and action scenes of when the government try and take down this alien predator.

 

 

 

Action

In the opening scene we are introduced to the group of people who happen to be the main characters filming on top of a rooftop when there is an explosion. When this explosion occurs everybody rushed down to the streets to find their friends and loved ones. They then discover that the statue of liberty has been destroyed as its head comes tumbling towards them. They then talk about where everyone is and their next plan of action. They then decide to take cover and shelter in a nearby off licence shop.



Fonts and Styles
There are no fonts displayed in the opening of Cloverfield it is all action. This gives the audience a feel of realism as the filming is also filmed on what looks like a camera phone or digital camera. Not using any text and fonts gives the film a documentary type feel. As there is no text and it is just the filming that is going on. It makes the audience focus on the actors expressions and not the text that would have been displayed on screen.


Sounds/Music
There is no music used in the opening of the film. However the sounds that you can hear really set the mood. There are all types of sounds over the course of the opening scenes. The sounds include screaming, people talking wondering where people are, people shouting and explosions and dust settling throughout the street. These sounds help give the audience a feel of realism and that they film is happening in real life.



All of these combined set the tone and allow the audience to feel emotion towards the characters as you can really see their emotions and the situation they find themselves in. All together with the use of sounds, the use of the camera that looks like a normal person is filming it, and the use of the people running through the streets it really gives a sense of realism.

 

Scary Movie (Horror Comedy)

What the movie is about

Scary movie is a movie where the scenes consist of different famous horror movie scenes however there is a twist. The scenes are comedy based. Each scene has some scary scenes that make you jump but then immediately transform into comedic scenes.

 

 

Action

The first scene of the opening to the film scary movie consists of a women making popcorn then she gets a phone call. This is based on the famous horror movie scream. We are taken through the stages of the women being chased through her house by the scream murderer. There are obviously some comedic elements such as she picks up a banana to protect herself instead of a knife or gun.

Fonts and Styles
The fonts and styles used in the title of the film are not of what you would expect from a horror film. The font itself is long and thin and black, and it has a blue outline. Most horror movies have a red font to portray blood or death. Although this films title does have a black background which is typical of horror movies it does not have the red fonts that are commonly used in horror movies. The reason why the font is blue and not red is because the movie has a comedic feel and it not all horror based.

Sounds/Music
The music used in the opening scene to this film is used to suggest fear and how scared the female character is when trying to escape from the scream murderer. The sounds like the eary voice of the scream murderer over the phone adds some more horror to the scene as you find his voice creepy so you don't know what he would be like in person and you feel sorry for the female character as she has to deal with the games that the scream murderer likes to play.

All of these 3 elements combined show both the comedic and the horror elements of the film. The music is eary but not as scary as the music you would get from a pure horror flick. This is because scary movie is a comedy horror therefore they can use different traits that you would not normally find in a horror movie.
 



General codes and conventions of Movie openings 5 Different Genres

The cabin in the woods (Horror)

What the movie is about

The cabin in the woods is a horror film about a group of friends that go away for a weekend and stay in an abandoned cabin in the woods. They realise when they are staying there that they are not the only ones living in the woods. There is a company that deals with the mythical dark creatures that live below and it wasn't till these friends showed up that problems started to occur.

 

Conventions of Credits

In the opening credits of the film we see the company logo of Lionsgate the film production company behind the making of the film. The trailer follows the usual credits of a film. It starts off with the company logos that made the film, then there is the list of the director, the producer and other important people behind the filming of the movie, next there is the names of the main characters in the film and then finally the names of other actors in the film that are not so important or well-known.

Narratives

As the trailer starts there is the logo of the production company and the film title, then we are introduced to two of the characters in the film having a conversation. There is no immediate that this film is a normal horror film. It does start with the dark backgrounds and red colours and fonts to hint at blood however apart from that the opening of the film is just conversations between the characters in the film and what they are planning to do later on in the movie. Which makes the audience enticed into watching the rest of the film to see what happens.









Fonts and Styles
The fonts used in the opening scene to The cabin in the woods consists of big, blocky, capital lettered text that is in red, which you would assume is to based on blood and this is a colour used in many horror movies as it hints at the blood, gore and horror that is going to occur in the film. Furthermore the style of the text is used to indicate the importance of the people behind the film  as the writing itself is smaller than the names of the actors, directors and producers. This is done in such a way that people are not paying attention to what the other text says but they are focused on who is behind the making of the movie and the actors that are starring in it.
 

 

Sounds/Music
The sounds that are used in the films opening are music at the beginning when the title sequence is taking place. It is an eary soundtrack that is common of horror films. It makes the audience feel scared but also anxious for the gory action that is going to be taking place. These sounds are used to create a scary and dark gothic mood that gets the audience ready for the film and the gore that comes with it.

 

Kung Fu Panda (Animated)

What the movie is about
The movie follows the main protagonist Po as he embarks on a journey to becoming the greatest kung Fu panda in the world. Po ever since he was a young boy dreamed of being a member of the famous 5, who are later introduced and forced to work with Po to help take down the feared leopard Tai Lung. The movie is great fun for all the family and is a classic animated comedy.



Conventions of Credits
In the opening credits of the film we are emerged to the logo of the production company behind the making of the film Kung Fu Panda, also then the films title appears for a moment to allow the audience to see the films title and gather thoughts on what they think the film is about. Apart from the logo of DreamWorks there is no other indication of actors or the producers of the film in the opening scene of the film. Instead we are given a brief action scene inside the mind of the main protagonist Po.

Narratives
We are given a scene of  the films title that is shown across the screen for a brief moment,  then the effects used in the action scene that occurs in the mind of the films main character Po shows the audience that this film is visually stunning and the action is both funny but yet skilfully crafted just like a real ninja. Although the opening scene does not establish the main setting for the film it does allow us to see what the main character Po has wanted to be his whole life a ninja warrior. This gives the audience a hint at what the film is about and the theme in which it surrounds.

Fonts and Styles
The fonts used in the title for the film Kung Fu Panda is such that is related to Japanese Kung Fu, it is really blocky yet elegant and stylish. It almost shows what a ninja is about they have a great authority of power like the size of the films title however they are also precise and elegant like the style of the font itself. Also the fonts used in the DreamWorks logo is very similar to the title of the film, the DreamWorks logo is present before the films title so it allows the audience to make assumptions of what they think the film is about before it has started. There is no other fonts to comment on as the rest of the opening of the film consists of a battle scene that occurs in the mind of the films main protagonist Po.

















Sounds/Music
The music in the opening scenes od Kung Fu Panda are used to explain to the audience the genre of the film and the themes that are involved in the film. The music used is a typical Japanese soundtrack that displays to the audience that the film is a ninja animated film with the characters being animals that are inspired by typical Japanese animals such as Pandas and Monkeys. There is also a voice over of the main character Po portrayed by Jack Black as he described the scene and what is going to happen next.

 

Hulk (Superhero/Action)

 

What the movie is about

Hulk is a film about a man who adapts to a mutation that when he gets angry turns him into an indestructible green monster that destroys everything in his way. When the government find out about what Bruce Banner has done to himself they immediately track him down and wage a war against him because of his mutant power. The film is full of action, anticipation and romance that will leave you on the edge of your seat.

Conventions of Credits
In the opening scenes of the film we are introduced to the work that is conducted by Bruce Banner the mad scientist who transforms into the menacing Hulk. The scenes consist of Bruce injecting many poisons into different animals in order to gain some sort of results. This shows that they film has some science based themes that would explain how Bruce Banner transformed into the Hulk. We are also introduced to scenes of human cells becoming mutated. This also relates to the science theme and could explain in more detail the effects of the mutation and how they cause Bruce to transform into the Hulk. All of the scenes in the opening credits relate to the theme of  the film and allow the audience to gather their own opinion of what they think the film is about and how exactly Bruce gets himself into the predicament  that he is faced with.

Narratives
The first few moments we are introduced to who only can be described as the man who becomes the Hulk, Bruce Banner. There is no action in the opening of the film it is all an in depth look at the knowledge of science and how Bruce engineered the mutation to grow in such a way that he would turn into a huge, green, angry monster. These scenes are useful to the audience as they can see the reasons for the defect that caused Bruce to transform into the Hulk and also gives them some knowledge of how Bruce Banner became the Hulk and the science behind it.









Fonts and Styles
The fonts that are used throughout the opening scenes of the film Hulk are big, bulky rounded fonts that are in the colour black surrounded by an outline of bright aluminous green. These fonts are in reference to the Hulk himself as the fonts are big and bulky just like the Hulk. Also the green outline suggests a slime that resembles nuclear waste. Nuclear waste is used in sciences and this is the main cause for the mutation that turns Bruce Banner into the Hulk, science. The green colour font used to show the actors names and the names of the directors etc. is used to show the resemblance to the Hulk as the Hulk is green.

 

Sounds/Music
The music used in the opening scenes of the film is typical of a superhero action film as it expresses the emotions of anticipation and puzzlement rolled together as the audience of a superhero movie and ecstatic for the films action but are also puzzled by the superheroes powers and are intrigued to find out how they got them.

Pride and Prejudice (Drama)

 

 

What the movie is about

Pride and Prejudice is a drama about a women who falls in love with a man and the film explores the struggles that the couple face in order to become happy. There is drama, heartache and laughter it is a true love story about how two different classes can come together through their love for one another.


Conventions of Credits
Pride and Prejudice follows the basic conventions of credits in that in the opening scene we are introduced to the production companies behind the making of the movie. Then the films title will appear after this. However it also does not follow the basic codes and conventions as there are no use of text to display the names of the actors and directors in the film. It just displays to the audience the production companies behind the making of the film, but not who stars in it. This would leave the audience confused about who the actors are in the film and which character they play, they would have to wait until the end of the movie to find this out.

Narratives
In the first few moments after the title sequence we are introduced to the main female character portrayed by Keira Knightly walking through a field reading a book. They it follows her back to her home where herself, her mother and her sisters ease dropping over a conisation about a man, which in these days is what a women wanted, a man. This was common in the times of where the film was set for women to fantasise over the perfect man and the love they would share. The audience can gather from these opening scenes what the characters are like and the class they are in. As we follow Keira Knightly through her house we can see that they are a large family that struggle through life with not a lot of money but they are hold each other together. This gives the audience an idea of the class that they are in as well as a rough estimate of what century they film was set in.



Fonts and Styles
The fonts used in the opening scenes for Pride and Prejudice are big, blocky, yet free flowing. This gives an impression of 18th century writing which is the century in where the film was set. This allows the audience to get an idea of the century in where the film was set. Also the text gives a free flowing vibe which could explain to the audience the mood of the film and the events that may occur all through the use of the fonts.

Sounds/Music
The opening scene consists of birds singing in the background and then piano music begins to play over the singing birds. This implies the tranquillity of the film and the free flowing emotion that occurs over the course of the movie. It also allows the audience to gather their own opinions and emotions about the film within the first opening scenes. This is used to express to the audience the mood of the movie and the events that take place are similar of the music used in the opening scene.

Legally Blonde (Romantic Comedy)



What the movie is about
The film legally blonde is a comedic look at the life of a teenage girl who has it all, the makeup, the friends and the popularity. The one thing she desires the most is the love and affection of one boy. The film consists of many comedic scenes and romantic scenes which expresses the reasons why this film is a romantic comedy.


Conventions of Credits
In the opening scene of Legally Blonde we are introduced to the Production company behind the making of the movie, the director and the actors that star in the movie. This movie follows the usual pattern of the codes and conventions in a films opening. This is used to show the audience who is behind the making of the movie and who is starring in it. The opening scene for this film is a long list of names of people who are in the movie or have made a contribution in the making of the movie, this is used to give credit to those people and allow the audience to appreciate their work before the actual movie has begun. The scenes we see behind the text is used to build up the scene until the credits disappear and the film itself begins.

Narratives
We are introduced to the main character portrayed by Reese Witherspoon as she gets ready for school, also as she goes around the school to hand out party invites. This gives the audience an idea of what the main character is about. She is a popular girl who likes to have the best clothes and shoes and everybody looks up to her. We can gather this from the opening scene as we see her getting ready and using expensive looking makeup and perfume as well as biking around handing out party invited on a pretty looking bike and dressed in pink and baby blue, that also suggesting that she is a girly girl.

Fonts and Styles
The fonts used in the opening scenes for Legally Blonde are squiggly and loopy as well as neat. This commonly resembles a females hand writing. Also the pink outline furthermore suggests that the film is girly as pink is a colour that people associate with females. The way the font appears on the screen also suggests the girly theme as it appears in such a way that it looks like it has been written on the screen and because the font resembles a style of hand writing of a female it gives the audience more ideas about what the film is about and what events will occur through out the rest of the film, just through the use of the fonts and colours.

Sounds/Music
The music that plays in the opening scene of the film Legally Blonde is a female pop singer singing one of her songs. This commonly resembles a female as the music is a catchy, slow paced song that you can sing along to and could quickly become your favourite song. It is used to give the audience an idea of what sex they think the character is. Also because of the pink swirly fonts the audience would be able to develop a more in depth idea of what they think the main character is about.