Wednesday, 5 December 2012

Codes and Convention

                                                     Codes and Convention

Typically a opening title sequence will contain:


  • Details of cast and crew
  • The film's title - Type of font is key to this
  • An indication to character or character type
  • Indication of place
  • Indication of historical period
  • Information regarding mood and tone
  • Introduction to signature theme tune -Leitmotif- (theme music associated with a certain character
  • Information about the genre
  • Questions that the viewer finds intriguing (set up Enigmas)
  • patterns are types of editing that will be echoed in reminder of the film
  • Mise-en-scene and cinematography that will be echoed or elaborated on later in the film

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