Final Task Title Research: Romancing The Stone (artofthetitle.com)

How many titles are displayed during the opening sequences to the film?
There are 4 titles within the opening sequence of the film.

What images are prioritized in the opening sequence?
The image of the film’s title art is prioritized in the opening as nothing else is present except for a dark  screen.

What connotations do the images carry?
The lack of anything besides the art places a major emphasis on the art itself. The briefness of the title sequence implies that the director is not trying to give too much away and is trying to cut the chase as soon possible. The vibrant colors and the dynamic font of ‘Romancing The Stone” complimented by the dramatic score that follows establishes a sense of drama and adventure to title, potentially foreshadowing what is to come as the film progresses, The limited titled sequence also gives the audience much to speculate on, allowing their imagination to rn

How does the film establish an enigma from the offset?
The film revolves around the idea of romance however, the title sequence gives of a vibe that can be associated with that of action films.

What strategies are used to ensure the film appeals to the target audience?
The eerie beginning to the score of the opening sequence creates a sense of suspense. This aims to play upon the emotions of the audience causing them to slowly anticipate what is to come next.

How has technology been used effectively?
The editor used editing software to align the score with what is present on the screen. The music remains low as the name of director and studio fade in and fade out in white. The score then begins to crescendo until the title of film in appears in vibrant, bold colors. The editors also used a graphic match to transition from a black screen to a man kicking open a door.

Final Task Title Research: Wild at Heart (artofthetitle.com)

How many titles are displayed during the opening sequences to the film?
There are 26 titles during the opening sequence of the film.

What images are prioritized in the opening sequence?
The image of match progressively burning until the flames consume the screen ultimately make up the foundation of the opening sequence.

What connotations do the images carry?
The burning fire carries a connotation of danger and destruction. A fire begins small but eventually grows larger and larger as it consumes more. A fire can only thrive through the destruction of others as that is its nature. This image is ultimately conflicts with the music in the background. The songs orchestra reflects feelings of serenity, providing the audience a sense of security. The coexistence of these two elements in conjunction with the title of the film, Wild at Heart, implies a love that is ultimately chaotic in nature, potentially resulting in the demise of both parties involved in this relationship.

How does the film establish an enigma from the offset?
As stated previously, the nature of a fire ultimately contradicts the nature of the music playing in the background. The fire is a force that lives off the demise of others, yet at the same time is capable of providing life to others at the same time. For example, the ashes of a burnt forest, enriches the soil, allowing for the growth of more trees. This may be a stretch, but in a sense the music exemplifies the contradictions of the fire has within itself.


What strategies are used to ensure the film appeals to the target audience?
Wild at Heart is actually a film adaption of the novel. It would be safe to assume that the producers would target those that may have read the book or perhaps may have just heard of it. The name of the author is highlighted within the first few seconds of the title sequences, which would be familiar to those that have read the book.

How has technology been used effectively?
The editors used software to insert the titles within the sequences, fading them into the screen then fading them out into the next title. They also used a graphic match to shift from the lighting of the match to a large, consuming fire. They also dissolve the image of the fire  into the opening scene, allowing for an overall smooth transition.

Final Task Title Research: Priceless (watchthetitles.com)

How many titles are displayed during the opening sequences to the film?

There are 13 titles seen in the opening sequence.

What images are prioritized in the opening sequence?

Fancy jewelry, umbrellas, and wine glasses filled with wine are all items prioritized.

What connotations do the images carry?

The images carry a level of elegance and sophistication. It can be implied that the movie has to do with people in the upper class of society.

How does the film establish an enigma from the offset?

The transition from what looks like the beach and beach umbrellas, to just two umbrellas in a girl’s hair, definitely adds mystery as to what this movie is about. As well as the tone and kind of music that they used.

What strategies are used to ensure the film appeals to the target audience?

One of the strategies used was the use of music. The music starts off low and as the sequence continues it gets louder. This adds to the dramatic effect of the movie and foreshadows the drama that will happen throughout the movie. Also, the kind of music that plays is mysterious which aids in keeping the audience indulged in the movie 

How has technology been used effectively?

It has been used through the use of music, the images that they use as well as colors.

Final Task Title Research: The Back-up Plan (watchthetitles.com)

How many titles are displayed during the opening sequences to the film?
There are about 23 titles displayed in the opening sequence. The way it flows really sets the pace and mood for the rest of the movie

What images are prioritized in the opening sequence?
The images prioritized are images of babies, children’s drawings, baby toys.   These bring the audience’s attention to what the movie is going to have a lot of.

What connotations do the images carry
The connotation it carries is that everything revolving around the movie will have to do with babies.

How does the film establish an enigma from the offset?
They establish it by turning objects normally used by adults into items babies or kids would. For example, when the couple is drinking from wine glasses and as they clink glasses it turns into baby bottles. This gives the audience an idea of what the movie will be about while also leaving them wondering what is going to happen next.

What strategies are used to ensure the film appeals to the target audience?
Some of the strategies used would be filling the screen with bright colors like yellow or colors of love such as red and pink, even colors like blue and pink signifying having a baby girl or boy. The colors are bright to show the lightness and comedy of romantic comedy. Also, the play on images of turning things into baby items brings a playfulness in the movie that brings comedy watchers something to be interested in. 

How has technology been used effectively?
It has been used effectively by incorporating music, animations, colors, and edits to create a title sequence that leaves the audience on the edge of their seat and wanting more.

Final Task Title Research: Watch The Titles Website

To further our understanding of title sequences, we looked into another website. Upon clicking on the website the first thing that you see are videos of different interviews. This is the section where a title designer gets interviewed about their specific title sequences, the importance that title sequences bring to a movie, and how they got into their job and why they got into it. They have different title designers such as Kyle Cooper who produced titles for movies like Se7en, Spider-Man 2, and Darkness Falls. Another example would be Richard Morrison who made titles for Batman, Brazil, and Enemy at the Gates and Kook Ewo who orchestrated Splice and Silent Hill. All of these title designers bring different perspectives on how to do titles. The next thing you would see on the page are examples from different genres such as Features Films, TV Shows, Event Titles and so on. Getting to look at the different examples really provided me with background knowledge as well as give us some ideas on how we wanted our title sequence to look. After looking at both websites I think this one is better. This is because the first website mostly gives examples, where this website provides a better understanding and perspective of what a title sequence is like. 

Final Task Title Research: Art Of The Title Website

For our final task, it would only be logical for our group to do research on the art of titles/opening sequences. In order to ensure the overall success and efficiency of the production and pre-production, we went on artofthetitle.com to gain more insight on the topic. This website predominantly focuses on title sequences so it was a good choice. On the website, you are immediately introduced to an article titled “Top 10 Sequences of 2019”. As the title indicates, this section focuses on sequences that the editors of the site saw as the best titles sequences among the many movies released last year. These sequences were chosen on the basis of factors such as originality, technique, innovations, and much more. Viewing this page indirectly helped our group. Though the selections were subjective, seeing some of the best titles ultimately gave our group some examples of what a good title sequence. We could then implement this newfound knowledge into our development process to ensure that we have the best title sequence that we could possibly have. Along with this section, there are many others with useful information on this website. At the top of artofthetitle.com, there is web bar with two drop menus titled ‘title sequences’ and ‘designers + studios’. Within the title sequence menu lied titles recommended by the creators of site, derived from various high scaled movies. There also was a button that gave us access to all the titles available on the sight, thus making it convenient it find certain films. This would be very essential to finding films that correspond with our genre, providing us with more examples as to what would be in the typical opening sequences of our genre.  The designers + studios menu provided a list of various designers of titles and the studios behind them. This would enable us to easily find studios known for good titles..

Final Task Genre Research: The Sun Is Also A Star

Genre Research: The Sun Is Also A Star (2019)  

 CAMS (Camera Angles, Camera Movements, Camera Shots)

Camera angles and camera movements play a vital role within the production of this film. These components aid in adding the dynamic effect that corresponds with the genre.

 Camera angles include:

• High Angles
• Low  Angles

Camera movements include:

• Pan
• Tilt

Camera shots include:

• Establishing shot
• Double Shot
• Close-ups
• Wide Shot

CLAMPS (Mis-En-Scene)

The mise-en-scene of a film is crucial within any genre. Without costumes, lighting, actors, make-up, props and setting it would be impossible to even produce a film. It would merely remain an idea within a film maker’s notebook.

Costumes typically in the movie include:

• Casual Clothing
• Formal Clothing

 Typical Lighting  include:

• Natural Lighting 
• High Key Lighting 

 Actors/Actresses  include:

• Protagonist
• Extras

Make-up typical to action include:

• Natural makeup

Typical Props include:

• Books
• Cellphones 
• Backpacks
• Headphones

Settings include:

• An airport
• A diner
• An apartment
• The street

Sounds

The sounds implemented into romance films work to evoke certain emotions within a given scene.

Sounds in The Sun Is Also A Star include:

• Soundtrack  
• Voiceovers
•  Dialogue
• Diegetic Sounds such as singing and trains passing

Editing

The editing within Romance films also plays a crucial role in adding the ‘flare’ and ‘emotional appeal’ associated with this film

Common editing techniques include:

• Cross cutting
• Action Match
• Eye-line Match
• Jump Cut

Elements of the Genre

There are several elements that makeup this film:

• Concept of Man Vs. Society
• Theme of True Love Prevails
• Suspense

What Elements Do I Like?

• The sense of love amongst the main actors 
• The plot itself
• The soundtrack.
• The dramatic irony

What Elements Don’t I Like?

• The movie appeared to have an unexpected ending, the female protagonist accepts her fate and is deported to Jamaica with her family; however, it is later revealed that she moves back to New York and encounters her lost lover, a true cliche ending.