Blog post 6 - Analyse two film sequences

Gone Girl (2014) — Art of the Title
This title sequence has a lot of different features. At the start, there was an ident (20th Century Fox). There was a instrumental throughout to give a dramatic effect to the opening. There were also several establishing shots, which gave a sense of surrounding, which sets the scene for the audience. The title, oddly, was small and simple, it was not the centre of attention as usual but the fact it was the only text on the screen for that moment, made it more effective and visible. There were medium shots, that showed one of the characters, doing normal things, which makes the audience wonder why the camera has chosen to focus on him and what is so wrong or different about him. There were opening credits that showed some cast and directors etc. The fact that the title sequence was eerie and quiet, leaves a building of suspense.


  Ginger Snaps (2000) — Art of the Title
Ginger snaps - being an older movie, would probably not have been as advanced as Gone Girl, which was released in 2014, but it did show a variety of different features - starting with an ident. In this more gory  film, we see different shots of what seems to be dead bodies. It shows opening credits, with the actors and actresses starring, and directors. There is a soundtrack in the background playing also. We see a very faint high angle shot, which is close-up on a character. There is also a birdseye view shown in another shot. The different shots and angles are shown in different 'snapshots' of different dead bodies in different scenes, in which we can definitely tell that this must be a horror!