Art Title

 Art Titles

 Halloween

 At first I didn’t like the look of this open sequence because it looked really bland, because the pictures didn’t really show it fully. However when I looked on the clip, I understood it and I found it clever that the electric of the board kept going on and off. This is effective because it’s scary and electrical faults are big in horror films. Also at the end it made a pumpkin face which I thought was good because it was building up to the pumpkin and the film is called Halloween.

The cabin in the woods

I liked this sequence as well because in the beginning its very stereotypical for a horror film because of the dark and dangerous colours of the fire. However it then cuts to a very clean scene where everything looks normal and happy. I like this effect because it shows us that even though nothing seems to be happening, nothing is always what it seems. Also its showing the story and the beginning  of the fire looks like the consequence. I like this because its flips so quickly and it confuses you which makes you want to know more about the first scene would like to use this in my horror film but find a way to make it quicker. 

 

Vertigo

 

This is the opening sequence for the film vertigo. I really liked this opening sequence because it has a lot of mystery and it makes you think what is happening around her. The first part of this sequence shows the bottom half of young girls face which you normally relate to vulnerability. The camera then does an extreme close up of her lips which conceal a lot like words etc.  Then goes to both eyes, eyes reveal a lot about how you are feeling and her eyes are looking around showing she’s nervous. Then goes on to her eye and changes to a red tint, red symbolises danger, automatically makes you think something bad is going to happen. Then spirals start happening as names of people who were involved in the film go past. The spirals are all different colours and shapes which after a while hurt your eyes and confuse you. I researched the word "Vertigo" which is a Latin word meaning whirling or spinning movement. I also researched the film and it’s about a detective who becomes obsessed with his friends younger wife. Which would help understand why the camera zooms in to her face because it’s like him looking at her face inspecting all areas of it? I really like this opening sequence because it shows a lot of information about the film but not giving it all away, until you research it and it becomes more interesting.

Alien

This is the opening sequence for the film "Alien" I like this opening sequence because even though nothing big is happening it still shows a lot of meaning. At the beginning the camera is just filming darkness going along like space. It shows 3 lines at the beginning and you think about what they could be. This is good because it gets the viewer interested and more involved with the film. As the filming goes along the darkness, slowly other lines start appearing and forming letters it the spells out "Alien" I thought this is like showing the audience you focus too much on one subject and then all of a sudden it’s there. Linking with the film because investigators find weird creatures which just come out of nowhere. I like this because there’s not much to it but the amount there is gives it mystery, like the mystery of aliens.