Title Research: Venom

There were twenty two titles displayed during the opening sequence of the movie Venom including editors, actors, and directors. There was a street view, and then it changed to an array of abstract black red and white pictures. They probably represent the Venom. They play fast, intense music throughout the entire opening sequence which . adds to the intensity of an action themed movie. The title sequence makes the viewer wonder what the Venom really is, because of all of the abstract pictures and videos. They added in music from a popular modern artist to connect with their targeted audience, as young people will most likely be watching this movie. The editing made this title sequence, there were a lot of abstract pictures and videos that were put together really smoothly. The transition between the different pictures and videos are extremely smooth.

Title Research: Code 8

I watched the title sequence of Code 8. While watching the title sequence I kept note of 29 separate titles that appeared throughout including directors, editors, and actors. Images that have to do with what the narrator is saying pop up on the screen and move and change rapidly. For example, there was a picture of a man working. The connotation to this image is that people with powers are being forced to work. There is energetic and intense music in the background which matches with the action theme. When they show the fast and a lot of the time distorted pictures it causes an enigma, and pulls the viewer in. They talk about what is going on in the time of the movie, which appeals to what . the audience wants to watch. The editing technique was very effective. They had many transitions and glitch effects which added a lot to the title sequence.

Title Research: Spiderman

How many titles are displayed during the opening sequences to the film?
There are 25 opening title sequences. 9 of these are title slides with the acting list and 12 of them were the movies production jobs.
What images are prioritized in the opening sequence?
The images prioritized in the scenes were the large  spiderwebs, Spiderman himself, and the buildings used to hold the names of the production cast. These are all important to the movie so establishing them now is good to the reader.
What connotations do the images carry?
In a way, the title slides are rather scary as they are black with chrome. They also sit on screen for a longer than usual time, building negative suspense that may worry some viewers.
How is the genre reinforced through symbolic and technical codes from the outset?
The genre is first reinforced by the sounds. They play loud dramatic violins to start building suspense. The sounds also speed up to start the fast paced feel. They also use the webs, spider mans signature move in the title scenes to give the reader a piece of the movie while viewing the title scenes.
How does the film establish an enigma from the outset?
The film does this through the use of dark imaging. They keep things dark and show only outlines to create suspense. They also bring the effects on and quickly off the screen to make the reader concentrate harder on the screens.
What stratagies are used to ensure the film appeals to its target audience?
The biggest thing they do is show Spiderman. This gives the reader a detailed view of him, allowing them to see what they came for right from the start. They also play dramatic strings to entice the reader into wanting to see more, just like sound in other action movies.
How has technology been used effectively? 
The biggest use of technology here was editing. There were little camera shots other than extreme closeups of Spiderman. The movie does a great job at showing the spiderwebs and quickly moving them off the screen to not show too much. They also edit in the moving buildings which was nice to keep things moving. They do some cool sequences with the letters showing everyones name also to keep it visually appealing.

Title Research: Licence to Kill

How many titles are displayed during the opening sequences to the film?
 During the opening scenes of "Licence to Kill" there was 31 title slides. The first 10 of them were actor lists, and 16 of them were the production jobs.
What images are prioritized in the opening sequence?
The images scene the most are the outlines of women seen dancing. There are also several shots that are meant to look like guns. They do these flashy shots to keep the viewers interest even during the title scenes.
What connotations do the images carry? The images portray a strong feeling of distrust. They are shots of gun, money, and women. These are all shown in a negative light and it makes the reader have a certain distrust the movie wants to put off due to the opening title images.
How is the genre reinforced through symbolic and technical codes from the outset?
 Due to the fact that we are doing an action movie, they relate to this by giving graphics of guns shooting off and the main points of the slides fading in and out, almost if they are reacting to the guns. They also edit in a rainbow of colors to bright the darkness to life and give an eerie feeling to the reader.
How does the film establish an enigma from the outset?
This is done by simply keeping the scenes dark. They are hard to see what exactly is going on because they only show a piece of a gun or person, this means the viewer has to try extra hard to see a little bit of the scene, and because they are all high profile items, you can start to build a profile of what exactly the movie is going to encompass pretty quick.
What stratagies are used to ensure the film appeals to its target audience?
The biggest strategy they used is the audio and more specifically, the music. It switches and I think they are using popular music from the time of the movies release. This will draw in the crowds as they can feel more for the movie as it uses popular sounds they know and love.
How has technology been used effectively? 
Technology was used very effectively. They edit in lots of things like black walls and gun effects to draw in the viewer. They also use the camera when a person comes on scene but only use a wide shot to get the whole person. There is a lack of shots but the editing ties the whole title part together as it is what gives the title scenes flair and excitement.

Title Research: Watch the Titles

        Before we even begin filming, we have to know which aspects of the action genre opening sequences we will use. To do this and get a more in-depth look, we need to do a substantial amount of research. To make the research credible we need to be able to research from many sources, so that we can absorb many different aspects which fall into our genre. With this being said, and us using "Art of the Title" to research. It will be nice to be able to do research from another source. this will allow a bigger range of films that can be watched. Which then also allows for a bigger range of aspects to be noted. The other website we are conducting research on the action film opening sequences is "Watch the Titles". This website is quite similar to "Art of the Titles" because it offers the beginning sequences of different films. When on the website we just need to choose are genre. Once we've selected our genre, we can begin watching the opening sequences to action films. Since the research on both websites are the same, we will continue to use the same strategies to make notes on the  aspects of the opening sequence. We will take very close notes on the transitions, fonts, sizes, and placements of all the titles and write them done. With this information we can compare the notes of all the films we watched. During the discussion, we will defiantly mentions what we like and don't like about the aspects of the opening sequence of each one we watch. Then we may proceed and choose the final aspects that will be implemented to our final film.   

Title Research: Art of the Title

       Once we've wrapped up our genre research and concluded that our chosen genre was action, we now have to research the aspects of this genre. One of the first aspects of movie that appear before the film itself are the titles. Usually the titles in the beginning of the film are used to provide a complete showing of the production crew and cast. With this being said, we were assigned to visit the "Art of the Title" website to do some research on the titles of films. Since our genre is action, we will only be watching and paying attention to the titles of action films. When watching the beginning of the movies, we will fully direct the different aspects of the titles : placement, font, etc. While watching the beginning of these movies we will take notes on each of those things. This will help us when making or inserting titles into our film because we will know the commonalties of the action genre titles. On top of looking at the titles themself, we also were assigned to research the surrounding aspects of the title as well. For example, we were assigned to count how many titles there are. On top of that we also have to look at the prioritized images in the opening sequence. We have to notice technical codes and symbolic codes and how they are reinforced from the outset. "Art of the Title" provides a diverse range of genres to research. While on this website, we will look for action films to watch. We will watch a set of action films and determine the commonalities and differences. Once the research has been done we can discuss the aspect we do and don't like. Once we have discussed the aspects, we can now pick and choose what aspects we will use for our titles and opening sequence.

Final Genre Research: Avengers End Game

  The movie I am analyzing in this blog is Avengers End Game. The beginning of the movie used a lot of long shots. For example, when Hawkeye was teaching his daughter how to shoot a bow and arrow. You could see their entire bodies, as well as objects on either side of them. Another common camera angle was medium shot. One example of this being used was when Black Widow was talking to the other avengers. Some examples of mice en scene in the genre that showed up in the beginning of the movie were a house in the countryside, and a spaceship. The house was surrounded by a big grassy field, and a lot of trees. There was a lot of diegetic sound, and also a soundtrack. The beginning consisted mainly of cut scenes, with a couple of dissolve transitions. There wasn't a lot of action in the beginning scenes, however we did get to see what happened to the characters from the last movie. Some elements I liked, were the wide angle of the entire space ship, and the suspense when you don't know if Iron Man will live or die. There weren't any elements I didn't necessarily like.

        The middle of the movie is where you start to see more action. Some of the camera angles in the middle of this movie were wide angles, and pan shots. There is a scene that uses a crane shot too. As for mice en scene, they are in a SHIELD building for most of the middle. There is diegetic sound in the middle of the movie. There is also non diegetic sound, and a soundtrack. There was more action in this part of the movie. For example there is a scene where Captan America is fighting himself on a bridge. This scene is a perfect example of what an action movie should have. There were many cutscenes in this part of the movie. Some of the elements i likes were the action, and the suspense. There are still no elements that I disliked in the movie. 

        Some camera angles used in the end of the movie were tracking shots, wide angles, and eye level shots. When the hulk notices a man sitting on the bench, they use a tracking shot. There was also a medium shot when they showed the hulk looking at Captan America. The mice en scene was a forrest, and the inside of a household many years ago. There was diegetic sound, non diegetic sound, and a soundtrack. There was even a sound motif for Captan America. At the end of the movie, they played a different soundtrack and then rolled the credits. There weren't many elements of action in the end of the movie. Some elements I liked were when they showed what Captan America had been doing when he went back in time. There wasn't any action in the end which was kind of disappointing.