Conventions of a film opening,
Codes used to cones this convention (e.g. technical, symbolic, written)
The hook:
Tells us exactly what the films about
Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman - people could like watching films with these characters in.
Set the scene:
Urban, night time and daytime, big buildings. Camera technique shows the area exactly where the film/scene is set.
Introduce characters:
Well known characters
Brad Pitt - first name in the credits
Morgan Freeman - straight away in the film and second in the credits.
Introduce the genre:
Crime and thriller because of all the props used within the opening credits.
Credits:
Colour makes the feel seem like it's going to be morbid and bad things could happen throughout the whole film.
Narrative:
Investigation.
Thursday, 18 October 2012
Titles Research
This is a picture of the opening scene of Casino Royale
This is a video of the opening scene of Casino Royale
Here is my timeline of the opening credits for Casino Royale
Thursday, 4 October 2012
Codes and Conventions
Codes:
Technical Codes:
Which include camera techniques, framing, depth of field, Mise en scene, editing, lighting and sound;
Symbolic Codes:
Written Codes:
In the form of headlines, captions, speech bubbles and language style.
Conventions:
Media students
identify three categories of codes that may be used to
convey meanings in media messages:
Technical Codes:
Which include camera techniques, framing, depth of field, Mise en scene, editing, lighting and sound;
Symbolic Codes:
Which
refer to objects, setting, body language,
clothing and colour.
Written Codes:
In the form of headlines, captions, speech bubbles and language style.
Conventions:
Conventions are the generally
accepted ways of doing something, and in the case of media texts, they are
generally accepted patterns of code that communicate a particular message.
There are general conventions in any medium, such as the use of quotes in a print article, but conventions are also genre specific. For example, in Westerns fights scenes are generally shot from a low angle, the setting is usually dusty and desolate, and even the sounds used within the scene are conventional.
There are general conventions in any medium, such as the use of quotes in a print article, but conventions are also genre specific. For example, in Westerns fights scenes are generally shot from a low angle, the setting is usually dusty and desolate, and even the sounds used within the scene are conventional.
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