Analysis of Sound - Jack Reacher

• The fast-paced music slowly builds attention and connotes the genre of the movie will be action.

• When the visuals track to the city skyscrapers, the trumpet suddenly got very louder which suggests something unusual will happen in the city - crime scenes.

• The heart racing non-diegetic sound along with the on-screen diegetic sound allows audience to question, what is happening? What are they doing? The close up shot also further create the mystery.

• The loud orchestra background music generate a rushed feeling and makes audience wonder - almost like a pressure and that help sets the mode. 

• The music quiets down and change to an even faster paced music and that builds a bit of confusion. Who is in the van and what are they doing here. This makes the audience focus and engage with the film.  

• As soon as the character got out of the car, the music changed to a softer, light tune while slowly being more and more quiet. This contribute to the theme of mystery which was also helped by visuals as we have only seen the character's feet and don't know who that is.

• When they started showing his face, the music also gradually got louder and louder which signifies something is about to happen since he also looked at his watch and was carrying a gun in his hands - codes and convention of an action, crime film.  

• The non-diegetic sound stopped as soon as he held his gun up and was about to aim. It gives the feeling it is happening like your heart beat has stopped which makes audience's curiosity stronger and it fascinates them what is about to happen. 

• The stop of non-diegetic sound also helps audience focus on the 'breathing' of the character which show signs of him being nervous. This can help decide which kind of character he is in the audience's view. The heart beat sounds near the end also connotes the nervousness.  

• The loud gun sound can be quite shocking to audience as there isn't any music to distract them and they were made very focus/engaging beforehand. 

Analysis of Sound - Batman Begins

• The sound of bats connotes 'batman' begins, this is like a sign for audience to identify the movie. 

• It begins with fast-paced non-diegetic music slowly fading in suggests the genre of this movie is action.

• The music also creates a sense of mystery which lead audience into foreshadowing the crime/violence that may happen later on. It slowly builds up the tension. 

• The loud 'bang' when he drop creates a sense of shock;  this builds tension and allows audience to engage more with the movie. 

• At around 1.00 the change of mystery music match the way the boy thinks - worried and curious. 

• The silence proves to audience that it was just a nightmare and release the tension built before. 

• When he wakes up, the non-diegetic sound stops and there is only the sound of the conversation and off-screen diegetic from outside. This will change the audience's focus to the conversion instead of the visual. 

• When the visual cuts to something else, the  music slowly fades in again to build up curiosity of where the protagonist is and what he is doing. 

• The language they used in the dialogue is simple English and they have done this because it will further makes it look like the protagonist is in a foreign country that don't speak English. 

In this opening sequence, I have realised they stop the background music when there are conversations or actions (punching) going on. They will slowly fades in the music when there is no specific on-screen diegetic sound. This will make the audience focus on a certain thing more than other in certain situations. 

Analysis of Sound - The Dark Knight (2008)

• As soon as the visual enters, a 'Boom' sounds to get attention from audience and to suggests the show is starting.

• The diegetic sound of cars in the background connotes this scene is from a big, busy city.

• The music slowly gets louder and louder to build tension. It also gets the audience ready for something big to happen (action scenes).

• When the glass shattered, powerful beats starts to fade in which makes the audience wonder and question what's happening/ what are they going to do.

• The sound of drums further build the tension and switching to a different scene with a conversion creates more curiosity and mystery.

• The diegetic sound of the guns loading contribute to the codes and convention of this movie - crime, action. This is a way of letting the audience identify the genre. 

• The non-diegetic creates a sense of secrecy to signify the crime they are going to get involved in. 

• The off-screen screaming also makes the audience nervous and scared. 

• The language used is very rough and include some slangs - this express they are the criminals and are people who wasn't very well educated.
  

Analysis of Title Sequence - Hostage 2005

What is included? 
They have mainly based their theme on stencil art and the codes and conventions that you would see in a crime, action movie/drama. For example, guns, police cars and others. This allow audience to know what genre this movie/drama is and gives them a rough idea of what is featured in it. The stencil theme act as an addition towards the rebellion and represents how they could not be seen with what they do. 

What font/colours used and why?
The colours used are mainly black, red, white and different shades of grey. The red relate to the danger and violence in the movie where as the black suggests the people who are hiding and white as the police and detectives. The composition of the titles are placed in-between objects which made it very interesting and unique to audience. The font used is bold and sans serif; this therefore don't take too much attention because it is not overly fancy but at the same time have enough attention for audience to realise them along with the background. 

The order of the credits are: 
Film Companies...
Production Companies...
A Film By...
Famous Actor's Name
(Name of Film)
More Famous Actor's Name
Casting By...
Music By...
Co-Producer..
Costume Designer..
Edited By...
Production Designer...
Director of Photography...
Executive Producers...
Produced By...
Based On...
Screenplay By...
Directed By...

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Analysis of Title Sequence - True Detective 2014

What is included? 
A series of edited photos are included. The photos are usually 2 photos combined together and both low in opacity so you can see both images at the same time. This could suggest that things need to be solve deeply to find the truth. There isn't any transitions between each photo therefore it could connote that being a detective is something quite straight forward and they need to follow certain rules. 

What font/colours used and why?
The titles are in dark brown or white depending on what colour background it is on. For example, if the background is dark then they would use white whereas when the background is light they would use dark brown. They have done this because it is easier to see what it said when the colours contrast among each other. They have used sans serif font and that tells me it is about a serious topic and it is targeted at a older audience. This further contribute to the detective theme since it is very straight forward and neat. 

The order of the credits are: 
Famous Actor's Names...
Casting By...
Music By...
Costume Designer...
Editor...
Production Designer...  
Director of Photography... 
Co-Producer...
Producer...
Executive Producers...
(Name of Movie/Drama) 
Created By...
Written By...

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Analysis of Title Sequence - ParaNorman 2012

What is included? 
A lot of animations and drawings are included. They have created it to be a bit like a marvel comic with the bright, bold colours.  It change to a different title/slide by using different effects like swipe screen, moving to the side and a character pops up or something slowly zooming out. A cartoon version of the character often moves and then freezes before the name of the actors are shown. In between a few names, they have included some animated screens to make it less boring to watch. 

What font/colours used and why?
The font used is very 3D, bubble writing-like and that could give the impression that it's not a very serious movie and suitable for younger audiences. The style is also very comic and cartoon-like, which further suggests it is a PG movie. The colours used are mainly primary colours and that can be seen as adventurous - stands out well and catches people's attention. 

The order of the credits are: 
Directed by...
Written by…
Produced by…
(Actor's Names)
Lead Animators…
Director of Photography…
Production Designer…
Edited by…
Music by…
Creative Supervision… 
Visual Effect Supervisor… 
Animation Supervisor…
Concept Artists…
Character Designer… 
Character Sculptor… 

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Analysis of Opening Sequences - Casino Royale

Action, Crime and Thriller 
Armed with a license to kill, Secret Agent James Bond sets out on his first mission as 007 and must defeat a weapons dealer in a high stakes game of poker at Casino Royale, but things are not what they seem.

The pre-credit of the sequence gives the audience a rough idea of what the storyline is about.  It starts with Bond's trademark gun barrel with James Bond character as the central figure and that connotes it is a action, crime genre film. Also, Bond is the only character introduced in the whole sequence to show his importance in the film. 

The usage of white and black in the sequence suggests the contrast between the relationship of the good and bad. The red used signifies the passion and possibly the love for his girls. The use of the aces, clovers, hearts, diamonds relate back to the theme of the title - casino and card playing. As the animation pan on scene, it is like showing his story and the role in his job(spy) with the guns and fighting; which also represents the dangers and how it may be life-threatening. The soundtrack is face paced and tense which emphasise the chasing and fighting, which also builds up tension and have a right mindset for the film. 

Analysis of Opening Sequence - Fast & Furious 6

Action, Crime and Thriller
Hobbs has Dom and Brian reassemble their crew in order to take down a mastermind who commands an organization of mercenary drivers across 12 countries. Payment? Full pardons for them all.

They have started the film with a recap from the previous 5 Fast & Furious. "Let's go for a little ride" suggests "let's have a recap" and as the audience recall things from past, it helps them relate to the story more quickly. 

A montage of close-up shots of the interior design in a car at a fast pace which connotes the idea of fast cars and racing. The protagonists were introduced at the very beginning without any mystery because audience already know who they are and what they do from the previous Fast & Furious films. The flash back of the crashing, chasing, explosions suggests the danger and fun of the game/mission. 

The soundtrack is specifically recorded for this film's title sequence and they have matched some of the wording in the song with the visual from the film. For example: 'in the dark' and it shows a picture of Vin Diesel lighting up from the dark. 

The order of characters introduced is the order of their role's importance in the film. They have also layout the titles in the same way, firstly the production companies; Universal Pictures then the main actors' names; Vin Diesel, Paul Walker then director, costume designer and so on. 

Analysis of Opening Sequence - Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

Action, Adventure and Crime
Sherlock Holmes and his sidekick Dr. Watson join forces to outwit and bring down their fiercest adversary, Professor Moriarty.

The use of vintage items such as the typewriter suggests the time period is set in the pass. For the production company logos, they have sketched it to fit in with the old, aged idea and makes the audience feel like it is part of the movie. The clothing also suggests it is not set in present time as the characters wore corsets dresses and old-fashioned classic suits. 

The protagonist is introduced through the narration (sound bridged) which shows it is 'his' story. There was a few over head shots and close up shots on grabbing beans/rice to establish the setting. To build the tension, a bomb scene was included and it didn't show what happened afterwards which makes audience want to know. The interesting use of track, mid shot framing of the women (no face, just body) creates a sense of mystery and makes audience question who she is. 

There is no music at the very beginning and then slowly/quietly fades in which gets attention and builds mood. The background music they use is fast and up-beat which suggest this is an action movie. It is also very subtle in the background to allow mood building up but at the same time not over powering the diegetic sound. 

However the plot is unclear which makes the audience wonder and want to watch on.