Opening Sequence

Group Presentation

Vanessa Justino Delia Dan

Anna Azevedo Andreea Cristea

Genres: Crime | Drama | Thriller

Lord of War" is an action adventure story set in the world of international arms dealing.

Release Date:14 October 2005 (UK)

An arms dealer confronts the morality of his work as he is being chased by an Interpol agent.

Lord of war opening sequence http://

www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHn1zogeyO4

Target to be mostly for men who likes cold and aggressive things:SoldiersMechanic Men aged 30+

This is because the film is about war, death and machinery and this kind of things most men enjoyed

ELEMENTS• Computer old writing illustrate that the film is based on old

facts• Pace- slow• Dark blue and green = cold atmosphere illustrating death,

risk, gripping and intimidating• Birth and death (metaphor)= illustrating that creating a bullet is preparing to end other things life

• Sound: The sound is non diegetic meaning only the audience can hear the music playing, and not the characters in the scene.

• Special Effects: The bullet noises, slow motion• Transitions: are smooth illustrating that the bullet have a straightway

target

ELEMENTS

Font / TitlesFont / TitlesOld computer use - Printed TextIt is used to suggest the film is set in the olden days.

If it was handwritten it would show emotion as it is a human writing and also by the way the curves of the writing it done e.g.: if its shaky it would show that the person is afraid, nerves. As it is a war film, no emotions are shown as you cant let emotions hit you…

SoundSoundNon - DiegeticOnly the Audience can Hear the music and not the characters in the scene.

Buffalo Springfield - For What Its Worth

The speed of the song is slow with a continues rhythm, showing peace as it has no adrenalin (fast beat) on the song to speed are hearts to give that excitement.

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Camera Movement Camera Movement Tilt

Tilt are often used to show the vertical significance of something.

Pan

Pan are used to show the viewer more of the scenery. Also often used to show views from high places

In this case it was used, to show which person picked up the bullet...

Hand held camera movement can make the audience feel as though they are part of a scene, making more realistic.

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Special Effects & Camera Special Effects & Camera ShotShotSlow Motion

It was used to create that impact on the audience creating more emotion as it takes longer then normal life for the bullet to hit..Close Up The close up shot is used to show where the bullet is aimed, giving a better view. Aiming to shock and feel sense of disgust.

Point of ViewPoint of ViewThis is POV shot showing life from the sight of the Bullet.

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ImageImage

Red, Yellow orange, BrowWarm colours showing that the bullet have just been used. Showing fear, angriness, revenge.

Denotation : Bullet & Guns

Connotation : It reveals a Murder, War theme.

Transitions : Fade in & Fade outSmooth and flow from scene to scene.

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SE7EN

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEZK7mJoPLY&feature=player_embedded

This is a YouTube video of the opening sequence of Seven.

Two detectives, a rookie and a veteran, hunt a serial killer who uses the seven deadly sins as his modus operandi.

Genres: Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Release Date: 5 January 1996 (UK)

Font/Titles

Flashing and changing•Makes it freaky•Shows the movie genre

Close ups + extreme close ups•To show the object detailed•Makes it tricky because it does not show persons emotions and just objects and hands.

Camera shots

•By the fonts you can tell that is tricky and it makes your heart beat faster because it flashes.

ImagesDenotation: -scrapbook - book with a lot of handwriting

Connotation: -taking of identity - connotation of torture

Target audience

The certification for (Se7en) in the UK was an 18+, as the graph shows most males and

females between the ages of 18 and 29 gave a high rating for this movie. As the age range

increases (Se7en) got a lower rating.

•18 +•Persons interested in thriller genre

The Texas ChainsawGenre and Conventions!!

Horror It builds fear, also their plot summary includes themes of violence, death, terror and mental illness. People who attend to watch horror movies they are usually known as a member of the horror convention.

Conventions:•Killing•Evil•Death•Screams•Darkness•Violence•Revenge•Madness

Personal Human, handwritten font

Font/Title

Printed text- its just a form of writing >.<

They use these kind of writing in hospitals when you need to complete a form.

• Shows someone must have had some mental problems.

Camera ShotsLong shot which show what is around the houseThis is where the setting Fills the frame, we see the subject in relation to their surrounding the setting dominates.

Extreme close up shot to the eye- show emotions of he is scared- he is in danger

Extablishing shot- show what happened in that farm, it sets the scene

Tell the audience of what is going on .

Special Effects• Animation • Flashback• Rewind• Slow motions

Loads of effect to make people get confused.

• Fade in with a overlapped• Fade in fade out And dissolve

Transitions

There is different speeds of the cuts.

Because the quick cuts make people heart beat faster….

There is slow cuts- then long shots which then goes faster – builds attention- suspense

Editing/Pace

There are Non-Diagetic sounds this what the character can’t hear

These sound are scary it goes low and high and also slowDrum beats also show continuity, and its also the sound and the symbol of heart beats

Sounds

Images

Denotation it mean that what it is actually on the screen like the baby picture on fire

Connotation is what it is symbolizing, the picture on the fire show that someone is burning there memory someone doesn’t want to remember their childhood- maybe cause it was too bad ( abuse, torcher)

A picture of a news paper saying Texas Town Dies -

Meaning something most of happened in that town.

Who is the Target Audience??

Age group: for this particular horror genre the age group should be 16 and up.•Those people who likes scary movies.•Can take scary movies, blood, violence.. Etc.

Why and how do I know??Teenagers like getting high blood pressure. Its always interesting by no one knows the killer, it makes you watch the movie. It is for age 16 mostly males are like these movies.

Girls love more romantic or action movies.

Scary, creepy, and downright disturbing images have existed in film as long as we have had the ability to watch them, horror is most popular with teenagers and twenty-something’s.