We were asked to research into how we know what genre the film will be. To do this we watched a few openings and analysed what genre we thought they were and how we knew this. To do this i collected a wide range of different film openings and analysed each of them, commenting on things like sound, setting, and titles, that help the audience know the genre.
Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels- Crime, Gangter, Thriller
The genre of this film is most like Crime as the opening starts with a man selling stolen products on the street. The titles are slightly muddled and untidy which also suggests they are a bit rough and criminals. The main character is shown to be slightly dodgy most likely from london trying to make a profit. The thing that most suggests the theme of Crime is the police near the end of the sequence. Police is closely related to crime.
Saving Private Ryan- Action, History
The genre of Saving Private Ryan is historical. This is shown by the font of the titles, The American flag that dominates the beginning and the characters introduced in the first minute. The main character is relatively old suggesting that it might go back in time. The most iconic thing about the historical genre is the graves shown nearer the end. They way they are placed and the fact they are all the same lets the audience know that they are from a war that has already taken place.
Wall-E, Family Animation
The genre of Wall-E is clearly family animation as the film is actual a animation, and its made by a popular company. This will help me as for my opening as i should include names of producers etc that relate to my film genre. The music could be seen as a juxtapostion, but this lets the audiance know its a family film as its jolly and fun.
Scott Pilgram vs. the World- Comedy, Fantasy, Action
I couldnt come up with a definate genre for this opening, as its got alot of different parts. The main signifiers came from the beggining as you can see it could be a comedy because of the comic, cartoon effects in the clip. This also shows that its going to be a fantasy film becuase it looks like it is from a comic book sequence. The action part come from the quick paced shots and the music compliments this.
Zombieland- Comedy, Adventure
This opening is clearly a comedic look on a action horror. The action and horror is shown through the blood, which signifies danger and violence, the characters are Zombies and as the film is called Zombieland this also lets the audience know its going to be a horror. The background music lets you know that the film is dark and heavy, the titles compliment this. You can see the film is going to be a comedy as some of the situations shown are out of the ordinary and are comical.
Dear John- Dramitc Romance
Dear John is shown to be a dramatic comedy in this opening. Its a very serious scene as the main character has been shot while he is serving for the army. The scene has no sound apart from the non-diegetic voice-over. This heightens the drama in the piece, as you focus more on what the character is saying and what he says is very emotional. You only know its a romance right at the end when he says the last thing he thought of after her got shot, was 'You' which is obviously a girl he is thinking about and speaking to.
Dawn of the Dead- Horror, Action
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OF89Do8mVXs
The theme of this opening is shown well through the titles. They are extremely detailed and remind the audience of blood and terror. In the beginning instead of music, there are screams and a heartbeat in the background. this builds suspense for the rest of the film. Questions are asked about the characters in the film, the responses are limited and frightening to the audience. There is then music played, its country music and extremely jolly, this is a clear juxtaposition highlighting the fact that something is wrong in this film. The jump cuts and actions happening in this piece let the audience know that the film is full of action.
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