3. The first credits are Presented in a book which represents
that there is a story to Tell. When the page is flipped in the book
the next credit is shown 'New Line Cinema', production company The
book is bigger then the credit which signifies it's importance From
the first credit, suspense is built, this matches the genre of a
thriller 'An Arnold Kopelson production.' Reversed to show there
are two sides as this is a psychological thriller American film
producer The titles are then placed in the right order The
simplicity of black and white The contrast of the different Types
of texts represents the different personalities The film producers
name is shown twice to show The significance
4. The use of the files being in the background while the title
is small represents it's significance and connotates that the film
is based around a mystery The title includes a number seven which
represents it has something to do with 7 aspects The title being in
between the files expresses the idea that the number has
significance and their trying to work something out The colour red
signifies danger and blood There is a piece of paper Underneath
with writing on it which shows detective work The title 'music' is
written twice, the music in the background becomes louder and this
signifies it's importance The titles look hand written This
signifies That somebody must have written it The picture of the man
has been scratched at the eyes, this hides the identity and builds
suspense from the very start The light is in a circle, this
represents a Detectives lamp, it shows the importance by Making the
rest of the screen Black, and this engages The audience
5. One Hour Photo
6. The background is on a piece of film Which connotates the
name of the film The name of the distributor is Present, the word
'pictures' also relates to the idea that the title I s on a pice of
film The font is small to signify that the background at that time
has significance The flash represents the camera flash this gives
an introduction what t he film is based around The background has
tick boxes This shows that the film is Based around pictures The
shot is cut when the flash appears, shows mystery The colours are
Saturated which Connotates the bleak background of the story The
colours fade, this Represents the development of a photo The word
'killer' Foreshadows the background which is a picture of a room
turned on its head, this gives the audience an insight of the basis
of the film There are numbers On the screen Which show the
Development of Pictures and the Number of that Individual who is
Getting their photos Developed The child in the background Is in an
x-ray colour, this shows To the audience the process Of having a
picture produced The background is the main Focus and the titling
is very minimal The colour of the titles connotate purity, this
reflects to the audience as its a child
7. The title of the film flashes into a picture of a man this
tells the audience that he could be one of the main characters as
this is the title of the film The man looks very distressed in the
picture, this signifies to the audience that this may be how the
main character feels The title is bigger and it is in the middle of
the screen, this signifies the importance of the words, it's very
direct to make the audience aware This title includes a signature
this represents to the audience that the film may be about privacy
and having permission This title is on a black screen this
represents that it is mysterious to the audience, and this
character may have a special meaning The title includes a fade and
this signifies to the audience that a photo is being processed The
contrast between white, red and black signifies to the audience
that there are different types of characters throughout the film.
White represents purity, red connoatates love and black connotates
danger of darkness The eyes are blurred out which represents that
the character is in distress or has been looking at something and
is getting in trouble for doing something A child's feet are
present in this shot which represents a child is involved in the
pictures The music in the background contrast with the child's feet
as it represents their in danger or going to be harmed The titles
are in the middle of the screen with the feet surrounding them,
acting like a border
8. Taken
9. The contrast of the red and black represents danger The slim
font of writing is a reflection of the shapes of the buildings
below The buildings at the bottom of the screen, set the scene of
what setting the film will be shot in The way the title glides
across the screen is similar to a plane, this fits in as previously
a plane flies across The titles dont take up that much space, but
as the background is black the audience are focused on the titles
The use of fade engages the audience The music changes and speeds
up, it also becomes a lot lower and a splat of blood appears The
blood could suggest that something bad is going to happen and
danger may occur in the film The buildings at the bottom of the
screen act as a border for the titles.
10. The titles at the beginning are typed out as there revealed
They give the audience the impression that its a type of message
Through the titles being typed it signifies to the audience that
its going to have a meaning behind it and this could foreshadow the
seriousness of the film The Taken fades, acting as clouds when the
plane appears As the background is dark it represents a sky, this
signifies to the audience that something bad will happen The use of
a plane being one of the first moving images suggests to the
audience it must have significance and the film must include a
holiday or something happening abroad
