Film Opening Research #2 - Silence of the lambs
how many titles are displayed during the opening sequences to the film? 14 titles are displayed throughout the opening sequences. Two being the company's that produced the movie, and they rest being famous actors within the film. what images are prioritized in the opening sequence? In the first opening sequence, the first scene is a women running (our main character.) You are led to assume she is being chased, before being revealed that she is at a training camp for cops. It then transitions to her in the police office, and questioning about the new case. what connotations do the images carry? The beginning makes us assume she is in danger. We start feeling fearful of her, and indirectly assume she is weak since she is already being chased. However, when it is revealed to us gradually that it is a military camp, our perspective quickly changes that she is strong and can take care of herself. This sudden perspective change is more powerful then just directly telling the audie...
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