Friday, January 31, 2020

Title Research: THE REAPING

     Hey world, it's Aniyah! Today we are going to be researching and reviewing the title scene of The Reaping on watchthetitles.com. The genres of this movie are horror and thriller, the same as our movie. There are 7 questions that are going to be answered and explained in this blog.
The Questions
Q1: The first question is How many titles are displayed during the opening sequences to the film?
A:There are 27 titles that are displayed during the opening sequence of the film. These titles include the names of the actors, directors, screenplay, producers, executive producers, etc.
Q2: The second question is What images are prioritized in the opening sequence? 
A:The images that were prioritized in this film were as simple as leaves, stone walls, microscopic images, eyes(specifically eyelashes),  bursts of ink, and I cannot make out what some of the images are because they are so zoomed in.
Q3: The third question is What connotations do the images carry?
A: The connotations that these pictures carry are suspense. How much they zoom in the pictures show how they don't want you want you to know what those items or things are. The simple items like the leaves, bricks, or stone walls may represent something bigger then itself. These pictures urge the viewer to continue watching the movie.
Q4: How is the genre reinforced through symbolic and technical codes from the outset?
A:  The genre is reinforced through symbolic codes is the images. They represent something bigger than itself.
Q5: How does the film establish an enigma from the outset?
A: The film establishes an enigma because it builds up suspense by not knowing what the images that are very zoomed in are. For the images you can see, you don't know how they would be significant in the movie. The music also plays a big part in building up the enigma(the mystery.) For example if there was happy, upbeat music you would think that the movie is positive and possibly a comedy. In this specific movie opening there was mysterious and eerie music. This music was setting the tone for the whole movie.
Q6: What strategies are used to ensure the film appeals to its target audience?
A: The strategies that are being used to ensure the film appeals to its target audience are the film needed to show how their movie is going to be different from others. Another strategy used was they showed what company was producing this movie. In this case it was Warner Bros. Warner Bros company is very well known and liked. Some big movies they produced were, The Exorcist, The Dark Knight, Aquaman, and many more popular films.
Q7: How has technology been used effectively?
A: While answering this question I considered all of the following, camera angles,transitions, and editing. For editing they have to merge together all the images and videos. They also have to edit in all the titles as well as the music.

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