Thursday, 25 April 2013

'Dreamcatcher' Title Sequence

Please click the link below to see the title sequence from a 2003 film called 'Dreamcatcher' and come back to my blog to see what I liked about it.

What did I like about this opening sequence?

I liked the graphics used in this opening sequence, because they were reasonably simple with a glow/shadow effect to them and they appeared often. I also liked the music used as it created suspence although there was no synchronous action to match what was being displayed. I liked that there was no scenes from the actual sequence shown but the music and the features it did show kept my attention and had me engaged.

What made it a successful opening?

I think this was a successful opening because of the music used, which was quite mysterious and creates a sense of suspence. We dont actually get to see the opening sequence of this but we almost see elements of the mise-en-scene, as we see different locations like a snowed over forest and we see icicles, a lot of elements of water are shown, like ice, snow the sea etc. This creates a very cold feel and connotes that Dreamcatcher will be set in a very cold area, where maybe people are cold hearted. The mise-en-scene just leaves the audience thinking and questionning what the actual piece is going to be about and therefore makes them want to watch the whole thing, this is what makes it a successful opening sequence.

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