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Film Opening Sequence Analysis *Comment on the following aspects in relation to your film opening title sequence choice

EDWARD SCISSORHANDSName: Sadie Bailey My Analysis Supporting Images

Cinematography & Camera Techniques In the film opening title sequence I chose from the film Edward

scissor hands, a camera technique that is used Is a close up of the mansion were Edward was made and the camera is making a fast movement up the steps leading to the mansion, then an extreme close up of Edwards makers face.Another camera technique that is used is a zoom, were the camera zooms out from the hands that appear on the screen when the titles are coming up so they can see the hands.


Visual Effects & Colour Scheme

The visual effects used in the film opening title sequence is mainly black and light blue/ white colours and snowing falling throughout the opening credits , this gives a gloomy effect , different shapes of snow fall down in front of the camera making it look like a children’s film because of the calm music playing in the background.


Genre Conventions The opening titles of Edward scissor hands , starts off with snow falling giving the audience an idea that it might be set around Christmas time, also because of the way it is set out with snow on the screen when the credits are coming up like it would in a children’s film but the main colours are black white and a misty blue, giving It a somewhat scary effect.

Narrative The start of the opening titles shows snow falling down the screen giving off the idea that it might be set in the winter around Christmas time making the audience think it is a Christmas film , we can tell this by the dark colours of mainly blue and black and the white colour of white on the text and the snow.Then later in the opening credits the cameras shows a pair of scissors emphasizing the fact that the film is called Edward scissorhands, then the camera zooms out and we see a pair of hands which gives the idea that they could have been Edwards hands before he got scissors as hands.


Editing Techniques The editing techniques used in the are the visual effects used which are using the dark colours in the background of the opening title sequence which are mostly black and blue, and the way the camera goes over the steps and statues which are outside the mansion and are covered in dust showing that no one lives there anymore , also how the writing comes out of the screen making it look 3d, the camera then zooms into the credits making it look like writing is going around the camera.


Title Credit Design The title credit design used in the film opening title sequence are a white colour making them stand out against the dark black and blue background and they are coming out of the screen sideways giving them a 3d effect.

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