/// FILM OPENING EG6 Hot Fuzz

• WT2 - pseudo indie - not indie but low budget
• Conventional first shot being outdoors but not in World's End
• Extreme Long-shot
• Straight cut - no fade in
• Rule of thirds - not concrete however light part is centered
• Giving some exposition
• Verisimilitude - props in mise-en-scene (folders)
• Sound of sirens giving exposition
• Doors opening alongside explosion sound effect (cuts sharply when doors open) - signifier of comedy
• Diegetic sound of doors opening - often exaggerated to create a larger effect
• Rushing character - connotes serious and taking job seriously - possibly central protagonist
• Junior company is represented by 'In association with'
• First cut using disguised cut (effective and something to think about for personal film opening)
• 31 seconds opening long take
• Exposition with close-up to focus on stern, serious expression
• comedic when badge comes out and shows exact same expression
• exaggerated walk links to comedy genre as well
• the long sustained note forces tension
• Camera is also tracking in
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/// VODCAST2 preparation: Titles (NOTES)

THE RAW NUMBERS

• Usually see around 3-4
• Total time can vary as some go up to 2 minutes but other can end at around 20 seconds

THE SPECIFIC WORDING + ORDER

• When referring to a company, the text will usually say 'In association with' or 'presents'
• When the director is mentioned, it might say 'a film directed by'
• Actors will be referred to as 'introducing', 'starring' or 'featuring'
• If the director is an auteur, their name is likely to be either first for emphasis, or last

THE DESIGN

• The fonts change based on the genre 
• Usually serif fonts would be associated with horror/slasher/thriller style of genre
• When there is a bigger star, they will earn a bigger title as the aim of the production is to bring more people in with the star power
• if it is an auteur director, their name is likely to be larger and have a greater focus on it
• Upper case fonts usually bring a larger focus to them, so the important parts might have a large upper case font
• The upper case font also depends on the genre as it doesn't fit with genres like romance
• Colour also depends on the genre
• A horror might have a red or blue tint (intertextualising Halloween if blue)

FX, ANIMATION

• Zombieland is an example of a movie including interactive titles
• This is a countertype as most titles are static

/// VODCAST1 preparation: Idents, Companies, Production Context (NOTES)

WHAT ARE IDENTS?

• Idents are placed towards the start of a movie
• They identify all companies mainly involved in the production of the movie
• Average length of around 6-7 seconds per ident
• Adds up to around 20-30 seconds in total
• The typical ident is a simple style
• The standard is to have 2-4 idents before the opening of the film
• This alters for indie movies as they can occasionally have none
• When the conglomerate is larger, they will have more screen time for their idents (Big 5)
• Big 5 don't usually use audio bridges either
• Idents can also be altered depending on the genre

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Idents examples from LouisHodges3

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