RESEARCH: ART OF THE TITLE-DEADPOOL

    http://www.artofthetitle.com/title/deadpool/

Deadpool is a 2016 American superhero comedy film directed by Tim Miller and written by Rhett Reese. The film is based on the Marvel comics, where the names of the characters are the same.

The opening credits are presented going though a frozen frame of violence in a car, there are items being thrown, coffee being spilt and battered bodies about. As the camera goes through the freeze frame the production company are named first which is 'The Twentieth Fox', it then moves and shows that it is associated with Marvel entertainment. Within the credits some mockery is added in, instead of showing the principle characters it shows 'starring God's Perfect Idiot' and 'hot chick'. It also doesn't name any important people such as the producer but instead its says "produced by asshats"

The opening is presented using many different props and has been made very active which gives the audience an idea of the type of film it is. By the main character being show last gives us the bigger picture helping the audience understand more of what's going on as it starts to zoom out from the car so we can see more.

The opening works well as it will draw in the audience by the shock and surprise of whats happening, its not the typical superhero film. By the time the opening is over and the camera has zoomed out it brings up many questions for the audience which will encourage them to continue watching to see what happens. The music and editing also helps as it brings irony to the opening. The song is very calming singing about angles and wouldn't usually be played with what is actually going on in the opening but the song makes a contrast between the visuals and music. This also adds to the mockery that the film is all about.

THE BUSINESS OF FILM RESEARCH

I have recently started a media course on the website Future learn, its all about the business of film. It will help me have a stronger understanding of how films are produced and the business behind film making. It will also help me learn more key concept about the business of film. So far I have learnt about how films help audiences understand more about other cultures and it makes them think more about their own. I have also learnt that British films that have been made by the UK have turned out extremely popular and have appeared at the BAFTAs and other award ceremonies, they all got started braces there are organisations which are set up such as the BFI which helps with production of the film and funding for it to be made. The course is a 6 week course so I will keep going week by week and complete it.

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In the UK the BFI and UK film council write many reports about the cultural and economic value of film. Recently the reports have shown that films bring £3.67 to the UK economy. Studies have shown that films have personal messages and political messages which help people understand about different cultures and can make us change the way we understand our own cultures, as well as an activity to do in your spare time.

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Above is a graph showing the amount of money spent on the production for Uk films in the in the past 20 years. You can see that it has been constant over the years, UK has made many British independent films that have been very popular. Because these films are so popular and appear at award shows it shows pride for the UK which is why most Hollywood stars are British. 

Film tourism is also important with production, people are visiting places that are featured in films and programmes are becoming more and more popular. 

Film is the highest of the creative activities, it is the highest profile and uses the highest amount of creative skill. Because film is so important they are supported by film incentives which help films get started.

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Other than the BFI there are two other important public service organisations which help the making of British independent films. They are BBC Films, the film arm of the BBC and Film4, the film arm of Channel 4. These organisations give money to pay for the film to be made and production of the film. 

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http://www.artofthetitle.com/title/juno/

RESEARCH:THE ART OF THE TITLE: SNOW WHITE

http://www.artofthetitle.com/title/snow-white-and-the-huntsman/

The Art of The Title- Snow White and the Huntsman

I used the website The Art of the Title to explore the many different ways in which title sequences signal genre and hook audience interest.

Snow White and the Huntsman is  a twisted remake of  the fairy tale ‘Snow White’. It is a dark fantasy film where Snow White grows up being imprisoned by her evil step mother after her mother and father die. 

The opening needs to hint at the future plot without giving it away: how Snow White finally escapes into the forest thinking she got away when a huntsman that the queen hired to get her back, making a deal with him saying she can bring back his dead wife with her powers.

In the credits the producer, editor and director are named as well as other people such as the who did the screen play. The credits then move on to the principal characters who are staring in it. The credits are presented using the names of the actors appearing on the screen with a background of an image relating to the film. It changes from each character but them all connecting to fighting and war including blades smashing objects and men in armour with their weapons. Dramatic music is also used in the back ground of the credits to complete the atmosphere of the film as violent and pain.

Instead of just having small shots to do with the film, there are also names that appears in flashes at the bottom of the screen which gives us the information on who has created the film and who stars in it.

The colours of the opening titles are all very dark as they have to link to the film, as the film being a twisted fairy tale with violent scenes the darkness connects to the film but not giving too much away. There are some colours of red in some flashes which could represent the blood shed thought the film. The props that they use are mostly weapons which fits into  the war and violence idea.

The editing includes a very strong rhythmic beat of orchestral music makes by string percussion and vocals which accompanies extreme close up of the raven's wings and armoured men clenching swords smashing their surrounding. The lyric are talking about light which represents snow white and her purity but then we see all the dark images which represents the evil queen which contrast with each other.