Title Website Research

 

The first website we are looking at for examples for our title designs is called ‘Watch the titles’. The website from the first glance the website didn’t really look like it would be a contender for research for our title. However, as I scrolled farther down, the website was very organized as I continued to keep scrolling through it. At the bottom of the website, they had different types of title categories and would allow us to neatly sort through all of the different types of titles for our specific genre. They also have selections from different studies and designers but you could also search up other specific movies. This would be a useful feature for searching up specific movies that are made in our specific genre, or in specific studios that are known for our genre. However, one thing that may be detrimental to our search for title designs would be is that they don’t really have too many movies from my first scroll through. I think for us to be fully rounded for title design research we need a website with lots of references. I do think that it is definitely organized and able to navigate easily. Overall, I think that this website will be very helpful for our research on title designs. 

The next website that I and my group are looking at is called ‘ArtoftheTitle’. This website almost immediately dissatisfied us with how It looked. This was the home page, it didn’t really have a lot on it and unlike the other one, didn’t have different types of design titles. However, I did also immediately notice the search bar, drop-down boxes with different title sequences and studios. We also liked the simplicity of it and how it was easy to navigate. Further looking through the website the different types of titles can be searched through easily through filters. It also has the same features allowing us to search through other specific designers and studios. After browsing through the different features I also noticed that it had way more opening sequences on the home page. This will be useful to us because we need to know many different types of design for our opening to be good. Overall, either one of these websites would be good for us to use as they both provide easy navigation and resources.  

Genre Research: Knives Out

• Angles, Shots, Movements
• The camera is commonly left lingering on through pans or tracking shots to create a droning, suspenseful feeling
• Eye-level shots allowing eye contact between audience and character increase tension
• Over the shoulder shots of one character pan into the face of another behind them to show a shocking, or unexpected reaction
• Low angles are used when characters are yelling to make them seem more powerful
•  Mis-En-Scene
• This film revolves largely around a single setting, a mansion, where all of the characters are in; this allows all of the characters to interact and bounce off eachother to create a more intriguing plot.
• Acting also plays a large role because it acts as a vehicle for the dialogue, which is necessary for building a mystery and solving the mystery
• Makeup/costume are used to create that fufill a certain niche for example mean, money hungry older relatives who wear sharp fashion and minimul makeup. These niche characters are all different forces that interact with eachother throughout the film.
• Sound
• The film uses a lot of non-diegetic sound, like hoarse violens, to increase the tension in a scene when an unexpected fact is revealed
• Dialogue is heavily relied on this movie as it conveys the facts necessary to create a mystery, and the dialogue between characters is used to slowly reveal and unsolve it.
• Editing
• Jump cuts are heavily used to keep momentum going through a scene where large events are happening, for example when a will in this movie reveals all property goes to a single character, jump cuts are used to showcase everyones reactions, creating a fast past that makes the scenes fast paced and tense.
• Mystery Elements Used
• Costumes and makeup are used to effectively convey to the audience what role a character will play in the grand scheme of the mystery and what their intentions might be
• Tracking shots are used during chaotic scenes to exemplify the messiness of the situation
• Over the shoulders often portray a blurred figure behind a character, adding an element of mystery
• Elements That Did Not Appeal
• Although the movie did use makeup/costume, for the most part, effectively a lot of the characters can be seen as stereotypes, for example, a stuck up and snobby elder who only cares about money.

Genre Research: Fear Street 1994 Part One (2021)

 Angles, Shots, and Movements 

• -There are various fast camera movements that add lots of energy to the scene.  

• -Tracking shots from behind are used to follow a girl running. This makes the audience seem like they are the person chasing the girl. 

• -Close ups are seen very often to emphasize the character’s reaction/emotion. It is also used to capture lots of detail. 

• -Birds eye view is used to show two people in a room. 

• -A point of view shot is used when a character is playing video games, which makes the audience feel like they are in the character’s shoes.  

Mis-en-scene    

• -Some of the character’s makeup is smudged to show that they were crying or were in an incredibly sad state. 

• -There are many scenes where lights flicker to give a dramatic effect. The lighting is usually dim or bright and flickering.  

• -The costumes the characters wear are ‘’average’’. Most of them are high schoolers so they dress like typical high schoolers. The ‘’villain’’ however is seen in dark clothes to seem mysterious and hidden. 

• -In the beginning of the film, it starts to seem innocent and calm. It quickly transitions to an intriguing and surprising scene in which someone gets killed. Later, the high schoolers seem regular and then drama is present throughout the rest of the film. Throughout the film, everyone is figuring out if they can solve this mystery. 

Editing  

• -There are jump cuts to convey distortion. 

• -Shot reverse shots are used to alternate between characters in a conversation. 

Sound 

• -Diegetic sound is used in establishing shots to build the story world.  

  

• -Non-Diegetic sound is used to accentuate 

Elements That Appealed  

• -There are a lot of scenes that use interesting lighting like blues and purple that exemplify the time this movie was set in 

• -Close-up shots of actor's faces are extremely effective in showing their fearful reaction which the audience will most likely reciprocate  

Elements that did not appeal  

• -This film follows many cliches of old slashers, for example, one of the settings being an old summer camp 

• -Tracking shots are used multiple times throughout the movie, which has been seen in many slashers already which can be seen as a cop-out, unoriginal, and boring; it also takes away from the mystery

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