Pyscho (1960):
Opening scene to Pyscho
Background:
The famous thriller by Alfred Hitchcock Pyscho based on novel by Robert Bloch's novel. A motel owner with mysterious connection to his deceased mother. One of the most famous scenes from Pyscho is the shower scene that captures pure terror and horror. Many classes study the attention to the diverse technique and theme that Hitchcock added to the film. As this film being the first media text excerpt viewed in my Aice Media class has inspired me to use this film for inspiration for my project. While this film is notable for the technical elements and themes used within the film. The credit sequence is a great inspiration and idea on how to make something as simple as credit scene unappealing.
Credit Sequence:
The credit sequence begins with white bars and serif font text of the director and cut offs. This while short is very unique and visual way to display text and sequence of crediting of cast involved. The use of bars continue for the rest of the sequence ranging from the lines starting from left, right, and up. While the sequence uses simplistic style font text and color its adds more depth and makes it visually appealing to the viewer to watch something as simple as the credit scene. With viewing the opening scene to Pyscho the credit sequence inspires to create a unique approach for the credits. It shows the audience that both crediting and film itself can have visually appealing and editing to capture the attention of the audience.
The Sixth Sense (1999):
Credit Sequence:
Discussed in my previous blog posting about the film The Sixth Sense. While the film is as well is great inspiration for its opening scene, it has interesting credit sequence that adds to the horror and mysterious theme of the film. What is eye catching of this credit scene is the fast paced editing. Auidences now attention span has grown shorter: suquently making the perfect auidences for this technique and style of editing in this credit sequence. Contrary The Sixth Sense technical elements throughout the film contrast to its opening. The director used long take shots that is known to loose audiences attention. From my research and analysis director of this film isn't afraid to use and enhnace technical elements that are bizarre or rarely used in media, and tunt them into creative style and realism to towards the film. M.Night Shyamalan expresses this in other signature pieces for example Unbreakable (2000), Signs (2002) and Lady in the Water (2006). With the research from both blogs should highly inspire me to have the same creativity and fresh approach to my portfolio.
Vertigo (1958):
Background:
Alfred Hitcock film Vertigo is about an ex police officer suffering from fear of heights is hired to protect a friends wife from commiting suicide. With director of Hithcock the story will not be all as it entails to be. Hitchcock theme of this film revolved around the pyschological aspects of the characters within the film. Using common fears and phobias such as Acrophiobia (fear of heights) to add common fears that humans face adding realism to evoke mystery and fear within the film. Hence the title Vertigo (dizzness or false sensation) reflecting its theme towards its auidences.
Credit Sequence:
The credit sequence of Vertigo takes a unique approach with a begining of an extreme close up shot of woman's face. That specifically focuses on her nose and mouth. The camera pans across to her lips and then moves upward toward her eyes. Within these shots the rapid non digetic sound that rises and falls with each credit displaying over the shots of the woman's face; adds theme of mystery as well as makes the credit sequence intriguing. With the technique of zooms of the woman's pupil as the screen fades into red followed by layering spirals over the pupil. Hitcock signifies to his audience a sense of danger with the color choice of red. Within some of Hitchcock's films he uses eyes as core portal to represent something more (pyschological) for example the shower scene in Pyscho. Overall this credit sequence incorporates the use of camera techniques, sound and editing to add suspense within the sequence of its film.
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