CODES AND CONVENTIONS!

An opening sequence will contain:

• Detail of cast and crew
• An introduction to the character of character type
• The film title
• Indication of place
• Indication of historical period
• Information regarding mood and tone
• Introduction to signature theme tone
• Information about genre
• Questions that the viewers find intriguing {set up enigma}
• Patterns and types of editing that will be echoed in the remainder of the film.
• Mise-en-scene and cinematography that will be echoed or elaborated uopn later in the film.

KYLE COOPER- created a title sequence for director David Fincher's 1995 film, SEVEN.
This title sequence rejuvenated title design in the movie industry.


SEVEN GENRE  {THRILLER}

• low hey lighing: how he/she cuts up thier hands to remove thier finger prints. Sewing papers up instead of wrting in a book. the blood stain and shading a boy's face of to indicate he is dead. And constructing a meaasage with cut ups [the "God" in "in God we trust"]
• It showa a man in a dark room planning how he is going to murder someone and he cuts of his finger prints so it will be impossible to prove his identity.
• How he is going to kill them, who and when?
• Kyle Copper hides the identity of the villan and it creates enigma in the audience because they want to know who and why he is diong this.
• The shot viewed through the villian's eye helpos the audience relate to the villian and it is dangarous to do that to the audience.