For my fourth and final title research movie I decided to go with the 1919 Johnathan Damme movie Silence of the Lambs. It is a movie that stars Jodie Foster stars as Clarice Starling, a top student at the FBI's training academy. Jack Crawford (Scott Glenn) wants Clarice to interview Dr. Hannibal Lecter (Anthony Hopkins), a brilliant psychiatrist who is also a violent psychopath, serving life behind bars for various acts of murder and cannibalism. Crawford believes that Lecter may have insight into a case and that Starling, as an attractive young woman, may be just the bait to draw him out. Through looking at some other horror movies and ones that came up when I searched Get Out, Split, and Insidious Art of the Titles provided me with the title sequencing and intro of this movie. Art of the Titles is strictly based on showing just the openings of movies and for this movie it was about five minutes long.
How many titles are displayed during the opening sequences to the film?
The opening five minutes of this movie included thirty three different opening titles including that of producers, actors, music supervisors and more.
What images are prioritized in the opening sequence?
The opening five minutes of this movie included thirty three different opening titles including that of producers, actors, music supervisors and more.
What images are prioritized in the opening sequence?
Unlike that of the past movies I've research, this intro was rather long and focused very mainly on one character and her actions as a Police Academy student. You could tell she was strongly dedicated to her line of work and training as basically the entire opening sequence is her running and training. You can tell she is part of the Police Academy as it says it on her clothing and she is called into one of the offices by her "boss".
What Connotations do these images carry?
What Connotations do these images carry?
The main connotation I got from this was the power and personality this woman most likely contains. You can see she is very strong as she tackle obstacle courses and her clothes show off her hard work as she is dripping in sweat. It also emphasize a type of independence she posses as she is all alone training and facing the course. As well as most likely a top student of the academy as during the middle of the training she is called into the office of most likely one of the superior officers.
How is the Genre reinforced through symbolic and technical codes from the outset?
The genre of horror/thriller.mystery isn't very much enforced in this beginning sequence as it doesn't instill any type of fear or mystery in the viewer. The only mystery I seemed to have maybe picked up on is why is the police officer calling this trainee into his office? Did she do something bad? I it for good behavior? We are unsure. Other than that I did not catch any sense of fear or danger lurking and wasn't too strongly enticed. Of course, knowing that this was a horror movie would most likely make someone want to continue watching to see what occurs but this intro being more of a backstory for the rest of the movie doesn't do a great job of presenting the horror genre.
How is the Genre reinforced through symbolic and technical codes from the outset?
The genre of horror/thriller.mystery isn't very much enforced in this beginning sequence as it doesn't instill any type of fear or mystery in the viewer. The only mystery I seemed to have maybe picked up on is why is the police officer calling this trainee into his office? Did she do something bad? I it for good behavior? We are unsure. Other than that I did not catch any sense of fear or danger lurking and wasn't too strongly enticed. Of course, knowing that this was a horror movie would most likely make someone want to continue watching to see what occurs but this intro being more of a backstory for the rest of the movie doesn't do a great job of presenting the horror genre.
How does the film establish an enigma from the outset?
The enigma just like the portrayal of the genre in this intro isn't very prominent. There is really no sense of mystery, puzzling, or difficulty of understanding. The actions were straight forward and simple easy for the reader to understand and interpret as it isn't something out of the ordinary for many day to day life. Of course not everybody is a part of the police academy going through obstacle and training courses but it is not difficult to understand what she is doing and what is occurs gig these scenes.
What strategies are used to ensure the film appeals to its target audience?
What strategies are used to ensure the film appeals to its target audience?
The opening sequence doesn't follow or include many strategies of enticing horror movie audiences. If someone was to walk into that move not knowing what it was, seeing any trailers, or having a slight idea of it they would not assume its horror. It has little to no aspect of scary, fear for life, danger concepts and only has a slight bit of mystery.
How was technology been used effectively?
The use of camera movements helps to really portray what happening to the person who the camera is focusing on. For example, following the charter and she climbs up the hill by rope. Or as she conquered the rope tower climbing over it and flipping back down. The sounds emphasizes her running steps on the gravel rocky road.
How was technology been used effectively?
The use of camera movements helps to really portray what happening to the person who the camera is focusing on. For example, following the charter and she climbs up the hill by rope. Or as she conquered the rope tower climbing over it and flipping back down. The sounds emphasizes her running steps on the gravel rocky road.
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