RESEARCH - Previous Student Film Opening

SIGNATURE

 

In this film opening, there are hints of intertextuality from Psycho. For example, its set in the bathroom, everything is white, you can hear water droplets and there is a close up of the tap and the plughole is shown.

Camera
There are many different shots used. for example there is a mid shot in the beginning to show the setting that the scene takes place in (bathroom). There is a close up of the taps which indicate that this could be an important part of the film. There is a close up of her eye while she is applying make. And also there is an over the shoulder shot of the girl looking into the mirror so you can see her reflection. This may be to give an effect to the audience that she is not alone.

Mise en Scene

There are close ups of her applying lipstick and it shows her make up bag in a separate shot. There are repetitive shots of the plastic toy floating around at four separate times within the opening. This suggests that this is a vital prop within this scene. In the fourth repetitive shot, you can see someone's fingers but only a little glance. This makes the audience feel curious as to who is in the water and if they are dead or not. Once the dead body is shown, you see the girl fix the tie on the dead guy in the bath tub. This could be a clue that links in with the film title 'Signature'

 

 

 

Editing

The editing in this film opening is quite slow paced. This creates a tense atmosphere as you don't really know what is happening except for what is shown and you don't know what to expect either. The titles are simply edited. The ident and production company are edited in a way where they both come from the same text. The next set of titles are placed over a black screen with the titles fading in and out.

Sound

There is a eery non diegetic music playing in the background while the girl is getting ready. This gives the audience the impression that something bad is going to happen. Also there is a overlapping sound of water dripping from the taps. This tells us that water maybe an important element in the film.