Opening credits

Reading a Media Text Pretty Little Liars’ Opening Credits I have chosen to interpret, in both connotatively and denotatively ways, the opening credits to one of ABC Family’s most acclaimed TV show, Pretty Little Liars. It premiered in the early summer of 2010. Based on a teen/drama/mystery series, this show has rapidly gained success. When you watch the opening credits for the first time without knowing anything about the show, it’s easy to guess what the show is about; but once you

films ending. This all makes the film very subjective and leaves much of the opening scenes open to interpretation which is very enticing for a horror movie. The films opening sequence contains many things which symbolise the events in the movie and starts to define what genre the movie is, because the music is fairly ambient and deep suggesting danger which implies it’s a horror or a thriller movie. When the opening credits appear light effects illuminate

The opening credits of Persepolis (2007) feature a flower moving across the screen, travelling through the different places depicted during the titles. This quite simple feature helps to introduce the audience to the main premise of the film - moving; mobility; change and growth. Marjane Satrapi’s film debut Persepolis (2007), made together with a fellow comic artist Vincent Paronnaud, is an autobiography based on Satrapi’s similarly titled graphic novel. This French-Iranian animated film deals with

Opening Scene of the Film Gladiator The opening scene in any film is important as it introduces the hero and other main characters. The idea is to catch the imagination of the audience and draw them into the film so they wish to watch all of it. There are lots of factors the director has to take into account when making the opening the scene these range from camera shots all the way through to sound.

when thinking of Madden’s vision of the film while directing. In the opening sequence, we see the director using subtle hints that help set the tone of the film. The opening credits are in black and white and because of this, we know that the film is set in an early time period. This, as well as the font, is what we would associate with old England. Although this was an interesting effect used to create the setting, the opening sequence as a whole, was extremely boring. Even though it was boring

The Opening Sequences of David Lean and Alfonso Cuaron's Film Version of Great Expectations In this media assignment I shall be analyzing and comparing the similarities and differences of two famous directors' film versions of 'Great Expectations'. The two directors are David Lean and Alfonso Cuaron. David Lean's version was more popular and well known than Alfonso Cuaron's because Lean was the first director to actually direct 'Great Expectations'. This made it more difficult

As Jill Soloway’s TV show Transparent begins, the opening credits offer a glimpse into the ideas of gender. From the lighting of a candle, symbolizing light into the darkness of life, to a shimmering blue dress—that worn by a female impersonator—the opening credits reveal the process of becoming a transgender. Transitioning from a male to a female, or vice-versa, is a feat that only a few come to do. However, in the show Transparent, Mort Pfefferman transitions into Maura Pfefferman, a masculine

but in modern time. It was a myth made real. One of the multiple messages in this episode is that united you can accomplish anything. This was portrayed as all the alien visitors that claimed to have come for the box, were tricking the Doctor into opening the box which allegedly

Identify some elements of the media text that are operating as signifiers and what their signifieds are. Firstly, the Fresh Meat opening titles begins with a notice which states that “All University housing is strictly Non- Smoking.” The prefix ‘non’ is crossed out and replaced with the “weed”. This linguistic sign of the word ‘weed’ can be signified as a slang term for marijuana, an illegal drug. Next, the iconic signs of a bicycle helmet, bullet holes and wine shown. Following on from this is

depressed and despondent, as she walks into the university where she works. This creates a suppressed gap. It seems obvious that Louise’s sullen demeanor is a direct result of her daughter’s death, and the first two thirds of the film largely ignore this opening sequence, never revealing any reason to suspect it of being anything other than a flashback. This suppressed gap slowly transforms into a flaunted gap once the narration answers the first primary