In the opening sequence of "Office Space", the audience's attention is focused one of America's leading production company, 20th Century Fox. We are then lead to focus on a black background with a blue teenage cartoonish font which gives the idea that the film is aimed towards that age group and that it will have a comedic effect. Throughout the sequence, we see the names of all the major leading actors and production team in the same font, making the audience realise and appreciate their work. The playful music in the background reflects the atmosphere of the opening sequence reinforcing the comedic effect of the film and allows the audience to get an insight of what to expect. At the beginning of the scene we are shown a long traffic queue and three characters who are trying to get to work, due to their smart clothes. During the scene we see one of the lead actors swerve in and out of the traffic lanes to move forward, without any success- we assume he is the unlucky one- we then see another actor who is portrayed to be a idiotic, geeky guy but ironically rapping to a song on the radio- this is brought in by non diegetic sound which is breaking the stereotypes, however, once a black guy walks past he turns the volume down, showing the comedic elements, and lastly the actor who portrays an impatient and easily frustrated guy. The mise en scene give the audience an introduction of the characters and what they will be like, making it more comical.
"Trainspotting"
The opening sequence in "Trainspotting" is very different style to "Office Space". The audience is not shown any credits, but the names of the characters instead- which makes us question what the film may be about with the use of this information and what type of people they are. It also makes us not prejudge the film. It is very creative how they make the music and the action very fast paced so it seems as though they can't fit in the credits. We are narrated through the whole scene by a main character, giving us an insight in his life and of his friends too. When he is speaking about each friend a freeze frame appears to show us who they are, their name and a bit of background information; this is to make us understand and to be comfortable with them as if we had known all along. The fast, upbeat music compliments the action that is happening and the lifestyle and location it is set in, making the audience engage immediately. However, the music does contrast the main themes of the film.
"Sweeney Todd"
The haunting music gives the intensity and eeriness of what the film may be about with the use of non diegetic sounds. The style of the font adds to the creepiness and mystery of this thriller. The credits at the beginning shows who will play who in a white font,this stands out from the dark back drop and makes the audience appreciate and give credit to the cast, although no characters are present unlike the other two films. the use of the colours; grey, black, white and red gives an essence of the film and amplifies the horror and spookiness. The use of red to there to symbolise the importance of blood in the film and then it writes the words "Sweeney Todd" to make us aware he is the main character. Also, the blood reference is travelled around the whole film taking us to each major location such as, the barber's and the pie shop, telling us where the story stars and ends. In comparison to the other two films this is the first one to use CGI or animation effects at the beginning of the film, however it is not used in the rest of the film.
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