Adventure thriller opening
Sherlock Holmes
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The set out for Sherlock Holmes sticks with the time zone (1800) making the title sequence unique to most other movies. The idea i can imagine, is to look like a newspaper, as when the shots get frozen the graphics change to a brown almost paper like layout with drawings of mono-print/sepia drawings where the previous clip was, also the font is in olden swirly type writing. The splashes of ink or stains give an effect of it being vintage and old, this could be done by filming a piece of paper from a birds eye view and dropping ink from a high or a low height, this then would be digitised and edited on the computer.
Each short clip lasts 2 seconds and the drawings/frozen images lasts for 4 seconds. Whilst the title sequence is going on, old fashioned upbeat old fashioned music plays in the background, this gives the audience the idea that this movie wont be dull and that it is adventurous.
The lighting is quite dark, because all that would have been used were street lamps, plus this also lets the audience know that there will be mystery and suspense in the movie. Also the colours are usually quite plain, unless someone needs to stand out, then they are put in a vibrant colour e.g. a red dress.
The transitions used are a straight cut, they last no less than a blink.
The costumes are suitable to the era, mainly suits, top hats, canes etc. From these costumes you able to tell who is wealthy and who is not, the wealthy wore nice suits with shined shoes and top hats with canes, the not so wealthy wore brown scruffy type suits with the trousers a bit higher than their ankles because they couldn't get theirs tailored, with worn out shoes (because they work a lot) and sometimes a cap to match.
The set out for Sherlock Holmes sticks with the time zone (1800) making the title sequence unique to most other movies. The idea i can imagine, is to look like a newspaper, as when the shots get frozen the graphics change to a brown almost paper like layout with drawings of mono-print/sepia drawings where the previous clip was, also the font is in olden swirly type writing. The splashes of ink or stains give an effect of it being vintage and old, this could be done by filming a piece of paper from a birds eye view and dropping ink from a high or a low height, this then would be digitised and edited on the computer.
Each short clip lasts 2 seconds and the drawings/frozen images lasts for 4 seconds. Whilst the title sequence is going on, old fashioned upbeat old fashioned music plays in the background, this gives the audience the idea that this movie wont be dull and that it is adventurous.
The lighting is quite dark, because all that would have been used were street lamps, plus this also lets the audience know that there will be mystery and suspense in the movie. Also the colours are usually quite plain, unless someone needs to stand out, then they are put in a vibrant colour e.g. a red dress.
The transitions used are a straight cut, they last no less than a blink.
The costumes are suitable to the era, mainly suits, top hats, canes etc. From these costumes you able to tell who is wealthy and who is not, the wealthy wore nice suits with shined shoes and top hats with canes, the not so wealthy wore brown scruffy type suits with the trousers a bit higher than their ankles because they couldn't get theirs tailored, with worn out shoes (because they work a lot) and sometimes a cap to match.
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