http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WiwxzAZrBR0 - this is there because I don't think the clip works.
Film Title: Casino Royale
Director: Martin Campbell
Title Designer:
Technique
Effect (Analysis)
Camera – distance, angle, movement…
Uses low angles to make James Bond look dominant and most important, also long shots to show to the viewer people being killed, where the gunshots are leading.
Using low angles are a good idea when making your very well known hero look more important than he already is. Also using long shots is important so that the audience can see all the action going on, to be able to take it all in.
Editing – speed, style…
Editing at varied speeds, parts are faster, when the action of Bond killing people is taking place, then slower when watching the card patterns move, showing the film isn’t always going to be action packed.
Typical in action thrillers, is fast paced editing, good for signifying the tension and action that will go on later in the film. Also this creates suspense as immediately audiences will want to figure out who’s going to die and why.
Sound – effects, musical score…
Music played without that describes and relates to James Bond, the lyrics ‘are you willing to die’ is a good example of this as Bond risks his life whilst doing his job.
A Bond theme tune is typical for a Bond film, this particular song tells you more about him and saying ‘you know my name’ is true as he is a well known phenomenon. Describes what Bond does and sets the story for the audience. Also combines with editing to create a calm pace when violence is going on.
Mise-en-scene – props, costume, setting, lighting, colour…
Card symbols are the objects used to kill people in this title sequence, people who are going to die are in red and they shatter into the card symbols. Makes it clear that playing cards is more than just a gamble for money. Also when James Bond is standing next to the queen of hearts, when the shot aim goes over her face, it turns into Eva Green, signifying romance between them, but also her death. Cleverly used as it goes unnoticed.
Typical also in not only action thrillers, but all sub genre’s, a romance story, using Eva Greens face on a queen shows that she is more than just a typical Bond girl, as the queen normally has a king, and as he is placed next to her, this signifies that the king is him.
Special Effects – CGI, animation…
The whole title sequence is animated, except at the end which you then see his face. This is to bring the focus back to reality
Use of animation in a action thriller isn’t normally used, so this is a good signifier in showing that this film is different to other action thrillers, and more so to other Bond films.
Titles – font, colour, placement, over black / over clip…
Colour scheme sticks mainly to black, red and white, the colour of cards. Daniel Craig’s name is put first to show he is of main importance, the hero. Use of computer screen with verification of his double O status, again signifying what will happen in the film.
Keeping to the card colour scheme shows that when James Bond gets to playing cards, which it signifies through the constant use of cards and it’s symbols fighting on his side by stabbing people and being used as bullets, will work to his advantage. Although, you see a card slit Bonds chest, this signifies that this time Bond gets hurt, not normally what you would see in a Bond film – again separating itself from other action thrillers and other Bond films.
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