Tuesday, 4 November 2014

Analysing a Thriller - Opening Tittle sequence


CALEIDIOSCOPIO
The thriller I watched was called 'Caleidioscopio' and seemed to be about a woman who had committed a crime and is now being questioned. It is clear the woman is a manipulative criminal because as soon as the interrogator enters the room and begins to explain the situation to the criminal she make a physical connection and holds his hand.
 When he rejects this she tries on his hat and we see a reflective shot in the mirror of her posing with it. The rest of the film looks as if it is going to be about this prisoner, perhaps her past life or her future life, however I am almost certain it is going to be about the crime she committed and her as a person/character. They have cast a young attractive woman (who looks around 20) playing the role of the criminal and a middle aged bald man playing the interrogator/police man. This is effective as it is realistic (age appropriate actors) therefore making the sequence look real and not amateur. This also creates a more intimidating appearance from the man and a slightly more innocent and vulnerable feel for the woman.
The characters are both interesting as the policeman seems approachable and makes it seem as if the criminals strange behavior is normal. However I find the female more interesting, because she is manipulative and seems perhaps slightly psychotic, it is made clear she has committed a serious crime because the interrogator says 'Your face is on the front of every newspaper', however we also understand this from the conversation which we see out side the interrogation room. The dialogue helps us understand the narrative and makes the scene interesting, although the first 47 seconds don't contain any dialogue and this makes the scene seem enigmatic and as an audience member you question what is happening and what is going to happen. The camera wok is interesting through out the scene, for example at the beginning we are looking down on the criminal, it the cuts to us at eye-level with her.

The first 35 seconds is one shot and it is from the point of view of a CCTV camera, we watch and observe this character as she sits alone in the room. as the scene as an eary sound playing over the top of it and this is constant up until it cuts to the shot of her at eye-level and then we hear a piano playing over the top of it. The music is sad and depressing, however it doesn't reflect what the character is doing as she seems bored and is fidgeting. It then all fades out as the policeman informs the interrogator of the situation. The mise en scene is realistic as we see a police uniform and the room seems plain, as well as the window which looks into the interrogation room as well as recording equipment inside and outside the room. This was filmed in the studio and this worked effectively as it was set inside.
The music creates a sombre mood and makes the film look finished and adds tension through out the scene. There are 13 credits and these are for the productive/ creative side of the team and also the investors and production companies involved in the sequence. The first shot is in black and grey and the credits are played over this in white. This is very effective becuase the credits aren't overpowering yet they stand out and are easy to read.

 The font is simple and the words are in capital letters. I like that there is something going on whilst the credits are on, but equally this doesn't distract you from the credits. For the tittle they have chosen: 'Caleidioscopi' the english translation is: kaleidoscope and means - 'a toy consisting of a tube containing mirrors and pieces of coloured glass of paper, whose reflections produce changing patterns when the tube is rotated' and 'a constantly changing pattern or sequence of elements.', this tittle is relevant and is interesting because the scene begins with a black and whit wash and suggests the film is going to change and the sequence of elements will constantly change. It is effective and makes me want to watch more because it seems interesting and is revolving around a particularly enticing character.  can imagine this film being made as a high budget mainstream film which is shown in cinema's, due to the cinematic feel and complex storyline.
However the policemen in it are British which suggest it could be made as a British independent film which would be with a much lower budget and have a significantly smaller audience. 

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