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Task 3 - Conventions of film openings

Psycho
Panic Room
The Net
Psycho
Psycho opening:
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Psycho opening credits

0.00 Black screen

0.01 Paramount logo appears

0.03 Logo fades out

0.06 Dark background with black bars wiping across the screen appears.

0.08/0.14 Alfred Hitchcock is the first credit to appear. His name is central & fits the black and white colour scheme.

0.15 Name of movie appears in same way as first credit.

0.19/0.21 Name of movie glitches, bars appear on the screen before being wiped off.

0.23 More credit names appear in a similar style as the rest of the text. 

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Psycho opening scene

1.45 Screen dissolves from from credit scene to establishing shot of the city.

1.55 The camera pans across the city.

2.04 The location 'Phoenix, Arizona' appears on screen. It is central and fits the colour scheme.

2.06 A notable cross cut that zooms in. This may indicate the passing of time.

2.15 The date 'Friday December the Eleventh' appears on screen.

2.17 Another cross cut occurs, zoomed in again.

2.20 Date fades off screen.

2.21 The camera zooms in faster.

2.25 The time 'Two Forty Two p.m' appears on screen.

2.28 The camera noticeably cross dissolves to an establishing shot of another building. 

2.30 Time stamp wipes off screen and the camera is still panning.

2.34 Jump cuts to a better angle of the building. Camera zooms in on curtain blinds.

2.35 Blinds are open a bit while others are closed

2.40/2.50 The camera goes through the window, almost seems like it climbed through. This is voyeurism.

2.52 Close up of uneaten sandwiches.

2.55 Medium shot of man talking.

3.00 Camera follows man as he sit on bed.

Psycho opening credits

0.04 Harsh and dramatic music starts to play abruptly. It seem discordant and painful to listen to. This music plays throughout the opening credits.

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Psycho opening scene

1.45 The music calms down but is still non-diegetic.

2.51 Dialogue begins

Panic Room
Panic Room opening:
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0.00 Black screen

0.01 Columbia Pictures fades in

0.20 Black screen

0.22 Establishing shot of city. Columbia Pictures appears again, central and matches city colours.

0.24 Tracks into city

0.26 Cuts to establishing shot further into the city. Text is the production company.

0.30 Cuts out of city, shows top of buildings, introduces another company, colour matches background.

0.33 Camera focuses and pans to reveal actress's name 'Jodie Foster' which is blended into building.l

0.37 Cuts to reveal actors name 'Forest Whitaker', same colour scheme.

0.41 Changes location, actors name appears.

0.45 Focuses on actors name 'Jared Leto' which is blended into background.

0.48 Camera tracks to reveal the name of the movie.

0.56 Pans to reveal actresses name 'Kristen Stewart'

1.00 Cuts to another establishing shot of city, two more actors names are revealed.

1.04 Cuts further into city, two more actors names are revealed. Cars are moving below.

1.08 High angle tracking that shows the casting directors name

1.12 Pans to show costume designers name.

1.16 High angle shot to show who the music is by.

1.20 Tracking up shot to show film editors names.

1.25 High angle track down shot of production designers name,

1.30 Low angle shot to show more names of people who worked on the movie.

1.32 Pan shot of producers names.

1.38 Low angle shot to show script writers name.

1.41 Establishing shot of central park showing the directors name.

1.46 Tracking down to reveal actors.

0.00 Low rumbling ambient noise

0.19 Calm music playing, sirens playing faintly in the background

0.23 Violins play, non-diegetic

0.26 Car horns are added 

0.39 Police sirens, fading after 2 seconds

0.47 More car horns along with the violin

0.49 Ominous tones come in alongside the violins

0.55 Slow violin fades out and is replaced by a faster violin

1.00 Traffic noises return but are much quieter

1.06 A whistle is added alongside traffic noises and the violin

1.09 Footsteps are added for 2 seconds, sounds like high heels

1.22 Returns to slower violins

1.42 Dialogue of woman comes in and the non-diegetic ends while the traffic noises remain

The Net opening:
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0.01/0.10 Diegetic music in background & diegetic computerised voice.

0.07 Diegetic typing sound.

0.10 Diegetic cyber chat sound effect. 

0.18 Deigetic computer voice.

0.25 Dialogue from Angela.

0.57 Non-diegetic music.

1.23 Diagetic keyboard clicks.

0.00 Close up of food/Pizza half eaten/Cup of M&Ms.

0.01 Camera tracks and moves to slowly reveal the protagonist 

0.10 Eye line match close up of 'cyber chat' to understand characters actions

0.11 Point of view of chat room

0.14 Medium close up of main protagonist

0.17 Extreme close up of 'talk' button

0.23 Point of view of chatroom

0.24 Extreme close up to an angel icon

0.27 Close up as if the audience are in the computer looking at Angela

0.34 A quick extreme close up track of the chat room as if the audience are Angela reading

0.38 Goes back to point of view shot of computer

0.41 Extreme close up of computer screen revealing a message

0.42 The shot cuts out to a close up showing the chat between Angela and another person

0.49 The camera begins to zoom into Angela's face

0.51 Shot reverse shot of camera cutting back to Angela

0.56 Camera tracks around to show Angela's work space

0.58 Cuts to extreme close up of Angela's lips as she talks about her dream man

1.05 Camera shows a close up of chat room, focusing on the message Angela is typing

1.11 Camera focuses on Angela's face as she writing a message about her dream man

1.18 Close up of chat room, once again focusing on the message Angela is typing

1.24 Close up of Angela's face. She is reading the message aloud 

1.28 Extreme close up and fast tracks across the screen to reveal a message that has been sent

1.32 The camera is placed almost behind the computer showing Angela's expressions

1.36 Extreme close up of chat mates icon

1.37 Extreme close up of another chat mates icon

1.38 Extreme close up of Angela's icon

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