Title Research: Mystery

 This opening was found on watchthetitles.com.

- What titles are displayed during the opening sequences? There are many credits given in the title sequence of Hostage. The first credits are to the production studio. After that, the heads of staff are credited. Then, the author of the movie's source material is credited. Only after all of that, the title of the movie is shown. If it were my choice, I would not include that many credits. I would prefer to include them in the ending credits.
- What images are prioritized in the opening sequence? The images shown in the opening are animated scenes of law enforcement workers and swat team members. They are shown in a number of places. Presumably, they are all surrounding the building a hostage is being kept in. - What connotations do these images carry? These images convey a sense of foreboding as the swat team moves in position to act on the house the hostage is in. It is a constant them found in mystery movies to have foreboding openings. They make the audience feel uneasy without alerting them too obviously to the threat.
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- How does the film establish a feeling of the genre from the outset? As aforementioned, the film's opening establishes a foreboding feeling. this is very common in the mystery and horror genre. - What strategies are used to ensure the film appeals to its target audience? The lack of audio even though the movement of the swat member is obvious makes the audience feel uneasy that something dangerous is happening that they can't see. This appeals to the target audience because it is an unexpected way to establish anxiety. - How has technology been used effectively? You want to consider camera angles, transitions and editing techniques. The opening sequence is mostly animated. Although it has images of real people, the background and foreground are are animated to look like cartoonish buildings. Also, without the use of CG, the camera could not move as dynamically as it does.

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