Action film - Opening titles

Opening Titles

The opening title for an action film are usually very bold and stand out. A good example of a action title is The expendables. The Expendables title is very bold and stands out, this is used to show that there is going to be a lot of action in the film. Also the title looks like it is made out of metal, this shows manliness and strength this will make the target audience think that this will have tonnes of action in it.

The Die Hard 2 title is very bold as well, it stands to the audience because of the color of the words. The dark blue represents cold just like the people are in the actual film to the main protagonist.  It is big and bold because they want to make the audience feel like they are trying to make the film look big and explosive, so that it stands out to people.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles title is a very good example for a action movie title. You can tell because of the color, the font and the size. The color represents the what the characters are like, they are green, giant turtles so represents it very good. The font size is Asian style in someway because the "T" and the "S" have a sword spike at the end to make it look more like a katana sword. The size of the  title shows that they are bigger then the usual size of a turtle, this shows that they are mutants and not any normal turtles.

Our own title will be a very bold font so that it will stand to the audience and give them the feeling that it is powerful like a soldier. We want it to make it stand out so that it looks more dangerous like there is going to be danger and like you are close to death. Also we want the title of the film to sound like it is dangerous and meaningful, like it has a story to tell for example "Revenge" tells you a short story that someone is going to get revenge and kill someone. The background color would be most likely to be black because then the title will stand out to the audience more.  

Action Movie - Audience

Audience

For the action target audience it would mostly be men from the age 16 - 40 because males who are teenagers love a good adrenaline burst so that they can feel hyped about the movie. This is used because when you are grow up you can get the adrenaline and it makes the audience feel like they can do anything. Action movies attract males as it is stereotypical for men to be attracted to violence films.  There would be different types of races that watch action moves only because it is one of the most watched and biggest out of all of the genres.

Jason Statham is a good example for action movies this is because he is a the stereotypical man who is strong and seems like he doesn't want to be messed with. This would make male audiences want to watch because he knows how to fight and most males like violence because it gets their blood pumping and gives them  adrenaline.

Things that would attract the action audience would be helicopters explosions, hand to hand combat, gunfights, adrenaline bursts and a main character who portrays a action hero very good.

In our movie we are trying to include hand to hand combat to make the film  seem like it has more action in it and gives the audience more adrenaline  for when they are watching. Also we will make it seem like we are in the mafia so that we can make the audience think that we are going to make it so that there is a good chance that the audience will think that there is going to be a lot of fight scenes and action.

Research and Planning Targets

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Action Movie - Character Ideas

Action Movie - Character Ideas

Character Background Information:

Primary Protagonist: The main character in the opening scene, a calm and collected character who has an expertise in fighting through the training he received in the military. His role in the Puppeteers company is highly disputed as his constant disregard of the set rules and his natural leadership qualities leave him as a major concern for mutiny to the Puppeteer, his mysterious and relaxed nature is integral in his antisocial behaviour towards the other members of the corporation. We have chosen to make this character have these character traits as we believe that the antisocial and somewhat uncaring attitude can help the audience relate this character to others from the action genre due to the masculinity and strength shown in the characters personality.

Secondary Protagonist: The supposed partner to the main character in the opening scene, he in many ways contrasts the quiet and serious nature of the protagonist as his light-hearted and humorous approach helps lighten the somewhat atmosphere of the group. He is known to be somewhat clumsy and forgetful but is also known to be a great leader due to his vast charismatic skill and ability to talk to most people, also accompanied with his high skill in weaponry and tactics. We have chosen to give this personality to this character as more often or not in action films the main protagonist is contrasted through the secondary protagonist as direct opposites.

Puppeteer - Antagonist: The main antagonist of the opening scene; a power hungry and manipulative tyrant, a criminal mastermind in the streets of London who's cruel and abusive tactics have made him a feared adversary amongst the cities authorities. He is an upper class businessman who gave into insanity's grip as shown by his unquenchable blood-lust and enjoyment in others misfortune, his upper class but maniacal look helps add an ominous and slightly eerie look to this business tycoon. We have chosen to make the antagonist of the film possess these traits as we believe that these characteristics will give him an original and idealistic personality which people can immediately assume his villainous nature and link him with other antagonists from other action films.

Henchman - Secondary Antagonist: A professional assassin; known throughout the corporation as one of the best in business, his no-nonsense and meticulous attitude to his work has acquired him a reputation amongst his peers as one not to be messed with. His headstrong and sadistic personality ensures that although many find his profession inhumane, he is known to often enjoy the thrill given to him through physical combat or dangerous stunts and enjoys the psychological torture in which he can inflict upon his opponents. We have chosen to give this character this no-nonsense attitude as we believe the professionalism portrayed from this character will help emphasize the characters intentions and easily separate him from the main protagonists and allow him to stand out amongst the other characters.

Action Movie - Props

Action Movie-Props
There are lots of props which are going to be used in our movie. For our main character we are going to make him dress up like a action hero. So he/she would wear a black coat or suit and shades ( sun glasses)


Shades (Sun Glasses) - The shades would be used to make him look like they mysterious and like they are trying to hide themselves so they don't know who their identity is.

Suit: The main characters would be in a suit to make them look like real a hit-man, this also makes the audience think that they are being payed or working for someone. This also makes them look like they are trying to look like they are being serious.  The main antagonist is going to wear a suit to make him look like he takes business very serious and is not to be messed with.

The henchman is going to wear a waistcoat which is smart and black trousers so he looks like he is going into a fight.

The main protagonist is going to wear a long black coat and trousers- we chose the main protagonist to wear a long black coat we want to make him look like he is a serious character. For example when the hero is at the beginning he is either wearing a coat or an army uniform.

The secondary protagonist is going to wear a jacket, shirt and trousers and sick trainers. we
want to make him look like a sidekick of the hero, so he is not as skilled as the hero, so he still learning from the hero. So he can't fight as good as the hero.

The Head antagonist is going to be dressed in a suit like he is part of the mafia, he is also going to be sat behind a desk. This makes him look he is the head of the business.

Initial Ideas for films

Genre ideas:
Horror films:
Action film:

What are the ideas:
Someone is in a storage area and is trying to steal some thing very valuable, the main enemy has to get out of the storage area alive. There are tow secret agents that have to stop him from getting out. The setting is at a storage area where there is long corridors and we can do a couple of fight scenes to make the scene fell more exciting and intense.

Horror: we go to a train station at night and one person goes to get the train. When the train goes there is someone at the end that appears out of no where and then the clip suddenly ends. There is different camera angles of the train station. We use different type of shots to give different perspectives of the train station. There setting would be at a train station at night to make the atmosphere feel tense and scary


Setting-Horror
The settings of our idea is that we are at train station at night. This gives the audience the feeling that they are being watched it also makes the atmosphere feel scary like something bad is going to happen. We will try and film it at night so that no one is there, this will also make it seem scary like it is abandoned.

Character-Horror
The main character could be someone who is a normal guy catching a train, accepts he feels paranoid and feels like he is being watched. This is used so that he portrayed as a person who gets scared very easily. The main antagonist would be portrayed as a scary person who sneaks around and comes out at the least expected moment. This is a good thing to have in a horror because it can make people feel like something unexpected is going to come out and make them jump which gives it a really good horror aspect.

Clueless- Opening analysis

Clueless

Character

The main character in the film is a girl called Cher. She is a teenager girl who lives with a very rich family. Her dad is a lawyer that earns $500 an hour this shows that she from a well educated family. Cher is represented as a typical teenager girl who likes clothes, phone, cars, boys and hanging out with her friends. This also shows that she could be a clumsy, lazy and rude girl to other people because of her wealth. This could be a reason for why she is rude and does bad things like driving without a driving license, this shows that she doesn't care about others and only cares about her self. She is also wearing clothes which are very stylish and fashionable back then, so she could be presented as a popular person in her school. Her Farther who is a lawyer is represented as a serious and miserable person, if something doesn't go his way he will probably get angry and make it his way. You can tell that he is like this when he is talking to his daughter because she says that he should drink some orange juice to get some vitamin c, but he says no in a mean and hateful way, this could say that he is stressed or not happy wit his job, because becoming a lawyer is a hard job.

Sound

The sound at the beginning of the scene is a popular song which is mainly aimed at teenagers so it is a song that teenagers would like at the time. It is used hen introducing the title of the film and when they are showing the clips of when they are driving a car and partying at the pool. This is a good song to use because the audience would know what the song is and it represents the teenagers well.  After the music is played it cuts to her talking to the audience  and she sounds like a very popular person because her voice sounds like she is very sassy, and she thinks that she is the most perfect person in the world. One example is when she is talking about herself and her friend she says that they are named after two famous singers, so they think that it makes them really cool and popular and no-one is cooler than them. When ever something doesn't go her way she either complains about it or goes off in a strop this shows that she his a annoying person. She might also take the mick out of people if they do something embarrassing happens to them, however if it happens to them they will get angry and then complain about it and bully them even more.

Camera Angle

Camera angles are used very well in the opening. The is an high angle of the car that then starts to follow it while the music is playing. The car is a car which look very posh and cool, this give the audience an idea of how she is treated for example she looks like she is a very popular kid at school and gets all of the guys asking her out on a date. This gives the audience a good idea of what her personality is like. A close up is used on both Cher and her Dad when they are discussing, this is a good way to get the audience to  see what their personality is like it also says a lot of how they are going to be later on in the movie.