Contextual and Theoretical Studies Level 5 Week 11:Short Film or Opening Review

We were asked to write a review of a film or the opening of a films title sequence and i have chosen to do Frank Miller's Sin City and from the intro title sequence we see that the whole visual  have been taken from Frank miller's comic book creation and that setting allows a smooth transition from comic book to film as the black and white noir visuals set a straight forward perspective and make sure the viewer keeps focus on the areas in which they will need to pay attention to. As you see in the opening the text is following the black and white setting of the comic book and allows the viewer to expect the similar style to flow throughout the film and when we see a form of colour appear over the overall contrast of colour it shows what the film will be exploiting to get a better feel to the scenes and that was done with the red appearing over the lettering of Sin City which empathizes how the film will be graphical at the scenes to be able to show the viewers that the character has been shot or killed.

As we get into the names of characters and their respective actors and actresses that are playing them we see how the images are taken from the comic book to show the characters which allows the viewers who are familiar with the comic book become aware of which character is being played by whom and allow them to understand the movie allot more and when we see the character images with the name across the image in red it allows the sequence to show off the artwork as well as allow a quick and clear way for the viewers to read the name as there isn't much of a colour reduction for the viewers to clearly read the text. When you see the text it seems that the film has taken a lot from the initial comic book as the font is used to a comic book standard and how the font is corroded, bold and gritty giving the whole perception of what to expect from the film based on the font a much more heavy hitting in you face with the more visual scenes by using the black and white contrast and amplifying the scenes with colour to get the scene much more across to the audience who wouldn't be able to tell from the contrast of black and white to tell if the character has been injured or not.

Overall the title sequence was great in using concepts of the comic book to transition into the film for comic book fans of the series and taking those allows those unfamiliar with the series or style become aware of a film which stands out from the rest by not relying on the visuals when it come to the colour and how bright certain areas show parts of the scene well enough for the viewer to notice. The title sequence also shows the artwork through the intro of the characters and actors playing them showing how the concept of noir was taken from the comic book and staying true to it makes the film a much more of success as it isn't a different view on the series but a much more live perspective of it.