Art of the Title Activity Evaluation (DYM)

Our title sequence explored the past of an innocent looking school boy as he evaluated his actions as a serial killer. The opening is of him evaluating himself, looking into a mirror.

The film opening is set in a school; this is apparent from the toilet setting and the bench and field. The sepia filter was used to suggest a flashback/ memory of the character from when he committed the murders in the school. At the end he CU of his eyes suggests how he's evaluating himself and how he's trapped in the prison of his own identity.

The Title 'Etched' hints at the audience to understand the traumatic vividness of the memories of the character and how he doesn't completely understand who he is. This leaves a chunk of the storyline out for the audience to add drama because although we know what he's done we have no idea why.

There is a sense of mystery to the character as not everything is revealed and so the audience cannot understand his motive behind committing these murders which creates a tense, stressful atmosphere. It creates confusion as they can see dead victims but have no idea why he would do what he did.

We used a variety of shot types such as an over the shoulder mirror shot, a CU, MS, Tilt up, ELS. Each shot has been used for a reason. The CU shows the character is looking into his own identity. The MS mirror shot also reveals he doesn’t know who he is. The tilt up reveals the characters power which is then contrasted by the fact he doesn't know who he is which makes him even more dangerous.

Overall, our film opening was fairly effective however we should have used different shots, with different characters to add diversity and change. As it is all the shots are quite similar which could be slightly boring for the audience.