Comparison

 

I will be comparing the two hurtwoodhouse media opening title sequences, “Betty” and “Claudia. In one of the opening sequences called Claudia, it indicates towards some kind of action genre. This is done through the use of the camera techniques that were used at the start of the film. There were multiple shots which created a montage sequence of a fight scene occurring. The non diegetic music in the background after the fight scene is over has a very creepy tone to it. This creates an atmosphere of some kind of thriller movie. The movie Betty sets up its genre to be a comedy type thriller during this sequence. This is done using techniques to show the contrast between the fist half of the sequence and the second of half of the sequence. In the first half of the sequence there is very peaceful non diegetic music playing in the background which makes the audience seem that this movie is happy. In the second half of the sequence the camera is used by all of the actor’s personality during the sequence. It reveals that the main character is torturing these two people. She seems quite sinister in the second half of the sequence, as she smiles while shooting someone that she has tied up. These two films both seem to be a thriller type of movie. However, one of them seems to be a dark comedy type, while the other seems to have more action in it. These two sequences help communicate their genre through the use of their techniques. Such as the actor’s personality in Betty and in Claudia, the actioned packed sequence at the very start with the use of camera and editing techniques. They both use music in order to show that they are dark to some extent. In Claudia, after the fight scene there is creepy music playing In the background which helps communicate the tone of the scene. In the sequence, Betty, the second half of the sequence has a creepy sound playing in the background as she prepares to shoot the man. This also helps create a creepy atmosphere to the film. In the beginning of Claudia, during the fight scene there is sounds of intense music playing in order to show action. In Betty at the start there is peaceful music to trick the audience into believing that it was a happy film. These two sequences both communicate their narrative. In Claudia it shows that the main character in the opening is Claudia and she is has some kind of important role in the film. It shows that she is some sort of agent. In the film betty it shows that the main character is an evil character who kills people. In Claudia, the camera is focused on the woman most of the time which shows her importance. In Betty the main characters facial expression indicates that she is some sort of evil character. Overall these two sequences use techniques in order to show their genre and to show their narrative.