The Birds, Alfred Hitchcock, 1963
Titles: The titles for this film are in a cold blue serif capitalised font over the contrasting dark birds in the background. This signifies the thriller genre as the cold blue creates a creepy and dark mood
Mise en scene: As the titles begin silhouetted crows fill the background fluttering uneasily behind the text. The colour of the birds can signify death, evil and fear, these aspects are iconic signifiers of the thriller genre. Next the location is introduced which is the city of San Fransisco this is common in the thriller genre to have a main busy city as a location, the audience then has an establishing shot of the blonde main character then another establishing shot of the birds. The importance of the birds are reinforced when the blonde character enters the pet shop.
Camera: Behind the text during the titles there is a mid shot of the crows which signifies importance as the audience can clearly establish the animal. Followed by an long establishing shot of the blonde woman, the woman is surrounded by mundane people allowing her to stand out, a long shot of the birds takes place so the audience can view the vast amount, then the camera tracks as she walks and pans around as she walks into the shop.
Sound: The sound for the titles is non-diegetic ambient bird sounds such as; piercing chirping and frantic flapping of wings, which creates a sense of realism plus the sound is quite dark and eary signifying the thriller genre.
Editing: As the titles begin there is a fade in and as the titles end they fade out and to introduce the opening sequence there is another fade in. Throughout the next sequence there is jump cuts to build continuity in the sequence.
Titles: The titles for this film are in a cold blue serif capitalised font over the contrasting dark birds in the background. This signifies the thriller genre as the cold blue creates a creepy and dark mood
Mise en scene: As the titles begin silhouetted crows fill the background fluttering uneasily behind the text. The colour of the birds can signify death, evil and fear, these aspects are iconic signifiers of the thriller genre. Next the location is introduced which is the city of San Fransisco this is common in the thriller genre to have a main busy city as a location, the audience then has an establishing shot of the blonde main character then another establishing shot of the birds. The importance of the birds are reinforced when the blonde character enters the pet shop.
Camera: Behind the text during the titles there is a mid shot of the crows which signifies importance as the audience can clearly establish the animal. Followed by an long establishing shot of the blonde woman, the woman is surrounded by mundane people allowing her to stand out, a long shot of the birds takes place so the audience can view the vast amount, then the camera tracks as she walks and pans around as she walks into the shop.
Sound: The sound for the titles is non-diegetic ambient bird sounds such as; piercing chirping and frantic flapping of wings, which creates a sense of realism plus the sound is quite dark and eary signifying the thriller genre.
Editing: As the titles begin there is a fade in and as the titles end they fade out and to introduce the opening sequence there is another fade in. Throughout the next sequence there is jump cuts to build continuity in the sequence.
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