2. Audience/ Genre As I have discovered through my research,
the genre tends to aim for a male audience stretching from young
adults through to approximately middle aged men (18-50). This is
apparent in the title sequence of 'Thief' as it holds a dark, eerie
mood which is made by the music, dark lighting and lack of
introduction to characters, we see them but we are not fully
introduced as they don't talk and are mainly seen in longer shots
which withdraws any personal feeling shots that may let us feel
comfortable with the characters. The audience are appealed to via
the grim feeling mood, going in to the introduction of robberies,
the mood for the film is set and the basis of the film is brought
in instantly through shots of a robbery, this is successful I feel
for a crime-thriller.
3. Sound Sound of raindrops on a concrete floor open the scene
by overlapping the institution titles to instantly set a mood of
suspicion which is a helpful device for a crime-thiller title
sequence I feel as it sets up the mood from the off which creates
great anticipation for the remainder of the movie as we are given a
hint at what to expect and by having a tense mood, as is in thief
we as an audience feel tense from the start which is good for the
suspense of a crime-thriller. Music kicks in to the background
which adds to the mood of the title sequence as it is in the same
tense feeling and therefore builds on the intensity of the opening
sequence, highlighting the danger of what the basis of the film is.
This title sequence is massively assisted by the use of sound over
the others I have studied which I will be sure to consider in my
own title sequence.
4. Narrative The narrative given in the title sequence sets the
film up to be a dark one, we follow a character at the start
getting into a car with no explanation of where he is going or who
he is. The shifty nature of the opening scene is a useful one to
consider as it differs from 'reservoir dogs' and 'oceans 11'. As
the man enters the car we are revealed the back alley from a low
angle shot which is foggy, this setting a location whilst building
on the mood further. We are given radio talk which hints at police
involvement or an accomplice to the robber which shows there may be
some conflict to the main thief or if it is an accomplice we are
revealed more of the crew. The final narrative we can take is the
small seeming robbery taking place at the end which hints at
;humble beginnings' for the operation, we assume then room for
expansion in their operations.
5. Representation The title sequence to 'Thief' gives a grim
representation to the life of crime that it follows, this may seem
like an obvious choice for a crime- Thriller but typically they
represent the life in a brighter light than expected. The dark
lighting is the main hint that it is casting the criminals in the
dark light, it is denoted on a literal level whilst connoting it
for the mood too. The representation contrasts with films such as
Reservoir Dogs are an important thing to consider, Crime-Thrillers
can be broad so the title sequence is important for hinting at what
direction it will be going.
6. Representation The title sequence to 'Thief' gives a grim
representation to the life of crime that it follows, this may seem
like an obvious choice for a crime- Thriller but typically they
represent the life in a brighter light than expected. The dark
lighting is the main hint that it is casting the criminals in the
dark light, it is denoted on a literal level whilst connoting it
for the mood too. The representation contrasts with films such as
Reservoir Dogs are an important thing to consider, Crime-Thrillers
can be broad so the title sequence is important for hinting at what
direction it will be going.