
Catch Me If You Can - Directed by Steven Spielberg.
I chose this particular title sequence because I think it is very interesting. I think this because of the different types of codes and conventions they have used in the sequence which tells us what type of genre it is and possibly what the film may be about.
The technical code is the camera shots. In the sequence there is always a camera shot of a man that looks superior to all of them. This tells us that in the film the main protagonist is likely to be a male and have power compared to everyone else in the film as in the sequence it also shows women who he looks down on.
The verbal code in this is the title. It is made to fit in with the title name as everything all looks a bit far fetched. It creates a story in the audience's minds and that would want to make them watch more of the film as they'd want to find out how the film will go. Another code which is used in this is the symbolic code. An example of this in the sequence is the colours. The bright colours at the beginning and dark ones at the end may connote to us that at the beginning it may start of as good , then as we go further into the film it could get worse and worse. The dark colours connote death , anger , pain , passion etc.
In addition this film sequence has an effect on the audience because it uses the right codes to create suspension and get the audience wanting more.
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