The Ward Title Sequence Analys

The Ward

Setting-The main title of the film is shot in a hallway of a hospital or asylum with lightning flashing in the background this could indicate that this is a horror of a scary film, with the darkness of the shot means that this is a dark film. The main title sequence shows image of old fashion ways of trying to fix the mentally disabled which is then destroyed in a shatter form like window shatters , basically there is no sense of setting in the main sequence as it is just image sand a black back ground.

Props-The only props as such there is only images of old techniques of trying to help people that are in need of help in asylums but these techniques were also used as ways of torture, window shatters are a prop as the producers had it experiment with different ways of window shatter this could show that the film is going to be about someone shattering or stopping what is going on in this asylum where it seem to be based in as It is at the beginning of the first shot in the opening sequence . the images are mostly in black a white which shows how long ago the uses of this type of technique was used which was only 80 years ago which isn't that long but the images still could indicate that some of the techniques still happen today.

Lighting-The title sequence is in a low key light. The dark colour makes it more scary and makes the audience unclear of what is going on with the images the colour of the images makes it look like the images have been taking  from a long time ago also with the torture technique tell the audience that it is set in the late 20th century so this film will be a period film so we the audience hope that the director can make the film as realistic to the time period as possible to make it feel true. The light could also indicate that the film is dark with the black back ground which represents; power , mystery , evil , death , so this means at least one of these themes will most likely to be shown in this film.

Costume and Make up- Some of these images i would say that they are original from the period where they were taken but some of them couldn't been reproduced so the actors in the film could be in it, if the director did replicate them and put his actors in the image then that would show the audience that the character is a part of the asylum and needs this treat meant for some reason. The images that you see in this section are the one i think could not be replicated as one of them is an old drawing and it is in the style of the time period when it was created.

      

The photos that are in this section I’d say that they have been replicated, so the
director could put a contrast between the two so that they would match and that
they would not all the same type of photograph. With the makeup I would say
that they had none on so it would make them look more scary and people think
they look horrible without make up so that would come across as horrifying to
female audience members who always puts makeup on to hide themselves to feel
comfortable. The costume I would say be hard to get the right material so it
looked like the original photos so the director could get the authenticity of
the clothing.

How does the title sequence attract an audience’s interest?

What do you consider to be the target audience of the film and why?

The target audience is people who like John carpenter’s work as a writer and a director and people 

who like to watch horror movies, or someone who wants to be scared for a change.

John Carpenter– Is a film director, screenwriter, producer, editor and composer he has won 13 Awards and has been nominated for another 18 Awards. Carpenter is the creator of the legendary characters such as; Michael Myers (Halloween which won 3 awards and was nominated for another 2), Snake Plissken (Escape From New York and Escape From L.A. which together got 6 nominations). Carpenter is well known for great work with his fantastic story lines but he isn’t just a great writer he also is a great director, he has directed some of his own written work in films like; Halloween , The Fog , Escape From New York and Escape From L.A. and many more of his written work. He don’t only direct his own work he directs many other peoples work for example; The Thing (1982) which is written by Bill Lancaster but it is more recognised for Carpenter directing it. Carpenter have made films that are now being called Cult Classics;Dark Space (1974), Assault on Precinct 13 (1976), The Fog (1980), The Thing (1982), Starman (1984), Big Trouble in Little China (1986) and They Live(1988). This is my reason why the target audience may be a big fan of his work or people who have heard of his work and want to see what everyone is talking about.