AICE Media Studies - Title Research: Uncharted



 I first began my discoveries by researching on watchthetitles.com. I looked through many films that fit our group's genre of choice, action, and I came across various numbers of movies with great title sequences. One that caught my eye was Uncharted because it is a 1-year-old movie, and it has a very action and thrilling look to its entirety. It is clear with bright colors to contrast, bold, and eye-catching with assorted designs and activities clothing featured. Beginning before the opening sequence the Colombia logo appears on the screen amidst a bright blue sky with clouds scattered and a rainbow ring. It then transitions to a black screen that leads to a statue of a globe being held up for the atlas entertainment logo. In the opening sequence it shows the main actor falling in the sky behind a plane and this a foreshadow which is a common technique used in movies to give a taste of what is to come. It goes to an action cut scene which goes back to the start of his early childhood where his brother helps the main actor from a balcony. In this opening sequence there are no titles or names of the cast, which is quite interesting. I did not know why it did not have any. All this movie had was the post ending credits with all the names. In the post-ending credits, it had a lengthy list of names and roles in the film. I cannot really speak on why It did not have a title sequence, but the beginning helps the viewers understand the action and drama within the film to set the tone. This helps appeal to the target audience as it is what people are looking for and it pops up right away within the first minutes. It does not bore you from the get-go and it lures viewers into the rest of the film. The technology is substantially advanced because of the shots behind an airplane. In the 20th century I feel that this would be exceedingly difficult and hard to come by. These shots give the dangerous and innovative feel of a modern-day action movie. Overall, this so-called title sequence was lacking in the actual movie, but the trailer had an amazing title sequence as shown in the photo below with maps and a rustic feel to provide that adventurous and action mood and or tone. I did in fact learn good tactics on how to lure viewers in and how to do it effectively in just the opening sequence of a film and this will help me, and my group, succeed further with our own production. 





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