Media Course Work

1. CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR OPENING
SEQUENCE

2. 'Captain America: Civil War' genre is clearly
constructed throughout this opening sequence.
The genre of this film is action and adventure
and this is signaled many times throughout the
title sequence through editing and mise-en-
scene. The Soundtrack is orchestral with a fast
paced tempo to it. The percussion is very fast
paced which gives the audience an idea of the
genre the film has. Fast Paced orchestral music
has a certain atmosphere to certain movies
which create a sense of suspense and jeopardy,
heightening the tension in the film.

3. Another way in which action and adventure is
presented to the audience through the title
opening are the shadows of the moving objects.
In this screen shot the moving object appears to
be a machine gun which is a strong sign
suggesting that the film involves some sort of
war, violence and death. The fact that the colour
of the machine gun is dark symbolizes death
and murder, therefore gives the audience a vivid
image of action and adventure in their mind. The
titles are also deliberately placed on the
silhouette of the machine gun as the two colours
contrast each other so that the titles stand out
more clearly.

4. Symmetry is also used throughout the title
sequence, this is used in a vary unique way in
order for the audience to be drawn into the
movie. The shadows seem to be some sort of
combat soldier which also connotes the genre of
Action and Adventure. The rocks that surround
the titles foreshadow the destruction that is
produced from combat in the film. The image
almost looks as though it is set in a cave type
location, which gives the audience a feeling of
uncomforting, unease and tension, which are all
three components of an action and adventure
film.

5. I also noticed that when the main actors names
were shown their character was presented in
some way. Here we see Robert Downey Jr. name
presented to the audience and we also see the
shape of iron mans mask. This is also done with
all the main characters to show the audience
what superheroes they are. The eyes are looking
at the audience in a fierce but seductive way
which creates a tense atmosphere and almost
draws the audience into watching the whole
film.

6. LINK TO THE TITLE SEQUENCE
http://www.artofthetitle.com/title/captain-america-civil-war/