Saturday, 21 January 2017

Analysis of Genre in 'Skyfall' Title Sequence


Skyfall:Spy/Action
The Skyfall title sequence includes various conventential traits of a spy film such as the use of shadows and silhouettes which not only create narrative enigma but also indicate to the audience that secret identities are going to be involved in the film, also adding a level of mystery which is emphasized by the dark colour scheme. Furthermore the orchestral soundtrack is very conventional of the spy genre.
From the title sequence the action genre is also made apparent, and narrative points revealed, due to the appearance of guns and knives, connoting conflict which indicates the use of protagonists and antagonists. As well as tomb stones which connotes death. The colour scheme has also been used to emphasize the theme of conflict and death as the colour scheme is quite dark with the only bright colour being the red which connotes death and bloodshed.
However the emphasis on the red colour could also connote the theme of love indicating that the film might include some form of romance.
 

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