1. This is a transcript from a conversation that took place between Charli and I
in response to evaluation question one. We talked about how the sound
used in our opening title sequence and how it used, developed or challenged
forms of real opening titles.
Charli: So how does our opening title sequence in terms of sound use or challenge
forms of real media products?
Georgi: In our research we identified that sound was often a key feature in opening
titles and sometimes essential in order set the mood as well as introduce the genre,
and that is why we used it.
Charli: Well just because we used sound doesn’t mean that it is like other opening
titles, because you said it must set the mood and genre stuff.
Georgi: Well exactly, that’s why we chose a slow pace, gentle and ‘dreamy’ piano
music as it worked well with the genre, not only that but with the slow-motion
effects, the horses movement and appeals to our ‘young girl’ audience with the
pretty notes.
Charli: Oh yeah, I remember in my research when I did my genre-specific research
that the horse film used piano music with scenes of cantering horses.
Georgi: That’s why we did it.
Charli: What about the other sound?
Georgi: We used some foley sound in the opening including the horse whinny over
our logo and the wind with birds. This told the audience from the very beginning that
the film was about horses as well as being set in an area with trees/birds which
suggested to our audience somewhere rural. This is later confirmed with several
shots in fields/bridleways etc.
Charli: The whinny over the production company ident is like in The Simpsons Movie
where the kid comes running out of the logo humming the Simpsons theme tune, so
it immediately tells the audience what it’s about.
Georgi: Yes, that too was one of our influences.
Charli: But not many films do that to introduce their genre, do they?
Georgi: No, so that could be a way that our film “challenges forms of real media
products”.