Signs in Cinema

We must be clear of what all films consist of. There are 5 elements within all films and each are categorized individually.

• Editing - cuts, match on action, continuity, 180 degree rule, etc
• Sound - contrapuntal, etc
• Cinematography - framing of a shot, angle, lighting, etc
• Performance - tone of voice, facial expressions, etc
• Mise-en-scene - costumes = establish status and job, the society and what culture it is based around, location = can manipulate audience by building certain expectations, props, make up = acts as an indicator to us of character's personality, acting/body language = feelings, lighting = make characters look mysterious, reflect characters mental state/hidden emotions (everything in the scene) - designed to communicate meaning to audience

Within my title sequence, all of the following (above) will have to be included rather thoroughly. I also know that when applying the following within my title sequence, the types and styles used will have to of been thought of carefully. For example, the genre of my title sequence will be thriller and so to have the characteristics of a comedy film such as: bright & cheerful sound, high-key lighting and not many match on action shots, would completely contradict the chosen genre and confuse the audience of my title sequence. 

The signs in cinema in my opinion, are like characteristics that can help label films and title sequences without a genre being allocated. To establish the genre of our film, i must make sure that the characteristics used are aligned to the genre specifically and accurately.