In comparison to, 'Red Lights' unlike the title sequence for, 'Gone girl' it doesn't consist of production logos at the very beginning. Again connoting that the movie doesn't need the iconography of a well-known high budgeted movie production to advance their views, but relies on good quality camerawork, editing and narrative. The ideology of having no production logo signifies the fast pace of the narrative. For example, the title sequence for, 'Gone girl' had a production logo taking up 30 seconds of the screen time whereas, 'Outbreak' goes straight into the narrative with a establishing shot of the African jungle, connoting to the demographic the narrative moves along swiftly keeping the audience's eyes glued to the screen for the entire length of the film.
Giving the expectation, 'Outbreak' is a 1995 movie the lighting is de-saturated, slightly low key lighting, with the brief scene of high key lighting in the very first shot. This conforms to Todovoro's
narrative theory as even though the film as already been connoted as a fast pace moving narrative, the short opening scene using high key lighting is signified as the equilibrium due to the bright happiness normality in the lighting used. After the clear connotation of distruption of the equilibrium ( denoted from the explosion) the lighting switches to low key however in a different location. By having damage caused in one scene and the effect carrying over into another scene, connotes the worldwide issue or conflict occurs by that damage, creating enigma to the target audience as to what is actually going on and what as happened.
Within the shots, camerawork and editing, there isn't many cuts, connoting a continuous flow of the narrative also conforming to the ideology that the film consists of a fast pace narrative. Unlike the other two title sequences i have analysed, 'Gone girl' and 'Red lights' this title sequence subverts the conventions of a thriller film opening, by jumping straight into the narrative whereas, 'Gone girl' as a build of montage shots to allow the target audience to get familiar with the surroundings and male protagonists before the narrative starts, in similarly where, 'Red lights' leaves enigma to the demographic by subliminal editing of montage shots of different props leaving hints of the narrative and star persona of characters. 'Outbreak' doesn't allow the target audience to have any time for enigma in the filming opening from the denotations of leading straight into the narrative.
narrative theory as even though the film as already been connoted as a fast pace moving narrative, the short opening scene using high key lighting is signified as the equilibrium due to the bright happiness normality in the lighting used. After the clear connotation of distruption of the equilibrium ( denoted from the explosion) the lighting switches to low key however in a different location. By having damage caused in one scene and the effect carrying over into another scene, connotes the worldwide issue or conflict occurs by that damage, creating enigma to the target audience as to what is actually going on and what as happened.
Within the shots, camerawork and editing, there isn't many cuts, connoting a continuous flow of the narrative also conforming to the ideology that the film consists of a fast pace narrative. Unlike the other two title sequences i have analysed, 'Gone girl' and 'Red lights' this title sequence subverts the conventions of a thriller film opening, by jumping straight into the narrative whereas, 'Gone girl' as a build of montage shots to allow the target audience to get familiar with the surroundings and male protagonists before the narrative starts, in similarly where, 'Red lights' leaves enigma to the demographic by subliminal editing of montage shots of different props leaving hints of the narrative and star persona of characters. 'Outbreak' doesn't allow the target audience to have any time for enigma in the filming opening from the denotations of leading straight into the narrative.
Non-diegetic soundtrack is very minimally used in the beginning of the title sequence, parallel and synchronous to the image connoting an musical African tribe soundtrack linking to the African jungle image represented, the fast pace of the soundtrack is synchronous connoting as a heart beat as the target audience watch a scene of a monkey escaping a fire. After the equilibrium as been disturbed and the location as changed, diegetic soundtrack of voices and mechanical devices is heard, connoting the effect one thing has worldwide and signifying comparison between the two juxtaposed locations, leaving the demographic in enigma to how this link has occurred.
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