Title Research: Hostage

 1. What titles are displayed during the opening sequences? The titles displayed include: “Stratus Film Company and Miramax Films Presents”, “A Cheyenne Enterprises Production”, “A Film by Florentina Siri”, “Bruce Willis”, “Kevin Pollack”, “Ben Foster”, “Jimmy Bennet”, and many other actors’ names. It also included: “Casting by Victoria Burrows and Scot Boland”, “Music by Alexandre Desplat”, “Co-Producer David Willis”, “Edited by Olivier Gajin and Richard Byard”, “Executive Producers Hawk Koch David Wally Josef Lautenschlager Andreas Thiesmeyer”, “Produced by Bruce Willis and Arnold Rifkin and Mark Gordon and Bob Yari”, “Based on the Novel by Robert Crais”, and “Directed by Florent Siri”.

2. What images are prioritized in the opening sequence? The images prioritized in the opening sequence were most weapons and soldiers which alguna which the main idea of the film being hostages.

3. What connotations do these images carry? These images carry a negative connotation as they correlate with war and death which are very grim topics.

4. How does the film establish a feeling of the genre from the outset? The film establishes a feeling of thrill from the onset by using very fast music that builds up throughout the sequence to make viewers have a feeling of suspense being built up.

5. What strategies are used to ensure the film appeals to its target audience? The suspenseful music ensures the film appeals to its target audience by creating a thrilling mood, which is what the viewers

6. How has technology been used effectively? You want to consider camera angles, transitions and editing techniques. 

The various editing techniques utilized have allowed the opening sequence to transition very smoothly from picture to picture which creates a flow and tempo for the sequence. Also, using editing, they have been able to link the titles to the pictures displayed at the same time. This ensures that viewers do not get confused.