Thursday 16 January 2014

Analysis of Saul Bass 'North by NorthWest'




From this title sequence the viewer can learn that the film is set in the late 90's perhaps 1950's, this is indicated by the development of transport in relation to the modern day transport services, further more by the clothing that the cast within the title sequence are dressed in. The audience also learn that the setting of the film is in the USA in particular New york city, this is due to the industrialized background and the business of the business like atmosphere.  

I think that in this film the main character may have some bad luck i interpreted this from the scene at the very end of the title sequence when the bus doors shut directly in one of the male characters faces, perhaps also hitting at a theme of rejection.  

The use of the upbeat music in the title sequence suggests that the film is going to be quiet fast paced and perhaps action based related. This hints to the audience that the genre of the film is action and could also be thriller, i think this is suggested through the clip of the flowing stream, as i evokes images that relate to a thriller based genre such as bodies or even sins being washed away. More importantly as the stream is continuously flowing it also suggested to me that the main character is perhaps running away from something or someone. The use of the stream also could be in relation to the sea, therefore perhaps hinting that the film may involve foreign relations or soils. 




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