The title sequence of James Bond: Spectre begins with flames firing up on the screen, this catches the audience attention as it is is a very active and mystical moment for a James Bond film. The scene is accompanied by the diegetic sound of Sam Smiths track 'writing on the wall'. This song was produced for the film however Sam Smith being a very popular artists it also engages the audience more as they recognise the soundtrack so they will be more intrigued by what is happening on the screen.
The title sequence in the film ‘Spectre’ is shown after the introduction scene of the film. It begins with James Bond (Daniel Craig) in the helicopter after he had just tackled an opposition. The lighting is quite high-key as it demonstrates how James Bond has been successful in his task so it shows positivity. The director has then used the prop of a ring to lead us into the title sequence, it shows James Bond has a connection with the ring so it makes the audience wonder where it is going to take him.
James Bond appears on the screen half naked with all naked girls dancing elegantly around him and placing fire on his skin. The use of elegance attracts a wider audience as some watchers who may not be interested in the violence side of James Bond will be intrigued by the more suttle and elegance of the scene enabling them to watch more.
Following from this moment, the camera then zooms out of the characters and focuses on a huge Octopus in the centre of the fiery surroundings. This makes the audience wonder what the meaning of the Octopus is and what connection does he have to the film. We are then introduced to two characters who are falling through the screen, a man (James Bond) and a women. This demonstrates the Hero character and the princess character of the film. When the two finally meet on the centre of the screen, clearly shown using reverse shot reverse, the tempo of the song also slows and the pitch becomes higher creating a softer tone, the lighting also becomes low-key and the two characters become to passionately touch eachothers bear skin. This again portrays the James Bond film in a different genre that attracts women and watchers who like romance instead of thriller/action, expanding the market.
The Octopus is shown in most camera shots in the title sequence, this makes the audience think it is a symbol for something as it is always there. At the end of the title sequence, James Bond appears on the screen in a low-key lighted setting pointing a gun at someone, this reflects back to action/thriller genre of the film and excites the audience as the climax has been built throughout the title sequence through different elements such as, lighting, props, diegetic sounds and the use of advanced editing.
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