AOTT Research (DYM)

 The two opening sequences I chose to compare are Batman Returns and Up.

• The two openings are contrasting in many ways. They both have very opposing colour schemes: Batman Returns has a dark blue almost monochrome colour scheme and there are lots of shadows, whereas Up is colourful and saturated with a wide array of colours featuring on the scrapbook design. In Batman Returns, the audience is introduced to no characters and only an unfamiliar setting. They are given no clues to the events that may occur later on in the film. In Up we are given a hint of the urban city setting, and are introduced to the main characters.
• The openings are similar as they both feature credits in every shot for the cast and crew. They also both have a consistent theme throughout the opening, such as the dark tunnels in Batman Returns and the scrapbook in Up.
• In Batman Returns the techniques used to communicate film information is the inclusion of symbolic images such as bats in the first shot, and titles to give the name and cast of the film. In Up the techniques used are snapshots of the characters and setting stylised as a scrapbook.
• As said previously, the aesthetic style of Batman Returns is dark, cold and has an element of horror and the unknown in it due to the many shadows. In Up the aesthetic style is happy and uplifting, as it contains bright warm colours and an authentic looking scrapbook.