Friday 2 December 2011

Research: Beetlejuice

Beetlejuice (1988 dir. Tim Burton) is a comedy mild horror film which uses a very simply opening scene to begin. When the institution logo appears, a part of the song 'Day-O' (which is an important song as it features in a scene later on in the film) but after the institution logo the song stops.
The soundtrack begins to play an upbeat, fun track as the title appears...
...and continues as there is an aerial shot which travels across to show a town while the actors, directors, etc..titles appear on screen. After some actors are shown, the lead role 'Michael Keaton' is show 'as' the title character 'Beetlejuice'.
 This upbeat track continues as the titles continue to appear on screen as the camera travels at an aerial shot over the town
The final title seen is the director on top of the final aerial shot of a house. After a spider appears on the house and a hand picks it up, it is obvious the house is not real and it is in fact a model.
These titles are very simple because all of the names, directors and the film's main title are shown across the first scene of the film. After these titles, the film continues in the usual manner.

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