Genre notes and analysis of a sequence with the same genre

Genre notes of our title sequence are the codes and conventions. the codes and conventions are used together in any study of genre. codes are system of signs, which create meanings. codes can be divided into two categories - technical and symbolic:

• technical codes - technical codes are all the ways in which equipment is used to tell a story in an piece of work, for example the camera shots and uses of the camera in a film.
• symbolic codes - symbolic cods show what is beneath the surface of what we see. For example, a character's actions show the character is feeling.

some codes fit in both categories - music for example, is both technical and symbolic.

Conventions are the generally accepted ways of doing something. there are general conventions in any medium, such as the use of interviewee quotes in a print article,  but conventions are also genre specific.

In our title sequence, the codes and conventions are to show that the setting is based after the world turns to ruin.

some of the codes that refer to this, we will have Aaron's house looking like it is abandoned, bits of paper and rubbish on the floor, furniture moved about etc.

this is a small example of what we could do, paper scattered over the floor, broken glasses, photos...

there is going to be a clip where the main character is filmed, looking down at a photo of him and his parents together when he was younger. you cannot see the character's face, but you can feel the tension. this shows that it is quite an emotional film, feelings of mourning, regret, revenge, hate.