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How the Grinch Stole Christmas Opening Scene How many titles are displayed during the opening sequences to the film? There are six titles displayed during the opening sequences to the film: Imagine Entertainment, Universal Pictures, A Brian Grazer Production, A Ron Howard Film, Jim Carrey, and Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas. What images are prioritized in the opening sequence? The images prioritized in the opening sequences are the inside of a snowflake falling down onto a snow covered town called Whoville. Then the movie transitions to images of the town and the Whos that inhabit it. The town is decorated extensively in Christmas decorations, and all of the Whos are full of Chirstmas cheer.  What connotations do the images carry? The images carry a cheerful and majestic connotation.  How is genre reinforced through symbolic and technical codes from the outset? Genre is reinforced through symbolic and technical codes from the outset because of the way the b...

The Polar Express Opening Scene How many titles are displayed during the opening sequences to the film? Four titles are displayed during the opening sequences to the film: Warner Bros Pictures, Castle Rock Entertainment, Shangri La Entertainment, and The Polar Express. What images are prioritized in the opening sequence? Images of the companies that made the film, snow falling, houses covered in snow, and a boy's bedroom are prioritized in the opening sequence. What connotations do the images carry? The images carry a mysterious yet cheerful connotation. They also carry a reflective and nostalgic connotation. How is genre reinforced through symbolic and technical codes from the outset? Genre is reinforced through symbolic and technical codes from the outset because the snow falling combined with the soothing music in the beginning really sets the tone for the children and family genre movie. How does the film establish an enigma from the outset? The film established...

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The use of specific camera shots, editing techniques, sounds, and mise-en-scene are what make a movie unique and help build the plot. These elements are used to establish the setting, build the plot, and form suspense in the first five minutes of Marvel's Agent Carter . The first element displayed regards sound. In the first shot, the Marvel logo is presented, but in the background there is a sound of Peggy speaking to her colleague, Steve Rogers. This scene then quickly transitions to a shot of the two characters displayed using simultaneity. The audience is immediately drawn into action by the use of this sound bridge. Leit-motif is also used in this first scene, in which suspenseful music plays consistently. The use of a combination of direct sound and indirect sound allows the director to make the shots interesting, yet suspenseful. The sounds build up strong emotions of sadness and urgency, as well as context for the situation, from the beginning of the movie. Music is used ...