The Da Vinci Code (Ron Howard, 2006)

As our opening thriller (Isignia) has a religious sub-genre to it I felt it was best to do an analysis of The Da Vinci Code the focus point being the sound and production titles. In the opening titles the sound we hear in the background is quite orchestral which sets up the film to be quite mysterious and give it that religious sub-genre. In our film we may decide to use a similar type of music e.g orchestral. The titles have their own logos which is very conventional and we will be using in our film. The titles are placed on the screen where the letters are placed individually. In our film we may use this or use something similar. Also the name of the film is after the production titles unlike some films where the name of the film is after a scene e.g James Bond films.

The rest of the opening shows a man being shot which is conventional as there is often a murder or an event which sets up the rest of the film. The camera is mainly free-hand which we won't be using in our film because it isn't very fast paced. The lighting is dark with lighting from torches in the set. The film will influence the choices we make to our film as we want to create a mysterious atmosphere where the audience will be left thinking.