Saturday 14 November 2009

Thriller Research: title analysis on LA Confidential (1997 Curtis Hanson)



During the opening sequence (click on the picture above to watch), I was able to analyse the following:
  • There was a Warner Bros Pictures and Regency Enterprises logo, which tells us that the film had a big budget as they are both big companies. The actors in the film are also well known and respected, suggesting that the film would be popular and have a high expectation.


  • They used a 1950s bright red font for the title, similar to the lettering found on film posters from that period to reflect the setting of the film.


  • The credits where in a pale yellow font, which is a colour typical of the 1950s, and also reflects LA's stereotypical view of being sunny, happy, and full of opportunities.


  • The "hush hush" lettering at the end of the opening sequence implies that the film is about corruption and the "bad" and kept secret side of LA, and is important to the film as it is repeated in different ways. Here is a screen shot of this:

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