We're now investigating & researching into DVD Menu's as our next assignment. We have looked at a number of DVD Menu e.g. Hangover, Fahrenheit 9/11 etc. I've learnt there are elements & code & conventions of DVD Menu's to imply the Genre of the film. Elements, Codes & conventions such as;
- Rollover effects (When you select an option & it highlights)
- Colour Scheme
- Images
- Fonts
- Animation
- Textures
These all would relate & link to imply the nature of the Genre. E.g. For the Genre of Horror the elements would be similar as the following;
- Rollover effect- White font to Red
- Colour Scheme- Red, White & Black
- Images- Dark & Scary
- Fonts- Bold
- Animation- A character appearing from the DVD Menu
- Textures- Blood, Tape, Knifes etc.
This is an example of the elements which would portray the genre Horror. Horror is very dark & scary, therefore the colours would have to be dark to imply this. The colour Red is always popular when showing Horror, as it represents blood & blood is closely seen with Horror as it implys death & danger.
We've been given the choise of Indie Horror, Indie Drama, SCI-FI & Childrens Animation, i've listed the elements & codes & conventions which would be seen & used to portray the specific genre.
Children’s Animation
Colour Scheme:
Children like bold, bright, exciting colours to keep them engaged. Children can be easily distracted so it’s key to keep them engaged. The colour Scheme for children; Bright yellows, reds, blues, greens.
Children like bold, bright, exciting colours to keep them engaged. Children can be easily distracted so it’s key to keep them engaged. The colour Scheme for children; Bright yellows, reds, blues, greens.
Font:
To keep the children excited, fonts should also be big bold & bright. Therefore Big bold fonts, using the colour scheme of bright colours.
To keep the children excited, fonts should also be big bold & bright. Therefore Big bold fonts, using the colour scheme of bright colours.
Images:
Moving images to keep them intrigued in the DVD Menu of bright, happy characters; cartoons. Animations of bright characters.
Moving images to keep them intrigued in the DVD Menu of bright, happy characters; cartoons. Animations of bright characters.
Colour Scheme:
Dark Metallic Green & Black, Greys. SCI-FI is very scientific & related to space with is black. When presenting SCI-FI films these colours are associated, therefore, I would use Black & dark metallic greens to present my film.
Dark Metallic Green & Black, Greys. SCI-FI is very scientific & related to space with is black. When presenting SCI-FI films these colours are associated, therefore, I would use Black & dark metallic greens to present my film.
Font:
The fonts used are very hi-tech, modern & scientific relating to the science-fiction genre, therefore I would use ‘computer’ scientific font to enhance the modern, hi-tech theme of the genre.
The fonts used are very hi-tech, modern & scientific relating to the science-fiction genre, therefore I would use ‘computer’ scientific font to enhance the modern, hi-tech theme of the genre.
Images:
Images are very hi-tech & technological relating to the science fiction genre. I would use moving images of hi-tech, modern elements, such as robots, computers etc. The DVD Menu would be very technological & hi-tech. Heavy Animations.
Images are very hi-tech & technological relating to the science fiction genre. I would use moving images of hi-tech, modern elements, such as robots, computers etc. The DVD Menu would be very technological & hi-tech. Heavy Animations.
Horror
Horror films use dark colours to relate to the dark nature of the film. Black & white, red are associated with Horror films I found, as it can represent blood. However I would use Black & yellow to make the characters glow & stand out.
Font:
The Fonts use are very big, bold & dark to stand out & to relate to the genre. I would use big, bold yellow titles to stand out.
The Fonts use are very big, bold & dark to stand out & to relate to the genre. I would use big, bold yellow titles to stand out.
Images:
Images are also dark & scary to relate to the genre. I would use Static images & Moving images to show scary clips from the movie, & shocking static images. The images & moving images would be dark & bold, to scare & intrigue the audience.
Images are also dark & scary to relate to the genre. I would use Static images & Moving images to show scary clips from the movie, & shocking static images. The images & moving images would be dark & bold, to scare & intrigue the audience.
Drama
Colour Scheme:
Drama films base on realistic characters dealing with emotional themes such as; Drugs, Alcohol, Love, Religion, Crime etc. Therefore the colour scheme would range heavily, but would still use very bold colours to emphasise the drama. For example Love would use Red colours & hearts, where as Crime would use darker colours such as black & yellow. I would use Red to imply a Theme of Love to stand out & contrast with a white background to also portray the innocence and drama.
Font:
The fonts would also range a great deal, as drama as such a wide range of dramatic aspects & themes. I would use bold red fonts to relate to the red colour scheme & contrast with the White background.
Images:
Images would again, range as the themes vary, however as my theme would be Love, i would take images of couples together ' in love' & use poses of them kissing, cuddling, etc to imply the nature Love & relate to the colour scheme & font.
After thorough research into these 4 genres, I've decided to choose Horror as i find it interesting with the use of dark colours, dark images & textures such as tape, knifes, blood etc. I personally enjoy Horror films & how all the elements relate & enhance the genre, however i haven't chosen Horror because of this, I've chosen this as from researching DVD Menu the movie 'Crash' a Drama Thriller, used Polaroid Images to portray the characters within the Film, i really like the use of this, & from researching into it, i feel Polaroid Images remind me of Crime Scene Investigation, where they have images like this of the victims, therefore i decided I'd like my DVD Menu to include Polaroid Images to enhance the scary dark side of the genre. I'm still researching into Horror in-depth & have found textures I'd like to use such as, Duck tape, Warning Tape, Blood etc.
Colour Scheme:
Drama films base on realistic characters dealing with emotional themes such as; Drugs, Alcohol, Love, Religion, Crime etc. Therefore the colour scheme would range heavily, but would still use very bold colours to emphasise the drama. For example Love would use Red colours & hearts, where as Crime would use darker colours such as black & yellow. I would use Red to imply a Theme of Love to stand out & contrast with a white background to also portray the innocence and drama.
Font:
The fonts would also range a great deal, as drama as such a wide range of dramatic aspects & themes. I would use bold red fonts to relate to the red colour scheme & contrast with the White background.
Images:
Images would again, range as the themes vary, however as my theme would be Love, i would take images of couples together ' in love' & use poses of them kissing, cuddling, etc to imply the nature Love & relate to the colour scheme & font.
After thorough research into these 4 genres, I've decided to choose Horror as i find it interesting with the use of dark colours, dark images & textures such as tape, knifes, blood etc. I personally enjoy Horror films & how all the elements relate & enhance the genre, however i haven't chosen Horror because of this, I've chosen this as from researching DVD Menu the movie 'Crash' a Drama Thriller, used Polaroid Images to portray the characters within the Film, i really like the use of this, & from researching into it, i feel Polaroid Images remind me of Crime Scene Investigation, where they have images like this of the victims, therefore i decided I'd like my DVD Menu to include Polaroid Images to enhance the scary dark side of the genre. I'm still researching into Horror in-depth & have found textures I'd like to use such as, Duck tape, Warning Tape, Blood etc.
This is a deconstruction of the film 'Friday the 13th' which i've highlighted the colour scheme, font, images etc. All the elements portrayed & the feel of this DVD Menu is what i'd like my DVD Menu to similarly look like.
More Research into the 4 Different Genres of; Indie Drama, Indie Horror, Children's Animation, SCI-Fi, These are screen shots of the pages from Microsoft Document;
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