Title Research: I, Tonya

 1. What titles are displayed during the opening sequences?  

- Studios 

- Director 

- Actors 

- Casting 

- Music Directors 

- Visual Effect Producers 

- Visual Effects Supervisors 

- Costume Designers 

- Assistant Directors 

- Editing 

- Production Designer 

- Line Producer 

- Co Producers 

- Executive Producers 

- Title 

 

2. What images are prioritized in the opening sequence?  

Priority was given to the pictures of the actors and directors as their titles were read aloud. Throughout the full title sequence, this was a recurring theme.

3.  What connotations do these images carry?  

They have a large, bright appearance. It emphasizes and complements the color scheme and personalities of the people in the movie. This does a great job of presenting the actors who were in the movie.

4. How does the film establish a feeling of the genre from the outset?  

It previews some of the elements of the genre. Starting with the location that sets up the background for the rest of the movie it served as a strong start to a film representing Tonya Harding and the scandal that ensued following the actions of her husband, matching with the genre. Much of it implied and foreshadowed the later parts that would come in the film. 

5. What strategies are used to ensure the film appeals to its target audience? 

This film in particular has a specific format in how the title sequence presents the whole movie. Within this title sequence we see how it has a dramatic but enticing spectacle of how Tonya is figure skating showing us how it is appealing to it's target audience. 

6.  How has technology been used effectively? 

The directors are successful in using a variety of camera angles like bird's eye, wide shot, medium close ups, and etc. to take the consumer through many Slow-Mo shots with editing.