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VFX/Typography

The typography in the credits in the opening
sequence are very simple, the only thing about them which gives them some sort
of character is the worn down metal affect which is used with and this works
well as it represents the bare and worn out place they are in. Some of the
credits are also down with a red and very un-neat writing style and this could
connote violence as this red and very un neat writing could be seen as the
words being written in blood red also has connotations to danger and these two
things are conventions of a thriller. At the end of the opening when the title
of the film comes up on screen there is somewhat of an image match with the
branding iron again and this is in the way that the words “Fury Road”look as if they are hot metal and when
these words come up on screen there is a sizzling sound which is as if skin has
just been branded which links this with the branding iron even further and the
reason why this is so important is because the doors close at the end of the
opening and the zombies take the protagonist back inside after they catch him
after he tries to escape meaning this suggests that he is trapped and that he
is going to become one of them now.

Visual effects are used at the start of the
opening and the way that they are used is by making a lizard have two heads and
this stand out straight away and this helps to attract the viewers’ attention straight away. Another way that
visual effects are used again is by having a lot of sort of flashbacks where
people that he has let down in his past and have died due to him appear on
screen when he is trying to escape and this causes tension and also could instill
a sense of worry into the viewer and also make them scared as these are coupled
with the people who appear on screen talking at the same time such as the child
who is talking in a very low and creepy sort of tone just as could be found in
a horror film.

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The lighting used in the opening of Mad
Max is at first very bright in the first shot helping to set the scene and show
where Mad Max actually is but the lighting is changed dramatically as he gets
into more trouble as when his car is flipped dust clouds help to reduce the
lighting in the shots which suggests that trouble is closing in on him. When
the zombies take Max back to where they are based the lighting is not very
limited as the only lighting which is available is from the fire torches spread
around the camp that zombies live at. This adds tension and a form of darkness
to the scene. Lighting is also used very well when Max looks like he will be able
to escape as there is a metal grid when he running away which makes it look
like there is a way out the phrase “there’s a light at the end of the tunnel”could be used which
but this however proves to be false hope when there is no way of getting out
this way.

This is used yet again when it looks
like there is a way out through a door as light can be seen but this is again
used as a cliff hanger for the viewers and adds tension as they think Max will
be able to escape but as he breaks through the door to escape he is met by a
huge drop meaning it was another form of false hope where he thought he could
escape but was met with no way out.

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There are number of props used in the opening of
Mad Max Fury Road and the most stand out ones are the cars which are used by
both Mad Max and the zombies. These are what are used near the start of the
opening to give the audience an idea of what is happening. The car of Mad Max
is also seen right at the start when the first shot appears on screen. All the
cars of both the zombies and Mad Max are very beaten up and all look very old
but this is done to help them fit in with the setting as they are in a very
deserted area where nothing can be as far as the eye can see. What this does is
add to the effect of  how deserted and
the setting is and that there is nothing around. Another prop which is widely
used is the weapons of the zombies and these weapons could be seen as somewhat African
tribal type weapons such as spears as this is what they resemble but this is
misleading as as the chase starts and the zombies catch Mad Max a spear is
thrown at the car which causes it to blow up and the car to flip meaning that
the weapons which they carry aren't as simple as they appear as a spear cannot
simply blow up and cause it to flip and there is also a further contrast to
this is as when Mad Max is taken back to the place where all these zombies live
he is being tattooed with a tattoo gun which isn't a simple piece of equipment
and also needs to a power source unlike the spears that they use as weapons
which can simply be hand crafted. The final main prop which is used in the
opening scene is the branding metal emblem which was about to be used on Mad
Max before he escaped after being held down. The reason why this is important
is because he was going to branded as one of them meaning there was a chance he
was going to become one of them. This is later image match in the opening
sequence when he almost escapes but comes to a massive drop to which he can’t escape from.

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The first shot in the opening shows a somewhat
bleak landscape which looked to be inhabited and resembled a desert this also
however had certain characteristics of a different planet and no earth due to
its appearance but this is contradicted due to seeing sprigs of grass growing
on the ground and also there being a mutated lizard on the ground. This
therefore suggested that the place that he was on was Earth hundreds of years
ahead of time but this could be a way to mislead the audience. The place where
all the zombies are based is a large part of the opening as this is where all
the action goes on as this is where the true identity of the character at the
start is revealed and also where all the action in the form of fighting and Mad
Max being taken in and being taken hostage occurs. The setting is of where the
zombies are based is also where the first glimpse of the groups emblem is found
which could give the audience an idea of what these zombies want with Mad Max
and who they in fact are if they have seen previous. The emptiness of the first
shot and the lack of anything going on adds tension to the scene.

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There is make up used in the opening of the
thriller and the way in which it is used to on the inhabitants of this area is
by making them look like a form of zombie. The reason why make up needed to be
used was so that they could give the people acting as the inhabitants of the
area where the protagonist is is so that they could make them look lifeless by
making them pale and also giving them shadows around there eyes which makes
them that more scary looking for the viewer and also it makes the viewer feel
like they can properly see them or sense them as the eyes are a major part of
how people become comfortable with people meaning that the zombies can make the
audience feel uncomfortable and may bring them a sense of fear. The actor at
the starts facial hair and normal hair on his head can be classed as make up
and the reason for this is because it isn't his actual hair which is that long.
When the zombies catch the protagonist they shave his hair and this helps to reveal
his true identity as this was somewhat masking the way that what he looked like
properly. Now that his true identity and what he looks like is revealed he loses
some of his mysteriousness about his character.

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In the opening titles of Mad Max Fury Road there
is only one actor involved and this is a somewhat mysterious character. The
costume that is worn by the character seems to be somewhat very raged and also
very simple meaning that this character isn't a lavish person and this may be
due to living in the habitat that he is in at the moment which looks to be very
simple and dead. The dark colours of the actors costume suggest that he likes
to lay low and is a mysterious character and this is again reinforced since is
also wearing a hood like piece of clothing which can be used to conceal
identity just like it does at the start of the film when he is speaking which
makes the audience focus on what he is saying more as they have nothing visual
to really concentrate on making them also question who this character in fact
is and what he looks like. The costume that he is wearing is very stereotypical
of someone who is living alone and surviving in an environment somewhat like
the desert. The actor also has something yellow on his back which looks like a
backpack but it could be something so much more and attracts the attention of
the viewer as it stands out a lot since it is the only thing which has
considerable amount of colour in the shot. The yellow pack on his back also
suggest a space like look about it which could link in with the with the fact
that the landscape looks like it isn't actually earth at first glance and it is
some other planet in the solar system which he is on but it is too early in the
film to know for sure where he is.