Title Research: Hidden Figures

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What titles are displayed during the opening sequences?

In the beginning of the sequence, the production company is presented. Then the actors names’ were presented one by one. The director of photography and the executive director were acknowledged separately. The director’s name was presented followed by the name of the movie which closed the sequence.

What images are prioritized in the opening sequence?

The images were focused on things that involve with science. Things that the characters would use in the movie. Items like coffee, formulas, binders and more. They also captured a quick glimpse of outer space and astronauts.

What connotations do these images carry?

The images invoke a powerful and serious feeling. The way that they presented some items that a person dealing with science would use was moving. 

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

You would be able to easily guess that this film is a drama. In one of the images in the sequence it shows a bathroom with a silver sign declaring it is for whites only. This is a conflict that was already indirectly stated in the title sequence. Drama films are well known for usually having many conflicts in them.

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

The background music playing during the title sequence was one of the strategies that was used to ensure the film was appealing to its audience. Hidden Figures is a serious, educational, and powerful movie. This was made known through the music that played in the background. It gave off a serious effect letting it be known that this movie was not a comedy, romance or anything of that sort.

How has technology been used effectively?

Technology was used effectively because there is so many things that were captured that wouldn't have been so easy to do without it. For instance, the tool that was spinning on the paper which appeared as if it was moving on its own, couldn't have been done without technology. Another example is when the items where floating in the air. It was a clever idea because Hidden Figures revolves around the study of space, so the scene showed props floating in the air as if there wasn't any gravity on earth, which was a creative idea and wouldn't have been able to be captured without technology. Another example is the small glimpse of outer space and astronauts. For this to have been captured, either a satellite or telescope would've needed to be used.