I am legend; conventions of OTS.

During our last media lesson we watched the start of the opening title sequence for 'I am legend.' This OTS is both conventional and unconventional. I have summarised them in the following points;

Conventional:

• Introduces characters and story.
• Sets up an enigma.
• Has an establishing shot.
• A hook: who is the main character and how is he still alive?

Not Conventional:

• No non-diagetic soundtrack; a lot of the time there is only silence or diagetic, yet quiet, sounds. This is different compared to the normal in this genre of film.
• We watched up to 7:05 minutes and the was still no title.
• No credits.
• The above points show that there was nothing to interrupt the audiences anticipation, as if it was part of the main film.

The film starts with the soundtrack for a T.V. news broadcast. This soundtrack is broadcast over the top of the Advertising for the supporting companies. This is also unconventional however the T.V. program is made with realistic aesthetics. These aesthetics continue throughout the OTS, as if there is no OTS and we have gone straight into the film.