micro analysis- small analysis like shots, songs and technical stuff
macro analysis- large anysis like propes and the backrounds
It uses creepy music at the start to create a sinister
atmosphere. On the screen it comes with the name of the show with freaky font.
Goes to a black screen then fades into a toy circus looking environment.
It then goes to an image of a merry go round and with ‘FX
presents’ and it uses a lot of shadow to move around the toy/circus environment
then a partial head pops around the circus cart which leads to balloon making
sounds with hands making the balloons with a clown costume.
After it goes to a
flickering pictures appearing to make the skeleton bike move with the name
‘Sarah Paulson.’
Then it fades to ‘Evan Peters’ with toys in the background.
The music has got more sinister and creepy with carousel music. Then it goes to
a large clown head which looks like it’s made with plastic and latex. The
background is black with a few little dim lights. The head is moving clockwise
with the sound of ticking clock background.
Then it goes to a rotating human dartboard with a two headed
clown with the name ‘Michael Chiklis.’ A
knife hits the human dartboard as it moves around.
Then a close up shot of a toy moving with two claw hands
with flickering images that makes it appear to be moving. Then it goes to a
wide shot to include background of a tent with the name ‘Fances Conroy.’
Return to weird rotating creepy clown face again which is
much more visible. The clown has sharp jagged teeth, chipped off nose and
crossward looking eyes. Then for a split second, it goes to an image of creepy
small clowns sinisterly smiling. The images now alternate between the clown
face and the little clowns. It appears there are two faces of a clown: one side
has nothing on the face. The small clown does a 180 degree turn with its head.
Image of the inside of a tent with the shadow of a London
eye looking ride.
Creepy image of a monkey wearing a clown choker with a small
top hat with a cymbal.
The small clown lying down on the ground with a smile.
A one handed man nailing things into his face with the name
‘Denis O’Hare.’
Skeletons with the name ‘Emma Roberts.’
Puppet stage with a marionette hands held up with the name
‘Finn Witrock.’
Then back to the large faced creepy clown again with the
name ‘Angela Bassett.’
Return to balloon hand making clown. The music has got a bit
quieter.
A scene of doll babies in a cage taking their heads off and
rolling it towards each other.
Animated circus ringmaster toy zips open with blood running
down the mouth with the name ‘Kathy Bates.’
A toy head with a hat with a beautiful background and the
name ‘Jessica Lange.’
A man on stilts pulling a cart with the name of the show:
‘American Horror Story Freakshow.’
Return to monkey cymbal image then the name ‘created by Ryan
Murphy & Brad Falchuk.’ The background comes into focus to reveal the
monkey with jagged teeth and black eyes.
Close up shot of outer edges of tent with the name of the
show: ‘American Horror Story Freakshow.’
over all the American horror story title sequence required less costume and physical factors and really depended on editing and props. the fact the props depended on mainly reds and whites to symbolise the circus and add blacks and dark bleak colours to create the contrast of the fun lovable childhood memory to this demonic nightmare. the toys in the title sequence also symbolise a character, situation and or part of life that accrues in the programme. the backgrounds where also either edited in using a green screen and others using painted or large toy sized backgrounds to make it match the creepy toy and childhood aesthetic of the title sequence. over all the music and the actions match pretty well and clearly all the movement of the toys are images all put togather to make it look like moving images to make a choppy effect. theres a lot of over the shoulder and mid shots
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