Analysis of Work

Here are a few of Cooper's work that I really like:

Dawn of the Dead



I love Dawn of the Dead's opening title sequence. I think it is extremely well done as it gives a great explanation of the context, genre and story of the film. A detail that I especially like is how the red text transforms into blood that quickly runs of the screen, I think it adds to the audiences understanding that this film is about some sort of disease that effects the blood and/or there will be lots of blood and gore.

I love the use of stock footage as it really adds to the sense of danger and chaos as there are multiple shots all filmed in different styles and techniques with different effects making it clear to the audience that this is a world-wide problem of a disease- concluding that it's about zombies.

The music's sound starting at 0:40 contrasts to the footage being shown as the music is happy and cheery. But the lyrics don't as they also refer to death and the lyrics also agree to the fact that there is mass disorder happening in the sequence.

Peter Jennings Reporting: LAPD



I really like how Kyle Cooper has edited the first few minutes of this intro. I think it's extremely interesting and visual as lots of shots are combined to give a sense of contrast between the police force and the criminals.

The way in which the numbers/ writing/ letters overlap each other make it a very complex and also highlight how crime and the police force work all day everyday, and that something is always going relating to the context for the audience.

I really like the use of quick cut as it can be seen as representing the fast paced lives of the police force which also relates to the context of the opening sequence. The graphics used are again stock footage from other cases and programmes which also let the audience know the type of programme it is.