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All about Mystery !

Welcome and get ready for an adventure! 
Today we will be focusing on the concepts and what goes into mysteries.

Let's talk about settings
What are the settings or locations where mysteries are filmed?

Well. Mysteries are normally filmed in all different time periods. Mysteries are also normally set in various locations. You might mostly see forests, cemeteries, homes, buildings. But these locations can keep going on and on. 
Not to mention, Sometimes the mystery may take place in a magical or unusual place. Most mysteries use realistic or familiar places to make the viewer feel more connected to the story.

The more connected you feel to the film, the more REAL it feels to you.

As for the timeframe, mysteries are normally filmed in the day. Well, it depends on the TYPE of mystery. For a mystery with murder, it might happen at night or in the evening. Maybe even in the morning? You never really know. There is no specific timeframe, it depends on the storyline of the film. 
Most settings are dark (low key lighting)
All mysteries are different. 

As you can see there is low key lighting, the place looks realistic but at the same time it looks "magical" and it looks like it was filmed in the forest. 
I think that this was the perfect example that included all of the concepts.




Next! Opening Sequences
What do mystery opening scenes look like?

It all depends on the type of mystery. Some mysteries are darker, while some are more lighter??? I don't even think that's right. But you get what I mean. 
Depending on how the storyline is, it will then make an inference and hint little clues, as to what the story is about. 

Opening scenes normally include background knowledge for the viewer, but not all do. Some of the openings include dialogue, while some don't. 

There's not a lot of action that goes on in the opening scene, but you still are somewhat able to piece together the hints given to have some knowledge.  
Most opening scenes are typically around 2 minutes in length. 

Examples:
One of the more "darker" opening mystery scenes:
This is film is named "We've always lived in the castle"


Throughout the opening scene, it is very dark and almost uneasy. A girl starts to speak and tells us some history. It shows flashbacks of her sister, the picture frame. Where she states "We will never live in this house". 
Something that builds up the suspense and uneasiness is when she looks directly at the camera and starts to speak but we can only see her eyes.
There were a lot of medium close-up shots as well as close-ups. There was low-key lighting throughout the opening scene.

This was an awesome opening scene!

Now, what about the titles of the film??

Well. Most mystery titles have a creepy or straight font. The font color is normally white, or black. As black does represent "mystery", and white represents "innocents". The title is normally on the bottom along with the credits of the actors/production company/etc. 
For example:

The plot of this mystery is very incising, the storyline is completely unlike any other. Not to mention the opening scene is almost like a "horror", which I think really tied in the suspense and kept us wanting to know what happened next.


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