Analysis of The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King DVD
The Main Menu of The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King starts off with an opening clip with the inscription that's on the ring written on a piece of paper in its native language. The paper is old with a slight yellow/gray tint to it and the ink on the paper is a dark brown. There are clips from the movie being played in the center of the ring with a feathered border so it blends in. After the clips are done playing the text from the ring slowly fades into the menu, which has only three different menu items (Play Movie, Setup Screen and Sound Options, and Select a Scene). Underneath each of the menu items is an eight-pointed star. These will become the same color as the text (an off-white) when it is selected; otherwise they are faded in the background. The text is a serif font that resembles the native type family in the movie. When making a selection they turn to a pale yellow color.
In the center of the menu items are clips from the movie being played with a feathered edge. The background is pencil drawing of gate being opened with an army behind it. The army fades out as the movie clips star playing. On top of everything is what looks like a moving cloud layer that moves very slowly and has a very low opacity level.
After a selection is made, such as for the scene selection, the menu will transition with those moving clouds in the background and then head into a building with archways (also pencil drawn). A still image of the scene is played underneath the arch in the background as the different scenes are selected. Four scenes are listed in the middle with titles underneath of them in the same font as on the main menu in dark brown. The same highlight and selection features are carried over with this menu and the others as well. Down each side of the four listed scenes are a total of 14 (seven on each side) items listing scene selections so it is possible to jump to a later point in the menu. Those are in the same font, but in a dark, pale blue or violet. The left side also contains a “Main Menu” menu item. When reaching the last item in the menu and if you press down on the remote an extra time it goes to the next set of four menu items.
The audio in the background is music from the soundtrack of the movie and varies depending on the menu are in. The music does not continuously play on the scene selection menu, but does on the Main Menu slightly longer on the Screen and Sound options menu (it seems like it plays long enough for the user to make their selection).
In the center of the menu items are clips from the movie being played with a feathered edge. The background is pencil drawing of gate being opened with an army behind it. The army fades out as the movie clips star playing. On top of everything is what looks like a moving cloud layer that moves very slowly and has a very low opacity level.
After a selection is made, such as for the scene selection, the menu will transition with those moving clouds in the background and then head into a building with archways (also pencil drawn). A still image of the scene is played underneath the arch in the background as the different scenes are selected. Four scenes are listed in the middle with titles underneath of them in the same font as on the main menu in dark brown. The same highlight and selection features are carried over with this menu and the others as well. Down each side of the four listed scenes are a total of 14 (seven on each side) items listing scene selections so it is possible to jump to a later point in the menu. Those are in the same font, but in a dark, pale blue or violet. The left side also contains a “Main Menu” menu item. When reaching the last item in the menu and if you press down on the remote an extra time it goes to the next set of four menu items.
The audio in the background is music from the soundtrack of the movie and varies depending on the menu are in. The music does not continuously play on the scene selection menu, but does on the Main Menu slightly longer on the Screen and Sound options menu (it seems like it plays long enough for the user to make their selection).
posted by Tim A. at 11:29 PM
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Excellent posts, Tim. Keep up the good work.
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