Title sequence research
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The title sequence is usually an important part of the film, they show some of the important things early on such as a small amount about the cast and crew and sometimes give a small introduction to the characters, genre and mood of the film. The purpose of it is to introduce the viewer to the film as well as providing small pieces of information throughout it.
Ex 1 : Funny Face 1957 Genre: Music, Comedy and Romance
The sequence starts with a small screen being turned on, beside it are a box of colouring pencils which could suggest that the film is related to something of a more creative nature. The camera zooms in on the screen as photos of a woman's face and a picture of her eye are placed on it alongside the name of the film, the next image shown shows a heel as well as some materials which helps confirm that the film is fashion related.
The sequence mainly focuses on showing women wearing different types of clothing in different styles of fashion a few of the photos presented focus more on close ups of the woman's faces. The showing of materials such as colouring pencils and a ruler help suggest that the film could be related to the making of fashion.
Elements of a musical/ comedy are heard/ hinted through the use of a more cheerful music in the background.
Ex 2: Godzilla 2014: genre: Action/thriller
The sequence starts in a mostly black and white tone with the showing of ancient/old images of prehistoric creatures along with texts from articles or books about them, one of which mentions natural selection which could possibly be linked to what happens later on in the film. One of the images which is only shown for a second shows a man fighting a serpent fish like creature, after this the audience is shown reports of injured people, damage or marine property and the need to send equipment somewhere.
These are followed by news articles that mention a disaster, the denial of a submarine going missing and the sighing of an unknown object.
The first piece of footage presented shows a marine holding the American flag which cuts to another putting on a diving suit, this then cuts to part of a large creature breaking through the surface of the water which is likely to be the unknown object mentioned in one of the news articles shown earlier. People seen beginning to take action, making bombs and referring to this creature as a monster which is seen being typed with a typewriter.
From this the audience can learn about the discovery of a creature which is being seen as a threat by humanity, the mentioning of bombs suggests that it may be a powerful creature which is harder to deal with by other means.
Ships being loaded with explosives and submarines full off people travelling out to sea, followed by maps and radars are shown. From this it's obvious that they are searching for the new threat. Upon the second sighing of the creature all the people on board the boat are shown to be prepared, after a countdown it is shot by a missile. After the aiming of the missile and its firing the screen turns to have colour and all music stops to be replaced by the natural sound of the explosion.
The title of the film appears with the smoke or aftermath of the explosion as the background.
It's noticeable that as the sequence goes by it gradually begins to gain more colour, this helps the audience understand that this monster has been around for some time and has survived up to the modern day, showing that it may be hard to get rid of. This could be linked to the photos of prehistoric creatures shown earlier on which could theorize that this monster may be some sort of prehistoric creature.
From this the audience is introduced to the main problem of the film, they learn that it is a powerful creature which requires military assistance to counter. Although no main human protagonists have shown up it's clear that this creature is considered dangerous thus unwanted judging by the actions of the people shown.
From the start the music is of a serious tone which suggest danger and trouble, it's put to a sudden stop after the explosion and following the appearance of the films title changes to something of a more chilling tone. The combination of this and the footage shown earlier helps convey that it is in the action thriller genre.
The title sequence is usually an important part of the film, they show some of the important things early on such as a small amount about the cast and crew and sometimes give a small introduction to the characters, genre and mood of the film. The purpose of it is to introduce the viewer to the film as well as providing small pieces of information throughout it.
Ex 1 : Funny Face 1957 Genre: Music, Comedy and Romance
The sequence starts with a small screen being turned on, beside it are a box of colouring pencils which could suggest that the film is related to something of a more creative nature. The camera zooms in on the screen as photos of a woman's face and a picture of her eye are placed on it alongside the name of the film, the next image shown shows a heel as well as some materials which helps confirm that the film is fashion related.
The sequence mainly focuses on showing women wearing different types of clothing in different styles of fashion a few of the photos presented focus more on close ups of the woman's faces. The showing of materials such as colouring pencils and a ruler help suggest that the film could be related to the making of fashion.
Elements of a musical/ comedy are heard/ hinted through the use of a more cheerful music in the background.
- The sequence how the names of the most important characters/people first.
- From the way in which it is presented the viewer can tell that the film is related to fashion.
- The title of the film is shown next so the audience now know what film these people are in.
- The next thing shown are the co-stars followed by the names of cast or crew members.
- After that the writer of the story or script is shown followed by who dealt with the music and lyrics and also the person who dealt with choreography.
- After that is mentions who dealt with the photography and colour, then editing, art direction, costumes and make up.
- It mentions who was in charge of sound, the main title and visual effects.
- It ends showing the name of the producer and director.
- Throughout the sequence it shows various photos related to fashion which helps show what the film is about, it also helps to suggest what the genre and mood may be.
Ex 2: Godzilla 2014: genre: Action/thriller
The sequence starts in a mostly black and white tone with the showing of ancient/old images of prehistoric creatures along with texts from articles or books about them, one of which mentions natural selection which could possibly be linked to what happens later on in the film. One of the images which is only shown for a second shows a man fighting a serpent fish like creature, after this the audience is shown reports of injured people, damage or marine property and the need to send equipment somewhere.
These are followed by news articles that mention a disaster, the denial of a submarine going missing and the sighing of an unknown object.
The first piece of footage presented shows a marine holding the American flag which cuts to another putting on a diving suit, this then cuts to part of a large creature breaking through the surface of the water which is likely to be the unknown object mentioned in one of the news articles shown earlier. People seen beginning to take action, making bombs and referring to this creature as a monster which is seen being typed with a typewriter.
From this the audience can learn about the discovery of a creature which is being seen as a threat by humanity, the mentioning of bombs suggests that it may be a powerful creature which is harder to deal with by other means.
Ships being loaded with explosives and submarines full off people travelling out to sea, followed by maps and radars are shown. From this it's obvious that they are searching for the new threat. Upon the second sighing of the creature all the people on board the boat are shown to be prepared, after a countdown it is shot by a missile. After the aiming of the missile and its firing the screen turns to have colour and all music stops to be replaced by the natural sound of the explosion.
The title of the film appears with the smoke or aftermath of the explosion as the background.
It's noticeable that as the sequence goes by it gradually begins to gain more colour, this helps the audience understand that this monster has been around for some time and has survived up to the modern day, showing that it may be hard to get rid of. This could be linked to the photos of prehistoric creatures shown earlier on which could theorize that this monster may be some sort of prehistoric creature.
From this the audience is introduced to the main problem of the film, they learn that it is a powerful creature which requires military assistance to counter. Although no main human protagonists have shown up it's clear that this creature is considered dangerous thus unwanted judging by the actions of the people shown.
From the start the music is of a serious tone which suggest danger and trouble, it's put to a sudden stop after the explosion and following the appearance of the films title changes to something of a more chilling tone. The combination of this and the footage shown earlier helps convey that it is in the action thriller genre.
- This is a remake of an older film.
- Straight from the start the name of the companies who released the movie are shown.
- important names start to appear, most likely important members of the cast, then who the casting was done by followed by the people in charge of visual effects and costumes.
- The sound and music is next, followed by the designer and person in charge of photography.
- Executive produces and producers are next then it shows who the story is by and the director.
- The last thing shown is the name of the movie.
- Throughout the sequence, at the start the were photos of dinosaurs and their skeletons, it shows people trying to get rid of an unknown beast with a qulity that helps show that the creature was last seen years from when the film actually starts.
- This helps show that the film has a more serious mood and the genre is most likely to be something thriller related.
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