Thursday, February 23, 2012

Title Sequence

A good title sequence creates questions and should set the tone for the whole film. If a film is funny, the title sequence should present this by using comedic music and showing hints of what’s to come in the movie etc. In our case a thriller title sequence should use spooky or mysterious music and use dark colours or red to represent what the film is like overall. Depending on what type of thriller the title sequence is for, questions may want to be raised or stings and blood may be good to use to keep the audience engaged and interested.
The main actors and the director and producers are all usually named in the opening credits as well as the appearance of the name of the film on the screen.
The importance of a title sequence in a film is to engage the audience and create the beginning of a storyline to draw them in.
An example of a good title sequence is Cape Fear, Black Swan and A Perfect Getaway.
All of these films and influenced us in how to shape our title sequence. We decided that we will show 'Starring Jody Cook' and 'Directed and Produced by Scarlett Gladwin, Maisie McCarthy and Megan Perfect' before showing the name of the film 'Solemn'. We think this makes the opening seem more like a real thriller and gives a professional look. However we don't want to take attention away from the filming and don't want to state too many people and roles as they would usually be shown in the end credits.

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