Task 9: Analysis of Title Sequence

Fight Club, 1999, David Fincher.

Fight Club, the opening sequence from Ode on Vimeo

The title sequence in Fight Club was conjured up by none other than David Fincher himself, it shows the passageway of fear nerves in the brain crossing synapses and penetrating the character as a whole. It is recalling interesting because it's quite confusing when you don't know what's going on. It almost looks like your flowing around the body. Its cool as the cool strikingly blue tone is very interesting and also very eye opening. Also the contrast with the lighter blue colours with the text really signifies them even more than they already were. These blue colours also highly contrast with the black undertone to the intro. Also the fast paced music and how quick the credits are to leave the screen could signify a fast paced movie and perhaps a confusing and fast story.

The credits go in the following order.

1. Distributor
2. Production
3. Director
4. Actor 1
5. Actor 2
6. Actor 3
7. Title
8. Actors...
9. Casting
10. Costume 
11. Special Effects Make-up supervisor
12. Sound Design
13. Music by 
14. Editor
15. Production design
16. Director of photography 
17. Executive producer
18. Written by 
19. Screenplay by 
20. Produced by 
21. Directed by

The Title sequence introduces us to two characters, the first is a narrator, who is being held at gunshot and the second is 'Tyler Durden', the character mentioned in dialogue so we know he exists.

I really love this opening because it is in fact supposed to show how fear is through the body and I think its really cool to show that in a characters perspective. It's a fast paces opening title, so the audience does not get bored due to the fast pace and also the action at the end. The way the fear also travelled down the barrel of the gun was almost as though the fear was making its way back to wherein came from- the gun, which is pointed at the character.

Task 7: Analysis of Title Sequences

Donnie Brasco, 1997, Mike Newell. 


The opening sequence was put together by Kyle Cooper.

The order of credits goes into the following order.

1. Distribution on screen
2. Production on screen
3. Director
4. Actor 1
5. Actor 2
6. Title
7. More actors
8. Casting by 
9. Music by 
10. Executive music producer
11. Costume by 
12. Editor
13. Production Design
14. Director of Photography
15. Executive producer
16. Written by
17. Produced by
18. Screenplay by
19. Director    

The font looks as though it has been done by a typewriter, in Coopers other works, the font means a lot during a title sequence. This is because it helps integrate the opening credits into the scene and the movie itself. It usually relates,
We can see the font moving around the screen at different corners depending on what's on the background.
It shows that this sequence is a mixture of still and moving images because it seems to show still images at times and moving images at others. We are introduced to the main character, Donnie Brasco, played by Johnny Depp and also a lot of other men who are dressed in suits and ties. Also the images suggest a falling out and perhaps mention between them. So they may be enemies rather than allies,
In the background you can hear Beethoven, which is perhaps a weird choice of sound for a more darker film like this. The music is quite different as it gives a more relaxing tone to the beginning which could show the gangs approach.
It's also in black and white, which really significant as it almost makes everything more clear and the details are even more significant in red.
I really like this sequence because it is black and white and also it tells so much whilst telling so little. It introduces characters without actually introducing relationships and perhaps also information about personalities.


Snatch, 2000, Guy Richie.


The order of credits goes into the following order.

1. Distributor 
2. Production
3. Director
4. Actors
5. Casting
6. Costume
7. Music
8. Editor
9. Production Design
10. Co- Producer
11. Director of Photography
12. Producer
13. Written by 
14. Director
15. Title
16. Names of Characters

The title font used is quite condensed and bold, it is significant and it does integrate into the film, it looks as though it is text on the security monitor, which could perhaps mean these characters are criminals and they need to be surveillance. 

It is really interesting how the text integrates, its really nice to look at because it looks almost natural.

We are introduced to characters who are having a conversation which seems regular and then they begin to shoot at the people in the office they went into. This is a quite abrupt beginning to the movie but it gets the point across. 

I really like his sequence because it isnt very natural, it does introduce the characters with their names whilst they're in characters, I think it's really inventive how the text is integrated into the shot, through the screen. I find this really interesting and also feel like it could be explored more.

Task 10: Different Types of Title Sequences

Blog Task 6: What Makes A Good Title Sequence?

Task 8: Conventional Order of Title Credits.

The conventional order of a title sequence usually goes in the following order, this is the main order a film will follow, some of the aspects can depend on how big budgetted the movie is and how big the actors or directors are.

1. Production Icon
2. Distribution Icon
3. Production in title sequence
4. Distribution in tite sequence
5. Actor 1
6. Actor 2
7. Film Title
8. Actor 3
9. Actor 4
10. Actor 5...
11. Casting
12. Music Supervisor
13. Music By
14. Costume by
15. Editing By
16. Production Designer
17. Director of photography
18. Executive Producer
19. Written By
20. Director

This specific sequence was shown by the film Gone Girl.
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 the production iconproduction in titles sequence and distribution in title sequence

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Research Task 4: Common Features of a Title Sequence

The conventions of a title sequence are mainly all the same throughout each film you will see. However, the way in which these title sequences are developed and shown may differentiate dependent on the genre, director and production of a film. This is because there is always new ways in which they can be produced.
The main conventions consist of;

• The title of the film- To introduce the name of the film to the audience and perhaps give them the idea of what the film is going to consist of.
• Settings/location introduced also perhaps the time era, this will allow the audience to know when the film is set and also where the film is set to give the essence and whole idea of the film. A film set in the 1960's will perhaps look very different to a film set in the present day.
• Idents- will show production companies(those who make the films) and the distribution companies(those who get the film out to viewers). Idents are visual logos which show the representative brand who had a par in making the film or getting it out there.
• The date or title credits could give added info to the audience like who is in the film and where the film is set. 
• The soundtrack is also very important as it will set the atmosphere to a movie, a soundtrack is able to communicate what type of film it is and what it could be about.
• Characters will be introduced, it could be a very important character or perhaps it could be somebody who has a lot of impact but not much role in the film.
• The title sequence will also introduce or set up themes and perhaps a plot for the movie, this could be very obvious or it could be more subtle. 

The overall purpose of the title sequence us to entice the audience and set the tone of the film, it will also introduce characters and their roles in the film and perhaps the title sequence will introduce to the audience how significant the characters are. The main purpose of the title sequence is to introduce who made the film, so the distributers and production are the main reasons it exists. 

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