Task 9 - 4 different types of film openings

Film Openings

• Titles on a blank screen:

- Historically, this is the most common type of title sequence 
- Studios used them because they are low budget 
- Involves different kinds of typeface on a black background 
- Usually a white typeface is used on a black background to create a high contrast 
- They can offer a simple, uncomplicated way to include institutional information at the beginning of a film

 This is an example of titles on a blank screen (Psycho)

Another example of titles on a blank screen (Pulp Fiction)

Titles on still images:

- Titles on still images are more elaborate than simple white text on a black background

- Historically, it was developed to include hand drawn borders and other images 

- This title sequence indicated a more past just text but a way to incorporate text with a visual image to hint the tone or genre of the film

- Studios were beginning to support the development of more elaborate title sequences and recognized their contribution to the film as a whole 

- Requires combing different media to make the background

- Use of music and still images accompany the credits to introduce the tone of the film and hint to what the genre and themes in the film might be

This is Kyle Cooper's version of titles over still images. In the title sequence for Wimbledon, he has used both moving and still images to give the effect of a tennis match.

Titles over Moving Images:

- Titles over moving images incorporates the credit titles with moving image behind the titles, sound and usually no dialogue 

- Moving images serves to offer either a Metaphor or Narrative Thread. This is to help introduce tone or story lines of the film to the audience 

City of gods is a example of titles over moving images

Rear Window is another example of titles over moving images.

Titles using Animation or Motion:

- In the late 1990's the use of animated text in title sequence became more popular

- Titles themselves became the part of the moving image and are integrated together with the images we see

- Titles using Animation or Motion requires a lot of digital technology and stylized editing

Casino Royale is an example of titles using Animation or Motion

Catch me if you can is another example of titles using Animation or Motion