What is included?
They have mainly based their theme on stencil art and the codes and conventions that you would see in a crime, action movie/drama. For example, guns, police cars and others. This allow audience to know what genre this movie/drama is and gives them a rough idea of what is featured in it. The stencil theme act as an addition towards the rebellion and represents how they could not be seen with what they do.
What font/colours used and why?
The colours used are mainly black, red, white and different shades of grey. The red relate to the danger and violence in the movie where as the black suggests the people who are hiding and white as the police and detectives. The composition of the titles are placed in-between objects which made it very interesting and unique to audience. The font used is bold and sans serif; this therefore don't take too much attention because it is not overly fancy but at the same time have enough attention for audience to realise them along with the background.
The order of the credits are:
Film Companies...
Production Companies...
A Film By...
Famous Actor's Name
(Name of Film)
More Famous Actor's Name
Casting By...
Music By...
Co-Producer..
Costume Designer..
Edited By...
Production Designer...
Director of Photography...
Executive Producers...
Produced By...
Based On...
Screenplay By...
Directed By...
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Hostage (2005) — Art of the Title
What is included?
A series of edited photos are included. The photos are usually 2 photos combined together and both low in opacity so you can see both images at the same time. This could suggest that things need to be solve deeply to find the truth. There isn't any transitions between each photo therefore it could connote that being a detective is something quite straight forward and they need to follow certain rules.
What font/colours used and why?
The titles are in dark brown or white depending on what colour background it is on. For example, if the background is dark then they would use white whereas when the background is light they would use dark brown. They have done this because it is easier to see what it said when the colours contrast among each other. They have used sans serif font and that tells me it is about a serious topic and it is targeted at a older audience. This further contribute to the detective theme since it is very straight forward and neat.
The order of the credits are:
Famous Actor's Names...
Casting By...
Music By...
Costume Designer...
Editor...
Production Designer...
Director of Photography...
Co-Producer...
Producer...
Executive Producers...
(Name of Movie/Drama)
Created By...
Written By...
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True Detective (2014) — Art of the Title
What is included?
A lot of animations and drawings are included. They have created it to be a bit like a marvel comic with the bright, bold colours. It change to a different title/slide by using different effects like swipe screen, moving to the side and a character pops up or something slowly zooming out. A cartoon version of the character often moves and then freezes before the name of the actors are shown. In between a few names, they have included some animated screens to make it less boring to watch.
What font/colours used and why?
The font used is very 3D, bubble writing-like and that could give the impression that it's not a very serious movie and suitable for younger audiences. The style is also very comic and cartoon-like, which further suggests it is a PG movie. The colours used are mainly primary colours and that can be seen as adventurous - stands out well and catches people's attention.
The order of the credits are:
Directed by...
Written by…
Produced by…
(Actor's Names)
Lead Animators…
Director of Photography…
Production Designer…
Edited by…
Music by…
Creative Supervision…
Visual Effect Supervisor…
Animation Supervisor…
Concept Artists…
Character Designer…
Character Sculptor…
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ParaNorman (2012) — Art of the Title
Action, Crime and Thriller
Armed with a license to kill, Secret Agent James Bond sets out on his first mission as 007 and must defeat a weapons dealer in a high stakes game of poker at Casino Royale, but things are not what they seem.
The pre-credit of the sequence gives the audience a rough idea of what the storyline is about. It starts with Bond's trademark gun barrel with James Bond character as the central figure and that connotes it is a action, crime genre film. Also, Bond is the only character introduced in the whole sequence to show his importance in the film.
The usage of white and black in the sequence suggests the contrast between the relationship of the good and bad. The red used signifies the passion and possibly the love for his girls. The use of the aces, clovers, hearts, diamonds relate back to the theme of the title - casino and card playing. As the animation pan on scene, it is like showing his story and the role in his job(spy) with the guns and fighting; which also represents the dangers and how it may be life-threatening. The soundtrack is face paced and tense which emphasise the chasing and fighting, which also builds up tension and have a right mindset for the film.
Action, Crime and Thriller
Hobbs has Dom and Brian reassemble their crew in order to take down a mastermind who commands an organization of mercenary drivers across 12 countries. Payment? Full pardons for them all.
They have started the film with a recap from the previous 5 Fast & Furious. "Let's go for a little ride" suggests "let's have a recap" and as the audience recall things from past, it helps them relate to the story more quickly.
A montage of close-up shots of the interior design in a car at a fast pace which connotes the idea of fast cars and racing. The protagonists were introduced at the very beginning without any mystery because audience already know who they are and what they do from the previous Fast & Furious films. The flash back of the crashing, chasing, explosions suggests the danger and fun of the game/mission.
The soundtrack is specifically recorded for this film's title sequence and they have matched some of the wording in the song with the visual from the film. For example: 'in the dark' and it shows a picture of Vin Diesel lighting up from the dark.
The order of characters introduced is the order of their role's importance in the film. They have also layout the titles in the same way, firstly the production companies; Universal Pictures then the main actors' names; Vin Diesel, Paul Walker then director, costume designer and so on.
