Titles and Credits

• The design concept is amazing in the opening sequence of Spiderman 2.• All the credits and the title are at the beginning and are mostly

animated.• The way the producer has made the credits tie in with the cobweb

around them is extremely impactful as the audience will already have associations around this film.

• It’s very clever how the beginning credits have been made to seem like they are in the background of a cartoon storyboard, to make the genre of the film explicit.

• The credits are introduced straight away to build up the action and pace, this is also supported by the heroic and tragic non-diegetic music.

• The credits dissolve/fade in and out in a clear, white, bold font.• The audience are made aware of a man’s fist by a close up, this close up

is whilst the credits are still appearing therefore it’s showing increasing action.

Spiderman 2

LINKING SPIDERMAN 2 OPENING SEQUENCE TO

OUR FILM• The genre of this film (action) is the same genre we’re doing for our

opening sequence.• As our film is also action based, I think it would be useful to use the same

positioning of credits as Spiderman 2, most action films have the credits at the beginning to help create pace, therefore this would work nicely in our film as we want the opening sequence to be full of action and mystery.

• I like the use of the different backgrounds in the opening sequence: firstly there is a cobweb; secondly there is a cartoon based story board and thirdly there is a close up of a fist, I think having a montage of different images is entertaining and engaging for the audience.

• The use of just black and white text for the credits is effective, however the title is in gold, I think this is a clear contrast from the credits and helps make the title the most prominent thing.

• There are six separate title slides before the film actually begins.• The primary five are production and distribution credits and logos.• The final one is the title of the film which is formatted in a small, white

and plain font.• There is no real transition between the slides, just a simple cut, this in

some ways is more effective as it allows the audience to focus more.• The colour scheme is a black slide with simple white writing throughout.• These title slides seem envisioned to just provide the required information

immediately and as simply as possible.• These titles and credits have not been created with any sense of adding to

the atmosphere or quality of the film.• Quiet, eerie music is played throughout so a tone and atmosphere is being

built up even though nothing is happening.

Mystic River

• I liked the idea of having all of the credits at the beginning of Mystic River, however I don’t think this would be beneficial for our opening sequence because our credits would be better over the action.

• I also think that just a simple cut between the transitions wouldn’t be effective in our sequence because a more exciting and technical cut would fit better with the mood and atmosphere we plan to create.

• The credits and titles from Mystic River have no association with the mood, in difference, I think it would be effective if ours did because it helps the audience to understand the plot from an earlier stage of the sequence.

Relati ng Mysti c River to ouropening sequence to our fi lm

• The opening sequence of Hot Fuzz immediately goes into the Universal production logo, there is non-diegetic music being played which gives the audience an initial insight into what the film might be about.

• Whilst several more credits appear, there are enhanced sounds of police sirens, this immediately suggests to the audience that some sort of crime may have occurred.

• The credits are in a bold, white font and they fade onto the screen.• There is then a cut to a new shot of an office, the sound is cut out here,

however the credits are still appearing.• The non-diegetic music used has a secretive feel to it and is very

mysterious, this ties in with the mood of the opening scene.

Hot Fuzz

• I like the idea of having non-diegetic music over the production logo because it immediately sets the mood and atmosphere for the audience.

• The idea of having bold, white writing could also be quite useful in our opening sequence because it is legible and clear, also it doesn’t give too much of the plot away which therefore creates suspense for the audience.

• The choice of music fits very well with the mood of the scene, therefore I think this will be effective in our opening sequence because it is important for the audience to understand the atmosphere right from the very beginning so they have a real sense of the story. Sound effects are useful too.

Relating Hot Fuzz to our opening sequence