Analysis of 2 film title sequences

Manhattan (2014) — Art of the Title

Manhattan: This film opening was made up of animation title sequences. It was stylish and different. It usually had white background and black text. the first credits were the names of the characters and the last credit was the name of the creator. The music suggested that the film was thrilling because it was fast and the pitch was high. The text moved with the music, this is because the credits were moving fast because the tempo of the music was fast. There wasn't a particular story or plot but it involved action. For example there was plans and maths in the title sequence. Overall, the opening could be said to be simple and fast.


Chasing Shakespeare (2013) — Art of the Title

Chasing Shakespeare: This title sequence should be considered to have a theme of thriller. This is because the natural images produced are all interaction and combining with the music and effects. For example, as the music pitch increased the movement of the objects like the horse moved fat as well. Also, there was little fast motion but a lot of slow motion. This depended on the tempo and pitch of the music.Overall, the title sequence was white text with moving images. There was also many effects like the wind and rain effect. These effected the impression on the film because it created a horror theme. It contained fast and slow moving horses which suggested the film might be about a horse. The first credits were the names of the producers and the last was the name of the director. Overall, it was simple and very quality.