Research Into Title Sequences

The title sequence is what films and television programs use to present their title and cast member. It should be relevant to the film, by using appropriate fonts and sounds. The title sequence is the first thing you will see when watching a film, it is important that it excites the viewer, making them eager to watch the film.

Se7en

The title sequence of Se7en is said to be one of the best title sequences in history. As soon as the sequence starts you (the audience) realise that this film is very different. It is weird and almost gory in some parts. It is a great thriller and therefore, we want our title sequence to be similar to Se7ens'. We get the feeling that Se7en is a crime thriller as it creates tension through shadows, flashing imagery and creepy music, which in parts is very high pitch and sounds screecy. The font flickers and flashes and is similar to bad hand writing as it looks like they are taking note, this makes the whole sequence almost disturbing. A ticking clock in the background could represent a race against time.

Saw

Even though Saw is a horror film, we chose to research it's title sequence as it is similar to the one of Se7en's and will give us ideas for when we make our two minute film. It is full of flashing black and white images and use's scribbly text similar to Se7en to make the film look creepy, aswell as screaming in the background to scare the audience. The music is very slow and creates tension as the title sequence flickers by.

Hostage

The titles in Hostage are found on props or objects in the scene like walls, fences, buildings and on the floor, this encourages the audience to 'search' for them. This could represent they way in which the police would search for the hostage. The music used is from violins and drums, the violins create the fast, flowing pace of the sequence, whilst the drums could imitate a clock ticking by as there is a race against time. Red is used a lot in the sequence to represent blood and death, as well as police sirens and helicopters to indicate it is a crime thriller.