- Different film title sequences on www.artofthetitle.com
- Watching the trailer for Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (posted below)
- Collecting basic information about the film e.g. the cast and crew I am going to feature in the title sequence.
I used the movie title website mentioned above to look at a variety of opening title sequences for films from many different genres. I wanted to familiarise myself with the similarities these titles had and the difference, and which differences I preferred.
The similarities between the opening titles were the names of cast and crew (obviously) and the presence of the main character, although not always easy to identify. For example in the title sequence for 300 and Quantum of Solace, the main characters are mainly silhouettes. This gives the audience the comfortable feeling that they are in the right cinema, without giving anything away about the film. Another similarity I noticed was that the camera is always moving in an opening title sequence. I think this technique is used to hold the audiences interest and prepare them to enjoy the film.
As mentioned before there were some differences between the titles. Some title sequences used live footage from the film in the opening title, whereas some just used iconography or visual effects that were relevant to the film. I personally don't like the idea of using live footage in an opening sequence, as it is very difficult to chose shots that are relevant without giving too much away about the film. I feel that live footage is more appropriate for a film trailer, and that once the audience is in the cinema and about the watch the film, they don't need to be shown footage that they may have already seen in a trailer and that they are about the see in the feature.
I have therefore decided that I will not be using live footage in my film title sequence and will be creating something using effects and compositing.
Official film trailer: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
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