The Art Of The Title

When trying to consume ideas for our title sequence we had to research three title sequences, Catch me if you can, Dawn of the dead and Napoleon Dynamite.

Catch me if you can 

This title sequence was very clever how it linked the names of the actors and production team into the animation which was the key feature of the title sequence. The titles gave off some ice of the film being a mystery with the various animated characters walking around the titles as the jazz slow music plays in the background. The title sequence gives off connotations go sophistication and class this is because with most of he animated men wearing suits and the ladies dresses and the use of swimming pools and cocktails gives the impression of wealthiness. The title sequence also gives an impression of business which might give a hint to what the film is about. This title sequence also reminded me off one of the old pink panther films like "shot in the dark".

Dawn of the Dead 

The red of the letters is a signifier of blood and violence which is a clue to what the film will be about, the black background is a signifier of darkness and works well with the red letters. The scenes of war and battle gives an insider to what the film includes and the voice over gives a representation of that too because it includes sentences such as "are these people alive or dead"this helps indicate that the film will be about death and an epidemic of something.


Napoleon Dynamite 

This title sequence shows a very simple mise en scene with a carpet in a house being shown as the background and only simple everyday objects being used for the names of people. The chilled happy  music may give and indicator to the film being a comedy rather than horror or a drama. The title sequence looks like it revolves around a home move with the characters hand being shown yo put props onto place to try and keep the camera in focus and having everyday objects used such as plates of food,drawings and stationary.