Title Sequence Timeline

9 Key Frame Analysis

My Favourite Opening Title Sequence

Video coverage of my doing a presentation on my favourite title sequence: 

Conventions in a Title sequence

Evaluation of Saul Bass Anatomy of a Murder inspired piece (not final)

My group took pictures of individual pieces of papers, a head, body, and legs, so we can create a similar piece to the Saul Bass Anatomy of a Murder opening title sequence.

What went well:
We was able to create out own style and unique version.

Saul Bass Anatomy of a murder

Anatomy of Murder

Guide to Saul Bass

Saul Bass

Saul Bass was graphic designer known for his designs of Film Posters and Title Sequences. 

During his 40 year career he created Titles for directors including Hitchcock and Scorsese 

Saul Bass Documentary

The Purpose of Opening credits and Title sequences

Themes and Styles

A theme is the underlying idea that exists in a subject that acts like a foundation for a particular piece of work or are or medium. In title sequences there are may be a key theme in the film that is then reflected in the title sequence. Dexter, is an example of this show below:

In the sequence it show symbolic codes of reds which has connotations of death which relates to the programme as Dexter is blood splatter analyst as serial killer. Furthermore there a lot of enigma codes created from the fact that you see the theme if red shown in him shaving where he actually cuts himself. However there is other times where you see what we see as ketchup however, due to the film and the music making the sequence sound sinister you start to to question your self if that is actually ketchup as you don't see him put the ketchup on the roll.

The enigma codes also used American Psycho as well where we are provoked on questioning ourselves.

Narrative themes:
















While a Style relates to the method and asthmatics, this is how the theme is created and put together using certain effects. A style is symbolic in other words how something is visually created, like what editing techniques and effects it uses such as for example in Superbad they use the silhouette effect and a grainy effect which represents the quality of films in that era the 70s even though the film itself want film in that time, this is called a flicker effect.

James Bond: 50 Years of Main Title Design

This video In found very useful as its about the different title sequences over the last 50 years for James Bond. It shows different techniques, themes and styles which I find very important for the later stage in my coursework

Opening Credits and Title Sequence (in relation to films)

In Films, the 'Opening Credits' are shown at the very beginning. The credits are a list of the most important members of the production, the purpose of this is to commend the people involved in the film visually for the viewers to see. 

However, a 'Title Sequence' is a sequence which is separated from the main action of the film for example in 'True Blood'.






Many films have used opening credits, but one great film which has clearly demonstrated this is 'Superman', this is shown below:


A 'cold opening' is another form of sequence where the film doesn't have an opening credit.

An 'Opening title sequence' is when both the opening credits and the title sequence are both incorporated into the beginning of the film.

Sometimes film break the normal conventions of a traditional opening for a more elaborate abstract title sequence.

In an opening sequence different editing techniques, sound techniques and animations can be used. For example, sometimes non traditional transitions such as wipe are used in opening sequences but not in the film itself. Diegetic and Non-Diegetic sound is tend to be used along with soundtracks or the theme tune which we associate with that film or series with, for example 'Star Wars'.

The film opening is very important because it sets the scene and shows the viewer where the it is based and what roughly is going on in the movie or what happened in the past and how we got to where we are now. An establishing shot presents to viewers the setting of the film.