research into title sequences
the title sequence above is from spiderman (2002)
clip found http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1f5ykkGJvMU
analysis
this title sequence is very minimalistic , however uses symbolism to get the movie plot across. with this been a well known franchise they hardly need to go all out on plot development , however they have things like images of spiderman and the green goblin to give a short info into the plot. the words are used to show importance here , for example, the title spider man is in big and has the most screentime , alos the main actors have a shot with just their names on it (willem dafoe ect) wheras less important character actors share the shot. they also don't give the name of the characters they play , this adds to the realism of it . A loud orchestral underscore is over this title sequence as well , it just makes it seem more epic , so your even gripped to the title. there's also location hints in the title sequences , with high rise buildings suggesting it will be in the city.
the first shot i chose was the "columbia pictures presents" shot . I chose this because out of all the writing , this has the most screentime , this is because the company made the film and so would want the most screentime.
the second shot is of the two actors name , Gerry Becker and Bill Nunn , these two are "unimportant actors" who have small parts , the fact that they both share the shot in the title sequence highlights this , the shot is also on a black background with white letters , this is consistent throughout the naming of the actors so people can relate that shot to it.
the third shot is of just Kirsten Dunst name , this is because she is a high profile star and is important in the story , so with her having a shot all to herself it symbolises that .
the fourth shot is of the name of the film "spider man" this shot changes from the shots that preceeded it , this si to show this shot is new and different to highlight the importance and bring back attention , the text also stretches all the way across the screen to again highlight the importance of this wording
the fifth shot has "co producer grant curtis" wrote on it , this shot has less screentime than all the other shots before it , thats because the filmmakers know these are the most unimportant shots , so they manage to minimise boredom and viewers switching off by making the shots as short as possible
the sixth shot is of the green goblin mask , this is shown through symboloism , as only fans of the spiderman films would know who it is , it also provides a foreshadowing of the storyline , the shot is also predominantly green to symbolise green goblin.
the seventh shot acts as an establishing shot , incorporating skyscrapers into the shot to set the scene of where the film will be set (New York) the shot also changes back to blue , as opposed to the green of the green goblin mask shot , to show the importance of green in the last shot.
the eighth and final shot shows a tunnel of red , this red is to highlight the red of spiderman , to set the scene a little more , the shot also carries on down the tunnel and comes out into the actual film (the end of the title sequence)
the second shot is of the two actors name , Gerry Becker and Bill Nunn , these two are "unimportant actors" who have small parts , the fact that they both share the shot in the title sequence highlights this , the shot is also on a black background with white letters , this is consistent throughout the naming of the actors so people can relate that shot to it.
the third shot is of just Kirsten Dunst name , this is because she is a high profile star and is important in the story , so with her having a shot all to herself it symbolises that .
the fourth shot is of the name of the film "spider man" this shot changes from the shots that preceeded it , this si to show this shot is new and different to highlight the importance and bring back attention , the text also stretches all the way across the screen to again highlight the importance of this wording
the fifth shot has "co producer grant curtis" wrote on it , this shot has less screentime than all the other shots before it , thats because the filmmakers know these are the most unimportant shots , so they manage to minimise boredom and viewers switching off by making the shots as short as possible
the sixth shot is of the green goblin mask , this is shown through symboloism , as only fans of the spiderman films would know who it is , it also provides a foreshadowing of the storyline , the shot is also predominantly green to symbolise green goblin.
the seventh shot acts as an establishing shot , incorporating skyscrapers into the shot to set the scene of where the film will be set (New York) the shot also changes back to blue , as opposed to the green of the green goblin mask shot , to show the importance of green in the last shot.
the eighth and final shot shows a tunnel of red , this red is to highlight the red of spiderman , to set the scene a little more , the shot also carries on down the tunnel and comes out into the actual film (the end of the title sequence)
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