This title sequence starts off with white, easy to read, medium sized font overlayed on plain black background. This draws the viewers eye straight to the text as it is centred in the composition and also the two colours have a high contrast. The background then changes into a shot of a car exhaust although originally it is hard tell what it might be. The music which has been playing throughout the beginning of the titles is building suspense up to a point when the car exhaust revving breaks the tension. The producers have also used this shot to incooperate the title of the movie into the shot by entering the title in a medium white font in the middle of the frame to draw the viewers eyes to it. The shot if the exhaust is then used in a split screen multiple times. Split screens are often used to rupture the seamless view of reality within the frame however in this case i think it is is used to emphasise the viewers focus on the sound and image of the exhaust. In the next part there is text overlayed on a shot however your eyes do not quite nowhere to focus as the shot as the text blends in with the background. The shots that follow this do not feature any text however they help to establish some of the setting. The producers then use a split screen of the nut being tightened to make the audience question about what tightening the bolt could do. The shots that follow this are used to establish the films setting more by using a montage of shots together with sound to help the viewer understand what is happening. The shots that follow this feature off centre text to help draw more of the viewers focus to the background rather than the text that is being shown. The producers have used the commentator announcing the names as a way of introducing the characters of the film. It also provides a bit of context about the characters. A few shots after this the film has been slowed down and used with a heart beating as a sound effect to help create tension within the scene. In the next shot after the slow motion shot the tension is broken by the sound of the revving engine.
Somerset House
Tuesday, 18 November 2014
Credit Sequence Analysis
In this post i am going to be analysing the opening credits of a film of my choice. I will be analysing areas as such as font size, font colour, text position, shots and sound effects. The opening credits which i am going to specifically be analysing in this post are those from grand prix, a film which was released in 1966.
This title sequence starts off with white, easy to read, medium sized font overlayed on plain black background. This draws the viewers eye straight to the text as it is centred in the composition and also the two colours have a high contrast. The background then changes into a shot of a car exhaust although originally it is hard tell what it might be. The music which has been playing throughout the beginning of the titles is building suspense up to a point when the car exhaust revving breaks the tension. The producers have also used this shot to incooperate the title of the movie into the shot by entering the title in a medium white font in the middle of the frame to draw the viewers eyes to it. The shot if the exhaust is then used in a split screen multiple times. Split screens are often used to rupture the seamless view of reality within the frame however in this case i think it is is used to emphasise the viewers focus on the sound and image of the exhaust. In the next part there is text overlayed on a shot however your eyes do not quite nowhere to focus as the shot as the text blends in with the background. The shots that follow this do not feature any text however they help to establish some of the setting. The producers then use a split screen of the nut being tightened to make the audience question about what tightening the bolt could do. The shots that follow this are used to establish the films setting more by using a montage of shots together with sound to help the viewer understand what is happening. The shots that follow this feature off centre text to help draw more of the viewers focus to the background rather than the text that is being shown. The producers have used the commentator announcing the names as a way of introducing the characters of the film. It also provides a bit of context about the characters. A few shots after this the film has been slowed down and used with a heart beating as a sound effect to help create tension within the scene. In the next shot after the slow motion shot the tension is broken by the sound of the revving engine.
This title sequence starts off with white, easy to read, medium sized font overlayed on plain black background. This draws the viewers eye straight to the text as it is centred in the composition and also the two colours have a high contrast. The background then changes into a shot of a car exhaust although originally it is hard tell what it might be. The music which has been playing throughout the beginning of the titles is building suspense up to a point when the car exhaust revving breaks the tension. The producers have also used this shot to incooperate the title of the movie into the shot by entering the title in a medium white font in the middle of the frame to draw the viewers eyes to it. The shot if the exhaust is then used in a split screen multiple times. Split screens are often used to rupture the seamless view of reality within the frame however in this case i think it is is used to emphasise the viewers focus on the sound and image of the exhaust. In the next part there is text overlayed on a shot however your eyes do not quite nowhere to focus as the shot as the text blends in with the background. The shots that follow this do not feature any text however they help to establish some of the setting. The producers then use a split screen of the nut being tightened to make the audience question about what tightening the bolt could do. The shots that follow this are used to establish the films setting more by using a montage of shots together with sound to help the viewer understand what is happening. The shots that follow this feature off centre text to help draw more of the viewers focus to the background rather than the text that is being shown. The producers have used the commentator announcing the names as a way of introducing the characters of the film. It also provides a bit of context about the characters. A few shots after this the film has been slowed down and used with a heart beating as a sound effect to help create tension within the scene. In the next shot after the slow motion shot the tension is broken by the sound of the revving engine.
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