The girl with the dragon tattoo was produced by Columbia & Metro-Goldwyn pictures, Blur Studios created the title sequence footage which is mostly realistic CGI. During the opening the titles appear over the opening footage.
The order the titles appear in : Production, Director, Leading man, Leading lady, supporting actors, Title, Casting, Costume design, Co-producers, Sound design, Music, Editors, Production designer, Director of photography, Executive producers, Produced by, Based on, Originally published, Screen play, Directed by.
The opening suits the genre of film as it contains a lot of imagery filled with thick black liquid which looks a lot like thick rushing blood. This added to the images of people being restrained, faces melting, being set alight, screaming and being torn apart leave us with some violent imagery which when combined with the oozing black liquid and the manic music with screeched vocals lets the audience know that what they are about to watch will not be for the faint hearted and will contain it's fair share or gore. The imagery in the opening suggests at a serial murderer as there are multiple faces that we see in the opening that fall prey to the violence. As The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo is a thriller about a journalist who is hired to track down a 16 year old who went missing 40 years ago it is fair to say that the titles do suit the ideas of what is to come in the movie.
Se7en was produced by New line cinemas, R/Greenberg Associates created the title sequence.
During the opening footage the title sequences overlap the footage.
The order the titles appear in : Production company, Producer, Director, Main actors, Title, Supporting actors, Casting, Music, Costume design, Edited, Production design, Director of photography, Co-producers, Co-executive producers, Executive producers, Written by, Produced by, Directed by.
The opening suits the genre of film as it is extremely gritty and cut together creating an uncomfortable effect which quite off putting to watch that coupled with the grating music creates something that is able to both incise you yet thoroughly creep you out in the process. The use of light and shadows in the opening also create a eerie atmosphere that paired with the grotesque imagery managed to disturb the audience. Also the flickering, fleeting and over lapping images feel almost intrusive as they appear on top of images taking their spaces then disappearing quickly. It gives you a hint at the subject of the film being a serial murderer. As Se7en is about a serial killer who's kills are based on the seven deadly sins the titles are relevant to the rest of the film.
American Horror story season one's title sequence is produced by Prologue.
During the opening footage the titles are inter cut between the footage rather than overlapping.
The order the titles appear in: Leading actors & actress', Supporting actors, created by, Title.
This opening suits the style of the show it manages to shook and revolt while not caring for boundaries things that the show is especially good at. The jumpy roughly gut footage creates a grating effect which is uncomfortable to watch. Much like with Se7en the music only amplifies this effect. The gruesome imagery warns the audience of the shoes gory nature and the frequent pictures of babies give you a clue of the underlying plot through out a fair amount of the series.
The art of the title is a website dedicated to the analysis of title sequences. It contains the title of the movie in question, images of the title sequence, a video of the title sequence and an article about the title sequence.
Images of the title sequence For "Angry Indian Goddesses"
This is what you see when you first open the website it brings you to a title sequence this one is for "Angry Indian Goddesses" if you click on the image it takes you to the video of the title sequence shown. If you click on "View article" it takes you to a new page with the article for the title sequence critique.
The article about the title sequenceFor "Angry Indian Goddesses"
This is the article for "Angry Indian Goddesses" you can click to find out about the writer and editor of the article. Also to the sides of the article it gives you info about the film e.g. the director.
You can also click on title sequences/ designers + studios
Which drops down to a list of recent, recommended and classic title sequences.
I now need to select a few title sequences that I think come across as particularly effective.
Crimson Peak This title sequence was effective as it gives depictions of the direction of movement throughout the movie, clearly conveying the tone of the film. It matches the style of the film really well and allows you to infer what the movie will be about. The delicacy of the moths and butterflies mimic the fragility of life throughout the film, and the slow movement throughout the house reflects its introduction in the film and the sad nature of all that has come to pass there. The gothic style of the house makes it slightly creepy and the pinned butterfly and spots of blood let the audience know that all is not as it seems within that perfect house. The music of the title sequence also adds to the feel of the movie accentuating the somber atmosphere that already exists within the house.
I think Coraline's title sequence is effective as it gives a hint of what is going to happen in the movie. It contains all of the key aspects that run throughout the film- the button eyes being the most obvious. It also matches the abstractly creepy style of the film, making the audience feel uneasy when the doll is slowly take apart and put back to be Coraline. The way that the doll descends slowly swaying back and forth is unnerving to say the least and the needle hands holding the doll put you slightly on edge.
I feel that the title sequence for this film is very relevant and does a lot in the way of explaining key aspects of the film in an easy text based way right at the start. Although the title sequence contains a lot of the key motives throughout the movie it does not really give too much away just enough to peak the audience's interest without spoiling the entire movie. That being said the title sequence is one that holds a lot of the plot in it so cannot be overlooked or else the rest of the movie won't make all that much sense. Even with all that the style of the title sequence being under water and the letters peeling off into bubbles is interesting to watch and has almost a mechanical feel to it what with all the metal bars floating around.
An ident is in the intro to a film it is the logo that we see of the production company before the film starts. It is the way of introducing the production company and leaving their stamp on the film. These idents are usually very recognisable as no two are alike each are unique to the company's own style. The idents can change over time if a company is trying to revamp itself over time to appeal to a newer audience and to bring it into the modern age.
Two of the different types of studio idents Majors and Indies.
Majors- are the big well known companies that have become a trademark in the film industry they have huge budgets and are high grossing in the box office making tons in profit. Making high quality movies that can afford well executed special effects.
Indies- are small independent companies that aren't very well known they make small budget movies with very little profit or popularity. They usually produce movies of poor quality as a result to their budget, that very few people see.
Indies
The history of the BBC's ident and how it has evolved over time. This is a great example of how a studio will change it's ident in order to accommodate it's audience and improve upon previous ones to make them more appropriate as times progress. The BBC was founded in 1922 with the intention of informing, educating and entertaining viewers and still does so today.
Majors
The history of Universal's ident and how it has changed over time. This is a great example of how a studio will change it's ident in order to accommodate it's audience and improve upon previous ones to make them more appropriate as times progress. Universal studios was founded in 1912 by Carl Laemmle who dreamed of creating a world of entertainment. Starting off as a simple black and white logo with no movement or music, then slowly adding some movement and music in 1941. Then again transitioning to colour in 1959, in 1973 we start to see them moving in the general direction that we see today but gradually improving with each new attempt. In 1997 we are given the ident that we all know and love today with the iconic music and imagery of the close up spinning earth.
This editing technique is used to create a strong link between two actions showing a relationship between the two shots. A graphic match is when two different but compositionally similar objects are cut together between two shots to create the effect of continuity between the shots allowing the film to run smoothly. The objects in the shot can be similar in shape and size or a similar kind of object.
An example of a graphic match is this scene is Psycho.
