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Art Of The Title

The artwork of the opening titles is important. The animation, colour etc. of the titles is vital because it gives the audience an idea of what type of film they are about to watch. There can be many different ways in which the opening titles and credits can be presented. It's all based on how much they want to reveal of the film from the opening credits. Some films may have a simple white font over a black background. Some films may have different colours, font styles and transitions.


"Enter The Void"



The artwork of the opening credits for "Enter The Void" is one that has opted for constantly various font styles and colours. The credits start with a quickly flashing font and the credits only appear for 1 or 2 seconds which, along with the flashing font, create a delirious & disorientated effect which goes along with the theme of the rest of the film. As the main credits of the film begin, it keeps the same theme as the opening credits but instead of keeping with one font, there is a different font for each credit. The fonts are those which are usually seen on neon signs outside of nightclubs in big cities which is again a theme of the movie. As the credits go on, the animations become more over the top and complex and the transitions between the credits become a lot quicker. This creates tension and gives the audience an idea that it is building up to something big but instead suddenly cuts to black and then returns to the original font with "ENTER THE" across the screen before the film begins. The artwork and animations in these opening credits are highly effective because it makes it hard for the audience not to have the full attention on the screen, which is what the editors would have wanted.

Credits

Opening Credits

The opening credits are crucial in any movie or TV programme because it (along with the closing credits) introduces the actors, directors etc. However, the opening credits tend to be shorter so therefore only introduce the main actors, production company, distribution company, directors, producers etc.

Common opening credits order

There is no written law in which order the credits should appear but there seems to be an average order

Name Of The Studio

Name of studio that distributed the film - Sony, 20th Century Fox, Columbia etc.

Name Of Production Company

Name of production company that actually produced the film or name of people who have invested in the film.

Name Of Producer And Director

One of the most important credits - the names of the producer(s) and directors(s)

Film Title

Almost the climax of the credits, the revealing of the film title

"Starring"

Credits the main actors. Usually around 7 or 8 names are credited 

Casting

Names of the people who directed the casting of the actors for the movie

Music By

Credits the person the score of the movie

Below are a few examples that follow these average guidelines 

"Catch Me If You Can"

"The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo"



"Reservoir Dogs"

Sound

In the opening scene of "Snatch" there is dialogue throughout the scene along with contrapuntal Jewish-themed music which matches with the characters on screen (4 Jewish men). The music keeps the scene very light-hearted and doesn't create too much suspense and gives the audience some idea of how the movie will turn out in terms of intensity. This has taught me that how your opening sequence sounds aswell as looks will set the tone for the rest of the movie, as is the case in this particular movie. This has also showed me that you can have both, dialogue and music without one overshadowing the other