The title sequence for The Talented Mr. Ripley incorporates many different elements of design including, the use of movement, typography, and a fitting soundtrack. There is a slow and somber opera song playing in the background that seems to allude to a very suspenseful and dramatic movie. Further, the song’s lyrics about “darkness” and “shame”…
The opening title sequence of the 1967 film of Dr. Dolittle draws audiences in first auditorily, with a build-up of suspenseful yet whimsical fanfare. This use of sound supports the other visual elements from the get-go, considering that the colors, shapes, and typography share a circus-like feeling of fantastical flare. The sound also transitions from…
The opening title sequence of Evil Dead bursts out with dramatic music, a black background and an eerie font that reads Evil Dead in bold red letters with what seems to be nerve connections within the font. The font’s placement is off on the sides of the screen as the lighting shows depictions of sharp,…
The Seven Year Itch’s title sequence was designed by Saul Bass, a famous American graphic designer who won Oscars for films as well as title sequences. The title sequence for The Seven Year Itch starts with a single red, vertical rectangle. It is then followed by multiple other rectangles that go to the beat of…
The title sequence of Spider-Man Homecoming is unique and portrays the overall tone of the movie very well. Every aspect of the title sequence’s design contributes to its homemade appearance and cheerful tone. The constantly shifting mediums combined with the minimal use of light and shadow throughout the sequence give it its homemade appearance. The…
For this assignment, I chose to talk about the design elements of the title sequence for the 2010 film ‘Yogi Bear.’ This movie is based on the 1960s cartoon ‘The Yogi Bear Show’ which followed two bears, Yogi Bear and Boo Boo, and a park ranger named Ranger Smith. One thing that is seen…
The opening title sequence visually communicates the overarching themes in Orphan Black. The title sequence begins by bringing us through space, we see many stars until we are met with an organic looking life form that shifts and changes as the title sequence continues. As we move forward through space we are met with a…
M. Butterfly, a story of war, love and treason. Music and Pace Set in 1960’s China, the opening sequence of M. Butterfly starts off with doors sliding open (see figure 1), a low drumroll and a powerful beginning of the score, written by Howard Shore. The opening of these doors welcomes and invites the viewer “inside”…
The first part of the opening title sequence serves to help the audience understand the historical background of the movie. The visual style of the opening title sequence of “The Charge of the Light Brigade” parodies English political cartoons from the Victorian-era (etchings). In this animated cartoon, the sleeping lion symbolizes the British Empire. Rays…
The opening sequence to Cirque do Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant is a visually compelling piece that utilizes visual elements, movement, the play of typography, and lighting to keep the viewer’s interest and set the creepy yet goofy tone for the media. Throughout the opening is a repetition of puppetry and generally gross Halloween-themed imagery, creepy spiders,…
I’m doing my film project on the 20th Century Fox movie Spies in Disguise. Right off the bat we get the classic loud and brassy spy type music, a strong indicator of what genre of movie we are about to watch. However, there is little left to the imagination, because along with that spy music…
This title sequence has a very old western style with the imagery and the music. The sequence includes many videos/animations that all have the same filtered overlay. The imagery includes realistic depictions of landscapes and ranch animals. The animations move at various speeds and change throughout the opening. There seems to be a constant presence…
Saul Bass is known for his beautifully crafted title cards, and his composition for Bunny Lake is Missing is no exception. The process is simple: Just tear paper, revealing the text credit underneath. However, the simple mechanism is incredibly effective, and Bass takes it up a notch with this film. A gripping mystery about a missing girl and…
The Lego Movie was released in 2014 and based on the wildly successful toy line of building bricks. Almost all of the movie is animated in a CG program meant to replicate how Lego figures and brick-built sets look in real life. The movie aims to create a feature-length production similar to the multitude of…
When seeing a Star Wars film, one can expect a high-energy sci-fi experience of intergalactic warfare. With conflicting themes of the dark and the light side, there is nothing more iconic than this opening sequence. However, this introduction is visually very simple, with blocks of text zooming in and out or flying slowly across the…