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 title sequence of Delicatessen, beginning with the credits, presents the viewer with the name of the film slamming down with the chop of a butcher’s knife. The bold letters are masked over butcher paper, insinuating meat underneath. Through the darkness of this title card, we see a pig suspended by chains swing in and…
The visual performance of any show head can not be separated from the four elements of text, graphics, color, composition, and cut, and the study of these visual elements is of great value and significance to the design of show heads themselves and for the whole…
Star Wars is one of the most popular franchises to ever exist, spanning over a dozen movies, TV shows, and spin-off series. But it all starts with the iconic title sequence. It begins with “A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away…” The blue font itself is unremarkable and sits in front of…
The opening of Flash Gordon, once finished with the villain’s introductory dialogue, plays the dramatic theme of the titular main character. The opening uses both art and real shots that are implied to be occurring in-world while the title and cast member cards are rolling. The art used is in keeping with the setting and…
The Tortoise and the Hare used the use of visual elements by focusing on how typography can be incorporated into live action, specifically through moving cars. Throughout the opening title sequence, there is an abundant use of text on all the moving vehicles like cars and trucks. Certain trucks like a dump truck and cement…
For the opening sequence of the film “The Island of Dr. Moreau” Richard Stanley and John Frankenheimer set out to create an environment that clearly communicates the psychological horror aspect of the film. The key notion is that what the viewer is about to watch is full of mystery, dread, and unsettling concepts. This…
The Thomas Crown Affair (1968) is about a rich billionaire who orchestrates a bank robbery and the love affair that transpires between himself and the female detective that is trying to charge him for the crime. I will attempt to keep my discussion and analysis in order of appearance during the sequence and separate the…
When looking at movies we often are perplexed by the opening scene of the movie. The opening scene helps to flow us viewers into the movie, and allow us to get a better view of how the movie may be like. The movie who’s title sequence I chose to analyze was, Fight Club (1999). This…
For this assignment I decided to focus on the opening title sequence of the film Juno. I chose this movie over the remaining choices, largely because it has a very distinct and memorable introduction, but also because I wished to explore it further with my current understanding of design. Additionally,…