Wednesday, 23 October 2013

Titles in opening sequences Analysis.

Opening sequences of films with Analysis of Titles:

Tiles are used in opening sections of films, to inform the audience the positions of people that worked on a specific film, but also their connection within the film and how they are involved whether they are displayed or not and worked on the whole construction of the film. The titles are used to inform and engage the audience in to the film itself. 

The first example is 'The Notebook'.

1) Ryan Gosling.
2)Rachel McAdams.
3)James Garner.
4)Gena Rowlnads.

Analysis:
These names appear at the beginning of the opening sequence as the film starts to engage the audience who is acting and involved in this film. But by also presenting these names as the first form of text and information, it gives the audience the fact that these four well known Actors and Actresses all have roles in this film, which also makes them recognized and the film itself more successful as this will want the public to watch, and increase the amount of people watching it. 

5)The Notebook.

Analysis: The title of the actual film itself, is presented after the main character Tile, to inform the audience what thew film is called, and what their about to watch. By using this at the beginning of the film, it makes the audience more engaged and already withholds information about what the film might be about, it already establishes the genre and wants the audience to carry on watching. 

6)James Marsden.
7)Kevin Connolly 

8)David Thornton
 Jamie Anne Brown
 Heather Wahoulist 

9) With Sam Shepard

10)and Joan Allen

Analysis: These names appear after the title to engage the audience in to what other Actors are involved, these individuals might be less well known and important in the industry of Film and Drama but these people are still participants of the film and by doing this it also highlights who they are and potentially makes them recognized. 

11) Casting by 
Matthew Barry C.S.A
Nancy Green Keyes C.S.A

Analysis: These names appear after the individuals that are characters within the film, to highlight to the audience the idea that these people are the individuals who selected the correct people to play specific characters to make the film as successful as possible. These names are presented after as a title, because they are less important. 

12)Costume Designer by
Aaron Zigman

Analysis: These names appear as a title after because these are less important, this is because they are not in such a high position that majorly acted as a role within the film. these people are presented on the screen to communicate to the audience the idea and information that this person is the one that selected the garments and clothing for the characters. 

13)Edited by Alan Helm A.C.E

Analysis: This title appears in the opening section to inform the audience on who the editor of the film is and they are displayed to the audience because this was an important role within producing and the making stages of this film to make it finished and completed to a high standard. Yet it becomes presented later on because its not as important as what titles are presented first.

14)Production Designer
Sarah Knowles.

Analysis: The title of production designer appears as a title to inform who this role belonged to and who was in this position. The Production designer consists of many responsibility and is important to be labelled on the opening sequence of this film. 

15) Director of Photography
Robert Fraisse AFC

Analysis: The director of photography is presented as a title on the opening sequence, because this is an important role, and without this the film would not be presented as clearly and successfully constructed as it is when watching this. This section is a title because this role is highly important, and is due to be labelled on the opening section of this film. 

16)Executive Producers
Toby Emmerich
Avram Butch Kaplam

Analysis: These names and the title is presented because these people and the position they are in plays an important role within the film. These are the main people that were combined together to produce the film, alongside the rest of the people that worked together. These people are important, however not as important to be presented on the opening section as first in order, as the main characters/actors are to be displayed first because that is what catches the audience eye. 

17)Produced by 
Mark Johnson
Lynn Harris

Analysis: This title, is displayed near the last of the opening section to inform the audience who produced this film and was in a near-enough of a managerial role. without these people the film would not be produced to its best quality and this is presented to carry on engaging the audience in to watching the film from start to end, but as more scenes appear it links to this, as who produced them to be displayed and performed. 

18)Based on the novel by
Nicholas Sparks

Analysis: This title is appeared as one of the least and last titles on the opening section, this is because it's one of the least important text to appear on the opening section, but also because it summarizes the context of the film in one title. As this whole film relates to the novel of who it was created by and that it is visually displayed through acting instead of text. This also is used because of more scenes that are being displayed and relates to the whole narrative of the film, because of also being conveyed in the previous novel, which was one of the main stimulus for this film. 

19)Screenplay by 
Jeremy Leven
Adaptation by
Jan Sardi 

Analysis: Screenplay titles are last because their least important title wise, but also presented last because it relates to the scenes that are about to be presented to the audience, as it informs them who created it and who was in the position of constructing the screenplay. 

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