Opening title sequence research
- 1. Opening title sequence research So I have a clear idea of what an opening title sequence is, I will be researching 3 title sequences from 3 films that are influential and inspiring enough for me to conclude my own title sequence for a film idea that I must come up with. The 3 title sequences I have chosen to observe and draw ideas from are ‘Fight Club’, ‘The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo’ and ‘Panic Room’. I have selected these films in particular as I really enjoy the dark tastes of David Fincher’s work, especially the opening title sequence of ‘The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo’ as it is quite a dark, satirical sequence, but also very sexual and violent, two very good contrasting ideas that I believe coincide very well together. Here is a snapshot of one of the many shots of film provided in the opening title sequence of ‘The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo’. I also chose ‘Fight Club’, although it is another David Fincher film, I believe it to be his best, the opening title sequence for this film is slightly different as it focuses a lot more on the actual titles of the sequence, but at the same time, gives an incline into the story of the film through the use of backgrounds within the sequence which I think is a cunning way to drop an obvious hint, but only if you have seen the film before, a first time viewer would have no idea what it meant and probably though it was just a good effect. Here are a few still shots from the title sequence of ‘Fight Club’ the titles are clear and obvious, with shots of brain cells and other images to do with the plot.
- 2. Finally the opening title sequence of Panic Room is probably the simplest and clearest of all 3, with specific focus on the titles, and less interest in a fancy, big budget title sequence which I find admirable as the film does not need all of this, it is this characteristic that I will take most from when piecing together my own title sequence as I intend it to be a low budget film, but have some of the elements from the previous 2 title sequences. Here is a still grabbed from the opening title sequence, from this image you can see how simple a title sequence it is with the producers title along with the main actress set upon the New York skyline as a backdrop. Simple but very effective.