Wednesday 10 December 2014

Blog Task 3 - What is a title sequence?

A title sequence is the sequence at the beginning of the film used to credit the most important people in the creation of the production using visuals and sound that represent the themes of the movie or film. The title sequence is also used to give the viewer a glimpse of what the movie is about, and to set the theme and mood of the production. Some movies have upbeat opening sequences that show that the movie will be full of excitement and action. This allows the viewer to be engaged emotionally by showing you the main theme of the movie. The opening sequence main contain different types of visuals that can be used to show the story or prologue of the movie, by showing what happened before the movie or to give backstory to some parts of the story that were not represented in the main production. Opening sequences usually have dedicated directors as it is their job to produce something that will engage the viewer to view the rest of the movie and not be bored. If the opening sequences is not interesting or engaging, the viewer may not want to be willing to watch the rest of the production or simply have a negative bias towards the rest of the movie. Opening sequences are sometimes considered visual poetry as the music, camera angles or anything visually in the opening sequences usually connotes somethings or a theme in the main production. For example, some films may have fast camera movements as well as upbeat music which can connote action in the production. 


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