Research into title sequences

Research into title sequences

Another film i looked at was the 1933 film King Kong. I chose to look at this title sequence as the film is completely different to the one we are going to produce and wanted to find out what similarities and differences there is compared to The Goodfellas title sequence. 

The King Kong title sequence begins with the production company, a radio picture. With a beeping signal sound playing over it. This tell the audience which company produced the films giving them a chance to research the company for other good films they have produced. It then tells you the name of the film in big bold letters, it uses a dissolve so you can see two things on the screen at the same time and then the words get bigger as they get closer. 

We then get the names of all the production team actors and actresses and others involved in the film come up onto the screen using different editing techniques, wipe, dissolve etc all in the same format with the block lettering. 

After all the production team and main actors are introduced  a quote from the film comes onto the screen. this is effective as you start to picture what the film is about and what might happen. You will read the quote and it will be in the back of your mind throughout the film so you think about what it said and means.

 

The quote then fades out into black, replaced by an establishing shot of a dock with big city buildings in the background. This is good as once all the producers and actors are introduced and you have something to think about it is time to set the scene, prepare for the film through understanding where it is set. 

Overall i like the title sequence to this film as it uses different editing techniques just in the first few minutes. Although it is in black and white the bold block lettering adds to the feel of the film and it can have connotations with anger or danger. 

The title sequence from this film is fairly different to that of Goodfellas as the music on King Kong sounds threatening representing the danger lying ahead. The music is also fast paced suggesting an action movie with lots of things happening at fast speed. It also doesn't break i the middle to show a back story to the film it keeps going with the names until the end when the film begins.