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TITLE SEQUENCES
TITLES SEQUENCES HAVE EVOLVED OVER THE YEARS IN RESPONSE TO THE INSTITUTIONAL INFORMATION
NEEDED, WHETHER OR NOT ITS NEEDS TO INTRODUCE OR CLARIFY LATER THEMES IN THE FILM AND AS A
RESULT OF DEVELOPMENTS IN TECHNOLOGY.
THERE ARE FOUR CATERGORIES IN WHICH TITLE SEQUENCES CAN BE IDENTIFIED.

TITLES ON A BLANK SCREEN

THIS IS THE MOST COMMON TYPE OF TITLE SEQUENCES
IT INVOLES DIFFERENT KINDS OF TYPE, FACED ON A BLACK BACKGROUND.
WHITE TYPEFACE IS USED ON A BLACK BACKGROUND TO CREATE HIGH CONTRAST
STUDIOS USE THIS TYPE OF SEQUENCE AS IT IS LOW BUDGET
THIS IS AN UNCOMPLICATED WAY TO INCLUDE INSTITUTIONAL INFORMATION
EXAMPLE OF FILMS THAT USE THIS SEQUENCE:
PULP FICTION

TITLES ON STILL IMAGES

THIS IS A MORE ELABORATE WAY TO MAKE A TITLE SEQUENCE
IT CAN INCLUDE HAND DRAWN BORDERS AND OTHER IMAGES
IT CAN INCORPORATE TEXT WITH A VISUAL IMAGE TO HINT AT THE TONE OR GENRE OF THE FILM
REQUIRES COMBINING DIFFERENT MEDIA TO PRODUCE BACKGROUND
MUSIC IS COMMONLY USED TO HINT THEME AS WELL
EXAMPLE OF FILMS THAT USE THIS SEQUENCE:
WIMBLEDON GIVES EFFECT OF A TENNIS MATCH

TITLES OVER MOVING IMAGES

THESE ARE CREDIT TITLES WITH MOVING IMAGES IN THE BACKGROUND
SERVES TO OFFER EITHER A METAPHOR OR NARRATIVE THREAD TO HELP INTRODUCE TONE OR
STORYLINES OF THE FILM TO THE AUDIENCE.

EXAMPLE OF FILMS THAT USE THIS SEQUENCE:

ALFRED HITCHOCKS REAR WINDOW

TITLE USING ANIMATION OR MOTION

WITHIN THE 1990S, ANIMATED TEXT BECAME MORE POPULAR
TITLES BECAME APART OF THE MOVING IMAGE
THE TITLES INTEGRATED TOGETHER WITH THE IMAGES SEEN
REQUIRES LOTS OF DIGITAL TOUCH AND STYLIZED EDITING
EXAMPLES OF FILMS THAT USE THIS TITLE SEQUENCE:
JAMES BOND
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