pre Hand Research, looking through other blogs and titles.

This is an example of an opening created by some previous students. I really liked the soundtrack to this opening because it suited the series of events well. The series of events follow a female around the London Underground featuring a handful of stations. Looking through this opening for the first time, I can not see any errors or weaknesses.


This opening seems to follow a school girl walking home and being targeted by some fellow students. I think there could have been a better choice of music used for the soundtrack, possibly Birdys' version of Skinny Love or How to save a life by The Fray. However I liked where the song being played on the ipod was shown to emphasise the meaning behind the song and how it would relate to the sequences unfolding. There is also use of continuity editing at 1:54 - this could have been more crisp and on point. The same for the shot at 1:22. At this point the 3 friends are continuing to walk down the street however you can see where the cut has been made and that they have stopped and started from the point of which the walked down the street. To improve this is think the clip could have started a second later or have the actors walk in and out of the shot, not just to start walking from a standstill. There is also the start 1:18 where there is a fade to white which would usually be used to show time passing or a flashback.

This screen grab is from another previous example of work. This close up of the back of his head was supported by a crescendo in the music which gave the essence of a climax in the narrative or just the idea of something that is crucial to the plot being revealed.

This next screen grab is what happens next as the shot zooms in. I like the effect this has for the sequence. This scene then shows the person again and shows a doll being taken apart. I think this picture builds up the scene well for what is about to occur. At the end there is sound coming from speech. The first voice is muffled to show someone talking who is far from the person in the shot.

Sweeney Todd opening tittles. 

For the opening tittle of Sweeney Todd, the actors playing the two main characters can be seen. Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter's names appear, both surrounding by a what seems  to be an old wall with wallpaper pealing at the sides. This gives the effect of an eerie atmosphere. Both of these actors are represented by an outline silhouette of their faces in character. Both backgrounds have blood smeared down the sides, for Jonny Depp the blood is dried and is running down his outline. For Helena Bonham Carter the blood is more animated and more of a drip running down an object. 

For the next two credits, the actors names are again surrounded by blood by not their facial outline. For Alan Rickman, the blood seems to be a continuation from the previous sequence showing Helena Bonham Carter. The title is for Sacha Baron Cohen. This title shows the actors name in swirling pool of blood. By this fourth tittle, the essence of blood and eeriness is made very clear. The reason for the two sets of actors could be due to the role of the character they are portraying but it also shows the story unfolding and moving on through the names and characters. 


As the credits change from the actors to the crew, the essence of eeriness and blood is lost. This is to show the change in job role and the change from within the eeriness to creating it. 





The blood and eeriness comes back into play to show the essence of the film. The blood is running towards a drain suggesting the camera will follow the blood down into the depths. 

The blood is followed down and is then let lose into the stream of sewers. Showing the large gush of blood shows someone with quite a large role in the making of the film such as an Executive Producer.

 

This final screegrab shows the director with a misty background. This shows the final credit. The misty effect also prepares the audience for the opening scene of the film.

This is the timeline for the opening titles of "Russell Howard's Good News"