Title Sequence Research

Before creating my title sequence for my opening sequence, I conducted research into opening titles to get an idea on what it should look like.

First I researched institutions production company titles to get an idea on the sort of things I should try and include.

When researching production company titles, I gathered that a lot of production companies link their institution name to the logo that they have. For example, Universal use a globe and Paramount use a mountain. The graphic on screen is directly linked to the name of the company, so I plan on using this idea when creating my production company titles.

For the title of my film, I plan on using a rain effect to contrast with the dark themes of the film. I plan to create my opening titles on After Effects, but don't have any knowledge or past experience with the software. Through researching and looking at tutorials, I know that in order to add an effect you needed to add a solid, and place the effect on top. I researched how to create a rain effect, and found out that there was an effect on After Effects called 'CC Rain' which I could use to create rain. The rain effect appeared to be relatively easy to use and looked realistic as well.

 

In my opening sequence, I want to have a sense of enigma, where the audience are not sure why the main character is embarking on a certain mission. I looked at various opening sequences, and found some which used enigma to entice the audience to watch more. The opening sequence to 'Se7en' uses enigma, as we are unable to see who the character is, and are uninformed as to what he is doing, enticing us to continue watching to see if these details are revealed.

 

 

During the opening sequence, we are only shown the characters hands, whilst he performs strange tasks It creates confusion and enigma for the audience.