Thursday, 6 January 2011

Post an analysis of a title sequence which inspires you

The Stepfather 

In the beginning of the clip, the production and distribution companies are introduced. They are Screen gems, maverick films, imprint entertainment and Granada. the first production company gets introduced at 0.15 seconds and then again at 0.22 seconds.


Some of the important information in the title sequence is :
  • the fact that they live in the suburbs
  • the newspaper to the house are cancelled
  • the main character changing his identity 
  • the dead bodies all over the house
  • turning on the Christmas music before walking into the room with the bodies
  • the change in music as he walks into the room 
timeline

  • 0:15 - production company - indent
  • 0:18 - start of the film
  • 0:22 - screen gems present
  • 0:29 - MAVERICK FILMS, IMPRINT ENTERTAINMENT, GRANADA PRODUCTIONS
  • 0:52 - the film title name first appears
  • 0:57 - first actor name introduced - most important
  • 1:01 - second actor name introduced - 4 second interval
  • 1:05 - third actor name introduced - 4 second interval
  • 2:13 - casting
  • 2:25 - costume designer
  • 2:42 - editing
  • 2:49 - production designer
The film title comes in at the beginning, it is placed at the bottom left-hand corner in a black font and it is in capitals letters.

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