Blog 5 Title Sequence

lozhou
Oct 15, 2023
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PURPOSE OF TITLE SEQUENCE

Different types of film and television works are all produced in complex and cumbersome ways. Most works are produced by people from different fields working together, including but not limited to publishers, developers, actors, and directors. As characters who cannot appear directly in the work, they often appear before the beginning of the entire work.

At the same time, the role of the title sequence also includes building the style and tone of the entire movie. For example, the title sequence of anime films are mostly passionate, the title sequence of era films are mostly calm and low-key, and the title sequence of war films are shocking and tense. From this, it can be seen that the title sequence of the film is not only an introduction, but also a good starting point, allowing the audience to prepare for the upcoming film opening and even the entire movie.

Issuing company- xxx film

Production Company- xxx studio

Film owner (usually director)- by xxx

Main Cast- xxx xxx xxx

Film Title- <xxxx>

Friendly Actor- xxx xxx xxx

It is also quite knowledgeable about when the film title will appear. Generally speaking, the appearance of a movie name represents the official start of the movie, and the previous scenes are just "preface". The appearance of the movie name can effectively segment the movie. Directors often express their artistic ideas by the time the film title appears.

An interesting example is' The Last Night of Earth ', which appears before the long shot at the end of the movie. In the movie, the male protagonist enters the cinema and wears 3D glasses to watch the movie. The words "Last Night on Earth" appear on the cinema screen, and the audience and male protagonist are watching the same movie.

If you enjoy watching old movies, you will find that the title sequence of those old movies is very long. At that time, the common practice was to put all the cast members at the beginning of the movie, and only write "The End" after the movie ends

Title Sequence& Technique

Flat narration

It often appears in some very old movies, with black and white characters or white and black characters listing all the information, sometimes accompanied by the noise of some radio or old TV, and sometimes accompanied by some classical and melodious music.

Of course, some simple background images are also expected, or some dynamic movies appear behind the scenes. But it still takes characters as the absolute subject.

↑ROMAN HOLIDAY

With the development of information technology, this technology has also been retained, but there have been significant improvements in various aspects: for example, the black and white background has turned into a color video with a mirror to the bottom, and clues like feathers may appear at the beginning.

↑FORREST GUMP

ANIME OP（ OFTEN 2D）

As a different theme from other genres in the past, anime has always had a title sequence called op, which is that anime will include this series in a single opening song. They may cover some fine and fragmented scenes, with main characters appearing and beautiful scenery (not necessarily appearing in the main film). Anime movies also continue this habit, like a classic opening.

These are also collectively referred to as theme songs, and a theme song for an anime includes almost all title sequences and credits