Title Sequences Research

Title sequences are an important element of any successful film, and are going to be included in our opening for our thriller, so we decided to undertake some research and explore some title sequences to previous films.

We drew alot of inspiration for our thriller from the film 'Se7en'.


In this particular title sequences, there are shots of a person shaving off their fingernails, close ups of maps, images of people and book pages that all create enigmas for the audience, and are iconogrpahy closley associated with the murder/thriller genre. The typography also matches this iconography. The music matches the physchological thriller that the film is with its eerie and stringy soundtrack.In terms of these title sequences, we drew inspiration to relpicate a similar iconography in our thiller opening.


The following title sequences are from the comedy-drama film Catch me if you Can


In these title sequences, moving images are incorporated with the typography and create a smooth and flowing title sequences that suit the pace of the film, and its comedy/drama style genre. Colours and music again add to the pace of the titles, and suit the genre of the film well.


The following titles are from the James Bond film 'Goldeneye'


The title sequence is an important and symoblic element of any James Bond film, and in these particular title sequences are significant because it contains images which reflected the politics of the world at the time, a theme that is present throughout the film. The title sequences also contain many images of women,and violence, two themes that are the make up of any James Bond film and reflect the action genre of the film.

After editing the final piece, we decided that we would include details such as the actors and directors names but as were ending our opening on a cliffhanger, the film would then go into a full main title sequence such as the ones shown above.


Laurence Ruthven