credit TITLE sequence research:The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

In this opening sequence the credits are randomly placed on the framing. The colour is white this evidently creates a juxtaposition between black liquidation throughout the credits. The font is written in capital letters to make it readable to the audience and accessible to read while watching the different shots. The only other colour presented is the orange for the fire, this foreshadows the next film in the series. It also makes the audience question the significance of the fire. Fire represents danger and caution, in the pictures one is someone being choked. These parallel the idea of lack of oxygen. The frames are fast and sharp the credits parallel this, it shows the genre idea of action. It keeps the audience's attention and sets the pace for the rest of the movie. That black liquidation seeps into everything, it penetrates through each frame giving continuity and gives the illusion of suffocating, sensuality and silence. The title becomes part of the suffocation of the black liquid. It is bold and in capital letters to give audience title knowledge and continuity with the other credits. It starts of a silver colour and this becomes black. This connotes in the plot that something or someone is shiny and treasured and becomes black, their soul or something becomes dangerous and dark.

Order of credits:

1. Production company
2. Director
3. Actors
4. Further people who help with production
5. Castings
6. Costume Designer
7. Co producers
8. Sound design
9. Music
10. Editors
11. Production Designer
12. Director of photography
13. Executive producers
14. Producers
15. Book it is based on (book credits)
16. Screenplay
17. Director

credit TITLE sequence research:Blue Valentine

The most significant element of this opening sequence is the overlay of the fireworks. The distorted pictures foreshadow the plot. The fireworks are highlighted to the audience as something that links the story line together. The fireworks allow a dissolve of effects for the pictures of the cast and the credits. It illuminates the idea of the couple having memories together and a time span. This pin points the idea of the romantic genre. The sound also parallels the stimulus  of the fireworks with onomatopoeia sounds used while the song is being played. The filmmakers’ chose for the opening title sequences creates an abstract story, this could parallel with the idea of distorted memories. The abstractions create something less logical and almost disorientating. This makes it appear far more emotional and more poetic. However, at the same time as the titles are still centre of the frame it highlights them. The choice of images create a sense of story line, the audience are aware of exactly what the film will develop into. The font of the opening is bold and impact, this makes it extremely clear and readable to any audience member. This is done so the credits are still clear and visible while the pictures dissolve and there is the overlay of the fireworks. The font colour is cream as this further makes the credits visible. The colour cream is not offencive and this can connote that the relationship between the couple links with this.

Order of Film Credits:

1. Director
2. Actors
3. Title of Film
4. Writers
5. Producers
6. Executive Producers
7. Co-Producer
8. Cinematographer
9. Editors
10. Production Designers
11. Costume Designer
12. Music
13. Music Supervisor
14. Casting

Order of credits in film industry

1. Distribution Company
2. Name of production company
3. Director
4. Producer
5. List of actors
6. Movie title
7. Editor
8. Costume designer