Analysis of opening sequences.

Star Wars.
The film starts with text " long time ago in a galaxy far far away".
This line alone, creates a fantasy element to it as this style of writing is mostly used is fairy tales and fantasy books, so immediately the director is taking your mind to a world of its own.


It sets the atmosphere, as the opening is set in space with a black background and very small stars whic add to the whold galaxy/space theme, the title "STAR WARS" is then shown very broadly right in the middle of the whole background. the director has already given the audience an idea of the genre from these small features , being sci fi, as the elements are related with the sci fi genre.


The Camera then draws you more into the film as the way the directors shoots the film as if you are moving into space with them showing how the director is drawing the audience into the world they have just created.
The audience at this time should feel engaged into the film , and what to the know the significance of the galaxy they have just been exposed to.


The audience at this point may expect the normal conventions of sci fi films eg aliens etc because it is set in space, however in star wars this convention is subverted focusing just on the setting it wants to create, we also notice how the director used music to compliment the whole setting , the sort of techno and bold music a common music genre for sci fi films.


I like the way they set the setting and understanding with a brief story that can be read across the screen while you are moving into space, it creates strong effect and meaning to the film.

Pulp Fiction
We can tell that in this opening sequence the directors aim is to mainly introduce the cast and title as the opening focuses alone on titles and music to set the scene, i feel the director done this to emphasise the significane of the title and how the music works in parrallel to the concept of the film.


We notice how the title is very bold and big, the bakground is black and writing in orange so it most definetly stands out showing how most of the attention should be on the title , even though the idea is simple it has alot of meaning behind it.


The music playing behind is very up beat but also relates alot to mafia music and the music used to represent gangs. As the title slowly transitions, from small to big, we have the title of the actors name being shown across , showing how now the focus should be alone on the cast, as the audience can see the cast is very well known and famous for being notebly some of the best, this explains the directors intentions of focusing solely on the cast titles as it a standout and creates high expectations for the audience as to the film they are about to view.


Catch me if you can.
The opening of the sequence has been inspired by saul bass ( a legend for creating such creative artistic opening), it uses the art of making opening sequence to create a simple but effective and intresting way of the opening of the film.


The directors uses a graphical and art method, the titles are emerged into the image and drawings while music i believe is from a jazz genre is played in the background, the opening is very visual as the titles are presented through the movement of images eg , the lines of the road created ' christopher walkens' name.
the directors aim was to set the setting of the film which i feel is to do with the airport and city becaus e alot the settings in the opening were set in the city or in an airport.


We can see the directors intentions very clearly the opening is simple and easy to understand, without alot of features the titles and cast titles alone engage the audience as to what might happen next because of the expectations created this is done simply by making the cast and titles a standout out to the audience.


Intelorable cruelty.
In this opening sequence the director clearly sets the scene, mood and genre through the way he presents the film.It include's alot of hearts and a iconic figure the cupid which represents love so therefore it is clear that the genre is romance.The director includes alot of connotations of love /romance for example the colour RED which is very significant to the genre of the film.
The music works in parrallel to the film as it clearly relates to what the audience sees visually. the music is about love and romance as we hear him repeatedly say ".................".
The audience by this would expect to see relationships and love as the main focus in the film ,it may attract couples as they can relate to the theme.