Art of The Ttitle

300

Red bloody fonts (Credits) on black background

Zoom out of men in horses used as an object match transition

Intense fast rhythm of sound and music building up gradually

Close up shot of weapons

Slow motion editing used to show people falling of a clip

Splash of red bloods with every actors name shown by jump cuts

Mission Impossible

Intense music with upbeat rhythm

Extreme Close up shot of a match stick being light up

Close up shot of Tom Cruise face especially his glasses

Fast jump cuts used to show different types of crimes being committed

Really fast object match such as from flame to an ID card

Same music used to identify characters

Reservoir Dogs

Over the shoulder shot of a group of people on a table finishing their breakfast

Fade out to black to end the scene

Fade out to black then used to show the credits

Orange colour and normal standard fonts used to show ‘A Film by Quentin Tarantino’

Dialogue of a mans voice talking over the scene (Deep and slow voice, like a mafia)

Sounds- Tambourine used to build up the music slowly

A pan used to show a group of men walking on the streets

Costume- All of the men wearing suits and majority of them with sunglasses

Old and retro music used to introduce characters including head and shoulder shot

Long shot used to show the group (Gang) walking on the street and crossing the road

Black background with orange fonts used to show the credits

Evaluation and Similarities

After looking, analysing and comparing these three opening scenes from three different films I have come to a conclusion that they have a lot of similarities between then. For example, one of the main similarities I have identified is in both of the films 300 and Mission Impossible, the director decides to use high upbeat music with fast rhythm. This gave me a clear indication that both of these films must be an action film as a romantic film is most likely to have the opposite type of music (Calm, peacefull and jolly). Another similarity that I have acknowledged is that all three of these films have decided to use black background with bright colours for their titles and credits this gave me an indication that directors have purposely used bright colours to grab the reader’s attention.

Finally, one of my key similarities I have come to enjoy and classify are the types of editing used in 300 and Mission Impossible. Both of the directors have decided to use fast jump cuts as well as object match during their opening scene of their films. This gave a great affect to the film as well as grabbing the viewer’s attention and keeping them on their toes (interested in the film). It is important to get the viewers attention with something attractive and this is shown through extremely fast jump cuts.   


(Sorry Miss i could not upload the opening scenes as the website does not have any methods of how to embed it. In addition, on Youtube there are clips however this is what it states; 'Embedding disabled by request')