Top 34 modern opening title sequences cont.

Run Lola Run: Title Sequence using different mediums to engage the viewer. Starting with the clock, which could be the opening title sequence on its own, to traveling inside of the clock makes for a surreal opening. Then the intro into human insights and philosophy gets the viewer thinking. The transition into cartoon is strange, adding more surreal elements where you don't know where the narrative will take you. Perhaps it gets the viewer ready for a strange movie, I have not seen it, but I found it visually confusing. In 'the kingdom' opening they mixed different mediums together in a seamless way, making the colors between the modern graphics and the old news real match. In this opening, my brain has to work harder to connect the concepts, so I would not opt to do this in my own opening t.s.

Sahara utilises a specific location to allow viewers to get to know the characters. By putting it in the intimate setting of an office, adorned with personal photos, it builds a 'real' feeling into the story. It makes the film believable, as if this is a real character with a real life. This also helps to give clues as to what the character does, i.e. military training, as seen in picture of main character in uniform. The song either sets the tone of the movie, or adds to the visual clues of the office, perhaps the character would listen to that song. Then the globe transition into the story sets location, as is seamless in transition. Good overall t.s.

Scooby Dooby Doo 2: Again with branding changed the viewer's attention is trying to be caught. The title's take teh color of the scooby dooby doo brand, along with the song remixed, sets a 'beware' tone, like haloween. Maybe there will be ghosts in the movie because the titles evaporate, or maybe it is just turning into mist. Then we go to the city, to set location with the occasional terydactal coming into frame. Ans then the transition to the opening sequence. Not entirely my cup of tea, but it is effective.





She's the Man: typical.

Shooter: beautiful cinematography gets location and is visually pleasing. It leads into the first scene establishing context. If it weren't for the music I would have no other insight into the movie. I guess this is a way to entice the viewer, so that they have no frame of reference for the plot. I don't think I will try this kind of opening out, doesn't do much for me.

Signs: This t.s. does nothing for me. They could have done so many things with it, instead of making the focus the headliners. They could have done a really cool t.s. using crop circles, or alien paraphenelia, instead of the strange lights on screen. Wank.

Oh, I hear epic music, and it's only paramount's brand that is on screen! It seems vaguely familiar, yet different than superman. There are the lines on screen coming in and out of focus and then the name of the movie, coming out of the clouds. Not saying much for the film, except that it is in the clouds and I know the movie is about pilots. Meh.

Spider Man 3: Cool, webs, webs and more webs. Nice touch on the letters that make up the crews names 'jumping from one web to the other, slighty turning to reveal that red color that we know as spider man. I guess the movie is already sold the third time round, so they are just playing with the visual language of the previous comic books and movies, to bring the viewer up to speed and remind him that spider man is a human spider that shoots webs and fights crime.