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Title Sequence Clips
The opening credits that we watched in class thing in common. There was some sort of music (or sound effect) to help you get a general idea of what the movie would be about and lettering that also contributed to the theme of the movie. I could almost immediately tell which movies I was going to enjoy whether it be because of the already developing storyline or the action packed title. Versus, the movies I probably would not have watched because it didn’t seem like my genre. The way the opening credits, and typography, is set up is crucial to the plot of the movie. As the article, First Frames: Titles in the Digital Realm explains, “ The typography and visual style created in the opening sequence can establish the mood and image system not only for the film you are about to watch, but for the poster, DVD/video packaging, web site, and all promotion and branding graphics.” In this case, the viewer will be deciding whether or not they will watch the movie based off of very l...