Friday, 27 January 2012

Conventions of Film Openings and Titles : The Pink Panther 2

I created a timeline of the title sequence of Pink Panther 2, to see whereabouts the different titles came in and at which times, for example; what time the institutional context appeared.
This is my timeline, I have taken closer up pictures so the writing is
more visible.

The institutional context comes first, at 0.02 and 0.05
Then the main actors name at 0.25, then the title of the film at 0.32. This
shows the order of importance of the titles, that the institutional context is
the most important, then the leading actors name, then the title of the film.

After the supporting actors are listed the crew are listed shortly after
again showing who has higher priority billing over others.


From this timeline and watching other opening sequences, I have found that the institutional context nearly always comes first, then possibly the actors names, then the title of the film, and supporting cast, and then crew. The titles appear to come in order of the most important characters/actors in the film, however these nearly always follow the institutional context, showing its significance. The order of the titles is something I will keep in mind when making my opening.

No comments:

Post a Comment