The main purpose of all title sequence is to give you an opening insight into the film as well as accredit all the production (cast) members in a gripping and captivating way by using sound and fancy graphic design .
The first title sequence I watched was black swan
In this title sequence, we automatically see the production company as well as classical music playing in the background. This is then followed during the short opening where we see dancing around in the ballet dresses and get several close up shots of the ballet dancing which is juxtaposed with the use of blood. the non diagetic sound also start of nice and beautiful but slowly turns high pitch which is when the dancing turns extremely intense. the use of contradiction throughout this title sequence keeps the viewer on edge which represents the genre of drama and thriller.
The stepfather also starts off by introducing the production company but unlike black swan goes straight into the plot of the story. We almost immediately see the main character who is depicted as organised and unusual. This is shown in the well situated shaving equipment as well as the way the guys image changes as he shaves. This is then used to keep the audience hooked as it gives them a weird peculiar feeling about the main character despite the fact that everything he does seems ordinary like eating a peanut butter sandwich and listening to classical music. However, the way the director uses a wide range of shots keeps the audience on there toes. this leads to an initial shock as to when wee see the bodies of the children and mother which leads keeps the audience on there 'toes.' This is what makes the opening of the movie really effective as it seamlessly and efficiently opens the film as well as develop the plot. It also keeps the audience hooked but as there are no household actors in the movie; there is less credits as only the main production managers are being shown.
In conclusion, I find that the stepfathers title sequence is better as the black swan doesn't give a deep enough insight into the plot of the story and will bore many people as the only things that hook the audience is the use of juxtaposition in the ballet dancing and blood as well as the household names which are only effective if the audience are familiar with the character. However, the stepfather hooks us right away into the story and seamlessly hooks us in. It does everything a good ttle sequence should do and is relevant to the story in general.
The stepfather also starts off by introducing the production company but unlike black swan goes straight into the plot of the story. We almost immediately see the main character who is depicted as organised and unusual. This is shown in the well situated shaving equipment as well as the way the guys image changes as he shaves. This is then used to keep the audience hooked as it gives them a weird peculiar feeling about the main character despite the fact that everything he does seems ordinary like eating a peanut butter sandwich and listening to classical music. However, the way the director uses a wide range of shots keeps the audience on there toes. this leads to an initial shock as to when wee see the bodies of the children and mother which leads keeps the audience on there 'toes.' This is what makes the opening of the movie really effective as it seamlessly and efficiently opens the film as well as develop the plot. It also keeps the audience hooked but as there are no household actors in the movie; there is less credits as only the main production managers are being shown.
In conclusion, I find that the stepfathers title sequence is better as the black swan doesn't give a deep enough insight into the plot of the story and will bore many people as the only things that hook the audience is the use of juxtaposition in the ballet dancing and blood as well as the household names which are only effective if the audience are familiar with the character. However, the stepfather hooks us right away into the story and seamlessly hooks us in. It does everything a good ttle sequence should do and is relevant to the story in general.
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