Summary- title sequence article

Iv done a brief summary of the article: 'The Inner Workings'

Its states- There are a range of different title sequences however they all are slightly similar and follow stereotypical conventions depending on the genre they are designed for, although many are no longer genre specific and this is becoming popular! Some titles would have heavy use of animation, where as others focus on a montage of overlapping imagery. There is use of situational titles over blank screens or abstract titles with the use of footage in the background. A title sequence has a short format and is often creative, no clear narrative is needed as the opening is meant to leave the audience asking questions. Because of this titles can form abstract worlds can be explored and elaborated.

There writer of the article had several favorites of which are 'creative and had superior execution':

Chasseurs De Dragon: The title sequence starts off at the films location then switches to- intricate animations of clockwork, skeletons, clouds and castles during a continuous camera movement with a smooth transition from a side on view to an aerial view, with the use of warm lighting– and fades back to the original location.

The Hollow Man: It starts off with situational titles which then fades into abstract titles and the flowing movement of molecules and swirling letters. The whirls of letters transition into sketchy names for the titles with cold lighting and pale colours all within a single camera shot.

Ghost in the shell: The titles show a sequence of animated drawings during the creation of a female body. In between the drawings, situational titles are shown with the image of a processing computer screen forming into the titles/credits which are asynchronous with the sound of a typewriter. Throughout the opening there is a soundtrack of women singing in Japanese whilst the human is created, the figure then becomes alive- almost waking from a dream.

Ghost in the shell 2: This has a similar opening with the creation of two human figures with a similar soundtrack of Japanese singing.