History of title sequences

By: Fadi Meged

Why are title sequences important in film/tv?

Title sequences is what films and TV programmes use to present their title, key production and cast members.

Its massively important because it let the audience know, the team who was behind creating this work.

it mentions the actresses names, the directors, the camera men, the editors and every single one who made something that helped in this work.

How are title sequences enhanced by motion graphics

and compositing?

Motion graphics are the use of images and animation technology to create an illusion of movement.

Compositing are used to help in creating the theme of the movie,

Maurice Binder was the creator of the famous James bond 007 movies title sequences.

Spider-man 2

In Spider-Man 2, the title sequence was very good not just because the digital use of graphics, but also because of the idea of it, which is telling the story of the first movie, and also using this spider web to link it back to the theme of the movie

• For example here it shows peter parker getting bitten by the spider and also MJ the girl that he loves.

• Then also the spider web is used to help in creating the theme of the movie

Spider –man 3 In Spider-Man 3 almost the same exact idea is used as

in Spider-Man 2, there were only few changes that had actually made it better, they did the same thing with the story telling added to that was the villains of this movie, Venom and Sandman.

Superman returns

In this movie the title sequence takes all your attention, it makes you want to know where is it going to end or stop , it takes you with it, and that’s called suspension from reality.

Also the use of digital graphics to create the space and the planet was really got and its also one of the reasons that takes all the audience's attention.

Lord of war

This movie’s title sequence tells a life story of a bullet, it takes us though the whole proses of creating the bullet even in the smallest spaces.

The camera is following the bullet every where to make the audience feel that they are there in the movie.

Also the music playing in the background gives you a great idea about what’s the movie’s theme like.