A title sequence is placed at the beginning of the film, containing vital and important information about the following movie.
Titles in thriller are important as they can help enhance to set the scene as well as provide the actor’s names, director’s names, producer’s names etc before they film has begun.
The titles can set the scene by the different fonts used e.g. if the film is a Sci-Fi thriller, a more rigid, futuristic film would be used and would be shown on screen at a hard hitting pace with maybe a fizzling transition. The first piece of text that comes up is more often than not the company who produced the film e.g. Universal Studios. The text is sometimes assisted by a sting- a sound which accompanies a quick movement or burst of action or in this case; the text.
The titles are important for many reasons. Advertisement would be a key reason as to why the titles are important because the big film companies usually spend millions of pounds/dollars on the making of a film; therefore, if the audience like it, they are more likely to then watch another one of their films.
Hostage
The opening titles for Hostage are a very good example of a use of stings, transitions and fonts to build suspense and make the film more alluring. By the opening titles, we can tell that there will be a crime scene involved by the police cars present, and also by the name of the film ‘Hostage’. We can also tell that it is set in a city as there are built up areas and tall buildings which set the scene for the audience immediately. The titles are not wordy and only ever contain a few words: ‘director: name, producer: name’. Usually with successful actors such as Bruce Willis in this film, their name will appear in bold font and central as they are recognised worldwide.
Other opening titles we found interesting and inspiring were the following:
Cape Fear
Shaun of The Dead
The Dark Knight Rises
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