The Art of the Title

Title sequences

Your film must include:A production company identA title sequence

Studio Idents

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What is an Ident?An ident is designed to identify a particular studio. It is like their logo. It needs to be memorable and easy for the audience to recognise. Film and television studios often having moving idents.An ident always appears at the start of a film, before the opening titles. Your Thriller opening must have an ident.

Film Production - The Big Six These six majors command approximately 90% of box office takings:

Paramount PicturesUniversal20th Century FoxWarner Bros. PicturesWalt DisneyColumbia Pictures

Exam

The IndiesStudios that work outside the major studio system are know as independents or indies.

WarpFilm 4 ProductionsIcon Productions

ExamExamFocushttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wh56_10itJ0&index=2&list=PLpNHgX4wzkn9Z4xUK-Vt2S8lKbMjE6qyZ

Film Fourhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7W2yoVTibA

Idents Change Over Time - Universal

Task 1: Blog Post 1Your blog post must explain:The purpose of a studio identThe importance of the design

It must include at least three examples of moving studio idents.

Task 2: Group IdentYou should work together as a group to create:A studio nameA studio ident

You can use an existing image and some interesting text from the website www.dafont.com

The Art of the TitleThe website The Art of the Title includes a huge range of title sequences and detailed descriptions about how they were madehttp://www.artofthetitle.com/Create a blogpost describing the website and include screen shots or links to title sequences that you think are particularly effective

Example Title Sequence - Seven

Example Title Sequence Panic Room

Example Title Sequence The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Blog Task 2Choose three different title sequences to analyse, (at least two must be thrillers)

Write about:Who the production company isAre the titles presented over the opening footage or are they intercut between shots?The order the titles appear inHow and why the titles suit the genre or content of the filmWhether the titles give you any clues about the film you are about to watch

Blog Task 3Find out about Saul Bass

Who was he?What is he famous for?Examples of his work?Analyse some of his work