Monday, 23 November 2015

OK: Analysis of Title sequence - Panic Room (Fincher, 2002)

Order of titles:

"Columbia pictures presents"
"A Hofflund/polone production"
"An Indeliable picture"
"Jodie Foster"
"Forest Whittaker"
"Dwight Yoakam"
"Jared Leto"
"Panic Room"
"Kristen Stewart"
"Ann Magnuson"
"Ian buchanan"
"Patrick Bauchau"
"Paul Schulze"
"Casting by Laray Mayfield"
"Costume design by Michael Kaplan"
"Music by Howard Shore"
"Film editors James Haygood A.C.E. Angus Wall"
"Production designer Arthur Max"
"Cinematography Conrad W. Hall Darius Khondji
"Produced by Gavin Polone Judy Hofflund David Keopp Cean Chaffin"
"Written by David Koepp"
" Directed by David Fincher"

- The duration of each title sequence is 4 seconds, this is to give the audience enough time to briefly read the titles on screen and to also take into account the background the titles are embedded upon
- The first half of the titles include the production and distribution companies, the first four (A/B list) main characters in the film





- In the second half, it continues to include the rest of the main characters in the movie and slowly progresses to include a number of people who were involved in producing the film from least important to most important at the end
- The film title is in the middle of the title sequence

Typography:

- The font is very noticeable, using editing such as After Effects or Sony Vegas, producers were able to position the text within the background of Manhattan where the film is located
- The colour of the font blends in with the metallic structure and glass panels of the buildings in the background, making it feel more natural
- The camera often moves from the left to the right, from a low angle or from a birds eye view in order to make the title sequence more interactive




Relationship between text and visuals:

- The text blends in with the busy streets of Manhattan as the camera focus's on the titles as well as the atmosphere of New York
- The text makes the background iconic to the film; the audience understands that the city is significant to the film


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