Credits and Titles: True Blood and Misfits

I have analysed to title sequences from two television programmes and how they reflect the genre of the show. Titles are shown in both of the shows in a certain order, and often only feature the most important members of the crew.

          True Blood:

• The True Blood titles start with the names of the stars.
• The titles appear on a different part of the screen as a different name comes up.
• The titles look handwritten, they are not orderly or conventional, which indicates the horror genre of the programme. 
• The titles are shown in the order of: Casting, Music, Editing, Production Design, Photography, Producer, Production Company and the Creator.
• The titles are surrounded by people acting spontaneously and suspiciously, which is parallel to the title and the programme, such as a very unique church pastor and a decomposing dead fox.
• The titles are white: which symbolise purity and innocence.
• The "True Blood" sign wiggles and flashes on a red, blood like looking background without footage or action. 
• The entire sequence in one and a half minutes.

          Misfits:

• Like True Blood it has it's own title sequence. 
• There is use of both black and white writing which is in the form of graffiti, links to the grimy setting of the show and title sequence.
• Letters of the title a jumbled up before they become clearer, this suggests the characters involved in the show, who are "MisFits". The titles look as it they have been written on paper, or scirbbled down quickly, as if there is no thought or perfection behind them, like those involved in the story.
• Most of the title sequence is in black and white and so are the titles.
• The names of the stars appear before anything else. 
• There is action behind the titles, like in True Blood, however the name of the show is on it's own background with no action with what looks like a grey wall behind it. The font stands out: it is very bold black writing.
• The entire sequence lasts around the same as the True Blood one.

     

It is important that title sequences and credits fit the genre of the programme or film. This research has enabled me to understand that for my own opening sequence it is important to create credits which fit the mood and setting of my opening sequence.