Editing 18/03/13

Since we have been using the new editing programme, Adobe Premiere, we have made consistent progress on our opening sequence. 
On Thursday we managed to finish the main bulk of editing, and downloaded a template which would help us construct our title sequence which we have finished. We experienced some difficulty when trying to export our titles, because the colour was not correct. However, we managed to fix this issue and luckily have managed to import it onto Adobe Premiere with the opening sequence. We now need to finish our sound sequence.

Titles Analysis

A title sequence is a method in both films and television programmes where the most important contributors to the film/programme is displayed, such as the title, cast members, key production members are presented. The title sequence is different from opening credits, which is where the most important members of the production are presented. 

Title sequences usually have music incorporated into them, but this is not always, this can depend on the genre, and type of opening sequence the film makers have wanted to create. Closing credits usually occur in very small print, which contrasts to the titles at the beginning of a sequence because the  writing usually stands out and is hard to avoid reading, especially when there is little action happening in the background, or there is a blank screen behind. 

There are different ways to display a title sequence at the beginning of a film. 

When films have a separate sequence altogether, it is known as a title sequence. One of the best examples of this is James Bond: Goldfinger (1964).

Today, titles are usually put on a black screen or on top of the action as it is happening. Below are various examples of different titles.