The website shown above, artofthetitle.com, gives access to the title sequences from different media. There are movies and television shows on the same website, allowing for one to see the differences in their titles. The movies and shows span across a wide range of genres, which results in a variation of title designs. While watching the openings, I am meant to look for the number of titles, images prioritized and their connotations, use of technology, and any form of foreshadowing in the imagery. In class, we went over an opening sequence and got more insight into the task we will have to complete. We were told that the title 'directed by:' will be the last before the movie starts. Also to remember that this should be applied in the opening sequence that we make. When looking at the opening sequence in class, I noticed that the imagery could be showing the plans of a project leading the major event. This and the examples given by our teacher, the James Bond opening and titles coming of hearts for a romantic film, gives me the impression that the imagery in the openings I watch will be explicit. For my genre, the mystery genre, I expect there to be some detective paraphernalia. Items such as magnifying glasses, footprints, handcuffs, or a wood pipe. Although, I won't be caught off guard if there was something specifically relating to the movie at hand. Some movies can give away their big twist in the opening sequence, although it's not easy to tell when it's done before watching the movie and coming back. Art of the Title has a small hurdle to jump through, that hurdle is the home screen. When first loading into the website, it advertises a top 10 list and doesn't have any clear way to go to its full catalog. It's only a small hurdle as there is a drop down menu that can take you to the catalog of film openings.
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