http://www.artofthetitle.com/2007/12/21/lemony-snicket/
This was the first clip I looked at, as it starts off, its very dark and mysterious, then a cartoon begins to play, rolling titles then appear on the screen, telling you what its based on, Production Designers etc, but the cartoon rolls on. The audio is repetitive, sounds dark, but gives off a sort of Journey feel, it ties in with the film very well as the Children are often stopped in their tracks. This Opening Scene doesn't really have a theme, it symbolises feelings like Misery and Confusion if anything. There aren't any Transitions but even for an animation, it has got several different camera angles, there are a few Close ups, to capture that this will be a dark film, they do this by showing the Children's expressions but most of them are Extreme Wideshot and Wideshot, I think this is because there is a lot going on in the background of the Animation.
This Opening Scene sums up a lot of the film, I suppose to give the audience a taste of what the film is about, from this Opening, you can tell it is going to be a dark and miserable film, well I think the biggest clue is in the title.
Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet:
http://www.artofthetitle.com/2009/03/23/william-shakespeares-romeo-juliet/
This Opening Scene starts off by the incorporation of Shakespeare's Prologue, which runs through the whole of the Scene, but I think this works well, as it draws you in and makes you want to see the film, as it starts, all you see is a television screen with a news presenter quoting the Prologue, this shows the Director trying to modernize this 18th Century Play. They slow this part down by using a 'Dolly Shot' this is when a camera is pushed along the ground, this is what happens in this clip, when the camera is focused on the TV screen. The whole set out of this Opening, with a series of clips shows that the film will be a tragedy, they use a montage of clips to prove this, half way through, it fastens, but fits in with the audio, which is "Requiem" this is a good song for the Opening as it shows the urgency and Irony of the film. When the Opening does fasten up, the clips which are from the film itself, fit in with the bridge of the song, I think this helps attract the audience to the film, the clips have also been shortened down with maybe a razor tool, and the Motion Control has definitely been edited during this sequence as they run so fast, I think only one transition was used, which is at the end when the Title 'Romeo + Juliet' Appears, a 'Wipe' Transition is used so it flows more smoothly into the film itself.
True Blood- Television Programme Opening Credits:
http://www.artofthetitle.com/2008/11/21/true-blood/
With this Opening, I decided to go off the film track and look into a Television Programme's opening credits, I decided on this one as it has many aspects to look at.
The concept behind it is very irregular, and quite disturbing, but at the same time makes it look different to every other Opening Scene of a Popular TV Series. In a One minute opening Credit, they compare Black & White Religions, compared to Slutty, Mysterious Gothic Vampire ways, which in the series is an on going debate. Many Camera angles are used, as it opens a 'Crane Shot' is used, this is used for the first two shots, the changes to a slight 'Dolly Shot' and then a Wide Shot, from then on in, the Opening Credits are Video clips, incorporated with the TV Programme, no Transitions are used, they just go from one to the other. The Audio fits in well with this Opening Credit, Its a medium sort of pace, but when you hear the lyrics, they are quite dark and suit the credits well.
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