Film Openings

I have looked at the openings of films in order to get ideas for our titles. I have looked at thriller openings, but also openings from films of different genre's in order to see if there is anything different about the titles used. I hope to use my research to help my group & myself to add some appropriate titles to our thriller.
 
Carry On Camping (1969) 
The titles for this film reflect the comedic contents of the film. They are the first thing the audience sees & the opening of the film follows after them. The colour scheme has been chosen to match the title of the film, green background as green is associated with nature therefore with camping. The comedy sketches which feature on the background with the names show the audience that it is aimed at, which is older people, probably older than 18 & also probably more towards the male gender than females. The music is classic 'Carry On' and so is the writing that is used, whenever that writing or music appears, those familiar with the 'Carry On' films know immediately what it is they are about to watch.



The Aristocats (1970)
The titles of for this film immediately appeal to the target audience (children) because of the colourful background with scenes over the top which look like pencil sketches. These engage the viewer as they never stop. The music which has been paired with the titles is sung by a French male which not only sets the scene but also quotes the title of the film in the lyrics. The end of the titles is nicely done because the kitten is painting the opening scene onto the canvas which means that the transition between the titles & the beginning of the film flows nicely into one.



Grease (1978)
The titles of this film lets the audience know straight away that what they are about to watch is going to be a fun, lively, trendy musical. Before these titles are shown there is a short scene between the two main characters which sets up the plot of the rest of the movie. At the beginning of the titles the word 'Grease' is squirted from a tube of hair grease which a play on the film title & also links everything in the film together. The comedy sketches of the actors help to get the sense of fun across to the viewer. Everything in the titles relates to the time period which the film is set in & the music which they are put to fits the film & also mentions the film's title. At the end of the titles a good graphic match is used to link the cartoon titles nicely into the beginning of the movie.



Psycho (1960)
The opening titles of this film immediately let the viewer know that they are about to watch a film which is going to have them on-edge. The main thing that does this is the music because of the shrillness of the strings which are used, the music links to the film because the same piece is used later on in the actual movie. The graphics used also add the effect the film has on the viewer because of the harness of them. I also find it interesting that the name of the director is more important than the name of the film.
I would like to add the titles here as a video link as I have done with the other films I have chosen, however the embed code is not available so I will instead add the hyperlink to them; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tek8QmKRODw