Title Structure

 

 

Title Structure

In a traditional title sequence, the audience expect to see a black background with text displayed on it. This is a way of preventing the audience from knowing too much early on in a film. An example of a film that uses this structure would be 'Sixth Sense'. The lack of information in the film's beginning signifies the film will be a thriller involving mystery.

 

A straight into the film title sequence, is when the text is displayed while the action begins. Narrative information in this way, in 'Donny Darko'. This type of title structure creates a enigma for the film, forming a mystery type setting. The audience assume now there is a mystery that needs to be solved.

'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo' is an illustration of a discrete film, as it gives a slight overview of the film's genre without giving too much away. It tells us what it'll be about, but we don't know see the faces of our characters, therefore don't know any details about them as of yet.

'Stylised' title structure is a combination of immediately entering the film's action, then followed by a discrete title sequence. 'Skyfall' is an example of this structure, as it begins with some action, then follows by animated credits. The music assists in setting the film as quite sinister, however questionable.