Analysis of two film title sequences -

The two films I chose to analyse were 'It's a wonderful life'  and ' Smokin' Aces'.  Here are the things that I heard and saw during their title sequences.





It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
- Idents
- Film title
- Credits
- Soundtrack
- Images
- Text/font


Smokin' Aces (2006)
- Images/ graphics
- Credits
- Soundtrack
- Film title
- Introduction/ image of main characters
- Location/places with significance in the film
- Bright colours
- Text/font


Smokin' Aces Title Sequence from VooDooDog Animation and Film on Vimeo.
Conclusion
In a film's opening title sequence we expect to see:
- The title of a film
- Images that link to the film
- A soundtrack that reflects the mood/genre of the film
- An ident
- Credits
- Font/text
- Introduction to main characters and significant places

Although these film are 60 years apart, it interesting to see that they both still share many common features in their film sequences e.g. Film titles, credits, soundtrack etc. However, it is clear that over the years there have been many developements that have lead to the new style of title sequences with extra features such as bright colours, moving credits and improved graphics.