I have deconstructed a film opening, the film I chose to do was Easy A, I timed when each title came on and put it all on a timeline, as you can see in the picture above I set it out as in, the time it came on, then T1 for title 1 & so on, and then the actual title shown. I also included the song that was played in the background. This exercise could help me to figure out how to set up my own film opening and when and where to put each title.
After watching a couple film openings i have notices that the directors name is usually at the end, i did some research into why this is and i have come up with an answer that i saw in many of the social related articles i read, most people say that the reason for this is because the directors name is the first this you see right before the film begins, this means everyone would be settled and watching closely so they would remember his/her name easily. Also the directors name is the first one you see once the film has ended, this is also because usually people do not watch the ending credits all the way to the end, it is about establishing who is responsible for the movie in a memorable way and this is exactly what it does.
They also do this throughout the opening with the other titles, some are left on for longer than others and some are joint together with other titles.
In this film in particular the main actress, Emma Stone comes in near the end and her name is placed just underneath her in a moving image, we get to see a bit of the actress' character in the film but see her real name up on the screen.
After watching a couple film openings i have notices that the directors name is usually at the end, i did some research into why this is and i have come up with an answer that i saw in many of the social related articles i read, most people say that the reason for this is because the directors name is the first this you see right before the film begins, this means everyone would be settled and watching closely so they would remember his/her name easily. Also the directors name is the first one you see once the film has ended, this is also because usually people do not watch the ending credits all the way to the end, it is about establishing who is responsible for the movie in a memorable way and this is exactly what it does.
They also do this throughout the opening with the other titles, some are left on for longer than others and some are joint together with other titles.
In this film in particular the main actress, Emma Stone comes in near the end and her name is placed just underneath her in a moving image, we get to see a bit of the actress' character in the film but see her real name up on the screen.
In my opinion I think this is a very effective method because in other openings you dont always see the actors face so its a lot easier to actually see them as then if you like their acting you can remeber their name and search for other films which this actor is in.
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