Opening Title Sequence 'Bad Boys'

Bad Boys is one of my favourite film simply because the two main characters Will Smith and Martin Lawrence, despite their different family backgrounds and situations have a lot of chemistry, they thrive of eachother. Will Smith who plays 'Mike Lawry' is the cool, attractive ladies man who has inherited a substantial amount of money left for him in a trustfund by his family and Martin Lawrence who plays 'Marcus Bennett' is the settled down family man.

The story is of two cops who work in Miami, we start off with tracking shots of the Porsche they are in and then shot reverse shots are used to show the dialogue with close ups to show their comic expressions.

During this scene they stop on a bridge, during their argument two men attempt to steel the car. a big part in this film is the facial expressions. When Marcus drops his food in the brand new car Mike gets angry and the close up helps show his frustration.

A low angle is used on Marcus to show that the guy trying to 'jack' him is hugely bigger than him but he ends up on top.

The music used in the opening scene helps emphasize the drama as being action packed. the sepia tones in the film symbolise the climate of the setting it also makes the atmosphere feel warm but tense at the same time.

The open framing used helps the audience feel part of the situation.

I think this is a brilliant film, all the camera shots and framing add to the chemistry between the characters and the plot.

Opening Title Sequence 'The Waterboy'

The opening of 'The Waterboy' combines speed and action, a lot is going on. there are very few effects used and basic camera shots. it gives an insight into what the rest of the story is about.

it starts of with an establishing shot of the environment consisting of a stadium which the main events of the story occur.

There are a few tracking which follow the action and get you involved in the film.

at the beginning of the film 'The Waterboy' played by Adam Sandler has unique facial expressions which are emphasized by using medium close ups but at the same time showing body language and movements.

The opening scene is simple but effective. it is easy to get into and the audience can easily understand the situation.

Opening Title Sequence '300'

For the title sequence I used iphoto to make a animatic of the pictures I took from the film.

From the beginning of the film 300 even the pictures of 'Warners Bros' etc show that film will be dark and eery. The smoke cover each title and then fading away gives the start mystery. as we move on to the title "300" is surrounded by lighting and smoke. the it changes to blood, this emphasizes the themes of death and destruction.

Then the story starts, a close up of skulls then a baby being held by a man who inspects him like a piece of meat to see if he has any illnesses or deformities.

Throughout the start a voice describes the events. the baby grows up to be a warrior and it shows us how he gets there. Close ups of his face with one eye close as a result of being beat up makes his facial expression chilling.

In all of the scene the lighting is dim but the contrast is high. Rich colours emphasize the physique of the spartan men and accent the authenticity and reality of the village.

The last scene is when he places his helmet on the pearl white ground and shows that he has become a warrior the close up of this emphasizes the importance of that moment.

Even from watching these 5 minutes you can understand even from the title the feel of the film.