Second Post

Here are some links to title sequences that have seen using techniques and styles I believe could be useful for the title sequence I hope to create:

Looking at the music video for Gnarls Barkley - Crazy, I was interested in the idea of using the Rorschach ink blots moving to create text. Rorschach being used to determine a person's psychological state, perfect for a film about Dissociative Identity Disorder. I think it would set the tone for the film straight away.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bd2B6SjMh_w

Also some other interesting title sequences using different textures, silhouettes etc I think could help develop a sinister mood. To me, silhouetted characters generate the feeling of the unknown.
 
'Luther' crime drama opening credits:



I very much like this title sequence, the misty, grimy, textual feel to it, the colours all fit the dreamy, surreal, corrupt world we're hoping to create in our film. I love the music, from Massive Attack, also helps create a chilled, seductive detective show theme. I like the use of pictures in the scene appearing and dissolving with another 'ink blot' style. There are pictures of the setting, the city, industry, urban, gunshot holes through glass, barbed wire fencing, an empty subway. All are symbolic as places people would feel uneasy around, places where crime and murder would take place. All of which is brought to mind quickly from each shot, establishing the general plot.

'Hustle' heist drama series:



Not quite the genre we're looking for, but I like the silhouettes again, they're a lot more simplified with crisp lines, making the characters out of block shapes than actual shadows. The movements of them are interesting though and it's all very fast paced with lots of movement.

Casino Royale James Bond opening credits:



I very much like the use of playing cards and characters moving round an environment full of symbolism. The idea that each different personality the main character has is based on a tarot card, the symbolism from the cards could fit into the title sequence somewhere along the line. I also like the idea of seeing silhouettes shatter into pieces, a play on the idea that the main character has a 'fractured' personality, hence the film's title.