Wednesday 6 February 2013

Main focus: Comic Book action

Scott Pilgrim vs the World(2010)
http://www.artofthetitle.com/title/scott-pilgrim-vs-the-world/
Traditional elements: Nerdy main character, girl he wants to impress, animated titles.
Non-Traditional: Punk music opening, videogame theme in the first few seconds.
0.01 seconds: Universal logo (unique in this film as the universal theme is played in a retro video game style techno music).
0.23 seconds: Pale blue screen with text appearing and voice over describing the stories beggining.
0.33 seconds: Camera pans down into a low angle shot of a tree and a snow covered house.
0.39-2.44: Brief scene used to establish the main character's personality. Also introduces his friends, hobbies and basic background. regular cuts and wide shots, close ups & mid-shots makes everything seem normal.
2.45: Music starts
2.55: Camera starts to pull back.
3.00: Universal studios presents
3.04: Various production companies
3.08-3.11: Main title
(Goes from live action to fast paced, brightly coloured animated/flashing sequence).
3.14-3.54: Main cast
3.55: Casting directors
3.57: Music by
3.59: Music supervisor
4.01: Co-producers
4.04: Costume designer
4.07: Visual effects
4.10: Editors
4.13: Production designer
4.16: Director of Photography
4.19: Executive producers
4.24: Produced by
4.29: Based on the graphic novel by
4.31: Screenplay by
4.33: Cuts back to live action
4.39: Directed by (music stops)

Hulk(2003)
http://www.artofthetitle.com/title/hulk/
Much more traditional. Cinematic, grand music, exiting visuals, traditional layout of titles.
0.01: Main studio logo
0.22: Secondary studio logo (tinted green)
(Cuts into Computer Generated opening sequence/music starts).
0.44: Universal
0.47: Marvel
0.56: film studios
1.01: An Ang Lee Film
1.06: HULK
1.10-1.50: Main Cast
1.51: Casting
1.55: Music
2.10: Costume designer
2.20: Associate producers
2.26: visual effects
2.45: Animation supervisor
2.52: Editor
3.02: Production Designer
3.22: Director of Photography
3.43: Executive producers
3.55: Produced by
4.06: Story by
4.10: Screenplay by
4.17: Directed by
(4.20, Music stops, end of titles)

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