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Sunday 27 October 2013

Opening Titles Timeline - "Red Lights"

Opening Titles of "Red Lights"
"Red Lights" Opening Titles in 9 Frames, from the Art of the Title
This is a timeline of the Title Sequence for "Red Lights"
The above chart is a timeline for the title sequence of the thriller "Red Lights", and details at what points different titles appear and in what order. The chart shows that three actors names are displayed before the director and title of the film, indicating their importance to the film. Next, the rest of the cast is listed, and then the main roles in the making of the film, such as music, casting, production designer and so on. The last titles to be displayed are the executive producers and the writer/director before the sequence ends and the opening scene commences. Similarly to the actors being displayed first, this signifies importance and creates a sense of closure to the title sequence. Most of the titles are displayed for a similar amount of time, about 4 to 5 seconds, with some appearing for longer if there is more to read on the screen. A soundtrack accompanies the title sequence then fades out when the opening scene begins.

1 comment:

  1. A great choice and some excellent considerations of how the titles are arranged. Would you say that the arrangement of titles is conventional a) to a film opening in general and b) to thriller openings?

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