What makes a good ttile sequence. Kyle Cooper - Task 5

What makes a good title sequence?

According to Kyle Cooper a good title sequence sets expectation and anticipation for the rest of the film without doing too much; keeping it simple yet effective. Before the film narrative starts it paints a good picture or storyline through how the visuals appear to the audience; this could be through different use and pace of images appearing on screen and the typography used. One can tell a lot through the font of the credits, for example very plain big and bold font puts across the idea that the film may be a family film and has a simplistic narrative behind it. From Cooper’s point of view, a ‘great title sequence’ becomes opens doors for a film and flows effortlessly creating a perfect preparation for the rest of a film.

An example of a title sequence that Cooper discusses is the title sequence of Se7en. He describes how the typography suggests what the film will be about and almost prepares the audience for that. The font used is an untidy handwritten font which matches the handwriting on the shots of the book we  see in the sequence and this further emphasises the disturbing nature of the film and thus sets up an expectation of the rest of the film.