As part of the research evidence needed to create our title sequence, we have to look at two title sequences. One of these must be of an earlier period than the other-a contemporary opening sequence.
The older title sequence I have chosen to analyse is Saul Bass's masterpiece 'Psycho' (1960)As the music swells, the horizontal and vertical lines that appear are driven across the screen in a stabbing motion (similar technique used earlier by Bass in the opening title sequence of 'The Man With The Golden Arm'), foreshadowing the action later to come in the movie.
Occasionally, a name that appears on screen (for example Alfred Hitchcock) becomes scrambled,which leads to the suggestion that perhaps during the film identities will become scrambled.
The contemporary opening sequence piece I have decided to look at is 'Zombieland ' (2009). The film is based on two men who have found a way to survive a world which has been overrun by zombies.
These titles are a composition of effectively condensed series of events before the movie, letting the audience know how Zombieland was first created. The sequence presents a dark comic view of the comic demise on society with the style of humour. The use of the Metalica soundtrack heightens the action. Slow motion shot give the audience a firm idea of the setting.
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