3 different and Recent examples of opening Credit Sequences

Action Films

By Liam Belch

Sherlock Homes (2011)

The ending Credits for Sherlock homes Feature Clips from the film Showing off each actor and then using a strange special effect where it looks like illustrations on coffee stained paper or like on an old English diary. This is Very conventional for the film as it is set in olden day England where such diaries would be commonplace. I get the diary sort of feeling because at points there are a few lines of Text but written fancily and placed out of the way as to be unreadable but at the same time noticeable. This works well to accent the overall effect and to not draw attention away from the names of the actors being credited at the bottom of the screen. The images are Very crisp and sharp and Detailed very well and I feel like they do not differ very much from the actual images of the actor so as to keep them recognizable.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vr2uPF83-m0

The Avengers Assemble (2012)The end titles for The avengers assemble uses a lot of iconography for each role and actor in a similar style to Sherlock homes there is a representation of the character that the actors name on screen played. For example When Captain America's Shield flies by the camera in a slow blurred motion The name for the actor who played him is displayed. The same goes for The rest of the actors and their characters. Everything is in a slow swooping kind of motion as though flying through the air. The camera will focus on the point closest towards it and will fade and blur as it moves away. This is very effective and interesting to look at especially for an ending Sequence. The way that the colours stand out and the way that only parts of the items or suits are shown are a testament to the way that they are iconic. For example you don’t need to see all of Captain America’s iconic Star Shield to Realise what it is instantly.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxN2IsLbZqo

Saving private Ryan (1998)When comparing an older film with more Recent Films you can really see the difference in technology over the years. The final credits are just mostly black background with fading white text and then eventually rolling traditional credit text. When looking at these kind of credits you can really see the way that media was developed over the years And the way that the demand for interesting End credits has increased. Before the end Credits there are 2 shots of a grave and then A waving American flag which then fade into the black blank screen and white credits. A poignant and simple effect. A lot of modern films often use the simple black screen and scrolling text after the more interesting bits so you can see that this way Still works and is still used but it is apparent that the Film makers would like to keep your attention throughout the film to the very end because there is usually something placed at the end of the film. This technique was not used as much back in the 1990’s so the end credits didn’t have to be eye catching

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTuoq6Tr3gE