Film Opening Analysis

Hard Candy:

How many titles are there?
There are 21 titles in this opening sequence

Which were the most important?
The titles towards the beginning and end of the film were most important, this is because this is where the directors and producers are placed, sometimes even being accredited twice at the beginning and the end. During the middle of the sequence there are people who are seen as being less important for example: digital colourist and director of photography.

Style and movement of font
The font used for the titles is very basic, being black on a white or red background making this opening sequence very simplistic. The slow movement between the titles adds to the suspense of the opening sequence, making people intrigued to the storyline as you are given no clue of what it’s about due to the opening titles.

Relationship to genre and narrative
The titles didn’t relate to the genre very well as the titles were very simplistic and basic, using the same style of font, on a white or red background. This not adding to the genre of the film.

Se7en was very different to Hard Candy, this is because Se7en was very quick and fast passed as well as quirky and distorted; where as Hard Candy was very basic and simple, not giving away any information in the film unlike Se7en.

Se7en is more effective for a thriller, this is because of the white quirky writing on a dark background, as well as the sound being very sudden and gloomy.

The changing between the titles was very fast paced and sudden unlike Hard Candy. As well as this Se7en also gives an insight into the thriller film where as Hard Candy does not give any suggestions as to what’s in the film.

As well as this, Se7en also another colour apart from black and white. This colour being red, similarly to Hard Candy but se7en using It in relation to the film as it is part of a snippet of the film.