5 Films, Opening credits-Benji Baxter

The Negotiator

The first few minutes of Negotiator and the opening credits have a powerful influence on the audience. Having continuous photo shots relevant to the film in the background of the credits helps draw the audience in and it would also make the audience curious of what would happen in the film, it would make the vast majority of the audience think about the story line. The first credit we see says ‘Regency Enterprises presents’ this immediately tells the audience that the film has been distributed by the companies Fox and Warner Brothers, as these institutions ‘parent’ Regency Enterprises.

The film was produced using synergy; synergy is where two or more agents join together, in this case, Mandeville Films and New Regency joined together. Throughout the credits, music is played this could help draw in an audience as they may have a personal liking to the song. In the opening credits famous actors such as Samuel L Jackson and Kevin Spacey are the first names to come up, this implies that they are the main characters also they are well known, this would help grab the attention of the audience. The last credit is ‘directed by F Gary Gray’, Gray is well known for directing famous films and also famous music videos. for example 'Friday' released in 1995.

This is the film cover of Negotiator, it lists all of the institutions involved in the production.

 

Catch me if you can

The first few seconds of the opening credits it tells us that it is Dream Works Pictures presents the film. Dream Works is very famous institution that is known worldwide. The credits also tell us how it is a Kemp Company and Splendid pictures also a Parkes/Macdonald production, this shows that synergy was used in the production of the film. Steven Spielberg is the, or one of most well known directors in the world. He is an American director that has directed films such Shindlers list and Saving Private Ryan. Steven Spielbergs name is repeated three times throughout these credits, this use of repetition helps put across the point that he is the director and it aims to draw the audience in.  Also in the credits the famous actors in the film such Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hanks are blended into the 1960 style pictures.

In the credits is says ‘Based upon the book by Frank W. Abagnale‘ this would help attract in the audience as some people may have read the book and may want to see the film as well.

The music in the opening credits of the film is very inter-connected with the cartoons, they are both very 1960s style with usage of props such as type writers. The music fits in with the film as it is evocative of American life in the 60s. The music is written by the famous artist ‘John Williams’ this would definitely attract an audience as he is a well known musician, as people would be guaranteed a good sound track.

Right at the end of the credits it says ‘Based on a True Story’ this would make some of the audience relate to the film and also some people may have a particular liking to films based on true stories.

  This is the soundtrack of catch me if you can, the music is by John Williams, producing a sound track will help create an even larger profit.

Kung Fu Panda

The film was also a Dream Works production. In the credits it tells us this twice, this really gets the point across. The cartoon in the back ground of the opening credits shows an elite panda performing many Kung Fu moves, this creates the impression that the Panda is going to be a professional at martial arts. However in film the panda is totally the opposite. This creates a twist for the audience and makes the film more interesting. There is non-digetic sounds in the credits such as a narrator and background music. The narrator tells an exaggerated story line, using words such as ‘awsomeness’ this would help persuade the audience to carry on watching.

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This is the opening for the Kung Fu Panda, it is called the Opening dream. It shows the exaggerated story line etc.

This Is England

The opening credits of ‘This is England’ are incredibly powerful. Non-digetic sounds such as the music in the background is relevant to the film as it was produced in the 1960’s when the film was set. Some films such as the ‘Negotiator’ have pictures that are from the film, however ‘This is England’ opted to use authentic images and video clips from real events from the era, 1960s. This sets the scene for the audience, it shows everyone what the times were like in that era. The images are incredibly powerful such as racist images and riot videos.

The first credits of the film says ‘In association with Big Arty Productions’ this is a British company that make British films, however the institution has not made many mainstream films. Even though the institution has not made many famous films before, being a British film appeals to the British audience immensely. When the video clips are being shown, the casts’ names are blended into the bottom right hand corner; this gives the audience an idea of who is starring in the film.

These are images that are used in the opening credits of the film, these images show events that were happening in the 1960's such as Margret Thatcher and Ronald Reagon. Also skin heads, as the film is all about skin heads and MODs.

Blade II

The music is in the background of the credits is very energetic and upbeat it creates a scene for the audience and draws the audience in. The credits open with ‘New Line Cinema presents’ this makes the film look more professional and it would build up an atmosphere for the audience.

There is a non-digetic narrator who is actually the main character in the film, he gives a brief story line and gives the audience a brief idea of what is about to happen in the film

The images in the background of the credits are very scary and non-fictional. This sets the scene for the audience.