Product Research

For my Main Task product research, I have been researching opening sequences of films and have compared three different sequences. I have found some similarities and differences between all three:

1. Dinner For Schmucks- by Jay Roach

• The font used for the titles is very 'inoccent' looking, matching the soft soundtrack by The Beatles and the 'innocent' mice, However, this adds a twist as the mice are real, stuffed mice, which does not seem 'sweet and innocent' but instead fairly weird. 
• Even though the soundtrack is soft, the lyrics talk about a lonely man with 'his head in the clouds', which links to what we can see, a man arranging stuffed mice and ironing tiny clothes for them. This gives us a little bit more insight into the character , and he may be lonely or a bit of an outsider. 
• The producers names are seen atthe end of the sequence, in bigger font than the actors. These names are all spread out across the screen, same as the actors, however, at the very end, the directors name is in bigger letters in the middle of the shot. 
• The font is very narrow and in a white colour, which links to the 'sweet and innocent' feel, but also not shouty about the names. 

A link to this opening sequence can be seen here:

2.  Catch Me If You Can- by Stephen Spielberg 

• The titles were linked into the opening sequence, seeming as if it was part of it. This draws the audience into seeing the names. This differs from Dinner for Schmucks as it is very shouty.
• The soundtrack flows well with the font speed and the short animation clip we see. The music is very mysterious, as is the animation.
• The animation has a story line, which you assume to be the story line of the film, differing to Dinner for Schmucks again as that does not give you a massive insight into the films storyline. 
• The director and producers of the film are seen at the start of the seuqnece rather than the end. Stephen Spielberg's name is seen three times; start, middle and end to be shouty The actors names are only a little bit smaller, still eye catching. 

A link to this opening sequence can be seen here:

3. Coraline- by Henry Selick

• The actors names are seen at the start, before the animations start, which differs from the two above sequences. The animators and producers names are the same size font as the actors, and they are not very shouty like Catch Me If You Can's font. 
• The music is a by The Children's Choir of Nice, accompanied by Orchestra which gives the whole sequence a 'creepy' sence, linking to the animation of the doll being torn apart and turned inside out. 
• Henry Selick's name is the last name on the screen, similar to all three opening.

A link to this opening sequence can be seen here: